The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments. However, there is no assurance that the objective of the scheme will be realized Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund is a Hybrid - Arbitrage fund launched on 29 Sep 05. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - G
Scheme Objective
CAGR return of 6.9% since its launch. Ranked 2 in Arbitrage category. Return for 2025 was 6.4% , 2024 was 7.8% and 2023 was 7.4% . NAV as on 13 Apr 26 ₹39.2404 ↑ 0.03 (0.06 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 28 Feb 2026 ₹71,265 Cr. Launch Date 29 Sep 2005 Category Hybrid - Arbitrage Rating ☆☆☆☆ Type Open Ended Fund Risk Moderately Low AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Alpha Ratio 0.0 Expense Ratio 0.97 % Sharpe Ratio 1.288 Information Ratio 0.0 Benchmark Not Available Min Investment ₹5,000 Min SIP Investment ₹500 Exit Load 0-30 Days (0.25%),30 Days and above(NIL) NAV Price Chart
Returns
Annual Compounded Returns
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 13 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.5% 6 Month 3.2% 1 Year 6.1% 3 Year 7.1% 5 Year 6.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2024 6.4% 2023 7.8% 2022 7.4% 2021 4.5% 2020 4% 2019 4.3% 2018 6.1% 2017 6.3% 2016 5.8% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹10,398 31 Mar 23 ₹10,951 31 Mar 24 ₹11,807 31 Mar 25 ₹12,695 31 Mar 26 ₹13,476 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 90.62% Debt 9.57% Other 0.08% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 80.54% Corporate 15% Government 4.65% Rating Value AAA 100% Sector Value Financial Services 24.13% Basic Materials 8.11% Consumer Cyclical 6.72% Consumer Defensive 4.55% Industrials 3.84% Energy 3.67% Health Care 3.22% Communication Services 3.16% Utility 2.85% Technology 1.18% Real Estate 1.17% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity Kotak Money Market Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -12% ₹8,095 Cr 17,061,028 Kotak Liquid Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -8% ₹5,214 Cr 9,369,003 Kotak Savings Fund Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -6% ₹4,038 Cr 858,004,118 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 6% ₹3,789 Cr 51,794,600
↓ -3,810,400 HDFC Bank Ltd.-APR2026
Derivatives | -6% -₹3,775 Cr 51,294,650
↑ 51,277,600 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 3% ₹1,876 Cr 15,557,500
↑ 570,500 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | 532215Banks - Regional 2% ₹1,519 Cr 13,083,750
↑ 5,509,375 HDFC Bank Ltd.
Debentures | -2% ₹1,409 Cr 150,000
↑ 150,000 Kotak Low Duration Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -2% ₹1,296 Cr 3,393,816 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | KOTAKBANKBanks - Regional 2% ₹1,234 Cr 34,910,000
↑ 7,868,000
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Fund and Plan NAV 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Growth ₹39.2404
↑ 0.03 3.16 % 6.13 % 7.14 % 6.15 % Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Monthly Dividend, Reinvestment ₹20.0571
↑ 0.00 2.24 % 4.05 % 4.68 % 5.18 % Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Monthly Dividend, Reinvestment ₹10.7481
↑ 0.01 2.57 % 5.52 % 6.94 % 6.02 % Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Fortnightly Dividend, Payout ₹20.0571
↑ 0.00 2.24 % 4.05 % 4.68 % 5.18 % Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Monthly Dividend, Payout ₹10.7481
↑ 0.01 2.57 % 5.52 % 6.94 % 6.02 % Data as on 13 Apr 26