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Debt Scheme - Ultra Short Duration Fund

Kotak Ultra Short Term Fund

Direct Plan · Growth · Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

Risk: Moderate Risk ★★★★★ Morningstar
52W Low ₹45.72 6 Oct 2025 52W High ₹48.69 6 Oct 2026
₹48.6898 NAV as of 7 Oct 2026 +0.01% day change
ISININF174K01JP2
Scheme Code119750
StructureOpen Ended Schemes
Fund HouseKotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited.
AUM (avg. July - September 2026)₹13,019.05 Cr
Expense Ratio (as of 22 Sept 2026)0.36%
Min. Investment₹5,000
Inception Date7 Oct 2008
BenchmarkNifty Ultra Short Duration Debt Index A-I · -
Portfolio Turnover182.03%
NFO Period02-Aug-2004 – 10-Aug-2004

Returns

1Y +6.48%
3Y +7.21%
5Y +6.62%
7Y +6.25%
10Y +6.69%
Since Inception +7.37%

Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.

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Rank in Category

PeriodThis FundCategory Avg.Rank
1W +0.16% +0.13% 15 of 27
1M +0.44% +0.24% 15 of 27
3M +1.53% +1.03% 13 of 26
6M +3.39% +2.47% 15 of 26
YTD +4.97% +3.33% 12 of 27
1Y +6.48% +4.36% 11 of 26
2Y +7.03% +4.84% 11 of 25
3Y +7.21% +4.85% 10 of 24
5Y +6.62% +4.43% 9 of 23
7Y +6.25% +4.08% 7 of 18
10Y +6.69% +3.94% 3 of 11
INCEPTION +7.37% — —

Ranked among: Debt Scheme - Ultra Short Duration Fund.

Rolling Returns

PeriodAverageBestWorstPositive PeriodsConsistency
3M +1.80% +3.43% +0.45% 100% 41%
6M +3.62% +5.63% +1.71% 100% 41%
1Y +7.36% +10.68% +3.59% 100% 43%
2Y +7.29% +10.12% +3.94% 100% 43%
3Y +7.17% +9.63% +4.87% 100% 43%
5Y +6.98% +8.71% +5.92% 100% 43%
7Y +7.00% +8.53% +6.26% 100% 43%
10Y +7.08% +7.43% +6.69% 100% 43%

Rolling returns show the average, best and worst outcome an investor would have seen entering at any point in the window.

NAV History

AUM Trend (₹ Cr, quarterly average)

Expense Ratio Trend

Portfolio · Aug 2026

Asset Allocation

  • Equity0.00%
  • Debt93.07%
  • Cash1.87%
  • Other5.06%

Market Cap Split

  • Large Cap0.00%
  • Mid Cap0.00%
  • Small Cap0.00%
  • Others100.00%
Holdings113
Top 5 Stocks0.00%
Top 10 Stocks0.00%
Top 3 Sectors0.00%

