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Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund details, Fund Portfolio, Fund Returns, Peer Comparison, Mutual Fund Guidance @sahifund.com
Table of Contents:
1. NFO Open date, Close date
2. NFO Investment Strategy
3. Basic Details NFO
4. Benchmark Index NFO
5. Fund Manager | Performance Review of Fund Manager
6. Should You Invest in this NFO?
7. Invest Online
What is the Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund Open Date, Close Date?
NFO opens on July 28, 2025
NFO will close on August 11, 2025
Investment Strategy for this NFO?
The scheme seeks to replicate the composition of the Nifty Alpha 50 Index and to generate returns that are commensurate with the performance of the Nifty Alpha 50 Index, subject to tracking errors.
Basic Details
| Fund House | Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund |
| Issue Open | 28 July 2025 |
| Issue Close | 11 August 2025 |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Category | Equity: Flexi Cap |
| Min. Investment(Rs) | 100 |
| Plans | Growth, IDCW |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0 |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Benchmark | Nifty Alpha 50 TRI |
About Benchmark Index for this NFO?
Nifty Alpha 50 Index aims to measure the performance of securities listed on NSE with high alphas. It is a well-diversified 50 stock index. In order to make the 50 stock index investible and replicable, criteria’s such as liquidity and market capitalization are applied while selection of securities.
Weights of securities in the index are assigned based on the alpha values i.e. security with highest alpha in the index gets highest weight.
Nifty Alpha 50 Index can be used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, launching of index funds, ETFs and structured products.
Index Variant: Nifty Alpha 50 Total Returns Index
Portfolio Characteristics
| Methodology | Alpha based weighting |
| No. of Constituents | 50 |
| Launch Date | November 19, 2012 |
| Base Date | December 31, 2003 |
| Base Value | 1000 |
| Calculation Frequency | Real-Time |
| Index Rebalancing | Quarterly |
Fund Managers of Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund
1) Devender Singhal
Education: Mr. Singhal has done B.A. (Maths) from Delhi University and PGDM, Finance from Fore School of Management, Delhi.
Experience: Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra AMC , he has worked with Kotak Securities Ltd.(July 2007 — January 2009) ,Religare (February 2006 — June 2007), Karvy (July 2004 — January 2006), P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt Ltd(2001 — 2004) and Dundee Mutual Fund( Summer Trainee ) (May 2000 — June 2000 ).
2) Satish Dondapati
Education: Mr. Dondapati has done MBA Finance
Experience: Prior to joining Kotak Mutual fund he has worked with Centurian Bank Of Punjab, Bajaj Capital Ltd.
3) Abhishek Bisen
Education: Mr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance.
Experience: Prior to joining Kotak AMC, he was working with Securities Trading Corporation Of India Ltd where he was looking at Sales & Trading of Fixed Income Products apart from doing Portfolio Advisory. His earlier assignments also include 2 years of merchant banking experience with a leading merchant banking firm.
AMC
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd
Address: The Capital Building, Behind ICICI Bank,
G Block BKC, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400051
Website: https://www.kotakmf.com/
Registrar & Transfer Agent
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.
Address: 7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600002
Website: www.camsonline.com
Review for Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund @ sahifund.com by Paresh Gordhandas, C.A. & Research Analyst
[ A ] Benchmark Performance of Nifty Alpha 50 TRI
Performance
| Index Returns (%)# | QTD | YTD | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
| Price Return | 17.16 | -4.25 | -4.29 | 31.51 | 20.36 |
| Total Return | 17.26 | -3.95 | -3.69 | 32.42 | 21.46 |
| Statistics ## | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
| Std. Deviation * | 25.03 | 21.53 | 25.06 |
| Beta (NIFTY 50) | 1.29 | 1.05 | 0.97 |
| Correlation (NIFTY 50) | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.83 |
Fundamentals
| P/E | P/B | Dividend Yield |
| 51.51 | 8.82 | 0.28 |
Top constituents by weightage
| Company’s Name | Weight(%) |
| BSE Ltd. | 5.70 |
| PG Electroplast Ltd. | 5.55 |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | 4.82 |
| Reliance Power Ltd. | 4.62 |
| Mazagoan Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. | 3.89 |
| Firstsource Solutions Ltd. | 3.40 |
| Coromandel International Ltd. | 2.94 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | 2.93 |
| Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. | 2.87 |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | 2.83 |
Note on Benchmark Performance:
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[ B ] Performance Review of the Fund Managers of this NFO
Past Performance of Devender Singhal
| Fund | Kotak Nifty 50 ETF | It’s Benchmark | Kotak Nifty 50 Value 20 ETF | It’s Benchmark |
| 1 Year | 3.86 | 3.23 | -6.68 | 2.13 |
| 3 Year | 15.58 | 16.90 | 16.17 | 18.37 |
| 5 Year | 18.74 | 20.07 | 20.84 | 21.93 |
| 7 Year | 13.43 | 14.17 | 15.86 | 14.98 |
| 10 Year | 12.42 | 13.23 | — | — |
As on 25-7-2025
Past Performance of Satish Dondapati
| Fund | Kotak BSE Sensex ETF | It’s Benchmark | Kotak Nifty 50 ETF | It’s Benchmark |
| 1 Year | 3.59 | 3.23 | 3.86 | 3.23 |
| 3 Year | 14.67 | 16.90 | 15.58 | 16.90 |
| 5 Year | 17.68 | 20.07 | 18.74 | 20.07 |
| 7 Year | 13.18 | 14.17 | 13.43 | 14.17 |
| 10 Year | 12.38 | 13.23 | 12.42 | 13.23 |
As on 25-7-2025
Past Performance of Abhishek Bisen
| Fund | Kotak Aggressive Hybrid Fund | It’s Benchmark | Kotak Equity Savings Fund | It’s Benchmark |
| 1 Year | 5.27 | 3.37 | 6.40 | 5.11 |
| 3 Year | 17.01 | 16.47 | 13.17 | 11.96 |
| 5 Year | 20.37 | 18.32 | 12.78 | 12.10 |
| 7 Year | 14.67 | 13.54 | 10.71 | 9.92 |
| 10 Year | 12.81 | 12.68 | 10.19 | 9.36 |
As on 25-7-2025
Note on Fund Managers’ performance
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[ C ] Our NFO Review
Momentum and alpha indices have performed well in the long term but can be volatile, especially during market downturns. Momentum and alpha indices frequently churn their portfolios.
Also, at the fag-end of a bubble, low-quality stocks with weak fundamentals tend to rally and thus get included in momentum and alpha-based indices. But when the bubble bursts, they eventually crash.
Those wanting a high-alpha quant tilt vs broad index exposure can consider investing. We recommend a small amount.
Disclaimer: Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully
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