Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth
DebtMedium DurationModerately High risk
Direct
NAV (25-Jul-24)
₹28.200.06%1D
Returns (Since Inception)
8.60%
Rated ★4.5+ on 
Fund Overview
Fund Size
₹1,938 Cr
Expense Ratio
0.39%
ISIN
INF846K01DT0
Minimum SIP
₹100
Exit Load
1.00%
Inception Date
01 Jan 2013
About this fund
Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth is a Medium Duration mutual fund schemes offered by Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 11 years, 6 months and 25 days, having been launched on 01-Jan-13.
As of 25-Jul-24, it has a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ₹28.20, Assets Under Management (AUM) of 1937.72 Crores, and an expense ratio of 0.39%.
As of 25-Jul-24, it has a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ₹28.20, Assets Under Management (AUM) of 1937.72 Crores, and an expense ratio of 0.39%.
- Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 8.60% since inception.
- The fund's asset allocation comprises around 0.00% in equities, 90.10% in debts, and 9.64% in cash & cash equivalents.
- You can start investing in Axis Strategic Bond 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
+8.39%
+6.10% (Cat Avg.)
3 Years
+6.88%
+5.43% (Cat Avg.)
5 Years
+7.86%
+5.44% (Cat Avg.)
10 Years
+8.71%
+5.87% (Cat Avg.)
Since Inception
+8.60%
— (Cat Avg.)
Portfolio Summaryas of 15th July 2024
| Debt | ₹1,745.97 Cr | 90.10% |
| Others | ₹191.75 Cr | 9.90% |
Top Holdings
All Holdings
Equity
Debt & Others
| Name | Type  | Amount | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.18% Govt Stock 2033 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹209.13 Cr | 10.79% |
| 7.23% Govt Stock 2039 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹122.3 Cr | 6.31% |
| Nirma Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹60.15 Cr | 3.10% |
| 7.18% Govt Stock 2037 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹56.7 Cr | 2.93% |
| Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. 8.65% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹55.15 Cr | 2.85% |
| DLF Cyber City Developers Limited 8.4% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹55.04 Cr | 2.84% |
| Rajasthan (Government of ) 7.52% | Bond - Sub-sovereign Government Debt | ₹50.88 Cr | 2.63% |
| Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹50.44 Cr | 2.60% |
| HDFC Bank Limited | Cash - CD/Time Deposit | ₹49.44 Cr | 2.55% |
| Tata Projects Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹49.15 Cr | 2.54% |
| Magma Housing Finance Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹47.47 Cr | 2.45% |
| 7.34% Govt Stock 2064 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹46.46 Cr | 2.40% |
| Net Receivables / (Payables) | Cash - Collateral | ₹45.08 Cr | 2.33% |
| Century Textiles And Industried Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹44.97 Cr | 2.32% |
| Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd. 10.75% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹40.99 Cr | 2.12% |
| 7.32% Govt Stock 2030 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹40.66 Cr | 2.10% |
| Renserv Global Pvt Ltd. 10.18% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹39.98 Cr | 2.06% |
| Motherson Sumi Systems Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹39.97 Cr | 2.06% |
| Dlf Home Developers Limited 8.5% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹39.94 Cr | 2.06% |
| Indostar Capital Finance Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹39.87 Cr | 2.06% |
| Vistaar Financial Services Private Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹39.64 Cr | 2.05% |
| Mindspace Business Parks Reit | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹34.89 Cr | 1.80% |
| Jm Financial Credit Solutions Limited 9.3% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹34.51 Cr | 1.78% |
| 07.78 Bihar Gs 2031 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹30.71 Cr | 1.58% |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited 8.06% | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹30.26 Cr | 1.56% |
| 7.1% Govt Stock 2034 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹30.25 Cr | 1.56% |
| Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd | Cash - Repurchase Agreement | ₹25.55 Cr | 1.32% |
| Jamnagar Utilities And Power Private Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹25.06 Cr | 1.29% |
| Torrent Power Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹25.04 Cr | 1.29% |
| Motilal Oswal Finvest Limited | Cash - Commercial Paper | ₹25 Cr | 1.29% |
| Creditaccess Grameen Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹24.95 Cr | 1.29% |
| Godrej Properties Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹24.91 Cr | 1.29% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹24.81 Cr | 1.28% |
| India Grid TRust | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹24.46 Cr | 1.26% |
| State Bank Of India | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹24.42 Cr | 1.26% |
| Grameen Koota Financial Services Private Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹24.03 Cr | 1.24% |
| FIRST BUSINESS RECEIVABLES TRUST | Bond - Asset Backed | ₹21.24 Cr | 1.10% |
| 7.26% Govt Stock 2033 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹21.09 Cr | 1.09% |
| 8.34% Govt Stock 2033 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹20.48 Cr | 1.06% |
| Nexus Select Trust | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹19.99 Cr | 1.03% |
| Ess KAy Auto Finance Private Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹19.96 Cr | 1.03% |
| VAJRA 003 TRUST | Bond - Asset Backed | ₹19.52 Cr | 1.01% |
| Greenlam Industries Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹18.84 Cr | 0.97% |
| Aadhar Housing Finance Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹18.07 Cr | 0.93% |
| India (Republic of) 7.4% | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹16.06 Cr | 0.83% |
| 7.3% Govt Stock 2053 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹15.44 Cr | 0.80% |
| Infopark Properties Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹15.01 Cr | 0.77% |
| Veritas Finance Private Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹15 Cr | 0.77% |
