September 16, 2025
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Kotak CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund
Kotak CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund snapshot
| NFO opens on | 17 September 2025 |
| NFO Closes on | 22 September 2025 |
| Min. Investment | Rs. 100 |
| Plans | Growth, IDCW |
| Sahifund Verdict | This NFO may suit investors with a high risk appetite and 5+ year horizon, who are comfortable with all-cap, thematic equity exposure. Conservative investors or those seeking proven performance may be better served with established Flexicap funds. |
⏱️ Last Update: 16 September 2025, 10.00 AM
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 CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund Open Date, Close Date?
NFO opens on September 17, 2025
NFO will close on September 22, 2025
Investment Strategy for this NFO?
The scheme seeks to generate returns that are commensurate (before fees and expenses) with the performance of CRISILIBX Financial Services 9 -12 Months Debt Index that seeks to track the performance of Commercial Papers (CPs), Certificates of Deposit (CDs) & corporate bond securities maturing within 9 to 12 months from the date of inclusion in the index.
Basic Details
| Fund House | Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund |
| Issue Open | 17 September 2025 |
| Issue Close | 22 September 2025 |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Category | Debt: Low Duration |
| Min. Investment(Rs) | 100 |
| Plans | Growth, IDCW |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0 |
| Riskometer | Low to Moderate |
| Benchmark | CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9-12 Months Debt |
About Benchmark Index for this NFO?
“CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9-12 Months Debt ndex” is a constant maturity index that see s to trac the performance of Commercial Papers (CPs), Certificates of Deposit (CDs) & corporate bond securities maturing within 9 to 12 months from the date of inclusion in the index.
Inception date: 6th March 2025
Asset Allocation: 100% CPs, CDs & Bonds.
• The weights between asset classes (CPs, CDs and Bonds) are not fixed and could be different during various review periods based on the availability of securities in the market and may also drift due to price movements in the securities.
Index Duration: – The index will have securities maturing in the 9 to 12 months maturity at inception and securities will be reviewed on a set frequency to maintain the steady maturity profile of the index.
Index Construction:
| Parameter | Asset class 1 – CPs, CDs & Bonds |
| Eligibility criteria | • Issuers in the financial services sector with long term conservative rating of AAA with a minimum amount outstanding of Rs. 1000 crores and having securities (CPs, CDs & Bonds) with residual maturity of 9 to 12 months. |
| • Minimum security level amount outstanding of Rs. 100 crores. | |
| • Only listed issuers shall be included in the index. An issuer will be considered to be listed if at least one security (CPs or Bonds) of such issuer is listed as evaluated at the inception date of the index. CDs are not listed on the exchanges, and hence all CDs are considered eligible if they meet the remaining criteria. |
Fund Managers of Kotak CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund
1) Manu Sharma
Education: Mr. Sharma has done M.Com and CA.
Experience: He has over 17 years of experience in fields of Fixed Income Fund Management, Operations, Finance Audit and Taxation.
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 CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund @ sahifund.com by Paresh Gordhandas, C.A. & Research Analyst
[ A ] Benchmark Performance of CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9-12 Months Debt
Issuer selection at inception
• All issuers qualifying the eligibility criteria mentioned above will form a part of universe.
• Up to 20 traded issuers from the universe will be ranked and selected based on liquidity. If less
than 8 issuers are available, then select remaining issuers (to bring the count to 8) based on the
highest amount outstanding from the universe of outstanding securities as evaluated at the
inception date of the index. If the number of issuers is still below 8, then all such eligible issuers
with securities maturing in the 9 to 12 months residual maturity period will be shortlisted. Count of 8 issuers will be ensured by relaxing amount outstanding criteria first and then the residual maturity criteria i.e., highest amount outstanding issuers or highest residual maturity of issuers will be
selected respectively from the outstanding data.
Security selection at inception
• For each selected issuer, the security (CPs/CDs/Bonds) with highest residual maturity maturing in the 9 to 12 months period will be selected from the eligible universe. The selected security must have a minimum amount outstanding of Rs. 100 crores.
No. of constituents:
(1) Maximum: 20
(2) Minimum: 8
Weighing approach:
1. Weights to the issuers will be divided equally as on the base date of the index subject to issuer cap
and group cap. ince it’s a sectoral index sector caps are not applicable.
2. Issuers weights should not exceed 15% for AAA rated issuers. Group cap of 25% will be ensured.
3. When any issuer is excluded, the weight of that issuer will be redistributed proportionally amongst
the rest of the issuers of the index subject to issuer & group cap.
⇒ Study about Benchmark Index in details (Page 183 to 184)
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[A] Review of Benchmark Index – CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 9-12 Months Debt
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Insight:
Past Performance of Manu Sharma
| Fund | Kotak Floating Rate Fund | It’s Benchmark | Kotak Corporate Bond Fund | It’s Benchmark |
| 1 Year | 8.50 | 4.72 | 8.18 | 5.87 |
| 3 Year | 7.69 | 4.58 | 7.56 | 6.93 |
| 5 Year | 6.52 | 3.59 | 6.24 | 5.43 |
| 7 Year | — | — | 7.21 | 6.42 |
| 10 Year | — | — | 7.41 | 6.33 |
As on 16-9-2025
[B] Review of Fund Managers
Manu Sharma
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Background: Mr. Sharma has done M.Com and CA., He has over 17 years of experience in fields of Fixed Income Fund Management, Operations, Finance Audit and Taxation.
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Track Record:
Insight:
[C] Final Verdict – Should You Invest?
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Sahifund Verdict:
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