Kotak Bond S T P
The scheme seeks to provide reasonable returns and reasonably high levels of liquidity by investing in debt instruments such as bonds, debentures and Government securities; and money market instruments such as treasury bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, including repos in permitted securities of different maturities, so as to spread the risk across different kinds of issuers in the debt markets.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #13 of 45 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Debt: Short Duration |
|---|---|
| NAV | ₹55.15 (as of 2026-08-21) |
| AUM | ₹14,292 Cr |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% |
| Riskometer | Moderate |
| Fund manager | Abhishek Bisen |
| Exit load | 0 |
Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 5.78% |
|---|---|
| Sharpe ratio | 0.64 |
| Standard deviation | 1.35% |
| Max drawdown | -3.14% |
| Alpha | 0 |
| Beta | 0 |
Over 5 years, captured 94.5% of NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index's upside and 87.7% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
Concentration
Top holdings
Not disclosed.
Top sectors
Not disclosed.
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | 3.0% | Q4 (Bottom) | #35 of 41 |
| 2025 | 7.3% | Q3 | #28 of 37 |
| 2024 | 7.7% | Q2 | #14 of 34 |
| 2023 | 6.5% | Q3 | #23 of 30 |
| 2022 | 3.0% | Q3 | #12 of 21 |