| TVS Holdings Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹14.96 Cr | 0.77% |
| Oriental Nagpur Betul Highway Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹9.99 Cr | 0.52% |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹9.79 Cr | 0.51% |
| SK Finance Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹6.57 Cr | 0.34% |
| FIRST BUSINESS RECEIVABLES TRUST | Bond - Asset Backed | ₹5.91 Cr | 0.30% |
| SBI - Corporate Debt Market Development Fund (CDMDF) - Class A2 | Mutual Fund - Open End | ₹5 Cr | 0.26% |
| J. K. Cement Limited. | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹5 Cr | 0.26% |
| Union Bank Of India | Cash - CD/Time Deposit | ₹4.78 Cr | 0.25% |
| Kogta Financial (India) Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹4.18 Cr | 0.22% |
| 7.57% Govt Stock 2033 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹3.1 Cr | 0.16% |
| Punjab National Bank | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹2.96 Cr | 0.15% |
| 7.26% Govt Stock 2032 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹2.03 Cr | 0.10% |
| 7.1% Govt Stock 2029 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹2.01 Cr | 0.10% |
| Karnataka (Government of) 7.46% | Bond - Sub-sovereign Government Debt | ₹1.86 Cr | 0.10% |
| 7.88% Govt Stock 2030 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹1.56 Cr | 0.08% |
| National Highways Authority Of India | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹1.25 Cr | 0.06% |
| Dlf Cyber City Developers Ltd | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹1 Cr | 0.05% |
| Rec Limited | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹0.59 Cr | 0.03% |
| 7.38% Govt Stock 2027 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹0.51 Cr | 0.03% |
| 7.26% Govt Stock 2029 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹0.49 Cr | 0.03% |
| 5.79% Govt Stock 2030 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹0.47 Cr | 0.02% |
| 8.6% Govt Stock 2028 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹0.44 Cr | 0.02% |
| Embassy Office Parks Reit | Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹0.1 Cr | 0.01% |
| 8.15% Govt Stock 2026 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹0.1 Cr | 0.00% |
| Interest Rate Swaps Pay Floating Receive Fix -Icici Bank (04/07/2029) (Fv 2 | Interest Rate Swap | ₹0.07 Cr | 0.00% |
| 7.59% Govt Stock 2029 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹0.04 Cr | 0.00% |
Allocation By Credit Quality (Debt)
AAA
AA
A
Other Allocation
Equity Sector
Debt & Others
| Instruments | Amount | Holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Bond - Corporate Bond | ₹1,063.35 Cr | 54.88% |
| Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹620.03 Cr | 32.00% |
| Cash - CD/Time Deposit | ₹54.22 Cr | 2.80% |
| Bond - Sub-sovereign Government Debt | ₹52.74 Cr | 2.72% |
| Bond - Asset Backed | ₹46.67 Cr | 2.41% |
| Cash - Collateral | ₹45.08 Cr | 2.33% |
| Cash - Repurchase Agreement | ₹25.55 Cr | 1.32% |
| Cash - Commercial Paper | ₹25 Cr | 1.29% |
| Mutual Fund - Open End | ₹5 Cr | 0.26% |
| Interest Rate Swap | ₹0.07 Cr | 0.00% |
Risk & Performance Ratios
Standard Deviation
This fund
1.33%
Cat. avg.
2.85%
Lower the better
Sharpe Ratio
This fund
0.83
Cat. avg.
-0.36
Higher the better
Sortino Ratio
This fund
--
Cat. avg.
0.24
Higher the better
Fund Managers
Additional Scheme Detailsas of 15th July 2024
ISIN | INF846K01DT0 | Expense Ratio | 0.39% | Exit Load | 1.00% | Fund Size | ₹1,938 Cr | Age | 01 Jan 2013 | Lumpsum Minimum | ₹100 | Fund Status | Open Ended Investment Company | Benchmark | Nifty Medium Duration Debt Index 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
Withdrawal (irrespective of holding period)
Realised Gain (capital gains) are taxed at your marginal income tax rate
Note: Mutual funds are subject to capital gains taxation with surcharge and cess, based on prevailing income tax rules and investor income. Taxation applies to realised gains, not notional gains. Please consult your tax advisors to determine the implications or consequences of your investments in such securities.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotak Nifty AAA Bond Plus SDL Apr 2026 70:30 ETF Moderate Risk | - | - | - | - |
| Axis Strategic Bond Fund Regular Growth Moderately High risk | 1.0% | 1.0% | ₹1937.72 Cr | 7.6% |
| Invesco India Medium Duration Fund Direct Growth Moderate Risk | 0.4% | 0.0% | ₹236.66 Cr | 7.7% |
| Invesco India Medium Duration Fund Regular Growth Moderate Risk | 1.3% | 0.0% | ₹236.66 Cr | 6.9% |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Medium Duration Fund Regular Growth Moderate Risk | 1.0% | 1.0% | ₹28.20 Cr | 6.9% |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Medium Duration Fund Direct Growth Moderate Risk | 0.7% | 1.0% | ₹28.20 Cr | 7.2% |
| HDFC Medium Term Debt Fund Regular Growth Moderately High risk | 1.3% | 0.0% | ₹4141.73 Cr | 7.1% |
| Bandhan Bond Fund - Medium Term Plan Regular Growth Moderate Risk | 1.3% | 0.0% | ₹1529.76 Cr | 6.8% |
| ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund Regular Growth Moderately High risk | 1.4% | 1.0% | ₹6093.31 Cr | 7.2% |
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About the AMC
Total AUM
₹2,86,505 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 Moderately High risk
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What is the current NAV of Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth?
The NAV of Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth, as of 25-Jul-2024, is ₹28.20.
What are the returns of Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth?
The fund has generated 8.39% over the last 1 year and 6.88% 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 Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth?
The fund's allocation of assets is distributed as 0.00% in equities, 90.10% in bonds, and 9.64% in cash and cash equivalents.
Who manages the Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth?
The fund managers responsible for Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth are:-
- Devang Shah
- Sachin Jain
- Akhil Thakker
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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.