Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund
Thematic-ESGVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹20.32-1.60%1 day
- Return since launch
- 11.4%
- 52-week range
- ₹18.92 — ₹22.18
- AUM
- ₹1,073 Cr
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is a Thematic-ESG equity fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹1,073 Cr under management, launched in 2020. Over three years it has returned 0.3% a year, against 8.7% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.66% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -4.2% against -4.2% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -6.5% | −4.3 pts | -2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2Y | -3.5% | −2.7 pts | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| 3Y | 0.3% | −8.4 pts | 8.7% | 0.9% |
| 5Y | 5.3% | −1.6 pts | 6.9% | 6.0% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -4.2% | +0.8 pts | -4.9% | -5.1% |
| 3M | -2.8% | −1.0 pts | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| 6M | 3.5% | −3.1 pts | 6.6% | 4.5% |
| 1Y | -4.2% | −1.9 pts | -2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2Y | -6.2% | −1.6 pts | -4.6% | -5.0% |
| 3Y | 7.5% | −1.2 pts | 8.7% | 7.1% |
| 5Y | 3.8% | −3.1 pts | 6.9% | 5.5% |
Since launch (22 Jan 2020): 11.4%
Calendar-year returns
Category average24.6%
-12.0%
24.5%
15.9%
3.2%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2% | −1.9 pts | 5.2% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | −2.5 pts | 18.4% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | −1.9 pts | 26.3% |
| 2022 | -12.0% | −9.4 pts | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | −10.3 pts | 34.9% |
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
2.70%
Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.91%
- Brokerage
- 0.15%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.64%
- 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 100 ESG 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -0.67 | 1.95 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.90 | 1.03 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.31 | 0.45 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.40 | 0.65 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 13.42 | 16.14 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity89.3%
- Debt10.7%
- Other0.0%
Market cap split
- Large63.5%
- Mid19.1%
- Small17.4%
- P/E
- 29.46
- P/B
- 3.51
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Others | 10.74% | ₹115 Cr | +16.04% | +15.64% | +7.15% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 6.33% | ₹67.89 Cr | +3.67% | +6.21% | +7.34% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 5.77% | ₹61.93 Cr | +3.98% | +4.09% | +4.87% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 5.23% | ₹56.13 Cr | +4.22% | +3.06% | +0.91% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 4.48% | ₹48.12 Cr | — | +1.91% | — |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.63% | ₹39.00 Cr | +3.63% | +3.66% | — |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 3.46% | ₹37.13 Cr | +3.62% | +3.58% | +4.42% |
| company:896 | Financial | 3.17% | ₹34.07 Cr | — | — | — |
| company:2837 | Chemicals | 3.15% | ₹33.75 Cr | — | — | — |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 2.90% | ₹31.11 Cr | +2.84% | +3.01% | +2.37% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.77% | ₹29.77 Cr | +2.54% | — | +1.40% |
| company:7611 | Services | 2.59% | ₹27.78 Cr | — | — | — |
| CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.56% | ₹27.48 Cr | +2.59% | +1.92% | — |
| Coforge Ltd. | Technology | 2.44% | ₹26.17 Cr | +1.76% | +1.38% | — |
| Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.42% | ₹25.96 Cr | — | — | — |
| Biocon Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.40% | ₹25.79 Cr | — | — | — |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | 2.32% | ₹24.93 Cr | +2.45% | — | — |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.29% | ₹24.62 Cr | +1.01% | — | — |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.10% | ₹22.51 Cr | +2.41% | +2.18% | +1.04% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.07% | ₹22.25 Cr | +2.85% | +2.55% | +1.08% |
| company:276 | Textiles | 2.05% | ₹22.01 Cr | — | — | — |
| Varun Beverages Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.96% | ₹21.03 Cr | +2.61% | +2.09% | +2.13% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 1.83% | ₹19.64 Cr | +2.19% | — | — |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd. | Services | 1.77% | ₹19.02 Cr | +0.08% | — | — |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | Services | 1.72% | ₹18.45 Cr | +1.54% | — | — |
