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Scheme

Kotak Dividend Yield Fund

Holds 57 companies worth ₹257 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    KotakThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹239 CrKotak Dividend Yield Fund's AUM at the end of 31 Aug 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 1.0% on Jul 2026, ₹237 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    HDFC BankHDFC Bank is 5.5% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Abhishek BisenRuns it since 27 Jan 2026, as the fund house dates it. With Shibani Kurian (fund manager).

Overview(9 Oct 2026)

Fund managers2

  1. Abhishek BisenFund manager, debt · Jan 2026 · 23y · MBA
  2. Shibani KurianFund manager, equity · Jan 2026 · 26y · PGDM

    Key facts

    Benchmark
    Nifty 500 TRI
    Risk
    Very High
    Expense
    Regular 2.57% · Direct 1.14%
    Exit load
    10% within 1 year
    Started
    27 Jan 2026
    Minimum
    ₹100

    Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 9 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

    What changed(5 changes)

    Jul 2026

    1 change
    1. Expense ratio
      30 JulRegular 2.53% → 2.51%

    Jun 2026

    1 change
    1. Expense ratio
      29 JunRegular 2.45% → 2.53%Direct 0.97% → 1.1%

    May 2026

    1 change
    1. Expense ratio
      30 MayDirect 0.92% → 0.97%

    Source.Its filings at NSE, since Jan 2026.

    Fund managers over time(Jan 2026 – now)

    1. Abhishek Bisen
    2. Shibani Kurian
    MainCoSlice
    Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

    Costs(Jan 2026 – Oct 2026)

    Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
    5 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
    30 Jul 20262.51%1.10%0
    29 Jun 20262.53%1.10%0.13
    30 May 20262.45%0.97%0.05
    30 Mar 20262.45%0.92%0
    30 Jan 20262.42%0.92%–
    Direct plan, 30 Jul 2026
    1.10%
    Regular plan 2.51% · Exit load 10% within 1 year
    Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

    Objective and risk(9 Oct 2026)

    Objective

    The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation and/or dividend distribution by investing predominantly in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of dividend yielding companies. However, there is no assurance that the objective of the scheme will be achieved

    Risk, type and benchmark

    Riskometer
    Very High
    At launch
    Very High
    Type
    An open-ended equity scheme predominantly investing in dividend yielding stocks
    Benchmark
    Nifty 500 TRI

    Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

    1. Equity and Equity related instruments of dividend yielding stocks
      Allowed80–100%
    2. Equity and Equity Related Instruments Other than dividend yielding stocks
      Allowed0–20%
    3. Debt and Money Market Securities
      Allowed0–20%Holds5.9%
    4. Units of Gold/Silver ETF
      Allowed0–20%
    5. Units of InvITs
      Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

    Holds in Sept 2026.94.1% equity · 5.9% debt and cash

    How to invest(9 Oct 2026)

    Buying

    To start
    ₹100, then re. 1
    To add
    ₹100, then re. 1
    Dates
    SIP - N.A. SWP - N.A. STP - N.A.
    Minimum
    SIP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-yearly and Anually SWP -Daily, Weekly, Monthly,Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Anually STP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly SSIP - Monthly/Quarterly SSTP - Monthly/Quarterly SSWP - Monthly/ Quarterly, then sIP - Rs. 100 and any amount thereafter SWP - Rs. 1000 STP - Rs. 1000
    Most
    SIP - Any date from 1st to 31st SWP - Any Business Day STP - Any Business Day SSIP - Any date from 1st to 31st of a given month/quarter SSTP - Any Business Day (Monday-Friday) and Any Business date from 1st to 31st of given month/quarter SSWP- 1st, 7th, 14th, 21st & 25th

    Selling and switching

    To redeem
    The minimum redemption amount for all plans will be Rs. 100/- or account balance, whichever is lower.
    Switch minimum
    ₹100

    Scheme details(9 Oct 2026)

    What it is

    Category
    Equity Schemes - Dividend Yield Fund
    Offer
    5 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026
    Started
    27 Jan 2026
    Reopened
    3 Feb 2026
    Plans
    Growth · Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) · Reinvestment of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW)
    Face value
    ₹10
    Listed
    No

    How it is run

    Swing pricing
    No
    Side-pocketing
    Segregrated Portfolio has been created.
    Custodian
    Deutsche Bank A G, Mumbai & Standard Chartered Bank
    Auditor
    S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
    Registrar
    Computer Age Management Services Limited (‘CAMS’)
    SEBI code
    KOTM/O/E/DYF/25/07/0160