Kotak pauses new silver ETF investments due to 5.7% price surge from shortage, effective Oct. 10, 2025.

Kotak Mutual Fund has paused new lumpsum and switch-in investments in its Silver ETF Fund of Fund as India's domestic silver price premium surged to 5.7%—peaking at 12%—due to a severe physical silver shortage. The suspension, effective October 10, 2025, aims to protect investors from inflated prices and will remain in place until the premium normalizes, expected by late October. Existing SIPs and redemptions are unaffected. The fund house maintains a long-term positive outlook on silver.