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Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan
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Moderate
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0.39 |
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0.45 |
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0.40 |
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0.38 |
₹17,568 Cr
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About Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan
Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan is a debt mutual fund scheme of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Launched on January 01, 2013, it is currently managed by Deepak Agrawal and Abhishek Bisen. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.39% with an overall AUM (Assets Under Management) of ₹17,568 Cr.
Kotak Bond - Short Term Fund - Direct Plan is mandated to invest in bonds such that the duration of the portfolio is between one and three years. The fund allows minimum lumpsum investment of ₹100 and minimum SIP of ₹100.
Investment Strategy
The scheme seeks to provide reasonable returns and reasonably high levels of liquidity by investing in debt instruments such as bonds, debentures and Government securities; and money market instruments such as treasury bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, including repos in permitted securities of different maturities, so as to spread the risk across different kinds of issuers in the debt markets.
Suitability
Short Duration funds are suitable for:
Note:
Capital Gains Taxation
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Dividend Taxation
Subscribers of Value Research Fund Advisor can conveniently invest in the low-cost direct plan of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan through the Value Research Fund Advisor website.
Alternatively, mutual funds can also be purchased directly from the respective fund house’s website. For example, Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan can be bought from the Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund website. In such a case, if you are investing in multiple funds from different fund houses, you will need to transact separately on each fund house’s website.
The third option is to invest offline, by seeking assistance from a mutual fund distributor. Most banks also act as mutual fund distributors, and you can approach your bank for help in completing your investment.
The latest declared NAV of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan, is ₹59.6799 as of 19-Mar-2026.
| Company | Percentage of Portfolio |
|---|---|
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National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development SR 25C Bonds 7.44 24/02/2028 |
3.58
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Karnataka State SDL 7.08 12/02/2031 |
2.87
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LIC Housing Finance Ltd NCD 7.75 23/11/2027 |
2.84
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Bajaj Finance Ltd Debenture 8.12 10/09/2027 |
2.79
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Power Finance Corporation Ltd SR BS221B Debenture 7.59 17/01/2028 |
2.73
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Over the past five years, Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan has delivered an annualised return of 6.70% as of 19-Mar-2026.
The minimum investment required to start investing in Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan is ₹100 for the lump sum option and ₹100 for the SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) option.
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