ABOUT OUR FUND MANAGERS

Name: Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya
Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya manages 3 funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan. Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund (Aug 4, '12), Kotak Standard Multicap Fund (Aug 4, '12), Kotak Tax Saver (Aug. 25,'15).
Business Experience
Mr. Harsha has nearly two decades of rich experience spread over Equity Research and Fund Management. His prior stints have been with companies such as DSP BlackRock, UTI Asset Management, Reliance Group and SG Asia Securities. Mr. Harsha is a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from National Institute of Technology, Suratkal, a Post Graduate in Management (Finance) from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute.

Kotak Tax Saver Scheme - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty 500 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 23/11/2005. Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya has been managing the fund since 25/08/2015.
Kotak Standard Multicap Fund - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak Select Focus Fund), *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty 200 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 11/09/2009. Mr . Harsha Upadhyaya has been managing the fund since 04/08/2012.
Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak Opportunities), *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty 200 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 09/09/2004. Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya has been managing the fund since 04/08/2012.
TRI - Total Return Index. In terms of SEBI circular dated January 4, 2018, the performance of the scheme is benchmarked to the Total Return variant (TRI) of the Benchmark Index instead of Price Return Variant (PRI).

Name: Mr. Harish Krishnan
Mr. Harish Krishnan manages 4 funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan. Kotak Bluechip Fund (Jan 01, '14), Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund (Jan31,'15), Kotak India Growth Fund Series 5 (May15,'18), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund (July13,'18)
Business Experience
Mr. Harish has a decade of experience spread over Equity Research and Fund Management. Prior to joining Kotak Mutual Fund, he was based out of Singapore and Dubai, managing Kotak's offshore funds.
Mr. Harish has also worked at Infosys Technologies Ltd in his earlier stint. He is a Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Communications) from Government Engineering College, Trichur, a post Graduate in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and a Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute

Kotak Bluechip Fund - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak 50), *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty 50 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 29/12/1998. Mr. Harish Krishnan has been managing the fund since 15/11/2013.
Kotak Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - India Infrastructure Index (Customised Index by IISL), Scheme Inception date is 25/02/2008. Mr. Harish Krishnan has been managing the fund since 31/01/2015.
TRI - Total Return Index. In terms of SEBI circular dated January 4, 2018, the performance of the scheme is benchmarked to the Total Return variant (TRI) of the Benchmark Index instead of Price Return Variant (PRI).
For Kotak Bluechip Fund : As TRI data is not available since inception of the scheme, benchmark performance is calculated using composite CAGR of S&P BSE Sensex PRI values from 29th Dec 1998 to to 31st May 2007 and TRI Values from 31st May 2007 to 31st Jan 2018.

Name: Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal
Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal manages 3 funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan. Kotak Small Cap Fund (Jan. 21,'10) , Kotak Emerging Equity (May 27,'10), Kotak Equity Hybrid (Aug. 25,'15)
Business Experience
Mr. Pankaj is a graduate in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and holds a Master's degree in Finance from Manchester University. He has been associated with the mutual fund industry since 2003 where he has managed several debt and equity schemes. He has been a part of the organization since January 2010. Mr. Pankaj's earlier stint was with Principal Mutual Fund.

Kotak Equity Hybrid - Dividend (Erstwhile Kotak Balance), *Name of the Benchmark - NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 70:30 Index, Scheme Inception date is 25/11/1999. Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal has been managing the fund since 25/08/2015. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 15/04/2008.
Kotak Emerging Equity - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty Midcap 100 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 30/03/2007. Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal has been managing the fund since 27/05/2010.
Kotak Smallcap Fund - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak Midcap), *Name of the Benchmark - NIFTY Smallcap 50 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 24/02/2005. Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal has been managing the fund since 21/01/2010.
TRI - Total Return Index. In terms of SEBI circular dated January 4, 2018, the performance of the scheme is benchmarked to the Total Return variant (TRI) of the Benchmark Index instead of Price Return Variant (PRI).
For Kotak Equity Hybrid: The debt component of the index is TRI since inception. For equity component of the index, as TRI data is not available since inception of the scheme, benchmark performance is calculated using composite CAGR of S&P BSE 200 PRI values series is used till 31st July 2006 and TRI values is used since 1st Aug 2006.

