Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market. From Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. It's been running since 24 Jun 2021.
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Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 6 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 13% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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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Fund info
- Fund house
- Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- Category
- Other Scheme - Index Funds
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF174KA1HA7
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 148978
- First price on record
- 24 Jun 2021 · 1,282 daily prices
About Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Other Scheme - Index Funds offered by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 5 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the index category — Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.
The current NAV of Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹15.8980 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -2.42% over the last year, 7.93% CAGR over 3 years, 7.62% 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 13.2% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 16.5%. 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 Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
The latest NAV of Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹15.8980 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.12% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return -2.42%, 3-year CAGR 7.93%, 5-year CAGR 7.62%, since-inception CAGR 9.29%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth belong to?+
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is categorised as Other Scheme - Index Funds. Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.
How risky is Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.2%, Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth a direct plan?+
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 24 Jun 2021 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,282 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.