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Axis Equity Savings Fund

Equity SavingsModerately HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹23.67+0.21%1 day
Return since launch
7.9%
52-week range
₹21.72 — ₹23.62
AUM
₹848 Cr

Axis Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings hybrid fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹848 Cr under management, launched in 2015. Over three years it has returned 6.4% a year, against 8.0% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.70% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderately High.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y8.1%+4.3 pts3.8%4.5%
2Y6.3%+1.1 pts5.2%4.4%
3Y6.4%−1.6 pts8.0%4.9%
5Y7.8%+0.9 pts6.9%6.4%
7Y8.3%+0.3 pts8.0%7.1%
10Y8.4%+0.8 pts7.6%7.1%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund8.1%
Category3.8%
3Y
Fund6.4%
Category8.0%
5Y
Fund7.8%
Category6.9%

Since launch (27 Jul 2015): 7.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20255.4%−2.0 pts7.3%
202411.0%−0.9 pts11.9%
202314.6%+0.2 pts14.3%
2022-0.2%−4.4 pts4.2%
202113.3%−0.3 pts13.6%
202011.6%+1.1 pts10.5%

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

2.68%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.94%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.63%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 months.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings 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.

Moderately High

Your principal is treated as being at moderately high risk — typically balanced hybrid and index-led equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.090.89How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.410.64Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.520.77Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation5.816.33How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Axis Equity Savings Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity34.6%
  • Debt27.5%
  • Other37.9%

Market cap split

  • Large78.6%
  • Mid8.4%
  • Small13.1%
P/E
21.94
P/B
2.69

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers37.91%₹324 Cr+6.48%+73.40%+9.53%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.44%₹29.39 Cr-7.00%-6.13%-1.58%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial3.17%₹27.12 Cr+0.53%+0.59%+0.34%
Axis Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified3.08%₹26.34 Cr+2.96%+2.99%—
Nifty BankFinancial2.35%₹20.13 Cr+2.43%+2.59%+3.09%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.10%₹17.95 Cr-12.20%-13.04%-12.78%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.09%₹17.91 Cr-0.70%-0.70%-0.67%
Aditya Birla Digital Fashion Ventures Ltd.Services1.74%₹14.87 Cr+1.14%+1.17%+1.07%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial1.74%₹14.87 Cr-5.74%-9.81%+18.55%
Indus Infra TrustConstruction1.58%₹13.50 Cr+1.61%+0.40%+0.34%

