Kotak Special Opportunities Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #84 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹11.37 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹1,479 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.82% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Abhishek Bisen |
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| Exit load | 0.5% for redemption within 90 days |
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Performance & risk
| Standard deviation | 0.00% |
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| Max drawdown | -23.60% |
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| Alpha | 0 |
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| Beta | 0 |
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Over 5 years, captured 131.8% of Nifty 500's upside and 119.5% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 8.5% |
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| Mid cap | 29.4% |
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| Small cap | 62.2% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 19.7% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 36.6% |
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| Total holdings | 40 |
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Top holdings
- Hero MotoCorp Limited — 4.4%
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. — 4.4%
- Radico Khaitan Ltd. — 3.6%
- NLC India Limited — 3.6%
- PVR INOX LIMITED — 3.6%
- IndusInd Bank Ltd. — 3.6%
- Midwest Limited — 3.5%
- INDUS TOWERS LIMITED — 3.4%
- Jyoti CNC Automation Limited — 3.3%
- Carborundum Universal Ltd. — 3.2%
Top sectors
- Industrial Products — 12.2%
- Banking & Financial — 11.3%
- Automobile — 10.7%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 13.2% | Q1 (Top) | #29 of 167 |
| 2025 | 0.9% | Q3 | #88 of 132 |