Should I invest in Kotak Sensex ETF?

We don't give personal investment advice. Kotak Sensex ETF is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.2%. 5-year CAGR: 9.30%.

Kotak Mahindra

Kotak Sensex ETF

Unit split applied to historical metrics

This scheme had a 0.1× unit consolidation on 22 Jul 2022. Returns, SIP simulations and risk metrics on this page are split-adjusted — they reflect what a real investor's portfolio experienced (a consolidation doesn't change portfolio value, only the unit count and per-unit NAV).

Latest NAV

₹85.6526

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,454 NAV records on file

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.

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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	+1.26%	+0.27%	+0.99	45 / 280	Q1
1W	+0.78%	-0.11%	+0.88	56 / 280	Q1
2W	+0.54%	-0.16%	+0.70	72 / 280	Q2
1M	+1.62%	-0.09%	+1.71	78 / 280	Q2
3M	+0.10%	+0.82%	-0.72	191 / 272	Q3
6M	-5.98%	-1.65%	-4.33	214 / 261	Q4
YTD	-7.75%	-1.34%	-6.40	238 / 258	Q4
1Y	-4.13%	+7.47%	-11.60	211 / 231	Q4
2Y	-0.66%	+4.66%	-5.32	143 / 185	Q4
3Y	+6.42%	+12.66%	-6.24	131 / 149	Q4
4Y	+10.48%	+14.72%	-4.24	101 / 126	Q4
5Y	+9.30%	+10.99%	-1.70	70 / 90	Q4
7Y	+11.72%	+12.84%	-1.12	48 / 65	Q3
10Y	+11.64%	+12.20%	-0.56	24 / 31	Q4
Inception	+10.03%	+10.92%	-0.89	148 / 280	Q3

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	-7.75%	-1.36%	-6.39	237 / 257
2025	+9.69%	+16.95%	-7.26	87 / 192
2024	+9.13%	+15.68%	-6.56	125 / 155
2023	+19.39%	+24.57%	-5.18	93 / 133
2022	+5.51%	+3.53%	+1.99	46 / 104
2021	+22.56%	+23.86%	-1.30	53 / 80
2020	+16.62%	+12.21%	+4.41	20 / 67
2019	+14.71%	+8.25%	+6.46	12 / 59
2018	+7.77%	+1.56%	+6.21	8 / 44
2017	+25.19%	+27.99%	-2.80	35 / 42
2016	+3.02%	+4.92%	-1.90	24 / 27

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

+14.21%

209 windows

min -23.8% · max 97.1%

83% positive

3-Year rolling

+12.05%

184 windows

min -0.3% · max 30.0%

99% positive

5-Year rolling

+12.20%

160 windows

min 1.7% · max 23.4%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+11.75%

136 windows

min 5.8% · max 16.5%

100% positive

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

11.52%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.04

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.07

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-16.08%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

55.6%

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 ETF

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
Nippon India BSE Sensex Next 30 ETF	Nippon India	₹41.9552	17 Jul 2026
SBI BSE 100 ETF	SBI	₹286.8064	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF	ICICI Prudential	₹39.4292	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Nifty 50 Exchange Traded Fund	Invesco	₹2,787.8582	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN BSE Sensex ETF	Bandhan	₹849.4533	17 Jul 2026
Quantum Index Fund	Quantum	₹267.5912	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE Sensex ETF	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹78.7153	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Nifty 100 ETF	Motilal Oswal	₹25.4679	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset BSE 500 Dividend Leaders 50 ETF	Mirae Asset	₹35.1401	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Nifty 50 ETF	Kotak	₹269.7629	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹85.6526
16 Jul 2026	₹84.5843
15 Jul 2026	₹84.5831
14 Jul 2026	₹84.4299
13 Jul 2026	₹85.0430
10 Jul 2026	₹84.9930
9 Jul 2026	₹84.0876
8 Jul 2026	₹83.8224
7 Jul 2026	₹85.6533
6 Jul 2026	₹85.7626

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 Sensex ETF is ₹85.6526. It's a ETF from Kotak Mahindra, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Kotak Sensex ETF has NAV history starting from 12 Jun 2008, a track record of about 18 years 1 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

Kotak Sensex ETF is managed by Kotak Mahindra. It's classified by AMFI under the 'ETF' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Kotak Sensex ETF has delivered a absolute return of -4.13% — -11.6 pp behind the ETF category average of 7.47%. The fund ranks #211 of 231 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Kotak Sensex ETF has delivered a CAGR of 6.42% — -6.24 pp behind the ETF category average of 12.66%. The fund ranks #131 of 149 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Kotak Sensex ETF has delivered a CAGR of 9.30% — -1.7 pp behind the ETF category average of 10.99%. The fund ranks #70 of 90 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Kotak Sensex ETF exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹300,788 today — a multiplier of 3.01×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 11.64%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹316,224.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Kotak Sensex ETF over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹707,938 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 6.55%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Kotak Sensex ETF = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,132,853 (multiplier 1.78×). XIRR: 11.07%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Kotak Sensex ETF ranks #70 out of 90 funds in the ETF category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 10.99%; this fund delivered 9.30%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Kotak Sensex ETF has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.18% — its NAV fell from a high on 18 Oct 2021 to a low on 17 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 Sensex ETF averaged 12.20% (best 23.35%, worst 1.73%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.23 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Kotak Sensex ETF returned 9.69% — lagging the ETF category average of 16.95% by 7.26 pp. It ranked #87 of 192 in its category that year.

Kotak Sensex ETF doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. Kotak Sensex ETF is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.2%. 5-year CAGR: 9.30%.

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