Kotak BSE PSU Index Fund NFO review

Kotak BSE PSU Index Fund NFO review

Published: 16th July 2024

By: Value Research

Kotak BSE PSU Index Fund: At a glance

Type of fund  Open-ended index fund The index it’ll track BSE PSU Index  Fund manager(s) Devender Singhal, Satish Dondapati, Abhishek Bisen Exit Load Nil Taxation If units are sold within a year, capital gains will be taxed at 15 per cent. If units are sold after one year, capital gains are taxed at 10 per cent. Gains of up to Rs 1 lakh are tax-exempt.

Who are the fund managers

Devender Singhal has been managing equity funds for Kotak AMC since August 2015. He manages assets across multi-cap and hybrid strategies, and has over 22 years of experience in fund management and equity research.

Who are the fund managers

Satish Dondapati has over 16 years of experience managing ETFs, and currently oversees 19 funds in Kotak Mutual Fund.

Who are the fund managers

Abhishek Bisen is associated with Kotak since 2006, and manages 44 debt schemes.

What kind of a fund is it?

Kotak BSE PSU Index Fund is an index fund, which means it will buy and sell company stocks in similar proportions as present in the BSE PSU Index. Therefore, it is more relevant for us to analyse the index instead.

About BSE PSU index

The BSE PSU Index measures the performance of public sector undertakings (PSUs). It currently comprises 56 stocks. As of now, SBI is the largest company on the index (15.6% weight), followed by NTPC at 8.35% and Power Grid Corporation of India (6.92%).

The largest sectors in the PSU index

Sector-wise, the top three business segments – Financial services, Power and Oil, and Gas – account for nearly 71% of the total index. However, the numbers may change in December, as the index undergoes semi-annual rebalancing (June and December).

PSU index’s performance

To know its short- and long-term performance and if you should invest in this fund, we suggest you read the full story below:

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