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Kotak Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option vs LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-Direct Plan-Growth
Kotak Healthcare Fund and LIC MF Infrastructure Fund- are both in the Sectoral/ Thematic category, from Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. and LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited respectively. Kotak Healthcare Fund has the lower expense ratio. See the full table and FAQ below for the complete real-data comparison.
Basics
Kotak Healthcare Fund has the lower direct-plan expense ratio, by 0.29 percentage points.
| Kotak Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option | LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-Direct Plan-Growth | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sectoral/ Thematic | Sectoral/ Thematic |
| AMC | Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. | LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited |
| Benchmark | Nifty Healthcare Index TRI | Nifty Infrastructure TRI |
| NAV | ₹17.194 (2026-10-28) | ₹59.1519 (2026-10-28) |
| AUM | ₹815.219 Cr | ₹1,102.82 Cr |
| Expense Ratio (Direct) | 1.0449% | 1.33% |
| Inception | 2023-11-20 | 2008-01-31 |
Returns
Risk Metrics
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund- has been the more volatile of the two by standard deviation.
| Kotak Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option | LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-Direct Plan-Growth | |
|---|---|---|
| 3Y Sharpe Ratio | 0.76 | 0.58 |
| 3Y Alpha | 2.213% | 8.7418% |
| 3Y Std Deviation | 15.195% | 21.1543% |
| 3Y Calmar Ratio | 1.03 | 0.73 |
Portfolio Analytics
Kotak Healthcare Fund carries the higher portfolio P/E ratio (a rougher proxy for how richly the underlying holdings are valued) - see the table below for the full comparison.
| Kotak Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option | LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-Direct Plan-Growth | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 49.66 | 29.8606 |
| P/B Ratio | 7.48 | 7.2862 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.456% | 0.8311% |
| Active Share | 47.67% | 85.12% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 28.810000000000002% | 102% |
| YTM | - | - |
| Duration (Macaulay) | - | - |
Punji Fund Health Score
Kotak Healthcare Fund has the stronger Punji Quality grade of the two.
Frequently asked questions
Which has a lower expense ratio, Kotak Healthcare Fund or LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-?
Kotak Healthcare Fund's direct-plan expense ratio is 0.29 percentage points lower than LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-'s. Over long holding periods, a persistent expense-ratio gap compounds into a materially different final corpus even if the two funds' gross returns are similar - it's one of the few fund attributes you can compare with total certainty upfront, unlike future returns, since the fee is contractually fixed rather than a historical estimate.
Which fund carries more risk, Kotak Healthcare Fund or LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-?
By standard deviation (a measure of how much a fund's returns swing around its own average), LIC MF Infrastructure Fund- has been more volatile than Kotak Healthcare Fund over the trailing window. Standard deviation captures total volatility in both directions - up and down - so a higher figure means bigger swings generally, not necessarily bigger losses specifically. Sharpe ratio (0.76 for Kotak Healthcare Fund vs 0.58 for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-) is a better single measure of risk-adjusted return, since it weighs the return earned per unit of volatility taken rather than volatility alone.
Which has higher AUM, Kotak Healthcare Fund or LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-?
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund- has ₹1,103 Cr in assets under management, versus ₹815 Cr for Kotak Healthcare Fund. A larger AUM generally means deeper liquidity and lower per-unit fixed costs for the AMC to spread across investors, but an AUM that's very large relative to a fund's category and strategy (especially in small/mid cap categories, where the investable universe is smaller) can also make it harder for a manager to enter and exit positions without moving the price - bigger isn't automatically better, especially for less liquid categories.
Which fund has a longer track record, Kotak Healthcare Fund or LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-?
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund- launched on 2008-01-31, making it older than Kotak Healthcare Fund (launched 2023-11-20). A longer track record means more real market cycles (bull runs, corrections, rate cycles) the fund has actually navigated, which is useful context for judging consistency - but it isn't a guarantee of future performance, and a newer fund isn't automatically worse, especially if it's run by an experienced manager or team with a track record at a prior fund.
Data as of 2026-10-29. Source: AMFI disclosures via Punji. Not investment advice.