Kotak Pioneer Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 32 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹39.69+0.01+0.02%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+12.8%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.53% vs NaN% peers

Consistency

Strong

positive in 6 of 7 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y.

1Y return

+12.8%

+3.3 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+22.2%

+5.0 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+17.4%

+2.6 vs cat

AUM

₹3.7K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.53%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

15.3%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on Kotak Pioneer Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

Kotak Pioneer Fund SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.Kotak Pioneer Fund real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

Kotak Pioneer Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Kotak Mahindra. The portfolio is ~95% in equities. Long-run track record: about 17.4% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -36% in Mar 2020, recovered in 4 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF174KA1EZ1

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹39.6900

Last 1Y

+12.84%

Aug 25Min ₹31.43 · Max ₹39.69 · 246 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-35.7%

Peak ₹10.68 on 17 Jan 2020 → trough ₹6.87 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 4 Aug 2020

Jun 2022

-21.7%

Peak ₹20.52 on 16 Nov 2021 → trough ₹16.06 on 20 Jun 2022 (7 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 5 Jun 2023

Apr 2025

-19.3%

Peak ₹34.45 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹27.81 on 7 Apr 2025 (6 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 30 Jun 2025

Mar 2026

-13.1%

Peak ₹36.17 on 19 Sept 2025 → trough ₹31.43 on 30 Mar 2026 (6 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 6 May 2026

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

5 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
0.53% — well below typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹3.7K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 47.0% — diversified across sectors.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+0.01%	-0.40%	75/ 286
1M	+3.95%	+2.47%	79/ 286
3M	+10.45%	+8.01%	67/ 286
6M	+14.44%	+6.33%	48/ 278
YTD	+12.46%	+6.03%	63/ 273
1Y	+12.84%	+9.52%	78/ 258
2Y	+11.18%	+5.82%	32/ 203
3Y	+22.16%	+17.18%	32/ 157
5Y	+17.40%	+14.76%	33/ 125

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity94.93%
Cash3.95%
Other1.12%

By market cap

Large cap28.40%
Mid cap25.72%
Small cap17.93%
Others27.95%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹1.94 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

29.06%

Top 5 stocks

16.98%

Top 3 sectors

47.03%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
iShares NASDAQ 100 ETF USD Acc
—18.73%
1
iShares NASDAQ 100 ETF USD Acc
—17.08%
2
Eternal Ltd
—4.64%
2
Eternal Ltd
—4.62%
3
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares
—3.93%
4
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares
—3.58%
4
ICICI Bank Ltd
—3.38%
5
Lenskart Solutions Ltd
—3.26%
5
Bharti Hexacom Ltd
—3.03%
6
ICICI Bank Ltd
—2.95%
7
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
—2.87%
8
Reliance Industries Ltd
—2.79%
9
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd
—2.65%
10
UNO Minda Ltd
—2.58%
7
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
—2.56%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio38.1128.47+9.64
P/B ratio6.084.25+1.83
Price / Sales4.333.21+1.12
Price / Cash Flow25.6519.97+5.68
Dividend yield0.61%1.23%-0.62
Return on equity (ROE)19.15%18.47%+0.68

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
14.5015.3414.50———
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
0.300.930.76———
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
0.511.491.21———
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
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Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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