Kotak Gold Fund

Fund of FundsDirect and Regular plans, Growth option

Data as on 30-10-2026

Kotak Gold Fund is a mutual fund run by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹6,996 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 30.3% a year and its Regular plan returned 29.8% a year.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹56.26; ▼ 0.99%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹53.18; ▼ 1.00%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 0.15%Direct0.45%Regular; 0.15%; A year
Riskometer: High; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 30.3%Direct29.8%Regular; 30.3%; A year

Kotak Gold Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹56.26 (down 0.99% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹53.18 (down 1.00% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹56.2635

Kotak Gold Fund Returns

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)	−5.33%	−1.76%	−6.74%	+15.61%	+30.28%	+22.41%	+15.24%
This fund (Regular)	−5.36%	−1.84%	−6.89%	+15.24%	+29.84%	+21.99%	+14.79%
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Best in category	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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No category comparison is shown: this fund's category is too broad to compare, or has fewer than five funds. This fund's benchmark is Gold Index. Returns of that index are not available to us.

Kotak Gold Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular
2026to date	+4.99%	+4.72%
2025	+70.95%	+70.37%
2024	+19.33%	+18.92%
2023	+14.27%	+13.88%
2022	+12.13%	+11.73%
2021	−4.35%	−4.74%

Kotak Gold 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 2,634 periods, one for each trading day from 04-01-2016 to 30-10-2026.

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Jul 2020May 2019
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May 2022Mar 2021
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Mar 2024Dec 2022
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Dec 2025

Kotak Gold Fund (Direct)

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss
1 year	3,110	9.6%	−17.8%	113.6%	25%
2 years	2,875	9.9%	−11.2%	65.6%	16%
3 years	2,634	11.1%	−7.9%	43.8%	11%
5 years	2,151	12.3%	−2.6%	28.2%	7%
7 years	1,669	10.0%	2.4%	26.1%	0%
10 years	941	10.2%	4.9%	19.8%	0%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss
1 year	154	9.9%	−17.5%	117.7%	27%
2 years	142	10.1%	−13.3%	76.5%	13%
3 years	130	10.2%	−8.2%	57.5%	2%
5 years	106	12.1%	0.1%	39.2%	0%
7 years	82	12.1%	7.4%	30.4%	0%
10 years	46	12.6%	8.7%	24.3%	0%

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. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Kotak Gold Fund Risk

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

Risk and return

Measure	Kotak Gold Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+15.61%
Standard deviation	30.86%
Sharpe ratio	0.34
Sortino ratio	0.46
Maximum drawdown	−24.1% (23-03-2026)

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 Gold Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+30.28%
Standard deviation	21.51%
Sharpe ratio	1.13
Sortino ratio	1.58
Maximum drawdown	−24.1% (23-03-2026)

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 Gold Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+22.41%
Standard deviation	18.08%
Sharpe ratio	0.92
Sortino ratio	1.31
Maximum drawdown	−24.1% (23-03-2026)

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 Gold Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+15.24%
Standard deviation	15.89%
Sharpe ratio	0.62
Sortino ratio	0.91
Maximum drawdown	−24.1% (23-03-2026)

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 Gold Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+10.42%
Standard deviation	15.39%
Sharpe ratio	0.28
Sortino ratio	0.41
Maximum drawdown	−26.3% (06-08-2015)

From daily NAVs, 02-01-2013 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.

−30%−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%

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Kotak Gold Fund (Direct)

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Kotak Gold Fund (Direct)	−26.3%	28-08-2013	06-08-2015	11-07-2019	47 months	−20.7%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 02-01-2013, adjusted for unit splits. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Kotak Gold 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
Direct	0.13%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.15%
Regular	0.38%	0.00%	0.00%	0.07%	0.45%

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.

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	15.24%	15.61%	0.37%	₹1,15,240	₹1,15,610
3 years	29.84%	30.28%	0.44% a year	₹2,18,890	₹2,21,123
5 years	21.99%	22.41%	0.42% a year	₹2,70,160	₹2,74,843
10 years	14.79%	15.24%	0.45% a year	₹3,97,229	₹4,13,078

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 Gold 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

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 02-01-2013 to 30-10-2026: 166 instalments, ₹16,60,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planKotak Gold Fund (Direct)	₹16,60,000	₹54,11,448	₹37,51,448	15.7%
Regular planKotak Gold Fund (Regular)	₹16,60,000	₹52,39,905	₹35,79,905	15.3%

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Direct planKotak Gold Fund (Direct)Regular planKotak Gold Fund (Regular)Amount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), 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 Gold Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

100.0%Cash and others

Asset	Fund
Cash and others	100.0%

Kotak Gold Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 1 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector	Weight%
KOTAK MUTUAL FUND - KOTAK GOLD ETF	ETF Units	99.85%

Kotak Gold Fund Portfolio Overlap

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

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Kotak Gold Silver Passive FOFFund of Funds · Kotak Mahindra	40.7%	1	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 Gold Fund Overview

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

Expense ratio (Direct): 0.15%
Expense ratio (Regular): 0.45%
Category: Fund of Funds
Risk: High
Benchmark: Gold Index
Launch date: 25-03-2011
Minimum investment: ₹100
Minimum additional investment: ₹100
AUM: ₹6,996.08 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 119781
ISIN (Direct): INF174K01MP6
Scheme code (Regular): 114758
ISIN (Regular): INF174K01AT3
NAV history: From 02-01-2013, 13.8 years

Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.

Tax on Kotak Gold Fund returns

How the gain is taxed depends on what the fund holds. A fund with 65% or more in Indian stocks is taxed as an equity fund: 20% within 1 year, 12.5% after, on gains above ₹1.25 lakh a year.
A fund with 65% or more in debt is taxed at your slab rate. Any other fund: your slab rate within 2 years, 12.5% after.
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	Payout Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal	₹56.263	30-10-2026
direct	Growth	₹56.2635	30-10-2026
regular	Payout Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal	₹53.1808	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹53.1819	30-10-2026

About Kotak Gold Fund

Kotak Gold Fund is a mutual fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Its category is Fund of Funds. It was launched on 25-03-2011. Its benchmark is Gold Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 1 securities.

Fund Manager

Jeetu Valechha Sonar
Fund manager of Kotak Gold Fund, since 01-10-2022

See all funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

AUM change

September 2026: ₹6,996.08 Cr; −2.76% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹7,194.95 Cr; +10.15% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹6,531.97 Cr; +1.71% from June 2026

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

Compare Kotak Gold Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

Kotak Gold vs Kotak Gold Silver Passive FOF40.7% overlap

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Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Gold Fund

What is the current NAV of Kotak Gold Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹56.2635. The Regular plan NAV is ₹53.1819, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Kotak Gold Fund?

The Direct plan returned +15.61% in 1 year, +30.28% a year over 3 years, +22.41% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +15.24% in 1 year, +29.84% a year over 3 years, +21.99% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Kotak Gold Fund?

The Direct plan charges 0.15% a year. The Regular plan charges 0.45% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Kotak Gold Fund?

Kotak Gold Fund managed ₹6,996.08 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Kotak Gold Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were GOLD1 (99.85%). The fund held 1 securities in all.

How do I invest in Kotak Gold 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 Gold Fund?

Jeetu Valechha Sonar (since 01-10-2022).

What is the exit load of Kotak Gold Fund?

Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.

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.