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Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct

Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns. From Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. It's been running since 7 Nov 2014.

Latest price per unit
₹20.2689
▲ 0.01% today
As of 17 Sep 2021 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹159 gain · 0.2% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹99.8k
▼ ₹229 loss · -0.1% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹99.6k
▼ ₹393 loss · -0.1% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.81 L
Gain / loss+₹559
XIRR (annualised)0.21%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.81 L
Projected gain*+₹574
*at this fund's historical rate of 0.21% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 87 other funds in Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund

Same plan
1-year return
0.16%median 5.74% (-5.58%)
Rank #67 of 88Beats 18% of peers
3-year return
-0.08%median 6.69% (-6.77%)
Rank #60 of 88Beats 5% of peers
5-year return
-0.08%median 5.77% (-5.85%)
Rank #50 of 88Beats 4% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
2.72%median 1.16% (+1.56%)
Rank #79 of 88Less risky than 9% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-2.35%median -0.82% (-1.53%)
Rank #19 of 88Less risky than 79% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 2 of last 7 years were positive.

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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
Best year
2021 · 0.35%
Worst year
2015 · -0.26%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
2.7%

The value swings roughly 3% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-2.35%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct against other arbitrage funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year0.16%
CAGR — 3 years-0.08%
CAGR — 5 years-0.08%
CAGR — since launch0.12%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)2.02%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)2.72%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.89%
Max drawdown — 3 years-2.10%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-2.88
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-2.23

Fund info

Fund house
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Category
Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
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ISIN (Div re-invest)
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Fund code
133033
First price on record
7 Nov 2014 · 1,690 daily prices

About Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct is a Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund offered by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 12 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the arbitrage category — Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns.

The current NAV of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct is ₹20.2689 (as of 17 Sep 2021). Historically, it has delivered 0.16% over the last year, -0.08% CAGR over 3 years, -0.08% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 2.7% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 2.3%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct?+

The latest NAV of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct is ₹20.2689 as of 17 Sep 2021, up 0.01% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct?+

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct has delivered 1-year return 0.16%, 3-year CAGR -0.08%, 5-year CAGR -0.08%, since-inception CAGR 0.12%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct belong to?+

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct is categorised as Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund. Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns.

How risky is Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 2.7%, Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct a direct plan?+

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct?+

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option-Bimonthly Direct has NAV history available from 7 Nov 2014 — approximately 12 years of track record and 1,690 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.