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Axis Business Cycles Fund

Equity OpportunitiesVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 6 Nov 2026
₹17.07+0.71%1 day
Return since launch
15.5%
52-week range
₹14.49 — ₹17.60
AUM
₹2,039 Cr

Axis Business Cycles Fund is a Equity Opportunities equity fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹2,039 Cr under management, launched in 2023. Over three years it has returned 6.2% a year, against 13.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.40% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y7.3%+3.8 pts3.6%4.8%
2Y5.7%+0.2 pts5.5%2.7%
3Y6.2%−7.5 pts13.6%3.4%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund7.3%
Category3.6%
3Y
Fund6.2%
Category13.6%

Since launch (2 Feb 2023): 15.5%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20253.1%−0.1 pts3.2%
202419.4%−3.9 pts23.3%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

2.36%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.75%
Brokerage
0.08%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.53%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha0.824.92Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.020.97How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.370.62Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.470.84Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation16.2715.96How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Axis Business Cycles Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity95.7%
  • Debt3.6%
  • Other0.8%

Market cap split

  • Large50.1%
  • Mid24.5%
  • Small25.4%
P/E
28.38
P/B
3.22

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers3.85%₹78.56 Cr+1.65%+3.25%+0.05%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction3.79%₹77.37 Cr+4.08%+3.57%+3.06%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial3.60%₹73.44 Cr+3.64%+3.52%—
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.59%₹73.23 Cr+3.65%+4.09%+6.29%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.34%₹68.04 Cr+3.26%+2.82%+4.92%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.72%₹55.48 Cr+2.64%+2.66%+1.66%
Grasim Industries Ltd.Materials2.67%₹54.44 Cr+2.64%——
Aether Industries Ltd.Chemicals2.58%₹52.71 Cr+2.30%+2.08%+1.20%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.47%₹50.31 Cr+2.35%+2.32%+3.82%
PTC Industries Ltd.Metals & Mining2.22%₹45.31 Cr+1.53%+1.47%+1.29%

Sectors

  • Financial24.8%
  • Automobile12.3%
  • Services9.2%
  • Metals & Mining8.2%
  • Chemicals7.8%
  • Healthcare5.6%
  • Capital Goods4.9%
  • Construction4.7%

