Kotak Mahindra Mutual FundClose Ended Schemes(Growth8.1 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 31 Aug 2021
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 61% of rolling 1-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Fund - Series 6 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
8.1 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -30.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 59.8% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
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
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
24 Jan 2020 – 9 Nov 2020
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 235 days
-30.0%
14 Sept 2018 – 5 Feb 2019
Trough 26 Oct 2018 · recovered in 102 days
-6.6%
4 Jul 2019 – 30 Oct 2019
Trough 19 Sept 2019 · recovered in 41 days
-6.5%
3 Mar 2021 – 27 May 2021
Trough 23 Apr 2021 · recovered in 34 days
-6.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
100
Vs category
100
Consistency
61
Risk-adjusted
51
Drawdown
25
Mean
67
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
31 Aug 2026 · 33 holdings · top 10 are 59.8%.
Asset mix
Equity
98.6%
Cash
1.4%
Sectors
Others
100.0%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
31 Aug 2021
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Kotak Mahindra Mutual FundClose Ended Schemes(Growth8.1 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 31 Aug 2021
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 61% of rolling 1-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Fund - Series 6 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
8.1 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -30.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 59.8% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
31 Aug 2021 · +38.2% over 1Y
15.0975
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
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
31 Aug 2021
0.0%
24 Jan 2020 – 9 Nov 2020
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 235 days
-30.0%
14 Sept 2018 – 5 Feb 2019
Trough 26 Oct 2018 · recovered in 102 days
-6.6%
4 Jul 2019 – 30 Oct 2019
Trough 19 Sept 2019 · recovered in 41 days
-6.5%
3 Mar 2021 – 27 May 2021
Trough 23 Apr 2021 · recovered in 34 days
-6.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
100
Vs category
100
Consistency
61
Risk-adjusted
51
Drawdown
25
Mean
67
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
31 Aug 2026 · 33 holdings · top 10 are 59.8%.
Asset mix
Equity
98.6%
Cash
1.4%
Sectors
Others
100.0%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
31 Aug 2021