Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Legally required to hold at least 25% each in large, mid and small cap. Diversified but with a fixed structure. From Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. It's been running since 6 Oct 2021.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 6 years were positive.
Price over time
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 16% 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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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Schemes - Multi Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF174KA1HW1
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF174KA1HX9
- Fund code
- 149187
- First price on record
- 6 Oct 2021 · 1,211 daily prices
About Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is a Equity Schemes - Multi Cap Fund offered by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the multi cap category — Legally required to hold at least 25% each in large, mid and small cap. Diversified but with a fixed structure.
The current NAV of Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹19.8780 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.42% over the last year, 14.20% CAGR over 3 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 16.5% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 21.0%. 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 Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
The latest NAV of Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹19.8780 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.18% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return -0.42%, 3-year CAGR 14.20%, since-inception CAGR 14.99%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option belong to?+
Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is categorised as Equity Schemes - Multi Cap Fund. Legally required to hold at least 25% each in large, mid and small cap. Diversified but with a fixed structure.
How risky is Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 16.5%, Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option a direct plan?+
Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option 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 Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Kotak Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has NAV history available from 6 Oct 2021 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,211 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.