| KOTAK BOND SHORT TERM FUND
An open ended short term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 1 year and 3 years
A relatively high interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.
| KOTAK BOND SHORT TERM FUND
An open ended short term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 1 year and 3 years
A relatively high interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.

  

  
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide reasonable returns and reasonably high levels of liquidity by investing in debt instruments such as bonds, debentures and Government securities; and money market instruments such as treasury bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, 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 realised.
The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide reasonable returns and reasonably high levels of liquidity by investing in debt instruments such as bonds, debentures and Government securities; and money market instruments such as treasury bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, 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 realised.
Issuer/Instrument Industry/
Rating
% to Net
Assets

Debt Instruments
Debentures and Bonds
Government Dated Securities
5.74% Central Government SOV 8.36
7.42% Central Government(^) SOV 7.06
7.38% Central Government SOV 4.60
7.69% Central Government(^) SOV 4.49
7.59% Central Government SOV 0.70
6.9% Central Government SOV 0.44
6.97% Karnataka State Govt(^)-Karnataka SOV 0.20
8.27% Rajasthan State Govt-Rajasthan SOV 0.16
GS CG 22 Aug 2025 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.14
GS CG 22 Aug 2026 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.13
GS CG 22 Feb 2028 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.12
1.44% Central Government SOV 0.12
GS CG 22 Feb 2029 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.11
8.45% Bihar State Govt-Bihar SOV 0.08
7.01% Central Government(^) SOV 0.08
GS CG 12 Apr 2023 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.06
GS CG 12 Apr 2024 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.06
GS CG 12 Oct 2023 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.06
GS CG 12 Oct 2024 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.05
GS CG 12 Apr 2025 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.05
GS CG 12 Oct 2025 - (STRIPS) SOV 0.05
6.53% Tamil Nadu State Govt-Tamil Nadu SOV 0.01
5.28% Bihar State Govt-Bihar SOV 0.01
Government Dated Securities - Total 27.14
Public Sector Undertakings
Small Industries Development Bank Of India ICRA AAA 6.54
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 5.70
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development CRISIL AAA 5.31
Small Industries Development Bank Of India CRISIL AAA 2.44
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development ICRA AAA 2.09
Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. CRISIL AAA 1.99
DME Development Limited CRISIL AAA 0.90
Bank Of Baroda(Basel III TIER II Bonds)(^) FITCH IND AAA 0.82
Canara Bank(Basel III TIER II Bonds)(^) FITCH IND AAA 0.81
State Bank Of India.(Basel III TIER II Bonds) CRISIL AAA 0.78
ONGC Petro Additions Ltd. ICRA AAA(CE) 0.23
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. CRISIL AAA 0.04
Public Sector Undertakings - Total 27.65
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions
HDFC Ltd.(^) CRISIL AAA 6.57
Bajaj Finance Ltd. CRISIL AAA 5.12
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 4.48
HDB Financial Services Ltd. CRISIL AAA 3.27
Sikka Ports & Terminals Ltd. ( Mukesh Ambani Group ) CRISIL AAA 2.81
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd ( Axis Trusteeship services Ltd . Guaranteed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.) CRISIL AAA(CE) 2.36
Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited ( Mukesh Ambani Group ) CRISIL AAA 2.31
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. CRISIL AAA 2.14
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. FITCH AAA(IND) 1.64
First Business Receivables Trust ( Originator Reliance Industries Ltd ) CRISIL AAA(SO) 1.14
PTC First Business Receivables Trust (Series 23) 01/10/2025(First Business Receivables Trust) CRISIL AAA(SO) 0.87
HDFC Ltd. (^) CRISIL AAA 0.86
HDB Financial Services Ltd. CRISIL AAA 0.82
Aditya Birla Housing Finance ICRA AAA 0.82
India Grid Trust CRISIL AAA 0.79
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd ( Axis Trusteeship services Ltd . Guaranteed by Larsen & Toubro Limited. ) CRISIL AAA(CE) 0.79
Tata Capital Financial Services Limited ICRA AAA 0.61
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. CRISIL AAA 0.61
HDB Financial Services Ltd. CARE AAA 0.40
John Deere Financial India Private Limited CRISIL AAA 0.39
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. CRISIL AAA 0.36
Tata Capital Financial Services Limited ICRA AAA 0.24
ICICI Home Finance Company Limited CRISIL AAA 0.20
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. CRISIL AAA 0.14
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions - Total 39.74
Money Market Instruments
Commercial Paper(CP)/Certificate of Deposits(CD)
Public Sector Undertakings
Small Industries Development Bank Of India CARE A1+ 0.81
Canara Bank CRISIL A1+ 0.81
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development ICRA A1+ 0.80
Public Sector Undertakings - Total 2.42
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions
AXIS Bank Ltd. CRISIL A1+ 0.79
Corporate Debt/Financial Institutions - Total 0.79
Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) 2.26
Grand Total 100.00


Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) If you had invested Rs 10,000 every month
Monthly SIP of (₹) 10000 Since Inception 10 years 7 years 5 years 3 years 1 year
Total amount invested (₹) 25,00,000 12,00,000 8,40,000 6,00,000 3,60,000 1,20,000
Total Value as on Feb 28, 2023 (₹) 57,06,404 16,72,244 10,31,977 6,85,896 3,81,224 1,22,532
Scheme Returns (%) 7.30 6.46 5.80 5.30 3.77 3.97
Nifty Short Duration Debt Index B-II Returns (%) 7.67 7.01 6.46 6.12 5.09 5.49
Alpha -0.36 -0.55 -0.66 -0.82 -1.32 -1.52
Nifty Short Duration Debt Index B-II (₹)# 59,62,687 17,20,669 10,56,650 7,00,102 3,88,830 1,23,492
Nifty Short Duration Debt Index Returns (%) 7.58 6.90 6.30 5.86 4.54 4.81
Alpha -0.28 -0.44 -0.5 -0.56 -0.77 -0.84
Nifty Short Duration Debt Index (₹)# 59,03,176 17,10,993 10,50,435 6,95,542 3,85,634 1,23,064
CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (₹)^ 48,45,265 15,91,244 9,85,445 6,64,191 3,70,009 1,22,609
CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (%) 5.93 5.51 4.50 4.02 1.80 4.10

Scheme Inception : - May 02,2002. The returns are calculated by XIRR approach assuming investment of ₹10,000/- on the 1st working day of every month. XIRR helps in calculating return on investments given an initial and final value and a series of cash inflows and outflows and taking the time of investment into consideration. Since inception returns are assumed to be starting from the beginning of the subsequent month from the date of inception. # Benchmark ; ^ Additional Benchmark.
Alpha is difference of scheme return with benchmark return
NAV
Growth OptionRs43.742
Direct Growth OptionRs47.2862
Reg-Plan-IDCW Rs10.3578
Dir-Plan-IDCWRs13.3798

Available Plans/Options

A) Regular Plan B) Direct Plan
Options: Payout of IDCW, Reinvestment of IDCW & Growth (applicable for all plans)


Fund Manager* Mr. Deepak Agrawal,
Mr. Abhishek Bisen &
Mr. Vihag Mishra
(Dedicated fund manager for investments in foreign securities)
Benchmark***Nifty Short Duration Debt Index B-II (Tier 1)
Nifty Short Duration Debt Index (Tier 2)
Allotment dateMay 2, 2002
AAUMRs12,170.05 crs
AUMRs12,203.28 crs
Folio count24,325

IDCW Frequency

At discretion of trustees


Ratios
Portfolio Average Maturity3.72 yrs
IRS Average Maturity*0.22 yrs
Net Average Maturity3.94 yrs
Portfolio Modified Duration1.95 yrs
IRS Modified Duration*0.19 yrs
Net Modified Duration2.13 yrs
Portfolio Macaulay Duration2.07 yrs
IRS Macaulay Duration*0.19 yrs
Net Macaulay Duration2.27 yrs
Annualised YTM*7.82%
$Standard Deviation1.38%
*Interest Rate Swap
*in case of semi annual YTM, it will be annualized.
Source: $ICRAMFI Explorer. Standard Deviation is calculated on Annualised basis using 3 years history of monthly returns.

Minimum Investment Amount

Initial Investment:(i) Reinvestment of IDCW & Growth - Rs5000 & above (ii) Payout of IDCW (Monthly IDCW) - Rs50,000 & above
Additional Investment: Rs1000 & in multiples of Rs1
Ideal Investment Horizon: 1 years & above


Load Structure

Entry Load: Nil. (applicable for all plans)
Exit Load: Nil.


Total Expense Ratio**

Regular: 1.17%; Direct: 0.36%


Data as on February 28, 2023

Fund


Benchmark


Benchmark


This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*:
  • Income over a medium term investment horizon
  • Investment in debt & money market securities with portfolio Macaulay duration between 1 year & 3 years

* Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.

The above risk-o—meter is based on the scheme portfolio as on 28th February, 2023. An addendum may be issued or updated on the website for new riskometer


(^) Fully or Party blocked against Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Hedging Position through Interest Rate Swaps as on 28 Feb 2023 is 6.07% of the net assets.
***As per SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-11 DF3/P/CIR/2021 /652 dated October 27, 2021; AMFI letter no. 35P/MEM-COR/70/2021-22 dated November 25, 2021 and AMFI letter no. 35P/ MEM-COR/ 131 / 2021-22 dated March 31, 2022 with effect from April 01, 2022 ("Effective date"), the first tier benchmark index of the scheme. Existing benchmark will be Second Tier benchmark for aforementioned scheme.
**Total Expense Ratio includes applicable B30 fee and GST
* For Fund Manager experience, please refer 'Our Fund Managers'
For last three IDCW, please refer 'Dividend History'.
For scheme performance, please refer 'Scheme Performances'