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Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic5.7 years
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies that follow Environmental, Social and Governance parameters.
- NAV
- 17.706
- 15 Sept 2026
- 1Y
- -3.7%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹756.9 Cr
- 31 Aug 2026
- Volatility
- Medium
- 14.0% annualized
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-3.7%
- 3Y+8.3%
- 5Y+7.3%
- 10Yn/a
- SI+10.7%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y-5.2%
- 3Y+2.8%
- 5Y+7.6%
- 10Yn/a
- Since inception
- +10.7%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- -9.8%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- 0%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 17
- Vs comparable share classes
- Worst rolling 3Y
- +8.3%
- 675 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +14.5%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +100%
- 182 daily-ending windows
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +2.8%
- Simulated monthly SIP
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high. Move across the path to read a date.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 17 days
- 65 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 375 days
- Trough to prior peak
- Current spell
- 212 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +89%
- NAV observations
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
17
Vs category
0
Consistency
8
Risk-adjusted
47
Drawdown
45
Mean
24
Portfolio
31 Aug 2026 · 50 holdings · top 10 are 49.4%.
- Top 5
- 29.6%
- Top 10
- 49.4%
- Largest holding
- 7.3%
- Effective holdings
- 28.3
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
7.3%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
7.1%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
4.9%
Axis Bank Ltd
Financial
4.7%
Infosys Ltd
Technology
4.6%
What changed
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
11 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Quantitative read of the live evidence. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
As of 11 Sept 2026
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Engine status
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Closer look
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.
- Three-year return sits below the 25th percentile of comparable share classes.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Kotak Business Cycle Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +2.5%
- 3Y
- +14.5%
- Vol
- 12.6%
- Max DD
- -18.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.82
- 3Y win
- +97%
- 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
- +5.9%
- 3Y
- +11.6%
- Vol
- 13.8%
- Max DD
- -17.8%
- Sharpe
- 0.48
- 3Y win
- +7%
- 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
- -3.4%
- 3Y
- +9.8%
- Vol
- 12.6%
- Max DD
- -16.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.67
- 3Y win
- +71%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +0.7%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 13.8%
- Max DD
- -9.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.33
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +25.5%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 17.1%
- Max DD
- -16.6%
- Sharpe
- 1.25
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER