Kotak
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option
Latest NAV
₹18.4640
As of
17 Jul 2026
1,373 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.
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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 | +0.66% | -0.04% | +0.70 | 42 / 249 | Q1 |
| 1W | +0.59% | -0.15% | +0.74 | 34 / 249 | Q1 |
| 2W | +0.70% | -0.61% | +1.31 | 65 / 251 | Q2 |
| 1M | +1.99% | +1.14% | +0.85 | 128 / 251 | Q3 |
| 3M | +1.03% | +3.90% | -2.87 | 185 / 251 | Q3 |
| 6M | -3.43% | +2.59% | -6.02 | 193 / 243 | Q4 |
| YTD | -4.25% | +0.68% | -4.94 | 184 / 241 | Q4 |
| 1Y | +0.07% | +2.39% | -2.33 | 141 / 229 | Q3 |
| 2Y | +0.46% | +0.44% | +0.02 | 95 / 186 | Q3 |
| 3Y | +11.04% | +11.53% | -0.49 | 94 / 151 | Q3 |
| 4Y | +13.62% | +12.75% | +0.86 | 67 / 125 | Q3 |
| 5Y | +9.53% | +9.05% | +0.48 | 68 / 113 | Q3 |
| 7Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inception | +11.58% | +10.06% | +1.53 | 117 / 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 | -4.25% | +1.51% | -5.76 | 182 / 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
+12.09%
56 windows
min -7.1% · max 38.8%
79% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.
3-Year rolling
+14.68%
32 windows
min 11.0% · max 20.2%
100% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.
5-Year rolling
+11.38%
8 windows
min 9.5% · 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
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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
₹
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Today's value
₹
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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
13.22%
3-year · annualised
Sharpe ratio
0.37
vs risk-free 6.5%
Sortino ratio
0.58
Downside-only deviation
Max drawdown
-17.94%
Sep 2024 → Feb 2025
% positive months
63.9%
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 |
|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | ₹18.4640 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | ₹18.3430 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | ₹18.3170 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | ₹18.2450 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | ₹18.3590 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | ₹18.3560 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | ₹18.1800 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | ₹18.0620 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | ₹18.4440 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | ₹18.4360 |
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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 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option is ₹18.4640. 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 7 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 0.07% — -2.33 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.39%. The fund ranks #141 of 229 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 11.04% — -0.49 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 11.53%. The fund ranks #94 of 151 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 9.53% — +0.48 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 9.05%. The fund ranks #68 of 113 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 ₹157,637 today — a multiplier of 1.58×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 9.53%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹154,217.
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 ₹757,581 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 9.26%.
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 ₹757,581 — XIRR 9.26%.
On a 5-year basis, Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option ranks #68 out of 113 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 9.05%; this fund delivered 9.53%.
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 11.38% (best 13.84%, worst 9.53%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.25 — 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.
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