Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

Corporate BondDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond fund run by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹14,791 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 7.1% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.8% a year. Its benchmark, NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II, returned 6.3% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹4,190.39; ▲ 0.04%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹3,995.58; ▲ 0.03%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 0.36%Direct0.69%Regular; 0.36%; A year
Riskometer: Moderate; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 7.1%Direct6.8%Regular; 7.1%; A year

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹4,190.39 (up 0.04% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹3,995.58 (up 0.03% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹4,190.3907

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Returns vs NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	−0.26%	−0.07%	+2.21%	+3.84%	+7.11%	+6.31%	+7.14%
This fund (Regular)	−0.29%	−0.15%	+2.04%	+3.50%	+6.75%	+5.95%	+6.80%
NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II	+0.06%	+0.27%	+2.36%	+3.75%	+6.33%	+5.64%	--
Corporate Bond average	−0.24%	+0.05%	+2.31%	+4.00%	+7.02%	+6.20%	+6.98%
Best in Corporate Bond	+0.29%	+1.38%	+3.12%	+5.71%	+7.80%	+6.72%	+7.49%
Worst in Corporate Bond	−0.60%	−0.87%	+1.72%	+2.83%	+6.50%	+5.69%	+6.41%
Rank in Corporate Bond	12/21	15/21	14/21	13/21	7/21	5/17	4/11

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 21 Corporate Bond funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. The benchmark row is as on 30-09-2026, as NSE published it.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular
2026to date	+3.08%	+2.80%
2025	+8.18%	+7.82%
2024	+8.64%	+8.28%
2023	+7.23%	+6.87%
2022	+4.05%	+3.67%
2021	+4.14%	+3.76%

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 2,113 periods, one for each trading day from 02-02-2018 to 30-10-2026.

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Oct 2018Apr 2017
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Oct 2021Mar 2020
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Mar 2023Sept 2021
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Sept 2024Feb 2023
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Feb 2026

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Category average, 21 Corporate Bond funds

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	2,598	7.9%	2.7%	11.1%	0%	7.7%	67%
2 years	2,356	7.9%	4.0%	10.4%	0%	7.6%	67%
3 years	2,113	8.0%	5.0%	9.3%	0%	7.7%	76%
5 years	1,631	7.1%	6.3%	9.0%	0%	7.0%	70%
7 years	1,147	7.4%	6.6%	8.0%	0%	7.3%	93%
10 years	420	7.6%	7.1%	7.9%	0%	7.5%	100%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	129	7.8%	2.1%	11.5%	0%	7.6%	64%
2 years	117	7.7%	3.4%	10.8%	0%	7.4%	69%
3 years	105	7.7%	4.7%	10.0%	0%	7.3%	78%
5 years	81	7.1%	6.0%	9.3%	0%	6.9%	85%
7 years	57	6.9%	6.6%	7.6%	0%	6.8%	100%
10 years	21	7.3%	6.9%	7.7%	0%	7.2%	100%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 21 Corporate Bond funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+3.84%	+3.99%
Standard deviation	1.35%	1.28%
Sharpe ratio	-1.04	-0.98
Sortino ratio	-1.40	-1.33
Maximum drawdown	−0.71% (23-10-2026)	−0.60% (23-10-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+7.11%	+7.02%
Standard deviation	1.10%	1.05%
Sharpe ratio	0.98	0.95
Sortino ratio	1.44	1.41
Maximum drawdown	−0.71% (23-10-2026)	−0.60% (23-10-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+6.31%	+6.19%
Standard deviation	1.04%	1.01%
Sharpe ratio	0.49	0.38
Sortino ratio	0.68	0.52
Maximum drawdown	−1.0% (06-05-2022)	−1.2% (09-05-2022)

From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+7.14%	+6.94%
Standard deviation	1.16%	1.47%
Sharpe ratio	1.50	1.05
Sortino ratio	2.41	1.64
Maximum drawdown	−1.9% (24-03-2020)	−2.7% (23-03-2020)

From daily NAVs, 28-10-2016 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+7.40%	+7.28%
Standard deviation	1.12%	1.42%
Sharpe ratio	1.56	1.16
Sortino ratio	2.50	1.82
Maximum drawdown	−1.9% (24-03-2020)	−2.7% (23-03-2020)

From daily NAVs, 02-02-2015 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−3%−2.5%−2%−1.5%−1%−0.5%0%

201620182020202220242026

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Category average, 21 Corporate Bond funds

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)	−1.9%	06-03-2020	24-03-2020	30-03-2020	6 days	−0.57%
Category average	−2.7%	06-03-2020	23-03-2020	17-04-2020	25 days	−0.46%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 02-02-2015, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 21 Corporate Bond funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund vs Other Corporate Bond Funds