Sectors

  • Others39.1%
  • Financial16.7%
  • Sovereign8.0%
  • Construction6.5%
  • Healthcare5.0%
  • Automobile4.9%
  • Services3.9%
  • Energy3.2%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables33.6%
  • GOI Securities8.0%
  • Debenture5.8%
  • CBLO4.3%
  • Mutual Fund3.1%
  • Index Derivatives2.4%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust2.2%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Titan Company Ltd.-0.51%0.83%+1.34%
Infosys Ltd.0.62%-0.45%-1.07%
Others3.39%4.30%+0.91%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.1.13%0.59%-0.55%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.36%-0.90%-0.54%
DLF Ltd.-1.24%-0.77%+0.47%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.0.00%-0.31%-0.31%
Eicher Motors Ltd.0.00%-0.30%-0.30%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.0.84%0.57%-0.27%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-4.54%-4.31%+0.23%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.0.23%0.00%-0.23%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-3.63%-3.44%+0.20%
Tata Steel Ltd.-2.56%-2.69%-0.13%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-3.37%-3.49%-0.12%
Axis Money Market Fund Direct-Growth2.96%3.08%+0.12%
Sansera Engineering Ltd.0.62%0.72%+0.10%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.95%-1.05%-0.10%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.20%0.10%-0.10%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.74%0.65%-0.09%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.89%-0.81%+0.08%
Coforge Ltd.0.73%0.67%-0.06%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.94%1.00%+0.06%
CORONA Remedies Ltd.0.91%0.96%+0.05%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.62%0.67%+0.05%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.74%-0.69%+0.05%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.33%-0.37%-0.04%
TVS Holdings Ltd.1.13%1.17%+0.04%
Hiranandani Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.1.12%1.16%+0.04%
Nifty Bank2.39%2.35%-0.04%
Aditya Birla Digital Fashion Ventures Ltd.1.12%1.16%+0.03%
company:1458-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Welspun Corp Ltd.0.19%0.22%+0.03%
Adani Airport Holdings Ltd.0.89%0.93%+0.03%
The Federal Bank Ltd.0.42%0.39%-0.03%
Kusumgar Ltd.0.68%0.71%+0.03%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.73%-0.69%+0.03%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.57%-0.53%+0.03%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.36%-0.33%+0.03%
Embassy Office Parks REIT1.11%1.14%+0.03%
Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd.0.49%0.47%-0.03%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-2.24%-2.26%-0.03%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.60%-0.62%-0.03%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.23%0.20%-0.03%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.27%0.25%-0.03%
Indian Bank0.35%0.33%-0.02%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.61%-0.59%+0.02%
Tamilnadu State1.12%1.14%+0.02%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.0.18%0.20%+0.02%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.29%-0.27%+0.02%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.30%-0.28%+0.02%
Sudeep Pharma Ltd.0.54%0.55%+0.02%
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.0.46%0.44%-0.02%
ITC Ltd.-0.54%-0.56%-0.02%
REC Ltd.0.56%0.58%+0.02%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.25%-0.24%+0.02%
Oil India Ltd.0.39%0.37%-0.01%
Indus Infra Trust1.57%1.58%+0.01%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.20%-0.19%+0.01%
Punjab National Bank-0.54%-0.55%-0.01%
Cube Highways Trust0.58%0.60%+0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.0.50%0.49%-0.01%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
Honeywell Automation India Ltd.0.52%0.51%-0.01%
Berger Paints India Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.12%-0.10%+0.01%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.18%-0.17%+0.01%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.39%0.38%-0.01%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.24%-0.22%+0.01%
State Bank of India-0.22%-0.21%+0.01%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.14%-0.13%+0.01%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-1.48%-1.49%-0.01%
Bank Of Baroda-0.86%-0.87%-0.01%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.34%-0.35%-0.01%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.39%-0.38%+0.01%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.35%-0.34%+0.01%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.19%-0.19%+0.01%
Eternal Ltd.0.64%0.65%+0.01%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.34%0.34%-0.01%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.25%-0.25%+0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.23%0.23%+0.01%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.18%-0.17%+0.01%
Minda Corporation Ltd.0.70%0.71%+0.01%
Nomura Fixed Income Securities Pvt. Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.54%-0.55%0.00%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.43%0.42%0.00%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%0.00%
Biocon Ltd.-0.05%-0.04%0.00%
Apar Industries Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.11%-0.12%0.00%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.38%0.38%0.00%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Cipla Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
NTPC Ltd.-0.04%-0.05%0.00%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
GOI0.05%0.05%0.00%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.66%-0.66%0.00%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.02%-0.03%0.00%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%0.00%

Compare

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About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide capital appreciation and income distribution to the investors by using equity and equity related instruments, arbitrage opportunities, and investments in debt and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Devang ShahMr. Shah is B.Com and ACA.Prior to joining Axis AMC he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Deutsche Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
  • Hardik ShahMr. Shah has done B.E. Information Technology and MBA Finance.Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, Quantum Asset Management Company and ICAP India (P) Ltd.
  • Mayank HyankiMr. Hyanki has done B.Tech and PGDM, FinancePrior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Reliance, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd and ING Investment Management (I) Pvt Ltd
  • 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 months5.48% absolute₹60,000₹63,2885.48%
1 year4.64% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,0592.55%
3 years8.80% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,13,29214.80%
5 years6.64% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,13,22218.87%

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 Equity Savings Fund?
The NAV of Axis Equity Savings Fund is ₹23.67 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Axis Equity Savings Fund?
The expense ratio of Axis Equity Savings Fund is 2.70% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Axis Equity Savings Fund?
You can start a SIP in Axis Equity Savings Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Axis Equity Savings Fund given?
Axis Equity Savings Fund has returned 8.1% over 1 year, 6.4% over 3 years and 7.8% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Axis Equity Savings Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 months..
How risky is Axis Equity Savings Fund?
Axis Equity Savings Fund is rated Moderately High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Savings category.
Which fund house manages Axis Equity Savings Fund?
Axis Equity Savings Fund is managed by Axis Mutual Fund, which runs 74 schemes with ₹3,91,554 Cr under management.