DebtShort Duration FundDirectIDCWLow to Moderate

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard

Q: What is the NAV of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is ₹16.25 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard delivered?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard has returned -0.84% over 1 year, +5.32% per year over 3 years, +4.20% per year over 5 years and +6.01% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard charges an expense ratio of 0.39% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Its largest holdings are NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SR 25C 7.44 BD 24FB28 FVRS1LAC (4.2%), STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 35559 KAR 12FB31 7.08 FV RS 100 (3.5%), LIC HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED TR- 353 7.75 LOA 23NV27 FVRS10LAC (3.5%), POWER FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. SR BS221B 7.59 BD 17JN28 FVRS10LAC (3.3%) and STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 37028 KAR 04FB35 7.49 FV RS 100 (3.0%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

It is rated low to moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 3.8% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -6.6%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of -0.31 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard's -0.31 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is benchmarked against the NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is managed by Abhishek Bisen and Deepak Agrawal at Kotak Mahindra.

Q: How is Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard taxed?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

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NAV

₹16.25

-0.14% 1D

as of 20 Aug 2026

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NAV history

-0.79%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹16.28

Latest ₹16.25

Low ₹15.7843rd percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹16.90

Scorecard

★★★☆☆3/5 vs 54 of 56 Short Duration Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Short Duration Fund (same plan and option). 54 of the 56 Short Duration Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +5.32% · ranks 21 of 56 Short Duration Funds

RiskHigh

Volatility 3.8% vs 2.3% category avg

CostAverage

0.4% expense vs 0.4% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

3-year return (+5.32%) beats the Short Duration Fund average (+3.38%)
5-year return (+4.20%) beats the Short Duration Fund average (+2.91%)
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

1-year return (-0.84%) trails the Short Duration Fund average (+2.48%)
Ranks #52 of 56 on 1-year return in its Short Duration Fund cohort
More volatile than its Short Duration Fund peers (3.8% vs 2.3%)

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

Category 0.37%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

-0.31

Category -1.15▲0.84

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · IDCW

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

Exit Load

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

23 Apr 2018

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+0.42%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+2.56%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

-3.55%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

-2.96%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

-0.84%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+5.32%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+4.20%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

Annualized return (CAGR) since the fund's inception

+6.01%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

3.79%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

-0.31

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

-0.32

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-6.62%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for Short Duration Fund — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (Short Duration Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+0.42%	+0.24%	+0.18%
3M abs	+2.56%	+1.63%	+0.93%
6M abs	-3.55%	+0.99%	-4.54%
1Y CAGR	-0.84%	+2.48%	-3.32%
3Y CAGR	+5.32%	+3.38%	+1.94%
5Y CAGR	+4.20%	+2.91%	+1.29%

Category average across peers in Short Duration Fund (55 of 56 carry a figure for at least one period), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 56 peers in Short Duration Fund

1Y return

-0.84%

Beats 5.6% · rank #52

3Y return

+5.32%

Beats 62.3% · rank #21

5Y return

+4.20%

Beats 64.4% · rank #17

Sharpe

-0.31

Beats 63% · rank #21

Sortino

-0.32

Beats 63% · rank #21

Rolling returns

Return for every possible 1Y holding period, not just today’s

Average

+6.5%

Median

+7.7%

Best

+11.8%

Worst

-2.3%

Positive periods

83.0%

88 overlapping 1Y windows, sampled monthly across the fund’s history.

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹6.72L

Absolute

+12.00%

XIRR

+4.63%

Value vs. invested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	-2.92%
2025	+8.09%
2024	+8.56%
2023	+7.31%
2022	+3.85%
2021	-0.80%
2020	+10.90%
2019	+10.49%
2018part	+5.33%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

History points

2,017

Expense ratio

AUM

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Short Duration Fund

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Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - StandardThis fund Kotak Mahindra	★★★☆☆	-0.84%	+5.32%	+4.20%	—	0.39%	₹14,292Cr
Axis Short Duration Fund Axis	★★★★★	+6.17%	+7.89%	+6.83%	—	0.40%	₹8,708Cr
Nippon India Short Duration Fund Nippon India	★★★★★	+6.00%	+7.83%	+6.75%	—	0.39%	₹7,205Cr
Bandhan Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Periodic Bandhan	★★★★★	+6.36%	+7.82%	+6.50%	—	0.36%	₹53.81L
Bank of India Short Term Income Fund Bank of India	★★★☆☆	+5.68%	+7.75%	+10.82%	—	0.54%	₹269.67Cr
Bank of India Short Term Income Fund Bank of India	★★★☆☆	+5.68%	+7.75%	+10.80%	—	0.54%	₹269.67Cr

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-6.6%10 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Still below that high — 17 days down, and no recovery yet.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is ₹16.25 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard delivered?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard has returned -0.84% over 1 year, +5.32% per year over 3 years, +4.20% per year over 5 years and +6.01% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard charges an expense ratio of 0.39% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Its largest holdings are NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SR 25C 7.44 BD 24FB28 FVRS1LAC (4.2%), STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 35559 KAR 12FB31 7.08 FV RS 100 (3.5%), LIC HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED TR- 353 7.75 LOA 23NV27 FVRS10LAC (3.5%), POWER FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. SR BS221B 7.59 BD 17JN28 FVRS10LAC (3.3%) and STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 37028 KAR 04FB35 7.49 FV RS 100 (3.0%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

It is rated low to moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 3.8% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -6.6%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of -0.31 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard's -0.31 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is benchmarked against the NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is managed by Abhishek Bisen and Deepak Agrawal at Kotak Mahindra.

How is Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard taxed?

Kotak Bond Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Standard is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.