The five Corporate Bond funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
Franklin India Corporate Bond Fund	1/21	1,409	0.26%	+5.32%	+7.80%	--	--	1.49	2.92	Compare
Baroda BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund	2/21	269	0.21%	+4.83%	+7.62%	--	--	1.43	2.18	Compare
AXIS Corporate Bond Fund	3/21	7,453	0.36%	+4.31%	+7.44%	--	--	1.29	1.94	Compare
DSP Corporate Bond Fund	4/21	2,647	0.29%	+5.71%	+7.40%	--	--	2.21	3.77	Compare
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	5/21	8,907	0.37%	+4.02%	+7.28%	--	--	1.10	1.64	Compare
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	7/21	14,791	0.36%	+3.84%	+7.11%	--	--	0.98	1.44

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Corporate Bond median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.31%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.36%	0.34%	15/21
Regular	0.59%	0.00%	0.00%	0.10%	0.69%	0.68%	13/21

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Corporate Bond funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	3.50%	3.84%	0.34%	₹1,03,500	₹1,03,840
3 years	6.75%	7.11%	0.36% a year	₹1,21,648	₹1,22,883
5 years	5.95%	6.31%	0.36% a year	₹1,33,507	₹1,35,791
10 years	6.80%	7.14%	0.34% a year	₹1,93,069	₹1,99,304

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

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₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 02-02-2015 to 30-10-2026: 141 instalments, ₹14,10,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planKotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)	₹14,10,000	₹21,53,779	₹7,43,779	7.0%
Regular planKotak Corporate Bond Fund (Regular)	₹14,10,000	₹21,07,725	₹6,97,725	6.6%
Category averageCategory average, 21 Corporate Bond funds	₹14,10,000	₹21,39,868	₹7,29,868	6.9%

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Direct planKotak Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Regular planKotak Corporate Bond Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 21 Corporate Bond fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

93.4%Debt

Asset	Fund	Category
Debt	93.4%	91.2%
Cash and others	6.6%	8.8%

Credit rating

Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 21 Corporate Bond funds.

Rating	Fund	Category
Sovereign	7.9%	10.8%
AAA and A1+	85.6%	78.7%

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 102 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Rating	Weight%
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.53%
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.37%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.18%
BAJAJ FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	2.94%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	2.64%
Karnataka State Govt - 2036 - Karnataka · State government security	SOV	2.37%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	2.02%
KNOWLEDGE REALTY TRUST(^) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	2.00%
Larsen and Toubro Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.84%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.78%
PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.68%
HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. · Bond	ICRA AAA	1.66%
STATE BANK OF INDIA. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.63%
Central Government - 2066 · Government security	SOV	1.59%
NATIONAL BANK FOR FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.56%
L & T FINANCE LTD.(^) · Bond	ICRA AAA	1.51%
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD.(^) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.42%
REC LTD · Bond	ICRA AAA	1.35%
SMFG INDIA HOME FINANCE COMPANY LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.35%
JAMNAGAR UTILITIES & POWER PRIVATE LIMITED ( Mukesh Ambani Group ) · Bond	CARE AAA	1.35%
BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.33%
BHARTI TELECOM LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.33%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.33%
EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.32%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.32%
REC LTD · Bond	ICRA AAA	1.31%
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT · Bond	ICRA AAA	1.31%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.29%
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.18%
EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT(^) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.17%
L&T METRO RAIL (HYDERABAD) LTD ( Axis Trusteeship services Ltd . Guaranteed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.) · Bond	CRISIL AAA(CE)	1.17%
PTC INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1 (SERIES A3) 20/09/2030(INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1)	FITCH AAA(SO)	1.13%
PTC SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST 28/09/2029(SHIVSHAKTI TRUST)	CRISIL AAA(SO)	1.13%
INDIAN BANK · Certificate of deposit	CRISIL A1+	1.13%
PTC SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST 28/09/2030(SIDDHIVINAYAK TRUST)	CRISIL AAA(SO)	1.10%
Central Government - 2065 · Government security	SOV	1.08%
NATIONAL BANK FOR FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.04%
ADITYA BIRLA CAPITAL LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.01%
ADITYA BIRLA CAPITAL LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.01%
TATA CAPITAL LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.01%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.00%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.00%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.00%
AXIS Finance Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.00%
REC LTD(^) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.98%
ICICI HOME FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.85%
Food Corporation of India · Bond	CRISIL AAA(CE)	0.85%
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.84%
BAJAJ FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.82%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.68%
CAN FIN HOMES LTD. · Bond	ICRA AAA	0.68%
SMFG INDIA CREDIT CO. LTD. · Bond	ICRA AAA	0.68%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.68%
Bihar State Govt - 2033 - Bihar · State government security	SOV	0.67%
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
BROOKFIELD REIT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
VERTIS INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST - NCDS · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
TATA CAPITAL LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
INDIA INFRADEBT LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.67%
ADITYA BIRLA CAPITAL LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.66%
ONGC PETRO ADDITIONS LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA(CE)	0.65%
Maharashtra State Govt - 2035 - Maharashtra · State government security	SOV	0.60%
PTC INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2 (SERIES A3) 21/11/2030(INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2)	FITCH AAA(SO)	0.58%
MINDSPACE BUSINESS PARKS REIT · Bond	ICRA AAA	0.50%
INDIA INFRADEBT LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.50%
Karnataka State Govt - 2036 - Karnataka · State government security	SOV	0.49%
Tamil Nadu State Govt - 2033 - Tamil Nadu · State government security	SOV	0.49%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.41%
Food Corporation of India · Bond	CRISIL AAA(CE)	0.38%
SBI ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND	Alternative Investment Fund	0.37%
Bihar State Govt - 2033 - Bihar · State government security	SOV	0.34%
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.34%
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.34%
NOMURA FIXED INCOME SECURITIES PRIVATE LTD. · Bond	FITCH AAA	0.34%
INDIGRID INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.34%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. ( ) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.34%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.34%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.34%
REC LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.33%
BANK OF BARODA · Certificate of deposit	CARE A1+	0.33%
HDFC BANK LTD. · Certificate of deposit	CARE A1+	0.33%
SMFG INDIA HOME FINANCE COMPANY LTD · Bond	CARE AAA	0.33%
INDIGRID INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.33%
AXIS BANK LTD.	CRISIL A1+	0.33%
CANARA BANK · Certificate of deposit	CRISIL A1+	0.33%
INDIA INFRADEBT LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.33%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.33%
National Housing Bank · Bond	CARE AAA	0.33%
Maharashtra State Govt - 2033 - Maharashtra · State government security	SOV	0.22%
PTC SANSAR TRUST (SERIES A1) 25/06/2030 ( MAT 31/08/2027)(SANSAR TRUST)	CRISIL AAA(SO)	0.18%
REC LTD · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.17%
HDFC BANK LTD. · Certificate of deposit	CARE A1+	0.17%
BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.17%
HDB FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.10%
ICICI HOME FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED · Bond	ICRA AAA	0.07%
TATA CAPITAL LTD. · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.07%
EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.05%
EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.03%
PTC SANSAR TRUST (AUGUST 24 V) 25/09/2029(SANSAR TRUST)	CRISIL AAA(SO)	0.03%
Central Government - 2034 · Government security	SOV	0.01%

