Kotak Contra Fund
The scheme aims to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments. It will invest in stocks of companies, which are fundamentally sound but are undervalued.
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #1 of 4 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Contra |
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| NAV | ₹155.32 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹5,450 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.59% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Shibani Sircar Kurian |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 90 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 14.88% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.63 |
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| Standard deviation | 15.62% |
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| Max drawdown | -58.36% |
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| Alpha | 3.17 |
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| Beta | 1.01 |
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Over 5 years, captured 104.2% of Nifty 500's upside and 91.2% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 54.2% |
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| Mid cap | 30.4% |
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| Small cap | 15.4% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 19.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 31.8% |
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| Total holdings | 61 |
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| Index overlap | 37.6% |
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| Active share | 62.4% |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 6.1%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 4.2%
- State Bank Of India — 3.3%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 2.8%
- Shriram Finance Limited — 2.8%
- Hero MotoCorp Limited — 2.6%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 2.6%
- NTPC Limited — 2.5%
- Larsen & Toubro Limited — 2.5%
- Fortis Healthcare Ltd — 2.3%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 21.7%
- Finance & Investments — 11.3%
- Automobile — 7.8%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | -1.0% | — | — |
| 2025 | 7.4% | — | — |
| 2024 | 22.1% | — | — |
| 2023 | 35.0% | — | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | — | — |