Fund Overview
Fund Size
₹23,399 Cr
Expense Ratio
0.54%
ISIN
INF846K01K35
Minimum SIP
₹100
Exit Load
1.00%
Inception Date
05 Dec 2013
About this fund
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is a Small-Cap mutual fund schemes offered by Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 10 years, 9 months and 3 days, having been launched on 05-Dec-13.
As of 06-Sep-24, it has a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ₹122.22, Assets Under Management (AUM) of 23399.15 Crores, and an expense ratio of 0.54%.
As of 06-Sep-24, it has a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ₹122.22, Assets Under Management (AUM) of 23399.15 Crores, and an expense ratio of 0.54%.
- Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 26.20% since inception.
- The fund's asset allocation comprises around 93.28% in equities, 0.00% in debts, and 6.72% in cash & cash equivalents.
- You can start investing in Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth with a SIP of ₹100 or a Lumpsum investment of ₹100.
Performance against Category Average
In this section, we compare the returns of the scheme with the category average over various periods. Periods for which the fund has outperformed its category average are marked in green, otherwise red.
1 Year
+38.46%
+44.28% (Cat Avg.)
3 Years
+24.32%
+25.89% (Cat Avg.)
5 Years
+31.77%
+34.25% (Cat Avg.)
10 Years
+22.02%
+20.23% (Cat Avg.)
Since Inception
+26.20%
— (Cat Avg.)
Portfolio Summaryas of 31st July 2024
| Equity | ₹21,827.8 Cr | 93.28% |
| Others | ₹1,571.35 Cr | 6.72% |
Top Holdings
All Holdings
Equity
Debt & Others
| Name | Type  | Amount | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd | Cash - Repurchase Agreement | ₹1,476.03 Cr | 6.31% |
| Blue Star Ltd | Equity | ₹867.48 Cr | 3.71% |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd | Equity | ₹839.28 Cr | 3.59% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | Equity | ₹573.02 Cr | 2.45% |
| Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹556.15 Cr | 2.38% |
| Birlasoft Ltd | Equity | ₹475.95 Cr | 2.03% |
| Kaynes Technology India Ltd | Equity | ₹473.25 Cr | 2.02% |
| CCL Products (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹468.74 Cr | 2.00% |
| J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Equity | ₹464.7 Cr | 1.99% |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | Equity | ₹462.22 Cr | 1.98% |
| Nifty August 2024 Future | Equity Index - Future | ₹417.72 Cr | 1.79% |
| Galaxy Surfactants Ltd | Equity | ₹417.29 Cr | 1.78% |
| Can Fin Homes Ltd | Equity | ₹389.93 Cr | 1.67% |
| JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd | Equity | ₹385.8 Cr | 1.65% |
| PB Fintech Ltd | Equity | ₹376.57 Cr | 1.61% |
| Fine Organic Industries Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹372.72 Cr | 1.59% |
| CIE Automotive India Ltd | Equity | ₹358.75 Cr | 1.53% |
| Vesuvius India Ltd | Equity | ₹356.71 Cr | 1.52% |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd | Equity | ₹329.59 Cr | 1.41% |
| Chemplast Sanmar Ltd | Equity | ₹318.89 Cr | 1.36% |
| Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd | Equity | ₹317.3 Cr | 1.36% |
| Phoenix Mills Ltd | Equity | ₹307.76 Cr | 1.32% |
| Carborundum Universal Ltd | Equity | ₹306.02 Cr | 1.31% |
| City Union Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹298.6 Cr | 1.28% |
| Persistent Systems Ltd | Equity | ₹291.77 Cr | 1.25% |
| Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹286.66 Cr | 1.23% |
| Minda Corp Ltd | Equity | ₹284.6 Cr | 1.22% |
| RHI Magnesita India Ltd | Equity | ₹264.79 Cr | 1.13% |
| Grindwell Norton Ltd | Equity | ₹257.76 Cr | 1.10% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd | Equity | ₹248.56 Cr | 1.06% |
