Fincash » L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Vs Kotak Small Cap Fund
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Both L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Kotak Small Cap Fund belong to the category of Small cap funds. Small-cap funds invest in shares of companies having a Market capitalization of less than INR 500 Crores. Both the schemes are suitable for long-term tenure. So, let us understand the differences between L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Kotak Small Cap Fund through this article.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund was launched in the month of May 2014. The investment objective of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is to attain Capital appreciation in the long-run. This objective is attained from a diversified Portfolio consisting of equity-related securities predominantly focusing on small-cap companies. This scheme is jointly managed by Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Karan Desai. As on March 31, 2018, some of the constituents of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund’s portfolio consisted of Supreme Industries Limited, Swaraj Engines Limited, NOCIL Limited, Future Retail Limited. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund uses S&P BSE Small Cap TRI as its benchmark to construct its portfolio. The key benefits of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund are experienced investment team, suitable for investors seeking higher returns, and style diversifier.
Kotak Small Cap Fund (earlier known as Kotak Midcap Scheme) was incepted on February 24, 2005. This scheme is suitable for individuals seeking for long-term capital growth by Investing in equity and equity-related securities primarily consisting of small-cap companies. JK Cement Limited, Dixon Technologies India Limited, IndusInd Bank Limited, and Solar Industries India Limited are some of the top holdings of Kotak Small Cap Fund as on March 31, 2018. Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal is the sole fund manager managing Kotak Small Cap Fund. Based on the Asset Allocation pattern, Kotak Small Cap Fund invests around 65-100% of its accumulated fund money in shares of mid-cap securities. The remaining fund money is invested fixed Income and money market instruments or shares of companies other than small-cap category up to a maximum limit of 35%.
Though both the Mutual Fund schemes belong to the same category, nonetheless; they differ on account of various parameters such as AUM, performance, and so on. So, let’s compare the differences between L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Kotak Small Cap Fund using these parameters that are classified into four section given below as follows.
Current NAV, Fincash Rating, and scheme category are the parameters that form part of the basics section. The comparison of current NAV reveals that there is a significant difference between the NAV of both the schemes. As on April 24, 2018, the NAV of Kotak Small Cap Fund was approximately INR 81 while of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund was around INR 28. With respect to Fincash Rating of the schemes, it can be said that L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is rated as 5-Star while Kotak Small Cap Fund is rated as 3-Star. The scheme category for both Mutual Fund schemes is same, that is, Equity Mid & Small-cap. The summary comparison of the basics section is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹83.7549 ↓ -0.22 (-0.26 %) ₹16,061 on 31 May 25 12 May 14 ☆☆☆☆☆ Equity Small Cap 2 High 1.73 0.02 -0.39 -3.97 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹266.592 ↓ -0.23 (-0.09 %) ₹17,329 on 31 May 25 24 Feb 05 ☆☆☆ Equity Small Cap 23 Moderately High 1.67 0.11 -0.96 -1.58 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
This section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns of both the schemes. These CAGR returns are compared at different time intervals such as 1 Month Return, 6 Month Return, 5 Year Return, and Return Since Inception. The comparison of performance section reveals that in many instances the returns generated by L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is higher. The summary comparison of the performance section is as shown in the table given below.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details 4.8% 16% -6.3% -2.5% 26.9% 35.2% 21% Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 3.4% 13.9% -4.1% -0.3% 22% 32.9% 17.5%
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The comparison of absolute returns generated by both schemes for a particular year is compared in this section. The analysis of this section also reveals that L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Leads the race. The table given below summarizes the comparison of the yearly performance section.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details 28.5% 46.1% 1% 77.4% 15.5% Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 25.5% 34.8% -3.1% 70.9% 34.2%
It is the last section in the comparison of both the schemes. This section compares elements such as AUM, minimum SIP and lumpsum amount, and others related parameters. The comparison of AUM reveals a drastic difference between both the schemes. As on March 31, 2018, the AUM of Kotak Small Cap Fund was around INR 819 Crores while of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund was around INR 4,404 Crores. The minimum lumpsum investment for both the schemes is same, that is, INR 5,000. However, the minimum SIP investment for Kotak Mutual Fund’s scheme is INR 1,000 and for L&T Mutual Fund’s scheme is INR 500. The comparison of other details section is summarized in the table given below.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Venugopal Manghat - 5.46 Yr. Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹1,000 ₹5,000 Harish Bihani - 1.62 Yr.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹20,185 30 Jun 22 ₹22,103 30 Jun 23 ₹29,592 30 Jun 24 ₹45,892 30 Jun 25 ₹45,349 Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹21,951 30 Jun 22 ₹23,066 30 Jun 23 ₹28,813 30 Jun 24 ₹41,431 30 Jun 25 ₹41,739
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.42% Equity 96.58% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 28.92% Financial Services 16.18% Consumer Cyclical 15.6% Basic Materials 11.06% Technology 8.65% Health Care 7.18% Consumer Defensive 4.31% Real Estate 3.79% Energy 0.9% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | ABREL2% ₹348 Cr 1,595,574 Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | TECHNOE2% ₹340 Cr 2,414,100
↑ 129,138 K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | KPRMILL2% ₹335 Cr 2,972,250
↓ -545,950 Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | NAM-INDIA2% ₹329 Cr 4,446,300 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX2% ₹316 Cr 479,200
↑ 24,050 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | FEDERALBNK2% ₹314 Cr 15,544,000 Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | JYOTICNC2% ₹300 Cr 2,317,401 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹268 Cr 2,566,200 Neuland Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | NEULANDLAB2% ₹266 Cr 231,110
↓ -30,267 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | KARURVYSYA2% ₹264 Cr 11,912,400 Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.3% Equity 94.7% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 28.95% Health Care 20.62% Consumer Cyclical 19.01% Basic Materials 11.37% Real Estate 4.18% Financial Services 3.98% Consumer Defensive 2.85% Communication Services 2.23% Technology 1.43% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ASTERDM4% ₹658 Cr 11,757,234 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5433083% ₹578 Cr 8,454,118 Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | TECHNOE3% ₹520 Cr 3,691,305 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | CENTURYPLY3% ₹516 Cr 6,626,898 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | CYIENT3% ₹481 Cr 3,574,852 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5433503% ₹457 Cr 4,781,212
↑ 24,406 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BRIGADE3% ₹450 Cr 4,112,297 Garware Technical Fibres Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | GARFIBRES2% ₹401 Cr 4,668,806 Sansera Engineering Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | 5433582% ₹383 Cr 2,815,539
↑ 100,000 Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | RATNAMANI2% ₹377 Cr 1,328,764
Therefore, from the above parameters, it can be said that both the schemes differ with each other. As a result, individuals should pay a lot of caution while choosing any of the schemes. They should understand the modalities of the scheme thoroughly and ensure that the scheme matches with their investment objectives. This will help them to attain their objectives on time and ensure that their investment is safe.