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Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

NAVs of 8 Nov 2026

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund · Hybrid fund · Direct plan · Growth

Balanced AdvantageDirect · GrowthRisk: Very High
NAV · 6 Nov 2026
₹23.5500 ▲ 0.66%
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Fund size₹17,304 crJuly - September 2026
1-month range₹22.11 – 23.55
1 year+3.89%rank 12 of 32
Expense ratio0.80%direct plan, a year
5 years+9.48%a year

What the fund does

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation by investing in a dynamically balanced portfolio of equity & equity related securities and debt & money market securities. There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

BenchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid composite debt 50:50 Index (Total Return
Launched3 Aug 2018
Fund houseKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Fund managersFM 1 Mr. Rohit Tandon FM 2 Mr. Hiten Shah FM 3 Mr. Abhishek Bisen

NAV history

222323 2026-08-122026-08-252026-09-072026-09-212026-10-052026-10-162026-10-30

Returns

1 week
+4.89%avg 4.6%
1 month
+4.64%avg 3.9%
3 months
+0.37%avg 0.5%
6 months
+4.04%avg 3.6%
This year
+2.61%avg 2.1%
1 year
+3.89%avg 3.0% · #12/32
3 years (a year)
+10.75%avg 10.6% · #11/25
5 years (a year)
+9.48%avg 9.3% · #10/17

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Balanced Advantage average (direct plans, growth option). Over a year: yearly averages (CAGR). Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.1
2025-2.0-5.0+4.9+2.2+3.1+1.8-1.1-1.4+1.0+2.5+1.0+0.0
2026-1.5+0.8-7.2+5.9+0.1+2.1+1.5+0.5-3.5-0.3+4.9

Each month's change in NAV (the current month to the latest NAV).

What if you had invested?

Worked out from this plan's actual NAVs. SIP: invested on the first NAV of each month. Taxes and exit loads are not included. Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Risk

Volatility9.2%yearly, from daily NAVs
Worst fall-17.91%31 Jan 2020 → 31 Mar 2020
RiskometerVery HighVery High

Volatility: how much the NAV moves, as a yearly figure (higher = bumpier). Worst fall: the biggest drop from a high, in the NAV history we hold (from 31 Aug 2018).

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)₹17,304 cr across all plans · this plan ₹2,865 cr
Fund houseKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
CategoryHybrid · Balanced Advantage
PlanDirect
OptionGrowth
Expense ratio (TER)Direct 0.80% · Regular 1.88% (3 Nov 2026)
Exit loadFor redemption/switch out of upto 8% of the initial investment amount (limit) purchased or switched in within 180 Days from the date of allotment: Nil. If units redeemed or switched out are in excess of the limit within 180 Days from the date of allotment: 1%. If units are redeemed or switched out on or after 180 Days from the date of allotment: Nil. Any exit load charged (net off Goods and Services tax, if any) shall be credited back to the Scheme.
Minimum investment₹100 · additional ₹100
Scheme code (AMFI)144335
ISININF174KA1210
NAV date6 Nov 2026

Scheme details from the fund's scheme summary document filed with AMFI; expense ratios from AMFI's daily filings.

Other plans of this fund

PlanNAV1 year
Direct · IDCW₹23.5500+3.89%
Regular · Growth₹21.4020+2.77%
Regular · IDCW₹21.4030+2.78%

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth today?

₹23.5500 as of 6 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?

1 year: 3.89%, 3 years: 10.75% a year, 5 years: 9.48% a year

How does Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund rank in its category?

12 of 32 Balanced Advantage funds (direct plans, growth option) by 1-year return.

What is the difference between direct and regular plans?

Both invest in the same portfolio. Direct plans are bought straight from the fund house and pay no distributor commission, so their expenses are lower and their NAV grows slightly faster.