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 23 Jan 26 ₹38.7155 ↑ 0.04 (0.10 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Dec 2025 ₹72,153 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 0.942 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 23 Jan 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.5% 6 Month 2.9% 1 Year 6.3% 3 Year 7.2% 5 Year 6% 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 Dec 20 ₹10,000 31 Dec 21 ₹10,396 31 Dec 22 ₹10,867 31 Dec 23 ₹11,668 31 Dec 24 ₹12,582 31 Dec 25 ₹13,390 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 97.09% Debt 3.6% Other 0.04% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 89.68% Corporate 8.38% Government 2.64% Rating Value AAA 100% Sector Value Financial Services 26.22% Basic Materials 11.46% Industrials 9.13% Consumer Cyclical 8.96% Health Care 5.52% Consumer Defensive 4.76% Energy 4.15% Technology 3.72% Utility 3.62% Communication Services 2.87% Real Estate 1.16% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity Kotak Money Market Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -12% ₹8,695 Cr 18,565,334
↑ 857,962 HDFC Bank Ltd.-JAN2026
Derivatives | -4% -₹3,009 Cr 30,172,450
↑ 29,509,700 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 4% ₹2,998 Cr 30,243,950
↑ 13,343,000 Kotak Savings Fund Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -4% ₹2,531 Cr 545,744,605
↓ -215,569,022 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | 532174Banks - Regional 3% ₹1,867 Cr 13,902,000
↑ 5,897,500 ICICI Bank Ltd.-JAN2026
Derivatives | -3% -₹1,859 Cr 13,766,900
↑ 13,766,900 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-JAN2026
Derivatives | -2% -₹1,555 Cr 7,040,000
↑ 6,987,600 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | KOTAKBANKBanks - Regional 2% ₹1,550 Cr 7,040,000
↑ 81,200 Axis Bank Ltd.-JAN2026
Derivatives | -2% -₹1,308 Cr 10,268,125
↑ 10,135,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | 532215Banks - Regional 2% ₹1,303 Cr 10,268,125
↑ 1,080,000
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Fund and Plan NAV 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Growth ₹38.7155
↑ 0.04 2.85 % 6.32 % 7.17 % 6.05 % 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 ₹10.7755
↑ 0.01 0.11 % 3.49 % 6.21 % 5.47 % 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 ₹10.7755
↑ 0.01 0.11 % 3.49 % 6.21 % 5.47 % Data as on 23 Jan 26