Instruments

  • CBLO3.1%
  • Net Receivables0.8%
  • Treasury Bills0.5%
  • Index Derivatives0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.0.00%1.09%+1.09%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.1.29%0.22%-1.07%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.2.27%1.50%-0.77%
Neogen Chemicals Ltd.0.00%0.76%+0.76%
City Union Bank Ltd.0.66%0.00%-0.66%
Others2.44%3.09%+0.65%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.61%0.00%-0.61%
Marico Ltd.0.00%0.57%+0.57%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.96%0.44%-0.52%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.00%0.51%+0.51%
Coforge Ltd.1.00%0.53%-0.47%
Jindal Stainless Ltd.0.28%0.69%+0.40%
HDFC Bank Ltd.2.95%3.34%+0.38%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.78%0.45%-0.34%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.1.40%1.08%-0.33%
OnEMI Technology Solutions Ltd.0.00%0.32%+0.32%
Reliance Industries Ltd.1.87%2.17%+0.30%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.00%0.30%+0.30%
PI Industries Ltd.0.61%0.87%+0.26%
Aarti Industries Ltd.0.73%0.48%-0.25%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.2.48%2.72%+0.24%
One 97 Communications Ltd.2.20%1.96%-0.24%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.00%0.20%+0.20%
Dhoot Transmission Ltd.0.17%0.00%-0.17%
Aether Industries Ltd.2.42%2.58%+0.17%
PTC Industries Ltd.2.08%2.22%+0.14%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.02%1.16%+0.14%
Indusind Bank Ltd.2.34%2.21%-0.13%
Welspun Corp Ltd.0.63%0.76%+0.13%
ICICI Bank Ltd.3.72%3.59%-0.12%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.0.80%0.68%-0.12%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.39%1.51%+0.12%
RBL Bank Ltd.0.90%1.01%+0.11%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.0.81%0.70%-0.11%
Cyient DLM Ltd.0.00%0.10%+0.10%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.87%0.97%+0.10%
Grasim Industries Ltd.2.76%2.67%-0.09%
Eternal Ltd.1.65%1.56%-0.09%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.1.04%0.95%-0.09%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.86%0.95%+0.09%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.39%2.47%+0.07%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.1.03%0.95%-0.07%
TD Power Systems Ltd.1.26%1.19%-0.07%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.1.00%0.93%-0.07%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.1.05%1.12%+0.07%
Tata Motors Ltd.1.32%1.26%-0.06%
NTPC Ltd.1.29%1.35%+0.06%
Syngene International Ltd.0.00%0.06%+0.06%
Solar Industries India Ltd.1.45%1.51%+0.06%
ABB India Ltd.1.00%0.94%-0.06%
SPR Auto Technologies Ltd.0.59%0.64%+0.06%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.61%0.56%-0.06%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.1.54%1.49%-0.05%
Page Industries Ltd.0.63%0.68%+0.05%
Swiggy Ltd.0.88%0.83%-0.05%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.3.84%3.79%-0.04%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.1.02%0.98%-0.04%
Asian Paints Ltd.1.14%1.10%-0.04%
Nifty Bank Total Return Index0.00%0.04%+0.04%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.37%0.32%-0.04%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.1.39%1.35%-0.04%
Mphasis Ltd.0.72%0.68%-0.04%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.58%0.54%-0.04%
company:68970.04%0.00%-0.04%
Reserve Bank of India0.46%0.49%+0.03%
Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd.0.76%0.74%-0.03%
Bharat Forge Ltd.0.94%0.92%-0.03%
Minda Corporation Ltd.0.75%0.77%+0.03%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.1.22%1.19%-0.02%
United Spirits Ltd.0.73%0.71%-0.02%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.78%0.80%+0.02%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.67%0.69%+0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.59%0.62%+0.02%
Delhivery Ltd.0.97%0.95%-0.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.1.55%1.56%+0.02%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.0.59%0.61%+0.02%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.0.51%0.49%-0.02%
Endurance Technologies Ltd.1.07%1.05%-0.02%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.63%0.64%+0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.37%0.38%+0.01%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.1.45%1.44%-0.01%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.1.03%1.04%+0.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.3.59%3.60%+0.01%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.91%0.92%+0.01%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.0.93%0.92%-0.01%
Cummins India Ltd.0.85%0.84%-0.01%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.95%1.94%-0.01%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.69%0.68%0.00%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.48%0.48%0.00%
Bosch Ltd.1.27%1.27%0.00%
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.0.81%0.81%0.00%
Canara Bank0.98%0.98%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹6,105 Cr2.13%6.1%8.3%14.9%
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund₹14,889 Cr1.86%3.2%6.8%13.3%
Franklin India Opportunities Fund₹9,577 Cr2.08%-0.5%5.3%15.8%
Kotak Business Cycle Fund₹3,414 Cr2.02%14.0%10.7%—
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund₹1,357 Cr2.26%14.1%13.2%15.6%
Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund₹1,291 Cr2.42%-0.1%5.3%—

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities with a focus on riding business cycles through dynamic allocation between various sectors and stocks at different stages of business cycles in the economy.

Fund managers

  • Ashish NaikMr. Naik is a B.E from Mumbai University and MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund he was associated with organizations such as Goldman Sachs and has over 7 years of experience as an Equity Analyst.
  • Pratik TibrewalMr. Tibrewal is a B.Com, LLB (Gen) and MBA (Finance).Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Inditrade Capital Ltd., Edelweiss Mutual Fund and Edelweiss Commodities trading Ltd..
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months2.65% absolute₹60,000₹61,5902.65%
1 year3.08% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,22,0211.68%
3 years12.09% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,35,70921.03%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Axis Business Cycles Fund?
The NAV of Axis Business Cycles Fund is ₹17.07 as on 6 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Axis Business Cycles Fund?
The expense ratio of Axis Business Cycles Fund is 2.40% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Axis Business Cycles Fund?
You can start a SIP in Axis Business Cycles Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Axis Business Cycles Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months..
How risky is Axis Business Cycles Fund?
Axis Business Cycles Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Opportunities category.
Which fund house manages Axis Business Cycles Fund?
Axis Business Cycles Fund is managed by Axis Mutual Fund, which runs 74 schemes with ₹3,91,554 Cr under management.