Fund manager · Kotak

Arjun Khanna

Fund Manager at Kotak. Runs 6 schemes worth ₹6,535 Cr.

Fund house
KotakThey run their schemes at Kotak.
AUM they run
₹6,535 CrThe AUM of the schemes they run, as main or co-manager, at the latest month's end, as AMFI reports it. A scheme two people run counts for both.
Schemes
6 now · 21 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Aug 2024.
Experience
19 years19

Profile^{(Kotak's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)}

About

Role: Fund Manager
Studied: Masters in Management Studies (Finance), Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics), Chartered Financial Analyst
Age: 43 years
Experience: 19

Schemes now6

Kotak US Specific Equity Passive FoF₹4,661 Cr
Kotak Global Emerging Market Overseas Equity Active FoF₹1,774 Cr
Kotak International REIT Overseas Equity Active FoF₹99.9 Cr
Kotak Global Innovation Overseas Equity Active FoFJul 2021
Kotak Rural Opportunities FundNov 2025
Kotak Quality Overseas Equity Active FoFMar 2026

AUM they run^{(May 2019 – Sept 2026)}

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months	₹ Cr	Change
Sept 2026	6,535	+90.4%
Aug 2026	3,432	−57.3%
Jul 2026	8,045	−4.8%
Jun 2026	8,450	−1.5%
May 2026	8,581	+9.9%
Apr 2026	7,806	+30.3%
Mar 2026	5,990	−3.0%
Feb 2026	6,173	+3.1%
Jan 2026	5,986	+7.2%
Dec 2025	5,586	+36.6%
Nov 2025	4,089	−2.4%
Oct 2025	4,188	+5.5%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹6,535

+56.0% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Arjun Khanna ran at each month's end, each only in the months they ran it, ₹ crore. A scheme two people run counts in full for both. Source: AMFI.

Schemes over time^{(Mar 2006 – now)}

Kotak20072011201520192023

Fig. 1.The schemes they ran when, the oldest first: each from the date its fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left, coloured by fund house.

Schemes^{(Mar 2006 – now)}

Kotak

6 now · since Mar 2006

Kotak US Specific Equity Passive FoF
Fund managerFeb 2021—5y 9m₹4,661 CrInternationalTER 0.34%
Kotak Rural Opportunities Fund
Fund manager, equityNov 2025—1ySectoral / ThematicTER 0.92%
Kotak Mid Cap Fund
OverseasMay 2018—Sept 20246y 5mMid Cap

Source.Each scheme's Scheme Summary Document at AMFI and its filings at NSE.

Performance^{(12 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager: +14.19%
Beat peers: 5 of 7
vs peers: +0.91 pt
Longest run: 7.5 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

Each scheme Arjun Khanna ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund	Aug '18–Sep '24 · 6.1y	+13.42%	+12.50%	+0.91 pt	–	–
Kotak Global Emerging Market Overseas Equity Active FoF	May '19–now · 7.5y	+14.19%	+13.86%	+0.32 pt	–	–
Kotak Focused Fund	Jul '19–Sep '24 · 5.1y	+21.87%	+20.81%	+1.06 pt	–	–
Kotak International REIT Overseas Equity Active FoF	Jan '21–now · 5.8y	+2.80%	+13.66%	−10.86 pt	–	–
Kotak US Specific Equity Passive FoF	Feb '21–now · 5.7y	+21.53%	+12.75%	+8.78 pt	–	–
Kotak Global Innovation Overseas Equity Active FoF	Aug '21–now · 5.2y	+10.15%	+13.53%	−3.39 pt	–	–
Kotak Multi Cap Fund	Oct '21–Sep '24 · 2.9y	+28.10%	+22.18%	+5.93 pt	–	–
Kotak Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Oct '23–Sep '24 · 0.9y	+31.92%	+27.28%	+4.64 pt	–	–
Kotak Healthcare Fund	Dec '23–Sep '24 · 0.7y	+35.50%	+29.41%	+6.08 pt	–	–
Kotak Special Opportunities Fund	Jul '24–Sep '24 · 0.2y	+3.60%	+3.64%	−0.04 pt	–	–
Kotak Rural Opportunities Fund	Dec '25–now · 0.9y	−9.02%	−0.10%	−8.92 pt	–	–
Kotak Quality Overseas Equity Active FoF	Mar '26–now · 0.5y	+18.32%	+19.23%	−0.91 pt	–	–

Fig. 1.Each scheme Arjun Khanna ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with^{(1 now)}

Abhishek BisenUS Specific Equity Passive FoF · Rural Opportunities Fund · Quality Overseas Equity Active FoF3 schemes