Holdings · Aug 2026

HoldingSectorWeightChange (1M)
AXIS BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 4.31% —
BANK OF BARODA** Money Market 3.65% —
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT(^) Debt 3.61% —
182TB11227 SOV 3.21% —
SDL TN 6.54% 2029 SOV 2.79% —
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 2.22% —
MANKIND PHARMA LTD Debt 1.88% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.(^)** Debt 1.87% —
SDL MH 6.9% 2030 SOV 1.87% —
Triparty Repo Reverse Repo / TREPS 1.87% —
INDUSIND BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 1.84% —
MINDSPACE BUSINESS PARKS REIT(^)** Money Market 1.78% —
HDFC BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 1.68% —
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT(^) Money Market 1.53% —
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK Money Market 1.52% —
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SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 1.52% —
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA(^) Money Market 1.52% —
HDFC BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 1.52% —
YES BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 1.51% —
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK(^)** Money Market 1.37% —
RKST-7.66%-28-9-28-PTC Debt 1.28% —
VEDANTA LTD. Debt 1.26% —
TATA PROJECTS LTD.** Debt 1.26% —
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT(^) Debt 1.25% —
POONAWALLA FINCORP LIMITED(^)** Debt 1.25% —
TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.(^)** Debt 1.25% —
BHARTI TELECOM LTD.(^)** Debt 1.23% —
364TB11227 SOV 1.22% —
PUNJAB & SIND BANK(^)** Money Market 1.21% —
HDFC BANK LTD.(^) Money Market 1.21% —
ADANI POWER LTD(^)** Debt 1.18% —
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 1.17% —
Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) Money Market 1.15% —
PIRAMAL FINANCE LTD(^)** Debt 1.10% —
BANK OF BARODA(^) Money Market 1.07% —
HDFC BANK LTD.** Money Market 1.07% —
Madhya Pradesh State Govt - 2027 - Madhya Pradesh SOV 0.95% —
360 ONE PRIME LTD.** Debt 0.94% —
NUVAMA WEALTH FINANCE LIMITED(^)** Debt 0.94% —
THDCL-15-01-27-CP Money Market 0.92% —
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT(^) Money Market 0.91% —
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT** Money Market 0.91% —
IIFL FINANCE LIMITED(^)** Money Market 0.91% —
FEDERAL BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 0.89% —
TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.** Money Market 0.89% —
MANKIND PHARMA LTD(^)** Debt 0.78% —
ICICI HOME FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED** Debt 0.78% —
FEDERAL BANK LTD.(^)** Money Market 0.76% —
IIFL FINANCE LIMITED(^)** Money Market 0.76% —
JUBILANT BEVCO LIMITED ( Axis Trustee Services Limited step up or down 25 bps for every rating chang) (^)** Debt 0.70% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.(^)** Debt 0.63% —
EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT** Debt 0.63% —
360 ONE PRIME LTD.** Debt 0.63% —
SDL GJ 6.04% 2026 SOV 0.63% —
364 DAYS TREASURY BILL 10/09/2026 SOV 0.63% —
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.** Debt 0.62% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Debt 0.62% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Debt 0.62% —
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD.(^)** Debt 0.62% —
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.(^)** Debt 0.62% —
Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited** Money Market 0.62% —
CANARA BANK Money Market 0.61% —
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 0.61% —
INDUSIND BANK LTD.** Money Market 0.61% —
HDFC BANK LTD.** Money Market 0.61% —
CANARA BANK(^)** Money Market 0.61% —
UNION BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 0.61% —
MFL-3-12-26-CP Money Market 0.61% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Money Market 0.61% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Money Market 0.60% —
AXIS SECURITIES LIMITED** Debt 0.60% —
BIRLA GROUP HOLDING PRIVATE LIMITED** Money Market 0.60% —
Tamil Nadu State Govt - 2026 - Tamil Nadu SOV 0.47% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Debt 0.46% —
CANARA BANK** Money Market 0.46% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Money Market 0.45% —
EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT(^)** Money Market 0.45% —
CHOLAMANDALAM SECURITIES LIMITED** Debt 0.42% —
BHARTI TELECOM LTD.(^)** Debt 0.38% —
VEDANTA LTD. ( Axis Trustee Services Ltd.) (^) Debt 0.32% —
LGS-9.1%-20-1-28-PTC Debt 0.32% —
Central Government - 2028 SOV 0.32% —
Karnataka State Govt - 2027 - Karnataka SOV 0.32% —
Bihar State Govt - 2027 - Bihar SOV 0.32% —
TATA CAPITAL LTD.** Debt 0.31% —
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD.(^)** Debt 0.31% —
GODREJ SEEDS AND GENETICS LTD. ( ) ** Debt 0.31% —
GODREJ SEEDS AND GENETICS LTD. ( ) (^)** Debt 0.31% —
GODREJ SEEDS AND GENETICS LTD. ( ) (^)** Debt 0.31% —
GODREJ SEEDS AND GENETICS LTD. ( ) (^)** Debt 0.31% —
LGS9-9.11%-20-8-27-PTC Debt 0.31% —
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK Money Market 0.30% —
CANARA BANK** Money Market 0.30% —
BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 0.30% —
UNION BANK OF INDIA Money Market 0.30% —
CANARA BANK Money Market 0.30% —
HDFC BANK LTD.** Money Market 0.30% —
BANK OF BARODA(^)** Money Market 0.30% —
MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.** Money Market 0.30% —
CREDILA FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT LTD(^)** Money Market 0.30% —
SBI ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND Alternative Investment Fund 0.30% —
GODREJ SEEDS AND GENETICS LTD. ( ) (^)** Debt 0.28% —
757GUJSDL26 SOV 0.28% —
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD. Debt 0.16% —
GODREJ PROPERTIES LIMITED(^)** Debt 0.16% —
GODREJ INDUSTRIES LTD ( ) ** Debt 0.16% —
GS17DEC26C SOV 0.16% —
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD.** Debt 0.15% —
BANK OF BARODA Money Market 0.15% —
HDFC BANK LTD. Money Market 0.15% —
CANARA BANK** Money Market 0.15% —
BANK OF BARODA** Money Market 0.15% —
UNION BANK OF INDIA** Money Market 0.15% —
GODREJ INDUSTRIES LTD ( ) ** Debt 0.09% —
360 ONE PRIME LTD.** Money Market 0.06% —
GODREJ FINANCE LTD** Debt 0.03% —
HDFC BANK LTD.** Money Market 0.03% —
Rajasthan State Govt - 2026 - Rajasthan SOV 0.01% —

