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Scheme

Kotak Pioneer Fund

Holds 53 companies worth ₹3,317 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    KotakThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹4,281 CrKotak Pioneer Fund's AUM at the end of 31 Aug 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 7.5% on Jul 2026, ₹3,982 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Eternal LimitedEternal Limited is 5.5% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Harish BihaniRuns it since 20 Oct 2023, as the fund house dates it.

Overview(9 Oct 2026)

Fund managers1

  1. Harish BihaniFund manager · Oct 2023 · 19y · MBA
  1. Arjun KhannaOct 2019 – Sept 2024

Key facts

Benchmark
85% Nifty 500 TRI + 15% MSCI ACWI Information Technology Index TRI
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 1.89% · Direct 0.62%
Exit load
0.5% within 90 days
Started
31 Oct 2019
Minimum
₹100

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

What changed(15 changes)

Aug 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    30 AugDirect 0.62% → 0.64%

Jul 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    30 JulRegular 1.91% → 1.92%Direct 0.6% → 0.62%

Jun 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    29 JunRegular 1.85% → 1.91%Direct 0.53% → 0.6%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Aug 2024.

Fund managers over time(Oct 2019 – now)

  1. Harish Bihani
  2. Arjun Khanna
MainCoSlice2020202120222023202420252026
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(Aug 2024 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
14 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
30 Aug 20261.92%0.64%0.02
30 Jul 20261.92%0.62%0.02
29 Jun 20261.91%0.60%0.07
30 May 20261.85%0.53%0.02
29 Apr 20261.85%0.51%0.02
30 Mar 20261.87%0.49%0.01
29 Nov 20251.84%0.48%0.01
31 Oct 20251.84%0.49%0
30 Sept 20251.85%0.49%0
31 Jul 20251.86%0.49%0
30 Jun 20251.87%0.49%0.03
31 May 20251.88%0.52%0.03
30 Sept 20241.88%0.49%0
31 Aug 20241.89%0.49%–
Direct plan, 30 Aug 2026
0.64%
Regular plan 1.92% · Exit load 0.5% within 90 days
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 capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity, equity related instruments and units of global mutual funds which invests into such companies that utilize new forms of production, technology, distribution or processes which are likely to challenge existing markets or value networks, or displace established market leaders, or bring in novel products and/or business models. 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 investing in pioneering innovation theme
Benchmark
85% Nifty 500 TRI + 15% MSCI ACWI Information Technology Index TRI

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity and Equity Related Instruments of companies having pioneering innovations theme
    Allowed80–100%
  2. Equity and Equity Related Instruments of companies other than having pioneering innovations theme
    Allowed0–20%
  3. Debt and Money Market Instruments
    Allowed0–20%Holds22.8%
  4. Units of Gold/Silver ETF
    Allowed0–20%
  5. Units of InvITs
    Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

Holds in Sept 2026.77.2% equity · 22.8% debt and cash

How to invest(9 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹100, then any amount thereafter Rs. 100
To add
₹100, then any amount thereafter Rs. 100
Systematic
SIP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half – Yearly and Annually SWP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half – Yearly and Annually STP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly
Dates
SIP - Any date from 1st to 31st SWP - Any Date of Every Month STP - Any Business Day
Minimum
SIP - Rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter, SWP - Rs. 1000 STP - Rs. 1000, then sIP - Rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter,SWP - Rs. 1STP - Rs. 1
Instalments
SIP - N.A. SWP - 6 installments STP - 6 installments

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹1,000 or 100 unit units
Minimum balance
₹1,000 or 100 units units
Switch minimum
₹5,000 or Re. 1 units

Scheme details(9 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Thematic
Offer
9 Oct 2019 to 23 Oct 2019
Started
31 Oct 2019
Reopened
7 Nov 2019
Plans
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
Enabled, No Segregrated Portfolio created
Custodian
Deutsche Bank A G, Mumbai
Auditor
S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services (‘CAMS’)
SEBI code
KOTM/O/E/THE/19/09/0057