| BSE Ltd | Equity | ₹246.31 Cr | 1.05% |
| Rolex Rings Ltd | Equity | ₹246.21 Cr | 1.05% |
| CreditAccess Grameen Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹243.07 Cr | 1.04% |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹240.78 Cr | 1.03% |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd | Equity | ₹231.05 Cr | 0.99% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹225.09 Cr | 0.96% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹215.51 Cr | 0.92% |
| Infosys Ltd | Equity | ₹215.28 Cr | 0.92% |
| Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹213.45 Cr | 0.91% |
| Neogen Chemicals Ltd | Equity | ₹203.25 Cr | 0.87% |
| Orient Electric Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹195.85 Cr | 0.84% |
| PNC Infratech Ltd | Equity | ₹192.58 Cr | 0.82% |
| Affle India Ltd | Equity | ₹183.47 Cr | 0.78% |
| Central Depository Services (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹182.34 Cr | 0.78% |
| Apar Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹179.96 Cr | 0.77% |
| India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd | Equity | ₹179.72 Cr | 0.77% |
| Mahanagar Gas Ltd | Equity | ₹171.65 Cr | 0.73% |
| Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Equity | ₹170.54 Cr | 0.73% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹169 Cr | 0.72% |
| R R Kabel Ltd | Equity | ₹168.98 Cr | 0.72% |
| Coforge Ltd | Equity | ₹165.51 Cr | 0.71% |
| Sansera Engineering Ltd | Equity | ₹163.75 Cr | 0.70% |
| India (Republic of) | Bond - Short-term Government Bills | ₹157.97 Cr | 0.68% |
| KPIT Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹157.81 Cr | 0.67% |
| KNR Constructions Ltd | Equity | ₹156.87 Cr | 0.67% |
| Tata Motors Ltd | Equity | ₹155.1 Cr | 0.66% |
| Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹151.92 Cr | 0.65% |
| Jyothy Labs Ltd | Equity | ₹147.71 Cr | 0.63% |
| Anant Raj Ltd | Equity | ₹144.33 Cr | 0.62% |
| KFin Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹142.21 Cr | 0.61% |
| Timken India Ltd | Equity | ₹140.17 Cr | 0.60% |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd | Equity | ₹135.18 Cr | 0.58% |
| UNO Minda Ltd | Equity | ₹133.45 Cr | 0.57% |
| Alicon Castalloy Ltd | Equity | ₹133.23 Cr | 0.57% |
| Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd | Equity | ₹129.44 Cr | 0.55% |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd | Equity | ₹129.39 Cr | 0.55% |
| Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Equity | ₹126.28 Cr | 0.54% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd | Equity | ₹120 Cr | 0.51% |
| HeidelbergCement India Ltd | Equity | ₹117.89 Cr | 0.50% |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd | Equity | ₹117.8 Cr | 0.50% |
| Devyani International Ltd | Equity | ₹110.96 Cr | 0.47% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd | Equity | ₹107.6 Cr | 0.46% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd | Equity | ₹107.57 Cr | 0.46% |
| Arvind Fashions Ltd | Equity | ₹106.75 Cr | 0.46% |
| MAS Financial Services Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹105.07 Cr | 0.45% |
| Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd | Equity | ₹104 Cr | 0.44% |
| L&T Finance Ltd | Equity | ₹103.18 Cr | 0.44% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹102.35 Cr | 0.44% |
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹102.12 Cr | 0.44% |
| Whirlpool of India Ltd | Equity | ₹100.66 Cr | 0.43% |
| Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp Ltd | Equity | ₹100.33 Cr | 0.43% |
| L&T Technology Services Ltd | Equity | ₹91.89 Cr | 0.39% |
| Union Bank of India | Equity | ₹91.18 Cr | 0.39% |
| Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd | Equity | ₹88.83 Cr | 0.38% |
| JK Cement Ltd | Equity | ₹85.53 Cr | 0.37% |
| Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd | Equity | ₹80.47 Cr | 0.34% |
| Granules India Ltd | Equity | ₹79.58 Cr | 0.34% |
| Rainbow Childrens Medicare Ltd | Equity | ₹79.39 Cr | 0.34% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd | Equity | ₹78.42 Cr | 0.34% |
| Rategain Travel Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹77.91 Cr | 0.33% |
| Jamna Auto Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹76.17 Cr | 0.33% |
| VST Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹75.52 Cr | 0.32% |
| Firstsource Solutions Ltd | Equity | ₹73.99 Cr | 0.32% |
| Container Corporation of India Ltd | Equity | ₹69.96 Cr | 0.30% |
| Go Fashion (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹65.98 Cr | 0.28% |
| Sharda Motor Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹63.04 Cr | 0.27% |
| Net Receivables / (Payables) | Cash | ₹-62.65 Cr | 0.27% |
| Aarti Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹58.78 Cr | 0.25% |
| KEI Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹58.18 Cr | 0.25% |
| SBFC Finance Ltd | Equity | ₹54.15 Cr | 0.23% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹53.87 Cr | 0.23% |
| Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹52.94 Cr | 0.23% |
| Aether Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹52.35 Cr | 0.22% |
| Engineers India Ltd | Equity | ₹51.26 Cr | 0.22% |
| JM Financial Ltd | Equity | ₹50.81 Cr | 0.22% |
| Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd | Equity | ₹50.51 Cr | 0.22% |
| TeamLease Services Ltd | Equity | ₹50.43 Cr | 0.22% |
| Jupiter Life Line Hospitals Ltd | Equity | ₹49.83 Cr | 0.21% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd | Equity | ₹46.65 Cr | 0.20% |
| TCNS Clothing Co Ltd | Equity | ₹46.26 Cr | 0.20% |
| Global Health Ltd | Equity | ₹39.58 Cr | 0.17% |
| Suprajit Engineering Ltd | Equity | ₹38.87 Cr | 0.17% |
| EPL Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹35.79 Cr | 0.15% |
| Happy Forgings Ltd | Equity | ₹34.68 Cr | 0.15% |
| ICICI Securities Ltd | Equity | ₹33.74 Cr | 0.14% |
| Vedant Fashions Ltd | Equity | ₹29.03 Cr | 0.12% |
| Laurus Labs Ltd | Equity | ₹27.37 Cr | 0.12% |
| TBO Tek Ltd | Equity | ₹18.57 Cr | 0.08% |
| Gokaldas Exports Ltd | Equity | ₹14.53 Cr | 0.06% |
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd | Equity | ₹12.99 Cr | 0.06% |
| INOX India Ltd | Equity | ₹9.1 Cr | 0.04% |
| Sundaram Finance Ltd | Equity | ₹7.81 Cr | 0.03% |
| Westlife Foodworld Ltd | Equity | ₹4.06 Cr | 0.02% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹2.75 Cr | 0.01% |
| V-Guard Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹2 Cr | 0.01% |
| Tata Consumer Prod | Equity | ₹1.41 Cr | 0.01% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd | Equity | ₹0.33 Cr | 0.00% |
Allocation By Market Cap (Equity)
Large Cap Stocks
4.64%
Mid Cap Stocks
14.07%
Small Cap Stocks
72.64%
Allocation By Credit Quality (Debt)
AAA
Other Allocation
Equity Sector
Debt & Others
| Sector | Amount | Holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Industrials | ₹5,336.72 Cr | 22.81% |
| Financial Services | ₹3,712.93 Cr | 15.87% |
| Consumer Cyclical | ₹2,786.58 Cr | 11.91% |
| Basic Materials | ₹2,577.42 Cr | 11.02% |
| Healthcare | ₹2,054.17 Cr | 8.78% |
| Technology | ₹2,040.67 Cr | 8.72% |
| Real Estate | ₹1,395.36 Cr | 5.96% |
| Consumer Defensive | ₹1,146.94 Cr | 4.90% |
| Communication Services | ₹183.47 Cr | 0.78% |
| Utilities | ₹171.65 Cr | 0.73% |
| Energy | ₹2.75 Cr | 0.01% |
Risk & Performance Ratios
Standard Deviation
This fund
11.90%
Cat. avg.
14.74%
Lower the better
Sharpe Ratio
This fund
1.46
Cat. avg.
1.30
Higher the better
Sortino Ratio
This fund
--
Cat. avg.
2.64
Higher the better
Fund Managers
Additional Scheme Detailsas of 31st July 2024
ISIN | INF846K01K35 | Expense Ratio | 0.54% | Exit Load | 1.00% | Fund Size | ₹23,399 Cr | Age | 05 Dec 2013 | Lumpsum Minimum | ₹100 | Fund Status | Open Ended Investment Company | Benchmark | Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR |
Investment Objective
To seek to generate long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio primarily of Equity and Equity Related Securities. Scheme shall invest in Indian equities,foreign equities and related instruments and debt securities.
Tax Treatment
Capital Gains Taxation:
- If units are sold after 1 year from the date of investment: Gains up to INR 1.25 lakh in a financial year are exempt from tax. Any gains exceeding INR 1.25 lakh are taxed at a rate of 12.5%.
- If units are sold within 1 year from the date of investment: The entire amount of gain is taxed at a rate of 20%.
- Holding the units: No tax is applicable as long as you continue to hold the units.
Dividend Taxation:
Dividends are added to the investor’s income and taxed according to their respective tax slabs. Additionally, if an investors dividend income exceeds INR 5,000 in a financial year, the fund house deducts a 10% Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) before distributing the dividend.
Note: As per the Income Tax Budget 2024, mutual funds are subject to capital gains taxation, which includes surcharge and cess based on prevailing income tax rules and the investor’s income. Taxation applies only to realised gains, not notional gains. Please consult your tax advisors to determine the implications or consequences of your investments in such securities.
Similar Small-Cap Funds
| Fund name | Expense Ratio | Exit Load | Fund size | 1Y  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Small Cap Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 1.6% | 1.0% | ₹33068.53 Cr | 36.9% |
| PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Very High Risk | 0.5% | 0.0% | ₹1533.12 Cr | 36.7% |
| PGIM India Small Cap Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 2.1% | 0.0% | ₹1533.12 Cr | 34.5% |
| HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 ETF Very High Risk | 0.2% | - | ₹433.50 Cr | 50.0% |
| Sundaram Small Cap Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 1.9% | 1.0% | ₹3414.68 Cr | 39.6% |
| Bandhan Emerging Businesses Fund Direct Growth Very High Risk | 0.3% | 1.0% | ₹6640.27 Cr | 74.6% |
| Bandhan Emerging Businesses Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 1.8% | 1.0% | ₹6640.27 Cr | 72.0% |
| Quant Small Cap Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 1.6% | 1.0% | ₹25534.99 Cr | 51.9% |
| Axis Small Cap Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 1.6% | 1.0% | ₹23399.15 Cr | 37.0% |
| Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Very High Risk | 0.5% | 1.0% | ₹23399.15 Cr | 38.5% |
About the AMC
Total AUM
₹3,09,497 Cr
Address
Axis House, 1st Floor, C-2, Wadia International Centre, Mumbai, 400 025
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Risk Level
Your principal amount will be at Very High Risk
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What is the current NAV of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth?
The NAV of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, as of 06-Sep-2024, is ₹122.22.
What are the returns of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth?
The fund has generated 38.46% over the last 1 year and 24.32% over the last 3 years. However, this does not guarantee that the fund will perform similarly in the future.
What is the portfolio composition of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth?
The fund's allocation of assets is distributed as 93.28% in equities, 0.00% in bonds, and 6.72% in cash and cash equivalents.
Who manages the Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth?
The fund managers responsible for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth are:-
- Tejas Sheth
- Mayank Hyanki
- Krishnaa N
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Mutual Fund distribution services are offered through Dezerv Distribution Services Pvt Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary with AMFI Registration No.: ARN -248439. **Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.** Terms and conditions of the website are applicable. Privacy policy of the website is applicable.