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Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic5.9 years
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies that follow Environmental, Social and Governance parameters.
- NAV
- 17.356
- 28 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- -9.3%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹684.73 Cr
- 30 Sept 2026
- Volatility
- Medium
- 14.0% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 28 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Watch if · Recent return trails the category median by 3 percentage points or more, with a weak rolling win rate.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak Business Cycle Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
5.9 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.15% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -21.9%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
0% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Mandar Pawar · 2.8 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 50.0% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 22%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y-9.3%
- 3Y+8.7%
- 5Y+6.7%
- 10Yn/a
- SI+9.8%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y-9.1%
- 3Y-0.0%
- 5Y+6.2%
- 10Yn/a
- Since inception
- +9.8%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- -6.3%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +0%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 25
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- -0.0%
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- +6.7%
- 705 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +14.5%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +100%
- 212 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -21.9%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -10.9%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 259 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +89%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 17 days
- 65 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 375 days
- Trough to prior peak
17 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2023
Trough 20 Jun 2022 · recovered in 375 days
-21.9%
26 Sept 2024 – 10 Feb 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 347 days
-17.9%
11 Feb 2026 – open
Trough 30 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-14.7%
18 Oct 2021 – 13 Jan 2022
Trough 20 Dec 2021 · recovered in 24 days
-8.7%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
25
Vs category
10
Consistency
8
Risk-adjusted
42
Drawdown
45
Mean
26
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Review
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
- Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
- Recent return trails the category median by 3 percentage points or more, with a weak rolling win rate.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
Portfolio
30 Sept 2026 · 47 holdings · top 10 are 50.0%.
- Top 5
- 29.2%
- Top 10
- 50.0%
- Largest holding
- 7.7%
- Effective holdings
- 27.6
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
7.7%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
7.0%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.3%
Axis Bank Ltd
Financial
4.8%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
4.5%
What changed
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
28 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
DECISION
Status moved from MONITOR to REVIEW.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Kotak Business Cycle Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +0.6%
- 3Y
- +15.9%
- Vol
- 12.7%
- Max DD
- -18.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.71
- 3Y win
- +98%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -0.4%
- 3Y
- +12.7%
- Vol
- 13.9%
- Max DD
- -17.8%
- Sharpe
- 0.37
- 3Y win
- +13%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER
ICICI PRUDENTIAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FUND
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -9.2%
- 3Y
- +10.4%
- Vol
- 12.6%
- Max DD
- -16.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.54
- 3Y win
- +66%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER
Nippon India Innovation Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -4.8%
- 3Y
- +12.9%
- Vol
- 14.3%
- Max DD
- -21.5%
- Sharpe
- 0.46
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -6.0%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 13.9%
- Max DD
- -16.1%
- Sharpe
- 0.00
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns