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Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 119735ISIN: INF174K01JC0MUTF_IN: KOTA_MEDI_TO_Q8UQ6CKotak Mahindra Mutual FundMedium to Long Duration funds

Formerly 1, Kotak Bond Fund
NAV ₹89.7760up ₹0.01 (0.01%)

NAV for 30 Oct 2026, against 29 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Other plans: Regular Growth ₹78.9516, 0.01% · Regular IDCW ₹48.3713 · Direct IDCW ₹29.8803

Fund size
₹1,759 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
0.74%27 Oct 2026
Exit load
None
Yield to maturity
7.92%30 Sep 2026
Risk level
ModerateAug 2026
Holdings
4030 Sep 2026
Launched
25 Nov 1999

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 30 Oct 2026

OverDirect GrowthRegular GrowthBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week+0.28%+0.26%––––
1 month−0.71%−0.78%–10 of 13−0.59%−0.7% to −0.5%
3 months−1.08%−1.31%–9 of 13−0.94%−1.3% to −0.7%
6 months+2.11%+1.64%–3 of 13+1.85%+1.4% to +2.1%
1 year+2.97%+2.01%+3.27%to 30 Sep 20266 of 13+2.78%+2.3% to +3.0%
3 years+6.81%+5.78%+6.49%to 30 Sep 20262 of 12+6.52%+6.3% to +6.7%
5 years+5.91%+4.82%+5.47%to 30 Sep 20265 of 12+5.73%+5.2% to +6.0%
10 years+6.61%+5.54%+6.76%to 30 Sep 20264 of 12+6.40%+5.7% to +6.6%
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹26,937 at the NAV of 30 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Medium to Long Duration funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 1 Nov 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+4.44%+3.27%
3 years+6.99%+6.49%
5 years+6.00%+5.47%
10 years+6.74%+6.76%
Since launch+7.53%+7.55%
Benchmark: CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
15.85%Dec 145.44%Dec 1515.26%Dec 161.80%Dec 176.10%Dec 1811.45%Dec 1913.48%Dec 203.49%Dec 212.89%Dec 228.02%Dec 239.26%Dec 246.43%Dec 25
Highest year to Dec 2014, +15.9%; lowest year to Dec 2017, +1.8%

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 30 Oct 2026SIP calculator

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,21,581₹1,21,574 after stamp duty+2.47%+2.46%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,87,835₹3,87,815 after stamp duty+4.91%+4.91%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹6,97,412₹6,97,377 after stamp duty+5.96%+5.96%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹16,81,431₹16,81,385 after stamp duty+6.57%+6.57%₹38
Since Jan 2013165 instalments₹16,50,000₹27,38,565₹27,38,519 after stamp duty+7.04%+7.04%₹38

A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 30 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year3,096 windows−1.0%+7.8%+18.4%98.6%
3 years2,620 windows+4.6%+7.8%+13.6%100.0%
5 years2,137 windows+5.8%+7.6%+9.7%100.0%
10 years927 windows+6.6%+7.7%+8.4%100.0%
Every 3, 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.91 ptsA year, on 27 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.74%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
1.65%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
1.94%0.58%1.65%0.74%Oct 18Nov 19Dec 20Jan 22Feb 23Mar 24Apr 25Oct 26
Direct plan highest 0.83%, May 2019.Direct plan lowest 0.58%, May 2022.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.63%1.40%
Brokerage0.00%0.00%
Transaction costs0.00%0.00%
Statutory levies0.11%0.25%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 27 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum top-up
₹100
Minimum redemption
₹1
SIP
Accepted
SIP minimum
Rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP dates
Any date from 1st to 31st of a given month/ quarter
As listed for this plan on 31 Oct 2026.

How Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund is taxed

Gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held; gains on units bought earlier are taxed at 12.5% when held over 24 months, or over 12 months for a listed fund such as an ETF, and at the slab rate otherwise.

IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.

Rules in force from 23 Jul 2024, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹1,799 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
69.0%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
₹6,638 Cr₹35 Cr₹557 Cr₹1,242 CrJun 10Sep 12Dec 14Mar 17Jun 19Sep 21Dec 23Sep 26
Largest ₹6,842 Cr, quarter to Sep 2013.

Assets at each month end

₹2,950 Cr₹1,265 Cr₹1,759 CrFeb 19Feb 20Feb 21Feb 22Feb 23Feb 24Feb 25Feb 26Sep 26
Highest ₹2,950 Cr, Nov 2021.Lowest ₹1,265 Cr, Aug 2020.

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Yield to maturity
7.92%Lines stating a yield: 81.65% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
7.18%Direct plan
Maturity date known
100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
Perpetual bonds
None

The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Central Government - 2055SOV, 7.24% coupon, repaid 18 Aug 2055Bonds and bills15.79%277.772,92,69,6007.83%Jan 2026
National Housing BankCARE AAA, 6.80% coupon, repaid 2 Apr 2032Bonds and bills7.60%133.6414,0007.84%Apr 2025
FRBCRISIL AAA, repaid 4 Jun 2029Bonds and bills5.69%100.1410,0008.35%Aug 2026
Power Finance CorporationPower Finance Corporation Ltd., CRISIL AAA, 7.60% coupon, repaid 8 Sep 2031Bonds and bills5.61%98.7910,0007.90%Sep 2026
Central Government - 2054SOV, 7.09% coupon, repaid 5 Aug 2054Bonds and bills5.31%93.461,00,00,0007.81%Aug 2024
CAPITAL INFRA TRUSTConstructionREIT or InvIT units4.58%80.531,04,56,431–Dec 2025
Bihar State Govt - 2034 - BiharSOV, 7.45% coupon, repaid 10 Sep 2034Bonds and bills4.45%78.3380,00,0007.96%Sep 2025
SOCRISIL AAA(SO), 7.80% coupon, repaid 28 Sep 2030Bonds and bills4.07%71.66758.20%Sep 2025
SOCRISIL AAA(SO), 7.73% coupon, repaid 28 Sep 2029Bonds and bills4.07%71.58758.14%Sep 2025
Bihar State Govt - 2036 - BiharSOV, 7.52% coupon, repaid 10 Sep 2036Bonds and bills3.32%58.4760,00,0008.05%Sep 2025
Power Finance CorporationFRB, CRISIL AAA, repaid 22 Jan 2031Bonds and bills2.84%50.015,10,9008.08%Jan 2021
Central Government - 2065SOV, 6.90% coupon, repaid 15 Apr 2065Bonds and bills1.89%33.3337,16,0007.89%Jul 2025
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIACRISIL AAA, 7.79% coupon, repaid 14 May 2027Bonds and bills1.42%25.032,5007.58%Dec 2023
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial ServicesMahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd., CRISIL AAA, repaid 28 Apr 2028Bonds and bills1.41%24.892,5008.19%Feb 2025
Karnataka State Govt - 2032 - KarnatakaSOV, 7.14% coupon, repaid 12 Jan 2032Bonds and bills1.39%24.5125,00,0007.73%Dec 2025
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 2 lines filed with no weight are listed without one.
Largest holding
15.79%Central Government - 2055
Top 5 holdings
40.00%
Top 10 holdings
60.49%
Effective holdings
13.0Taken over 81.66% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Bonds and bills75.80%
  • REIT and InvIT units5.51%
  • Units of other funds0.35%
  • Cash and receivables18.34%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Credit rating

Loans of over a year

  • Sovereign37.97%
  • AAA37.83%

Other

  • Overnight lending17.04%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month17.04%
  • 1 to 3 months0.20%
  • 3 to 6 months0.11%
  • 6 to 12 months1.42%
  • 1 to 3 years14.20%
  • 3 to 5 years13.94%
  • 5 to 10 years20.16%
  • Over 10 years25.77%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.
Largest borrower
9.01%Power Finance Corporation Limited
Top 5 borrowers
31.86%
Top 10 borrowers
37.83%

Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 37.83% of the fund, to 9 borrowers; the borrower is named for 100.00% of it, its group for 88.26%.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
4143Oct 2531513Nov 256022Dec 258034Jan 263223Feb 261022Mar 261025Apr 260020May 262103Jun 260107Jul 263203Aug 261041Sep 26
New positions
15.61% of the fund
Sold out
10.11% of the fund before
Added to
0
Trimmed
4
Unchanged
35
Traded at least
0.11%
Weight that moved
11.79%

