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Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW
Unrated
NAV as of May 29, 2025
9.580.27%
(Earn upto 1.36% Extra Returns with Direct Plan)
Fund Category:
Equity: Thematic
Expense Ratio:
0.66%(0.70% Category
average)Fund Size:
Rs. 1,998.31 Cr(0.95% of Investment in Category)
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Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW
Unrated
NAV as of May 29, 2025
9.580.27%
Expense Ratio:
0.66%
Fund Size:
Rs. 1,998.31 Cr
Fund Category:
Equity: Thematic
Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW Fund Key Highlights
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan as of May 29, 2025 is Rs 9.58 for IDCW option of its Direct plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: -4.61% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: 1.95% (1yr), 21.61% (3yr) and 27.79% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 1998.31 crore as on Apr 30, 2025.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 0.66% for Direct plan as on May 19, 2025.
5. Exit Load: Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan shall attract an Exit Load, " 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days"
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 100 and minimum additional investment is Rs 100. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 100.
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan as of May 29, 2025 is Rs 9.58 for IDCW option of its Direct plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: -4.61% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: 1.95% (1yr), 21.61% (3yr) and 27.79% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 1998.31 crore as on Apr 30, 2025.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 0.66% for Direct plan as on May 19, 2025.
5. Exit Load: Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan shall attract an Exit Load, " 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days"
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 100 and minimum additional investment is Rs 100. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 100.
Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW Returns
Trailing Returns
Rolling Returns
Discrete Period
SIP Returns
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y Annualized Returns 4.87 15.61 -6.28 - - - Category Avg 5.45 17.66 -0.18 4.44 21.29 26.27 Rank within Category 61 46 80 - - - No. of funds within Category 136 127 107 74 37 19 - Loading...
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Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW Fund Details
Investment Objective - The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances.
| Fund House | Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | Jun 29, 2024 |
| Benchmark | NIFTY 500 Total Return Index |
| Return Since Launch | -4.22% |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Risk Grade | - |
| Return Grade | - |
Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW Investment Details
| Minimum Investment (Rs.) | 100.00 |
| Minimum Additional Investment (Rs.) | 100.00 |
| Minimum SIP Investment (Rs.) | 100.00 |
| Minimum Withdrawal (Rs.) | 100.00 |
| Exit Load 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days | |
Portfolio Allocation
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Concentration & Valuation Analysis
| APR 2025 | MAR 2025 | FEB 2025 | JAN 2025 | DEC 2024 | NOV 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 40 |
| Top 5 Company Holdings | 23.07% | 23.51% | 26.0% | 25.17% | 23.69% | 23.78% |
| Top 10 Company Holdings | 38.72% | 40.13% | 42.15% | 40.78% | 40.83% | 40.97% |
| Company with Highest Exposure | Maruti Suzuki India (7.73%) | Maruti Suzuki India (7.53%) | Maruti Suzuki India (8.21%) | Maruti Suzuki India (7.41%) | Maruti Suzuki India (6.13%) | Maruti Suzuki India (6.08%) |
| Number of Sectors | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Top 3 Sector Holdings | 38.78% | 40.74% | 42.93% | 42.06% | 41.05% | 41.05% |
| Top 5 Sector Holdings | 59.62% | 59.15% | 59.86% | 59.81% | 59.86% | 60.36% |
| Sector with Highest Exposure | Automobile (13.91%) | Consumer Staples (14.33%) | Consumer Staples (15.29%) | Consumer Staples (14.76%) | Technology (14.44%) | Technology (14.3%) |
Top Stock Holdings
Sector Holdings in MF
Company Sector Assest(%) P/E EPS-TTM(₹) RETURN 1 YR(%) Maruti Suzuki India Automobile 6.98 26.68 461.20 -1.64 Hero Motocorp Automobile 4.91 19.89 218.91 -15.18 ITC Consumer Staples 4.85 15.03 27.77 -1.20 Oracle Financial Services Software Technology 4.73 31.16 273.95 14.53 Hindustan Unilever Consumer Staples 4.43 51.89 45.32 0.65 Wipro Technology 3.57 19.92 12.54 14.49 PVR Inox Services 3.28 -35.08 -28.47 -23.77 Marksans Pharma Healthcare 3.23 31.02 8.40 77.58 Dabur India Consumer Staples 2.97 48.13 9.97 -12.53 Samvardhana Motherson Automobile 2.96 28.41 5.40 0.26
Peer Comparison
Cumulative Returns
SIP returns
Discrete Returns
Quant Measures
Asset Allocation
Scheme Name NAV(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating AUM(Rs. Cr) 1M 1Y 3Y 5Y Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW 9.58 Unrated 1,998.31 4.87 - - - HSBC Business Cycles Fund Direct-IDCW 29.17 Unrated 997.92 5.71 11.04 27.51 30.83 Groww Nifty EV & New Age Automotive ETF FoF Direct-IDCW 8.98 Unrated 126.61 7.46 - - - Axis Quant Fund Direct-IDCW 16.51 Unrated 962.94 2.61 0.49 17.90 - DSP Business Cycle Fund Direct - IDCW 9.84 Unrated 1,028.85 2.45 - - -
Risk Ratios
Ratios are calculated using the calendar month returns for the last 3 years
Risk Ratio data not available for this fund
Fund Manager
- A.B.Abhishek BisenSince Jul 202447 schemes
- D.S.Devender SinghalSince Jun 202422 schemes
Mr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance. Prior to joining Kotak AMC, he was working with Securities Trading Corporation Of India Ltd where he was looking at Sales & Trading of Fixed Income Products apart from doing Portfolio Advisory. His earlier assignments also include 2 years of merchant banking experience with a leading merchant banking firm.
