Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies that follow Environmental, Social and Governance parameters.
Growthvine rating: 1/5 — ranked #152 of 186 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹15.70 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹741 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 2.04% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Mandar Pawar |
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| Exit load | 0.5% for redemption within 90 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 5.07% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.1 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.36% |
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| Max drawdown | −22.42% |
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| Alpha | -0.94 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 94.3% of NIFTY100 ESG's upside and 100.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 76.0% |
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| Mid cap | 17.9% |
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| Small cap | 6.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 29.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 50.0% |
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| Total holdings | 45 |
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Top holdings
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 7.7%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 6.9%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 5.3%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 4.8%
- Larsen & Toubro Limited — 4.4%
- Infosys Ltd — 4.4%
- Eternal Limited — 4.2%
- Bajaj Finance Limited — 4.2%
- Bosch Ltd — 4.1%
- Shriram Finance Limited — 3.9%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 22.7%
- Automobile — 10.5%
- Construction — 10.4%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −11.4% | Q4 (Bottom) | #136 of 167 |
| 2025 | 8.0% | Q1 (Top) | #33 of 132 |
| 2024 | 12.2% | Q4 (Bottom) | #76 of 86 |
| 2023 | 20.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #63 of 66 |
| 2022 | −1.4% | Q3 | #36 of 55 |