Risk Metrics

Standard Deviation

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 0.37 0.73 Low Volatility
3Y 0.48 0.57 Low Volatility
5Y 0.54 0.63 Low Volatility
What is this?

Risk as measured by standard deviation is a statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of data points relative to its mean (average).

Sharpe Ratio

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 1.22 0.68 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
3Y 1.72 0.88 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
5Y 1.32 0.28 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
What is this?

Higher the value means that fund has been able to give better returns for the amount of risk taken. It helps investors understand the return of an investment compared to its risk, showing whether the returns are due to intelligent investing or simply taking on excess risk. It is calculated by subtracting the risk-free return, defined as an Indian Government Bond, from the fund's returns, and then dividing by the standard deviation of returns.

Sortino Ratio

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 2.62 2.09 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
3Y 4.08 2.60 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
5Y 2.71 0.91 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
What is this?

The Sortino Ratio is a financial metric used to measure the risk-adjusted return of an investment. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio but with a key difference; it only considers downside risk (the risk of negative returns), rather than total volatility. This means it focuses on how well an investment performs relative to the volatility that leads to losses, ignoring the volatility that results in gains. The idea is that investors are primarily concerned with minimizing losses, and positive volatility is generally seen as a good thing.

Beta

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 1.25 1.17 Poor Risk Adjusted Returns
3Y 1.17 1.06 Poor Risk Adjusted Returns
5Y 1.14 1.05 Poor Risk Adjusted Returns
What is this?

This value gives idea about how volatile fund performance has been compared to similar funds in the market. Lower beta implies the fund gives more predictable performance compared to similar funds in the market.

Compare With Peers

Scheme 1Y3Y5YSince Inception
Mirae Asset Ultra Short-Term Fund
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Franklin India Ultra Short Term Fund
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+6.49% — — +7.19%
Baroda BNP Paribas Ultra Short Term Fund
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HSBC Ultra Short Term Fund
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+6.40% +7.00% +6.34% +5.87%
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund
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+6.38% +7.22% +6.59% +6.64%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Ultra Short Term Fund
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+6.31% +7.24% +6.58% +7.66%
BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND
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+6.27% +6.96% +6.30% +6.24%
SBI ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND
Regular Plan · Growth
+6.20% +6.94% +6.28% +7.13%
Nippon India Ultra Short Term Fund
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+6.18% +6.79% +6.21% +5.79%
Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
+6.16% +6.88% +6.11% +7.01%

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About This Scheme

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate returns through investments in debt and money market instruments with a view to reduce the interest rate risk. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Stated Asset Allocation

Debt & Money market instruments including government securities - 0 to 100% - Low to Medium

Exit Load

Nil

Fund Managers

FM 1 Mr. Deepak Agrawal, FM2 Mr. Manu Sharma

FM 1 Primary, FM 2 Primary

Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Data is sourced from AMFI and fund houses via FinAPI and may lag official figures.

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