Mr. Singhal has done B.A. (Maths) from Delhi University and PGDM, Finance from Fore School of Management, Delhi. Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra AMC , he has worked with Kotak Securities Ltd.(July 2007 -- January 2009) ,Religare (February 2006 -- June 2007), Karvy (July 2004 -- January 2006), P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt Ltd(2001 -- 2004) and Dundee Mutual Fund( Summer Trainee ) (May 2000 -- June 2000 ).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth | 63,309.51 | 0.49 | 1.86 | 3.72 | 7.86 | 7.57 | |
| Kotak Flexicap Fund Direct-Growth | 50,811.65 | 6.45 | 12.24 | 7.43 | 11.31 | 21.69 | |
| Kotak Emerging Equity Fund Direct-Growth | 49,645.85 | 8.35 | 11.84 | -0.13 | 12.60 | 25.68 | |
| Kotak Liquid Direct - Growth | 42,664.50 | 0.51 | 1.80 | 3.59 | 7.34 | 6.95 | |
| Kotak Money Market Fund Direct-Growth | 27,977.01 | 0.67 | 2.38 | 4.19 | 8.15 | 7.44 | |
| Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth | 25,712.24 | 5.86 | 10.73 | 3.08 | 7.25 | 23.92 | |
| Kotak Bond Short Term Fund Direct-Growth | 17,821.39 | 1.04 | 3.61 | 5.46 | 10.21 | 8.15 | |
| Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct - Growth | 16,987.87 | 3.99 | 7.61 | 5.21 | 12.32 | 15.25 | |
| Kotak Multicap Fund Direct - Growth | 16,786.98 | 5.52 | 9.94 | 1.47 | 9.57 | 29.88 | |
| Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth | 15,867.49 | 6.12 | 10.82 | -4.67 | 5.72 | 20.24 |
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About Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW
1. Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan is Open-ended Thematic Equity scheme which belongs to Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Jun 29, 2024.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances. "
2. It is benchmarked against NIFTY 500 Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 98.64% in equities, 0.0% in debts and 1.36% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 41.91% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 38.78% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Blend oriented style of investing and invests across market capitalisations - around 0.0% in giant & large cap companies, 0.0% in mid cap and 0.0% in small cap companies.
Tax Implications on Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW
1. Gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gain Tax - STCG) if units are redeemed within 1 year of investment.
2. For units redeemed after 1 year of investment, gains of upto Rs. 1 lakh accruing from those units in a financial year shall be exempted from tax.
3. Gains of more than Rs. 1 lakh will be taxed at a rate of 10% (Long-term Capital Gain Tax - LTCG).
4. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
5. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.
1. Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan is Open-ended Thematic Equity scheme which belongs to Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Jun 29, 2024.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances. "
2. It is benchmarked against NIFTY 500 Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 98.64% in equities, 0.0% in debts and 1.36% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 41.91% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 38.78% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Blend oriented style of investing and invests across market capitalisations - around 0.0% in giant & large cap companies, 0.0% in mid cap and 0.0% in small cap companies.
Tax Implications on Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW
1. Gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gain Tax - STCG) if units are redeemed within 1 year of investment.
2. For units redeemed after 1 year of investment, gains of upto Rs. 1 lakh accruing from those units in a financial year shall be exempted from tax.
3. Gains of more than Rs. 1 lakh will be taxed at a rate of 10% (Long-term Capital Gain Tax - LTCG).
4. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
5. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.
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FAQs about Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-IDCW
- Is it safe to invest in Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan?As per SEBI’s latest guidelines to calculate risk grades, investment in the Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan comes under Very High risk category.
- What is the category of Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan?Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan belongs to the Equity : Thematic category of funds.
- How Long should I Invest in Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan?The suggested investment horizon of investing into Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan is >3 years. The suggested investment horizon is the minimum time required for holding investments in the fund to reduce its downside risk and ensure that the returns become more predictable.
- Who manages the Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan?The Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan is managed by Abhishek Bisen (Since Jul 25, 2024) and Devender Singhal (Since Jun 10, 2024).
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