Should I invest in Kotak Focused Fund _ Growth Option?

We don't give personal investment advice. Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth 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 lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 18.9%. 5-year CAGR: 12.99%.

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Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹27.4700

As of

17 Jul 2026

1,720 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	+0.26%	+0.28%	-0.02	12 / 18	Q3
1W	+0.01%	-0.15%	+0.16	8 / 18	Q2
2W	+0.38%	+0.26%	+0.12	11 / 18	Q3
1M	+2.51%	+1.99%	+0.52	5 / 18	Q2
3M	+4.02%	+4.43%	-0.41	10 / 18	Q3
6M	+2.20%	+2.25%	-0.05	9 / 18	Q2
YTD	+0.95%	+0.57%	+0.39	8 / 18	Q2
1Y	+8.54%	+1.60%	+6.94	2 / 18	Q1
2Y	+5.14%	+1.73%	+3.41	2 / 18	Q1
3Y	+14.96%	+12.29%	+2.66	3 / 17	Q1
4Y	+15.84%	+13.81%	+2.03	4 / 15	Q2
5Y	+12.99%	+11.10%	+1.89	3 / 13	Q1
7Y	+15.50%	+13.90%	+1.60	2 / 7	Q2
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+15.53%	+13.86%	+1.67	6 / 18	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	+0.95%	+0.57%	+0.39	8 / 18
2025	+12.55%	+3.22%	+9.33	1 / 18
2024	+16.25%	+19.16%	-2.91	11 / 17
2023	+22.60%	+25.63%	-3.02	11 / 15
2022	+1.61%	-1.51%	+3.12	5 / 13
2021	+33.46%	+31.22%	+2.24	6 / 11
2020	+12.57%	+17.05%	-4.48	6 / 8
2019	—	—	—	—

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

+19.13%

74 windows

min -3.5% · max 60.8%

93% positive

3-Year rolling

+17.41%

49 windows

min 11.5% · max 28.9%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

+18.01%

25 windows

min 12.8% · max 24.7%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 5Y windows happen to be available.

7-Year rolling

+15.50%

1 window

min 15.5% · max 15.5%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 7Y windows happen to be available.

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

12.72%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.67

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.09

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-18.42%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

69.4%

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 Focused Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
Invesco India Focused Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹28.8700	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Focused Fund - Regular Plan Growth Option	Motilal Oswal	₹49.5132	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Focused Fund Regular Plan Growth	Mirae Asset	₹24.5940	17 Jul 2026
Edelweiss Focused Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	Edelweiss	₹16.5010	17 Jul 2026
DSP Focused Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	DSP	₹55.7180	17 Jul 2026
HSBC Focused Fund - Regular Growth	HSBC	₹26.4744	17 Jul 2026
BARODA BNP PARIBAS Focused Fund - Regular Plan-Growth Option	Baroda BNP Paribas	₹21.0089	17 Jul 2026
Canara Robeco Focused Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	Canara Robeco	₹19.6500	17 Jul 2026
UTI Focused Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	UTI	₹15.3215	17 Jul 2026
Axis Focused Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	Axis	₹54.2600	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹27.4700
16 Jul 2026	₹27.3980
15 Jul 2026	₹27.4260
14 Jul 2026	₹27.2190
13 Jul 2026	₹27.3640
10 Jul 2026	₹27.4660
9 Jul 2026	₹27.1930
8 Jul 2026	₹26.9750
7 Jul 2026	₹27.5380
6 Jul 2026	₹27.6510

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 Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option is ₹27.4700. It's a Focused Fund from Kotak, run as a Regular plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option has NAV history starting from 23 Jul 2019, a track record of about 6 years 11 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 Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option is managed by Kotak. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Focused Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 8.54% — +6.94 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 1.60%. The fund ranks #2 of 18 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 14.96% — +2.66 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 12.29%. The fund ranks #3 of 17 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 12.99% — +1.89 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 11.10%. The fund ranks #3 of 13 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option exactly 5 years ago would be worth approximately ₹184,190 today — a multiplier of 1.84×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 12.99%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹169,304.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹833,574 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 13.11%.

Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (7-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹1,444,736 — XIRR 15.21%.

On a 5-year basis, Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option ranks #3 out of 13 funds in the Focused Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 11.10%; this fund delivered 12.99%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 18.94% — 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 Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option averaged 18.01% (best 24.68%, worst 12.76%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.48 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option returned 12.55% — beating the Focused Fund category average of 3.22% by 9.33 pp. It ranked #1 of 18 in its category that year.

Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth 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 Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth 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

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 18.9%. 5-year CAGR: 12.99%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Kotak Focused Fund- Regular plan _ Growth Option

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Focused Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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