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Kotak Short Term FundShort Duration · Kotak Mahindra	49.2%	54	Compare
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Kotak Mahindra	21.4%	22	Compare
HDFC Short Term FundShort Duration · HDFC	19.1%	24	Compare
UTI - Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · UTI	17.3%	16	Compare
AXIS Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Axis	16.4%	22	Compare
Tata Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Tata	16.3%	15	Compare
ICICI Prudential Short Term FundShort Duration · ICICI Prudential	16.0%	31	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term FundShort Duration · Aditya Birla Sun Life	15.9%	19	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 0.36%
Expense ratio (Regular): 0.69%
Category: Corporate Bond
Risk: Moderate
Benchmark: NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II
Launch date: 21-09-2007
Minimum investment: ₹100
Minimum additional investment: ₹100
AUM: ₹14,791.21 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 133791
ISIN (Direct): INF178L01BY0
Scheme code (Regular): 133782
ISIN (Regular): INF178L01BO1
NAV history: From 02-02-2015, 11.7 years

Exit load: Nil

Tax on Kotak Corporate Bond Fund returns

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is taxed as a debt fund: 65% or more of it is in bonds and money market papers.
For units bought on or after 01-04-2023, the gain is added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold the units.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Monthly Payout Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal	₹1,066.4772	30-10-2026
direct	Growth	₹4,190.3907	30-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹996.2705	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹3,995.5826	30-10-2026
regular	Monthly Dividend	₹1,301.6098	30-10-2026
regular	IDCW Weekly	₹995.9191	30-10-2026

About Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a mutual fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Its category is Corporate Bond. It was launched on 21-09-2007. Its benchmark is NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II. At the end of September 2026 it held 102 securities.

Fund Manager

Deepak Agrawal
Fund manager of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund, since 01-02-2015
Manu Sharma
Fund manager of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund, since 01-11-2022

See all funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

AUM change

September 2026: ₹14,791.21 Cr; −2.01% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹15,095.14 Cr; −0.50% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹15,170.62 Cr; +1.16% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

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Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

What is the current NAV of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹4,190.3907. The Regular plan NAV is ₹3,995.5826, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

The Direct plan returned +3.84% in 1 year, +7.11% a year over 3 years, +6.31% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +3.50% in 1 year, +6.75% a year over 3 years, +5.95% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

The Direct plan charges 0.36% a year. The Regular plan charges 0.69% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund managed ₹14,791.21 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT (3.53%), NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT (3.37%), SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (3.18%), BAJAJ FINANCE LTD. (2.94%), Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (2.64%). The fund held 102 securities in all.

How do I invest in Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Through Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹100. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Deepak Agrawal (since 01-02-2015), Manu Sharma (since 01-11-2022).

What is the exit load of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Nil

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.