Changes in Sep 2026

Central Government - 2035Trimmed0.81%8.16%−7.35 pts−1,35,00,000
Power Finance CorporationPower Finance Corporation Ltd.New5.61%0.00%+5.61 pts+10,000
Central Government - 2065Trimmed1.89%4.43%−2.54 pts−50,00,000
Bihar State Govt - 2036 - BiharTrimmed3.32%4.43%−1.11 pts−20,00,000
Central Government - 2055Trimmed15.79%16.39%−0.60 pts−11,00,000
BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD.Sold out–0.11%−0.11 pts−200
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
Central Government - 2055–––0.97%Bought9.58%Added7.27%Cut6.12%Cut1.51%Cut11.18%Added15.11%Added16.39%Added15.79%Cut
National Housing Bank7.24%Cut6.78%Cut6.69%6.68%7.16%7.19%7.16%7.39%7.62%7.65%7.61%7.60%
FRB––––––––––5.58%Bought5.69%
Power Finance CorporationPower Finance Corporation Ltd.–––––––––––5.61%Bought
Central Government - 205414.82%Cut12.80%Cut12.30%Cut10.41%Cut5.07%Cut4.92%5.00%5.18%5.39%5.34%5.29%5.31%
CAPITAL INFRA TRUST––3.77%Bought3.77%3.84%3.81%3.89%4.07%4.27%4.32%4.51%4.58%
Bihar State Govt - 2034 - Bihar3.96%3.96%3.87%3.92%4.18%4.19%4.19%4.34%4.43%4.46%4.46%4.45%
SO3.70%3.71%3.65%3.66%3.93%3.93%3.92%4.04%4.10%4.10%4.11%4.07%
SO3.70%3.71%3.65%3.66%3.93%3.92%3.91%4.03%4.07%4.08%4.08%4.07%
Bihar State Govt - 2036 - Bihar3.97%3.97%3.86%3.92%4.20%4.18%4.19%4.34%4.42%4.46%4.43%3.32%Cut
Power Finance CorporationFRB2.53%2.53%2.50%2.50%2.68%2.69%2.67%2.77%2.84%2.84%2.82%2.84%
Central Government - 20652.23%Added3.35%Added3.35%0.69%Cut8.35%Added7.58%Cut6.84%Cut4.34%Cut4.49%4.44%4.43%1.89%Cut
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA1.24%1.24%1.23%1.23%1.32%1.33%1.33%1.38%1.39%1.40%1.40%1.42%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial ServicesMahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.1.24%1.24%1.22%1.23%1.32%1.33%1.33%1.37%1.39%1.39%1.40%1.41%
Karnataka State Govt - 2032 - Karnataka––1.21%Bought1.22%1.32%1.31%1.31%1.35%1.38%1.39%1.39%1.39%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Risk ratios

NAV to 30 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Medium to Long Duration funds (12 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation2.92%
2.34%Lowest2.69%Average3.06%Highest
Downside deviation1.26%
0.83%Lowest1.09%Average1.37%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.32
0.03Lowest0.21Average0.45Highest
Sortino ratio0.47
0.04Lowest0.31Average0.69Highest

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 and 3 years−2.25%14 Aug 202627 Oct 2026Not yet
5 years−2.38%31 Mar 202217 Jun 202217 Aug 2022
10 years−5.64%24 Nov 201610 Mar 201719 Jun 2017
Since Jan 2013−9.92%27 May 201319 Aug 201329 May 2014

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Mar 2024 to Aug 202630 monthsModerateModerateCRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Jan 2023 to Feb 202414 monthsModerateModerately HighCRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Dec 20221 monthLow to ModerateModerately HighCRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Sep 2022 to Nov 20223 monthsLow to ModerateCRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Mar 2022 to Aug 20226 monthsModerateCRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Nov 2021 to Feb 20224 monthsModerateModerateNifty Medium to Long Duration Debt Index
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Abhishek BisenPrimaryApr 2008–––––85₹1,87,877 Cr₹29,349 Cr alone
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Kotak Multi Cap FundAbhishek BisenSep 2021+14.73%a year+9.98%+4.75 pts₹30,274 Cr
Kotak Balanced Advantage FundAbhishek BisenAug 2018+10.18%a year––₹16,608 Cr
Kotak Multi Asset Allocation FundAbhishek BisenSep 2023+14.81%a year––₹15,191 Cr
Kotak Gold ETFAbhishek BisenApr 2008–––₹14,402 Cr
Kotak Short Term FundAbhishek BisenNov 2022+7.18%a year––₹14,259 Cr
Kotak Equity Savings FundAbhishek BisenSep 2014–––₹10,423 Cr
Kotak Aggressive Hybrid FundAbhishek BisenApr 2008–––₹9,061 Cr
Kotak Income Plus Arbitrage Omni FOFAbhishek BisenNov 2022+7.38%a year––₹7,884 Cr
Kotak Gold FundAbhishek BisenMar 2011–––₹6,927 Cr
Kotak Nifty SDL Apr 2027 Top 12 Equal Weight Index FundAbhishek BisenFeb 2022+6.31%a year+6.59%−0.28 pts₹6,139 Cr
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

HDFC Medium to Long Term FundHDFC Mutual Fund19.73%5
SBI Medium to Long Term FundSBI Mutual Fund18.85%6
Nippon India Medium to Long Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund13.63%4
UTI Medium to Long Term FundUTI Mutual Fund10.97%4
Canara Robeco Medium To Long Term FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund8.65%3
HSBC Medium to Long Term FundHSBC Mutual Fund7.57%4
LIC MF Medium to Long Term FundLIC Mutual Fund5.01%3
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium to Long Term FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund3.29%3
ICICI Prudential Medium to Long Term FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund3.23%4
Bandhan Medium to Long Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund1.02%2
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Kotak Gilt FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund19.44%
Kotak Long Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund16.88%
Kotak Medium Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund8.30%
Kotak Short Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund5.26%
Kotak Dynamic Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund4.79%
Kotak Floating Interest Rates FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund4.48%
Kotak Corporate Bond FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund4.40%
Kotak Credit Risk FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund1.96%
Kotak Banking and PSU DebtKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund1.55%
Kotak Liquid FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund0.39%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts

Paid per unit, the latest payouts

  • Paid per unit
₹0.23Mar 14₹2.59Mar 15₹0.56Mar 16₹1.78Mar 17₹0.41Mar 18₹1.10Mar 19₹2.17Mar 20₹1.75Mar 21
Largest ₹2.58967 a unit, Mar 2015.

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
12 Mar 2021₹1.75197.60%₹23.0634₹21.2966
12 Mar 2020₹2.16838.87%₹24.4442₹21.2832
12 Mar 2019₹1.10294.77%₹23.1147₹21.5925
12 Mar 2018₹0.4115431.87%₹22.0188₹21.4330
15 Mar 2017₹1.77567.48%₹23.7521₹21.3280
14 Mar 2016₹0.56452.57%₹21.9873₹21.2651
20 Mar 2015₹2.5896710.50%₹24.6746₹21.1099
20 Mar 2014₹0.23041.08%₹21.4198₹21.1525
All 8 payouts since 20 Mar 2014.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 30 SepCategoryCategory: Debt / Medium to Long Duration to Debt / Medium to Long Term
    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
  2. 2022

    • 30 AprBenchmarkBenchmark: Nifty Medium to Long Duration Debt Index to CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index

Fund details

Objective

The investment objective of the Scheme is to create a portfolio of debt instruments such as bonds, debentures, Government Securities and money market instruments, including repos in permitted securities of different maturities, so as to spread the risk across different kinds of issuers in the debt markets. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Debt & money market instruments including government securities - 0-100%

Type of scheme

An open-ended medium to long term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 4 years and 7 years. A relatively high interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.

Stated category
Debt Scheme - Medium to Long Term Fund
Benchmark
CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Potential risk class
B-III
Risk level at launch
Moderate
New fund offer
18 Oct 1999 to 25 Nov 1999
Units first allotted
25 Nov 1999
Open for sale again
29 Nov 1999
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth119735INF174K01JC0KOTA_MEDI_TO_Q8UQ6C2 Jan 2013
Regular Growth100299INF174K01EM0KOTA_MEDI_TO_1B6SJRD2 Apr 2006
Direct IDCW119734INF174K01JD8KOTA_MEDI_TO_T40OSX3 Jul 2013
Regular IDCW100300INF174K01EQ1INF174K01EP3KOTA_MEDI_TO_1TT4V732 Apr 2006

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Annual report

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure