This Top Rated Smallcap Mutual Fund Is Good To Invest, Gave 34.97% Annualised Returns On 3-Year SIP

Kotak Small Cap Fund is a top-rated equity Mutual Fund from the house of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. The fund's Direct Plan was launched on January 01, 2013. The fund has offered good returns on long-term SIP. Check out the fund's returns, Objective, portfolio, and other details below:

Kotak Small Cap Fund

It is an open-ended medium-sized small-cap mutual fund with no lock-in period. Under the Direct pal- Growth option of the scheme, the fun has Rs 8,614 crore of Asset Under Management (AUM) as of 31 October 2022, whereas, its Net Asset Value (NAV) as of 14 November 2022 is Rs 187.5090. 

Its benchmark is NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI. It has been rated 4-star by Value Research and 3-star by CRISIL, respectively. However, according to SEBI's Riskometer, it is a very high-risk investment. The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity-related securities by investing predominantly in small-cap companies. The fund is well positioned to provide the benefit of potential growth offered by smallcap stocks.

Investment Details

• Minimum Investment - Rs 5,000
• Minimum SIP Investment - Rs 1,000
• Minimum Additional Investment - Rs 1,000
• Minimum Balance - Rs 1,000
• Minimum withdrawal - Rs 1,000
• Exit Load - For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days.
• Expense Ratio - 0.59% as on 30 September 2022 (Direct Plan)

Note - Different plans have different expense structures.

Annualised Returns

Lump-Sum Investment Returns

 Under the Direct-Growth option of the fund, it has offered good annualised returns in 3 and 5 years. However, in 1 year, it has offered negative annualised returns. It has given 20.19% annual average returns on investments since its inception, which is below its category average.

Investment Tenure	Returns
1 Year	-1.82%
2 Year	40.63%
3 Year	33.93%
5 Year	18.14%

Returns on SIP 

SIP Tenure	Returns
1 Year	5.91%
2 Year	19.31%
3 Year	34.97%
5 Year	27.04%

Portfolio

The fund has its majority of investments, around 94.35% in Equities, and the other 5.65% in cash and cash equivalent instruments. The average market cap is Rs 11,462 crore. The fund has investments in 75 stocks.

 
It has major investments in Materials, Consumer Discretionary, Chemicals, Metal & Mining, Capital Goods, Services, technology, Financial, Textile, Automobile, Healthcare, Construction, Consumer Staples, and Energy. The top 5 holdings of the fund are Carborundum Univeral, Century plyboards (India), Ratnamani Metal & Tubes, Galaxy Surfactants, and Sheela Foam.

 

Disclaimer

Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risk. Read all scheme related Terms and Conditions carefully before investing. The above-mentioned information is purely informational and doesn't guarantee any return. The Greynium Information Technologies and the Author are not liable for any losses caused as a result of a decision based on the article.