| KOTAK LOW DURATION FUND
An open ended low duration debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months and 12 months.
A relatively high interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.
| KOTAK LOW DURATION FUND
An open ended low duration debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months and 12 months.
A relatively high interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.

  

  
Investment Objective
The primary objective of the Scheme is to generate income through investment primarily in low duration debt & money market securities. There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
The primary objective of the Scheme is to generate income through investment primarily in low duration debt & money market securities. There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Issuer/Instrument Rating % to Net
Assets

Debt Instruments
Debentures and Bonds
Government Dated Securities
8.34% Central Government(^) SOV 7.15
7.32% Central Government(^) SOV 4.32
GS CG 19/03/2028 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.36
8.33% Rajasthan State Govt-Rajasthan SOV 0.16
8.00% Central Government SOV 0.05
7.84% Tamil Nadu State Govt-Tamil Nadu SOV 0.02
Government Dated Securities - Total 12.06
Public Sector Undertakings
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development CRISIL AAA 6.04
Small Industries Development Bank Of India (^) CRISIL AAA 5.51
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. CRISIL AAA 3.36
Small Industries Development Bank Of India ICRA AAA 2.46
Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 2.26
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development ICRA AAA 0.26
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 0.26
PNB Housing Finance Ltd. ICRA AA+ 0.13
Public Sector Undertakings - Total 20.28
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions
Embassy Office Parks ReIT (^) CRISIL AAA 5.13
PTC Sansar Trust (SERIES A1) 25/06/2025 (MAT- 25/09/2028) (Sansar Trust) CRISIL AAA(SO) 2.30
Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Ltd. ICRA AA+ 2.29
Sikka Ports & Terminals Ltd. ( Mukesh Ambani Group ) CRISIL AAA 2.18
Bharti Telecom Ltd. (^) CRISIL AA+ 2.13
Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd ICRA AAA 2.11
Muthoot Finance Ltd. (^) ICRA AA+ 1.90
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. CRISIL AAA 1.81
Indinfravit Trust ICRA AAA 1.54
Lic Housing Finance Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 1.42
Tata Projects Ltd. (^) FITCH AA 1.31
Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited ( Mukesh Ambani Group ) CRISIL AAA 1.28
Mindspace Business Parks Reit (^) CRISIL AAA 1.07
PTC Sansar Trust (SERIES A1) 25/06/2030 ( MAT 31/08/2027)(Sansar Trust) CRISIL AAA(SO) 1.06
PTC First Business Receivables Trust (Series 23) 01/10/2025(First Business Receivables Trust) CRISIL AAA(SO) 1.06
Can Fin Homes Ltd.(^) ICRA AAA 1.06
Bajaj Finance Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 1.06
Grihum Housing Finance Limited CARE AA- 1.05
L&T METRO RAIL (HYDERABAD) LTD ( Axis Trusteeship services Ltd . Guaranteed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.) (^) CRISIL AAA(CE) 1.03
PTC Dhruva Trust (SERIES A1) 24/03/2030 (MAT 24/10/2029)(Dhruva Trust) ICRA AAA(SO) 1.00
Bajaj Finance Ltd. CRISIL AAA 0.85
PTC Sansar Trust (SERIES A1) 20/01/2027 (MAT 20/11/2029)(Sansar Trust)(^) CRISIL AAA(SO) 0.84
Sansar Trust (Sansar Trust) ICRA AAA(SO) 0.73
Sundaram Home Finance Ltd ICRA AAA 0.69
Nirma Ltd. CRISIL AA 0.69
Can Fin Homes Ltd.(^) FITCH AA+ 0.69
PTC First Business Receivables Trust (Series 22) 01/07/2025(First Business Receivables Trust) CRISIL AAA(SO) 0.53
India Grid Trust (^) CRISIL AAA 0.53
John Deere Financial India Private Limited (^) CRISIL AAA 0.52
India Grid Trust FITCH AAA 0.52
PTC FIRST BUSINESS TRUST (SR 24) 01/01/2026(First Business Receivables Trust) CRISIL AAA(SO) 0.48
JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd. ICRA AA 0.44
Aadhar Housing Finance Limited (^) ICRA AA 0.37
ICICI Home Finance Company Limited CRISIL AAA 0.26
Godrej Properties Limited (^) ICRA AA+ 0.26
Nomura Capital (India) Private Limited FITCH AAA 0.21
360 One Prime Ltd. ICRA AA 0.09
Tata Capital Ltd. ICRA AAA 0.05
Godrej Industries Ltd(^) CRISIL AA 0.05
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd FITCH AAA 0.02
Godrej Industries Ltd CRISIL AA 0.02
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions - Total 42.63
Money Market Instruments
Commercial Paper(CP)/Certificate of Deposits(CD)
Public Sector Undertakings
Indian Bank CRISIL A1+ 2.78
Union Bank Of India ICRA A1+ 2.53
Punjab National Bank CARE A1+ 2.02
Punjab National Bank FITCH A1+ 1.77
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development CRISIL A1+ 1.75
Union Bank Of India FITCH A1+ 1.27
Bank Of Baroda FITCH A1+ 1.01
Public Sector Undertakings - Total 13.13
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions
HDFC Bank Ltd. (^) CARE A1+ 5.72
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited FITCH A1+ 2.10
AXIS Bank Ltd. CRISIL A1+ 1.27
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions - Total 9.09
Triparty Repo 0.33
Alternative Investment Fund
CORPORATE DEBT MARKET DEVELOPMENT FUND - CLASS A2 Alternative Investment Fund 0.28
Alternative Investment Fund - Total 0.28
Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) 2.20
Grand Total 100.00

Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) If you had invested Rs 10,000 every month
Monthly SIP of (₹) 10000 Since Inception 10 years 7 years 5 years 3 years 1 year
Total amount invested (₹) 19,80,000 12,00,000 8,40,000 6,00,000 3,60,000 1,20,000
Total Value as on August 30, 2024 (₹) 36,97,736 16,70,622 10,40,971 6,94,638 3,96,583 1,24,585
Scheme Returns (%) 7.13 6.44 6.04 5.80 6.39 7.19
Nifty Low Duration Debt Index A-I Returns (%) 7.10 6.34 6.07 5.99 6.83 7.55
Alpha* 0.03 0.11 -0.03 -0.19 -0.44 -0.36
Nifty Low Duration Debt Index A-I (₹)# 36,87,645 16,61,323 10,42,151 6,97,903 3,99,170 1,24,812
Nifty Low Duration Debt Index Returns (%) 7.28 6.58 6.36 6.30 7.06 7.69
Alpha* -0.14 -0.14 -0.32 -0.49 -0.66 -0.50
Nifty Low Duration Debt Index (₹)# 37,47,053 16,82,733 10,53,050 7,03,311 4,00,524 1,24,901
CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index (₹)^ 34,29,514 16,34,609 10,34,640 6,95,127 3,98,385 1,24,891
CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index Returns (%) 6.31 6.02 5.87 5.83 6.70 7.67

Scheme Inception : - March 06, 2008. The returns are calculated by XIRR approach assuming investment of 10,000/- on the ` 1st working day of every month. XIRR helps in calculating return on investments given an initial and final value and a series of cash inflows and outflows and taking the time of investment into consideration. Since inception returns are assumed to be starting from the beginning of the subsequent month from the date of inception. The SIP Performance is for Regular Plan – Growth Option Different plans have different expense structure. # Benchmark; ^ Additional Benchmark. Alpha is difference of scheme return with benchmark return. *All payouts during the period have been reinvested in the units of the scheme at the then prevailing NAV. Source: ICRA MFI Explorer
Net Asset Value (NAV)
RegularDirect
Growth Rs3142.7520Rs3405.0784
Monthly IDCW Rs1197.9232Rs1446.9965
(as on August 30, 2024)

Available Plans/Options

A) Regular Plan B) Direct Plan
Options: Payout of IDCW, Reinvestment of IDCW & Growth (payout of IDCW is available under monthly IDCW only) (applicable for all plans)


Fund Manager*^ Mr. Deepak Agrawal, Mr. Manu Sharma
Benchmark***:Nifty Low Duration Debt Index A-I (Tier 1), Nifty Low Duration Debt Index (Tier 2)
Allotment dateMarch 6, 2008
AAUMRs9,430.49 crs
AUMRs9,489.09 crs
Folio count78,759

IDCW Frequency

At discretion of trustees


Debt Quant & Ratios
Average Maturity1.87 yrs
Modified Duration0.93 yrs
Macaulay Duration0.99 yrs
Annualised YTM*7.86%
$Standard Deviation0.27%

*in case of semi annual YTM, it will be annualized.
$Source: ICRA MFI Explorer.

Minimum Investment Amount

Initial & Additional Investment
Rs100 and any amount thereafter
Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)
Rs 100 and any amount thereafter

Ideal Investments Horizon

• 6-9 months


Load Structure

Entry Load: Nil.
Exit Load: Nil.
Any exit load charged (net off Service Tax, if any) shall be credited back to the Scheme;


Total Expense Ratio**
Regular Plan: 1.17%
Direct Plan: 0.42%


Data as on 31st August, 2024 unless otherwise specified.

Folio count data as on 31st July 2024.
^Ms. Palha Khanna (Dedicated fund manager for investments in foreign securities).

Fund


Benchmark - Tier 1


Benchmark - Tier 2


This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*:
  • Regular Income over short term
  • Income by focussing on low duration securities with portfolio Macaulay duration between 6 months and 12 months

* Investors should consult their financial advisors if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.

The above risk-o—meter is based on the scheme portfolio as on 31st July, 2024. An addendum may be issued or updated on the website for new riskometer.


(^) Fully or Party blocked against Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Hedging Position through Interest Rate Swaps as on 31 Aug 2024 is 12.61% of the net assets.
**Total Expense Ratio includes applicable B30 fee and GST
***As per para 1.9 of of SEBI Master circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2024/90 dated June 27, 2024 The first tier benchmark is reflective of the category of the scheme and the second tier benchmark is demonstrative of the investment style / strategy of the Fund Manager within the category.
* For Fund Manager experience, please refer 'Our Fund Managers'
For last three IDCW, please refer 'Dividend History'.
For scheme performance, please refer 'Scheme Performances'