Kotak
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option
Latest NAV
₹17.4670
As of
3 Jun 2026
1,342 NAV records on file
Category
Sectoral/Thematic Fund
Plan type
Dividend
Structure
Close-ended
AMFI Scheme Code
148605
ISIN (Growth)
INF174KA1FH6
ISIN (Dividend)
INF174KA1FJ2
NAV history & peer comparison
All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.
Period
No matches.
Compares up to 8 funds. Click any line in the legend above to hide/show it.
Returns matrix
Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).
| Window | Fund | Category avg | +/− vs avg | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.42% | +0.27% | +0.15 | 91 / 249 | Q2 |
| 1W | -1.31% | -1.33% | +0.02 | 99 / 249 | Q2 |
| 2W | -0.36% | -0.44% | +0.08 | 155 / 251 | Q3 |
| 1M | -1.51% | -0.98% | -0.53 | 162 / 251 | Q3 |
| 3M | -5.60% | +0.91% | -6.50 | 209 / 249 | Q4 |
| 6M | -8.53% | -3.35% | -5.18 | 179 / 241 | Q3 |
| YTD | -9.04% | -3.40% | -5.64 | 191 / 241 | Q4 |
| 1Y | -2.55% | +2.11% | -4.66 | 151 / 225 | Q3 |
| 2Y | +0.86% | +1.79% | -0.93 | 103 / 181 | Q3 |
| 3Y | +11.22% | +12.30% | -1.08 | 86 / 142 | Q3 |
| 4Y | +12.05% | +11.74% | +0.31 | 70 / 122 | Q3 |
| 5Y | +9.12% | +8.93% | +0.20 | 70 / 111 | Q3 |
| 7Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inception | +10.82% | +8.52% | +2.29 | 116 / 251 | Q2 |
Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%
Calendar-year returns
Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).
| Year | Fund | Category avg | +/− vs avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | -9.04% | -2.64% | -6.40 | 189 / 237 |
| 2025 | +9.15% | +1.49% | +7.66 | 42 / 204 |
| 2024 | +13.91% | +20.10% | -6.19 | 110 / 158 |
| 2023 | +21.70% | +30.21% | -8.51 | 102 / 131 |
| 2022 | +0.30% | +1.48% | -1.18 | 66 / 119 |
| 2021 | +23.79% | +31.54% | -7.74 | 69 / 106 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
Rolling returns
Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.
1-Year rolling
+12.18%
55 windows
min -8.3% · max 37.0%
78% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.
3-Year rolling
+14.17%
31 windows
min 9.0% · max 19.1%
100% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.
5-Year rolling
+11.33%
6 windows
min 9.1% · max 13.8%
100% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 5Y windows happen to be available.
7-Year rolling
—
Insufficient history
SIP returns — historical "what if"
If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.
Period
Total invested
₹
—
Today's value
₹
—
XIRR
Annualised
Wealth multiplier
| Period | Total invested | Today's value | XIRR | Wealth multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹ — | ₹ — |
XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.
Risk profile
Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.
Std deviation
12.34%
3-year · annualised
Sharpe ratio
0.40
vs risk-free 6.5%
Sortino ratio
0.59
Downside-only deviation
Max drawdown
-17.94%
Sep 2024 → Feb 2025
% positive months
72.2%
Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window
Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.
Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund
Recent NAVs
| Date | NAV |
|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | ₹17.4670 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | ₹17.5410 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | ₹17.4670 |
| 29 May 2026 | ₹17.6490 |
| 27 May 2026 | ₹17.8350 |
| 26 May 2026 | ₹17.7730 |
| 25 May 2026 | ₹17.8330 |
| 22 May 2026 | ₹17.6100 |
| 21 May 2026 | ₹17.5310 |
| 20 May 2026 | ₹17.5710 |
Advertisement
Frequently asked questions
These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.
As of 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option is ₹17.4670. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from Kotak, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option has NAV history starting from 18 Dec 2020, a track record of about 5 years 5 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option is managed by Kotak. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.
Over the trailing 1-year window, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option has delivered a absolute return of -2.55% — -4.66 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.11%. The fund ranks #151 of 225 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.
Over the trailing 3-year window, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option has delivered a CAGR of 11.22% — -1.08 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 12.30%. The fund ranks #86 of 142 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.
Over the trailing 5-year window, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option has delivered a CAGR of 9.12% — +0.2 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 8.93%. The fund ranks #70 of 111 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.
₹1 lakh invested in Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option exactly 5 years ago would be worth approximately ₹154,737 today — a multiplier of 1.55×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 9.12%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹153,347.
A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹728,390 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.68%.
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (5-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹728,390 — XIRR 7.68%.
On a 5-year basis, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option ranks #70 out of 111 funds in the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 8.93%; this fund delivered 9.12%.
The worst peak-to-trough decline Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 21.85% — its NAV fell from a high on 17 Jan 2022 to a low on 20 Jun 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.
Across all 5-year rolling windows, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option averaged 11.33% (best 13.78%, worst 9.12%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.24 — weak risk-adjusted performance.
In calendar year 2025, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option returned 9.15% — beating the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 1.49% by 7.66 pp. It ranked #42 of 204 in its category that year.
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.
We don't give personal investment advice. Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option is suitable for an investor whose:
- time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
- risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
- goal isn't capital preservation in the short term
Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.
More from Kotak
- Kotak Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW -Payout & Reinvestment of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option
- Kotak BSE Housing Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option
- Kotak BSE Housing Index Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW Option
- Kotak Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - Growth option
- Kotak Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Payout and Reinvestment
- Kotak Active Momentum Fund - Regular Plan - Growth
- Kotak Active Momentum Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW - Payout & Reinvestment
- Kotak Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Payout & Reinvestment of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option