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 2 Mar 26 ₹38.9599 ↑ 0.03 (0.07 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Jan 2026 ₹71,931 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 1.012 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 2 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3% 1 Year 6.4% 3 Year 7.2% 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 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹10,431 28 Feb 23 ₹10,929 29 Feb 24 ₹11,782 28 Feb 25 ₹12,657 28 Feb 26 ₹13,454 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 95.37% Debt 4.97% Other 0.07% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 85.97% Corporate 10.78% Government 3.6% Rating Value AAA 100% Sector Value Financial Services 23.73% Basic Materials 8.39% Consumer Cyclical 7.34% Industrials 7.32% Health Care 4.96% Energy 4.64% Communication Services 4.54% Consumer Defensive 4.44% Utility 3.17% Technology 2.16% Real Estate 1.03% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity Kotak Money Market Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -11% ₹8,015 Cr 17,061,028
↓ -1,504,306 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 6% ₹4,121 Cr 44,348,700
↑ 14,104,750 Kotak Savings Fund Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -6% ₹3,992 Cr 858,004,118
↑ 312,259,513 Kotak Liquid Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -5% ₹3,806 Cr 6,908,634
↑ 6,908,634 HDFC Bank Ltd.-FEB2026
Derivatives | -5% -₹3,707 Cr 39,698,450
↑ 39,626,950 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹1,928 Cr 13,818,500
↑ 7,145,500 RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.-FEB2026
Derivatives | -2% -₹1,795 Cr 12,826,000
↑ 12,741,000 ICICI Bank Ltd.-FEB2026
Derivatives | -2% -₹1,775 Cr 13,037,500
↑ 12,902,400 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 2% ₹1,768 Cr 13,048,000
↓ -854,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd-FEB2026
Derivatives | -2% -₹1,467 Cr 7,429,475
↑ 7,429,000
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Company Address Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund 27 BKC, C-27, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),Mumbai - 400 051 Auditors
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Fund and Plan NAV 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund
Growth ₹38.9599
↑ 0.03 2.97 % 6.37 % 7.19 % 6.14 % 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 ₹10.7313
↑ 0.01 2.95 % 6.35 % 7.18 % 6.13 % 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 ₹10.7313
↑ 0.01 2.95 % 6.35 % 7.18 % 6.13 % Data as on 2 Mar 26