Name: Mr. Deepak Gupta
Mr. Deepak Gupta manages 14 funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan. Kotak Equity Arbitrage (Sept.1,'08), Kotak Asset Allocator Fund (Sept.1,'08), Kotak Global Emerging Market Fund (Apr.4,'11), (Dedicated fund manager for over seas investment), Kotak Equity Hybrid (Aug. 25,'15), Kotak Equity Savings Fund (Oct. 13, '14), Kotak World Gold Fund (Jan.31,'15), Kotak US Equity Fund (Jan.31,'15), Kotak PSU Bank ETF (Nov. 8, '07), Kotak SENSEX ETF (Jun. 6, '08), Kotak NIFTY ETF (Feb. 8, '10), Kotak Banking ETF (Dec. 11, '14), Kotak India EQ Contra Fund (Jan. 1, '17), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund (July13,'18)
Business Experience
Mr. Deepak has almost 10 years of experience in the mutual fund industry. He had joined the Equity Fund Management team as a research analyst. He is now an Equity Fund Manager. Mr. Deepak is a Graduate in Commerce from Mumbai University. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Cost Accountant and has cleared the AIMR CFA Level 3.

Kotak NV20 ETF - *Name of the Benchmark Nifty 50 Value 20 TRI, Scheme Inception date is 01/12/2015. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 08/12/2015.
Kotak US Equity Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - S&P 500 International Total Return Net Index, Scheme Inception date is 20/12/2013. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 01/02/2015.
Kotak Banking ETF, *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty Bank TRI, Scheme Inception date is 10/12/2014. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 24/11/2014.
Kotak World Gold Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - Financial Times Gold Mines Total - Price, Scheme Inception date is 06/06/2008. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 01/02/2015.
Kotak PSU Bank ETF, *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty PSU Bank TRI , Scheme Inception date is 08/11/2007. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 25/02/2011.
Kotak Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - MSCI Emerging Market index, Scheme Inception date is 26/09/2007. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 04/04/2011(Dedicated fund manager for overseas investment) and Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 04/04/2011.
Kotak PSU Bank ETF, *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty PSU Bank TRI , Scheme Inception date is 08/11/2007. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 25/02/2011.
TRI - Total Return Index. In terms of SEBI circular dated January 4, 2018, the performance of the scheme is benchmarked to the Total Return variant (TRI) of the Benchmark Index instead of Price Return Variant (PRI).

Name: Mr. Abhishek Bisen
Mr. Abhishek Bisen manages 8 funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan.
Kotak Equity Hybrid (Apr. 15, 2008), Kotak Debt Hybrid (Apr. 15, '08), Kotak Bond (Regular Plan) (Apr. 15, '08), Kotak Gilt Investment (Regular & PF-Trust) (Apr. 15, '08), Kotak Equity Savings Fund (Oct. 13, '14), Kotak Gold ETF (Jul. 27, '07), Kotak Gold Fund (Mar. 25, '11), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund (July13,'18)
Business Experience
Mr. Abhishek has been associated with the company since October 2006 and his key responsibilities include fund management of debt schemes. Prior to joining Kotak AMC, Me, Abhishek 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. He has been awarded twice as one of the Highly Commended Investors in Indian Rupees Bonds from the Asset magazine Hong Kong. His educational background is B.A (Management) and MBA (Finance).

Kotak Gold Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - Price of Gold, Scheme Inception date is 25/03/2011. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 04/03/2011.
Kotak Gilt - Investment - Regular - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark -NIFTY All Duration G-Sec Index, Scheme Inception date is 29/12/1998. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 15/04/2008. Kotak Gold ETF, *Name of the Benchmark - Price of Gold, Scheme Inception date is 27/07/2007. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 01/08/2008.
Kotak Debt Hybrid - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak Monthly Income Plan), *Name of the Benchmark - CRISIL Hybrid 85+15 - Conservative Index, Scheme Inception date is 02/12/2003. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 01/04/2008. Mr. Devender Singhal has been managing the fund since 25/08/2015.
Kotak Equity Hybrid (Erstwhile Kotak Balance), *Name of the Benchmark - NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 70:30 Index, Scheme Inception date is 25/11/1999. Mr. Pankaj Tibrewal has been managing the fund since 25/08/2015. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 15/04/2008.
Kotak Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - MSCI Emerging Market index, Scheme Inception date is 26/09/2007. Mr. Deepak Gupta has been managing the fund since 04/04/2011(Dedicated fund manager for overseas investment) and Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 04/04/2011.
TRI - Total Return Index. In terms of SEBI circular dated January 4, 2018, the performance of the scheme is benchmarked to the Total Return variant (TRI) of the Benchmark Index instead of Price Return Variant (PRI).
For Kotak Balance Fund: The debt component of the index is TRI since inception. For equity component of the index, as TRI data is not available since inception of the scheme, benchmark performance is calculated using composite CAGR of S&P BSE 200 PRI values series is used till 31st July 2006 and TRI values is used since 1st Aug 2006.

Name: Mr. Deepak Agrawal
Mr. Deepak Agrawal manages 11 & All FMPs funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan.
(Kotak Bond Short Term (Apr. 14, '08), Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund (Jul. 11, '07), Kotak Money Market Scheme (Nov. 25, '07), Kotak Liquid (Jul. 11, '12), Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Apr.14, '08), Kotak Savings Fund (Jul. 11, '07), Kotak Credit Risk Fund (May 11, '10), Kotak Medium Term Fund (Mar. 21, '14), Kotak Low Duration Fund (Jan. 31, '15), Kotak Corporate Bond Fund (Jan. 31, '15), Kotak Overnight Fund (Jan. 15,'19) All Fixed Maturity Plans in existence (Aug. 13,'15),
Business Experience
Mr. Deepak's career has started from Kotak AMC when he joined the organization in December 2002 where he was initially in Research, Dealing and then moved into Fund Management from November 2006. Mr. Deepak is a Post Graduate in Commerce, Chartered Account and Company Secretary.

Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth (Erstwhile Flexi Debt Fund), *Name of the Benchmark - Nifty Composite Debt Index, Scheme Inception date is 26/05/2008. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 25/11/2012.
Kotak Money Market Scheme - Growth (Erstwhile Floater - Short Term), *Name of the Benchmark - NIFTY Money Market Index, Scheme Inception date is 14/07/2003. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 01/11/2006.
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - CRISIL Corporate Bond Fund Index, Scheme Inception date is 21/09/2007. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 01/02/2015.
Kotak Bond Short Term Plan - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark -NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index, Scheme Inception date is 02/05/2002. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 11/07/2007.
Kotak Credit Risk Fund - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak Income Opportunities Fund), *Name of the Benchmark - CRISIL Composite AA Short Term Bond Index, Scheme Inception date is 11/05/2010. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 12/04/2010.
Kotak Medium Term Fund - Regular Plan - Growth, *Name of the Benchmark - NIFTY Medium Duration Debt Index, Scheme Inception date is 21/03/2014. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 22/06/2015.
We are comparing the performances of the funds with the total return Index(TRI) Kotak Overnight Fund- Regular Plan - Growth, * Name of the Benchmark - NIFTY 1D Rate index, Scheme Inception date is 15/01/2019. Mr. Deepak Agrawal has been managing the fund since 15/01/2019.

Name: Mr. Devender Singhal
Mr. Devender Singhal manages 3 fund of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund.Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of regular plan.
Kotak Debt Hybrid - Growth (Aug. 25,'15).
Business Experience
Mr. Devender has been associated with the Kotak Group since July 2007. He is responsible for the research coverage of FMCG, Automobiles and Media sectors at Kotak AMC since Feb 2009. Devender has an overall working experience of 14 years in equity research and fund management. Prior to joining Kotak AMC, Devender worked with the PMS divisions of Kotak, Religare, Karvy and P N Vijay Financial Services.

kotak Debt Hybrid - Growth (Erstwhile Kotak Monthly Income Plan), *Name of the Benchmark - CRISIL Hybrid 85+15 - Conservative Index, Scheme Inception date is 02/12/2003. Mr. Abhishek Bisen has been managing the fund since 01/04/2008. Mr. Devender Singhal has been managing the fund since 25/08/2015.
TRI - Total Return Index. In terms of SEBI circular dated January 4, 2018, the performance of the scheme is benchmarked to the Total Return variant (TRI) of the Benchmark Index instead of Price Return Variant (PRI).
The debt component of the index is TRI since inception. For equity component of the index, as TRI data is not available since inception of the scheme, benchmark performance is calculated using composite CAGR of S&P BSE 200 PRI values series is used till 31st July 2006 and TRI values is used since 1st Aug 2006