What is the NAV of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

₹135.19 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.

What is the expense ratio of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

0.8% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.

How large is Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

₹6,384 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the ELSS category.

How risky is Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Equity with a three-year lock and a Section 80C deduction attached.

What are the 5-year returns of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

10.93% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a ELSS average of 10.04%. Past returns do not predict future returns.

What is the worst 3-year return of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

10.0% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 16.8% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.

Who manages Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

Harsha Upadhyaya, managing this fund for 11 years.

Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund

Kotak Mahindra Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedELSSRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

₹135.19

as of 6 Oct 2026

Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund is an open-ended ELSS scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund managing ₹6,384 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹135.19 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.8% a year. Managed by Harsha Upadhyaya. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio: 0.8% / yr; as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size: ₹6,384 crore; as of 31 Aug 2026
Exit load: None
SIP available: Yes
Launched: 23 Nov 2005
ISIN: INF174K01LI3

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index

Oct 2021Oct 2026

Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund

₹167

+67% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

ELSS average

₹158

+58% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

Window	Fund	Category avg	Gap
3 months	-3.55%	-4.27%	+0.72
6 months	2.62%	7.20%	-4.58
1 year	-2.13%	-2.27%	+0.14
3 years (CAGR)	10.13%	10.42%	-0.29
5 years (CAGR)	10.93%	10.04%	+0.89

No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y): 0.46
Sharpe ratio (5Y): 0.52
Sortino ratio (3Y): 0.64 vs category 0.65
Standard deviation (3Y): 15.24%
Beta (3Y): 0.96
Alpha (3Y): 0.85%
Deepest fall (5Y): -18.81%

Distance below its own peak

Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high – how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.

Deepest fall

-18.8%

Right now

-7.0% below peak

Aug 2023Deepest: -19.5%Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark in 56% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index, name shown only.

Where the money actually is

Equity

98.8%

Cash

1.3%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.

What it owns

54 positions · top 10 = 37.3%

Market-cap mix

Large 64.4%Mid 22.4%Small 11.9%Other 1.3%

as of 31 Aug 2026

Holdings by sector

Financial Services(4 in top 10)31.4%
- HDFC Bank Ltd6.66%
- ICICI Bank Ltd5.24%
- State Bank of India5.23%
- Bajaj Finance Ltd2.61%
Consumer Cyclical(2 in top 10)14.3%
- Eternal Ltd3.08%
- Bosch Ltd2.74%
Industrials11.0%
Healthcare(1 in top 10)10.4%
- Divi's Laboratories Ltd2.60%
Basic Materials8.1%
Technology(1 in top 10)6.7%
- Tech Mahindra Ltd3.06%
Energy4.9%
Communication Services(1 in top 10)4.3%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd3.41%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 20.7% vs category 34.7% a year.

Other top holdings

NTPC Ltd2.67%

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing): 24.1 vs category 24.2
P/B: 3.1 vs category 3.3
Dividend yield: 1.4% vs category 1.1%
Net margin: 16.1% vs category 17.3%
Earnings growth: 10.5%
Avg market cap: ₹1.90 lakh crore

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months: −₹158 cr
Net flow, 3 months: −₹68 cr

as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: ₹135.19 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: 0.8% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: ₹6,384 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the ELSS category.
How risky is Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Equity with a three-year lock and a Section 80C deduction attached.
What are the 5-year returns of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: 10.93% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a ELSS average of 10.04%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: 10.0% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 16.8% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund?: Harsha Upadhyaya, managing this fund for 11 years.

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Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (NIFTY 500 Index) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.