Kotak Mutual Fund restricts flows into small cap scheme from March 4. Details here

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small cap scheme from March 4 onwards. The latest restrictions mean investors will not be allowed to invest more than ₹2 lakh into the small cap fund in one month via lumpsum and ₹25,000 via SIP. Kotak Small Cap fund has total AUM (assets under management) of ₹14,290 crore, shows the latest AMFI data.

The move was a result of sharp run in stock prices, upcoming elections across the globe, and limited supply of new small cap firms in the listed space. In a letter to investors dated February 26, the fund house announced that investors can now put a maximum of ₹200,000 as lumpsum each month and ₹25,000 per month through the SIP route. ALSO READ: Small Caps: Pockets of opportunity or minefiled on the equity bourses? “Retail investors’ ownership of the smallcap segment has become sizable, crossing even institutional ownership in many stocks.

Instit­utional investors, like mutual funds, exercise broad controls and invest in a disciplined manner. However, momentum chasing by investors, coupled with limited free float available in the market, has created valuation distortions in a few cases. Such experience is further boosting investors’ confidence, over-shadowing the caution required," reads the letter.

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