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Scheme

Kotak Special Opportunities Fund

Holds 46 companies worth ₹1,867 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    KotakThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹1,985 CrKotak Special Opportunities Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 16.6% on Aug 2026, ₹1,702 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    MARUTI SUZUKI INDA LIMITEDMARUTI SUZUKI INDA LIMITED is 3.9% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Abhishek BisenRuns it since 25 Jul 2024, as the fund house dates it. With Devender Singhal (fund manager).

Overview(9 Oct 2026)

Fund managers2

  1. Abhishek BisenFund manager · Jul 2024 · 23y · MBA
  2. Devender SinghalFund manager · Jul 2024 · 25y · PGDM
  1. Arjun KhannaJul 2024 – Sept 2024

Key facts

Benchmark
Nifty 500 (Total Return Index)
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 2.3% · Direct 1.04%
Exit load
0.5% within 90 days
Started
1 Jul 2024
Minimum
Rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter

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

What changed(17 changes)

Aug 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    30 AugRegular 2.25% → 2.3%Direct 0.95% → 1.04%

Jul 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    30 JulRegular 2.27% → 2.25%

Jun 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    29 JunRegular 2.16% → 2.27%Direct 0.8% → 0.95%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Aug 2024.

Fund managers over time(Jul 2024 – now)

  1. Abhishek Bisen
  2. Devender Singhal
  3. Arjun Khanna
MainCoSlice20252026
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.
16 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
30 Aug 20262.30%1.04%0.09
30 Jul 20262.25%0.95%0
29 Jun 20262.27%0.95%0.15
30 May 20262.16%0.80%0.01
29 Apr 20262.14%0.79%0
30 Mar 20262.15%0.79%0
27 Feb 20262.13%0.79%0
30 Jan 20262.12%0.79%0.01
30 Dec 20252.10%0.78%0.03
29 Nov 20252.08%0.75%0.04
31 Oct 20252.06%0.71%0.04
31 Jul 20252.05%0.67%0
30 Jun 20252.03%0.67%0.01
31 May 20252.02%0.66%0.10
30 Sept 20241.98%0.56%0.01
31 Aug 20241.98%0.57%–
Direct plan, 30 Aug 2026
1.04%
Regular plan 2.30% · 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 long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances. 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 special situations theme.
Benchmark
Nifty 500 (Total Return Index)

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. 1.Equity and Equity Related Instruments of special situations theme
    Allowed80–100%
  2. 2.Equity and Equity Related Instruments Other than of special situations theme
    Allowed0–20%
  3. 3.Debt and Money Market Instruments
    Allowed0–20%Holds2.8%
  4. 4.Units of Gold/Silver ETF
    Allowed0–20%
  5. 5.Units of InvITs
    Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

Holds in Sept 2026.97.2% equity · 2.8% debt and cash

How to invest(9 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
Rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter, then rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter
To add
Rs. 100/, then rs. 100/- and any amount thereafter
Systematic
SIP - Monthly & Quarterly SWP - Monthly & Quarterly STP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly SSIP - Monthly/Quarterly SSTP - Monthly/Quarterly SSWP - Monthly & Quarterly
Dates
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
Minimum
SIP - Rs. 100 and any amount thereafter. SWP - Rs. 1000 STP - Rs. 1000
Instalments
SIP - N.A. SWP - N.A STP - N.A.

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹100

Scheme details(9 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Equity-Thematic
Offer
10 Jun 2024 to 24 Jun 2024
Started
1 Jul 2024
Reopened
8 Jul 2024
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
Enabled, No Segregrated Portfolio created.
Custodian
Deutsche Bank A G, Mumbai & Standard Chartered Bank
Auditor
S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services (‘CAMS’)
SEBI code
KOTM/O/E/THE/24/05/0126