| TBO Tek Ltd. | Services | 1.63% | ₹17.45 Cr | +1.16% | — | — |
| company:19970 | Healthcare | 1.62% | ₹17.36 Cr | — | — | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 1.53% | ₹16.41 Cr | +1.43% | — | — |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | Healthcare | 1.43% | ₹15.39 Cr | — | — | — |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.43% | ₹15.32 Cr | +1.66% | — | — |
| Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 1.35% | ₹14.53 Cr | +1.27% | +1.05% | — |
| Ipca Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.24% | ₹13.35 Cr | +0.54% | — | — |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 1.21% | ₹12.96 Cr | +1.10% | — | — |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.01% | ₹10.79 Cr | +2.48% | — | — |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 0.98% | ₹10.54 Cr | +1.04% | +1.09% | +0.91% |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 0.96% | ₹10.29 Cr | +0.78% | +2.68% | — |
| Supreme Industries Ltd. | Materials | 0.83% | ₹8.90 Cr | +0.84% | — | — |
| Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.68% | ₹7.32 Cr | — | — | — |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd. | Automobile | 0.58% | ₹6.19 Cr | +1.63% | +1.27% | +1.10% |
| Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.57% | ₹6.17 Cr | +2.65% | — | — |
| Astral Ltd. | Materials | 0.54% | ₹5.75 Cr | +0.89% | — | — |
| company:1333 | Consumer Staples | 0.13% | ₹1.35 Cr | — | — | — |
| Symphony Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.12% | ₹1.28 Cr | +0.25% | +0.42% | +0.65% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 4.80% | 0.00% | -4.80% |
| company:896 | 0.00% | 3.17% | +3.17% |
| company:2837 | 0.00% | 3.15% | +3.15% |
| BSE Ltd. | 2.71% | 0.00% | -2.71% |
| company:7611 | 0.00% | 2.59% | +2.59% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2.49% | 0.00% | -2.49% |
| State Bank of India | 2.18% | 0.00% | -2.18% |
| company:276 | 0.00% | 2.05% | +2.05% |
| company:19970 | 0.00% | 1.62% | +1.62% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 3.22% | 4.48% | +1.26% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 3.06% | 2.07% | -0.99% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | 0.85% | 0.00% | -0.85% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | 0.70% | 0.00% | -0.70% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 6.17% | 5.77% | -0.40% |
| Coforge Ltd. | 2.09% | 2.44% | +0.34% |
| REC Ltd. | 2.66% | 2.32% | -0.33% |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | 0.72% | 1.01% | +0.28% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 4.95% | 5.23% | +0.28% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.41% | 3.63% | +0.23% |
| Others | 10.49% | 10.71% | +0.22% |
| TBO Tek Ltd. | 1.41% | 1.63% | +0.21% |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 2.09% | 2.29% | +0.20% |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd. | 1.58% | 1.77% | +0.20% |
| Varun Beverages Ltd. | 2.15% | 1.96% | -0.19% |
| CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 2.39% | 2.56% | +0.17% |
| Ipca Laboratories Ltd. | 1.09% | 1.24% | +0.15% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 6.19% | 6.33% | +0.14% |
| company:1333 | 0.00% | 0.13% | +0.13% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 3.02% | 2.90% | -0.12% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | 1.53% | 1.43% | -0.10% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 1.92% | 1.83% | -0.09% |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | 1.51% | 1.43% | -0.08% |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | 0.88% | 0.96% | +0.08% |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd. | 0.50% | 0.58% | +0.07% |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | 2.17% | 2.10% | -0.07% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 1.05% | 0.98% | -0.07% |
| Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. | 1.42% | 1.35% | -0.07% |
| Biocon Ltd. | 2.46% | 2.40% | -0.06% |
| Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | 0.63% | 0.57% | -0.05% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 3.51% | 3.46% | -0.05% |
| Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | 0.73% | 0.68% | -0.05% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 1.57% | 1.53% | -0.04% |
| Symphony Ltd. | 0.15% | 0.12% | -0.03% |
| Astral Ltd. | 0.51% | 0.54% | +0.03% |
| Supreme Industries Ltd. | 0.80% | 0.83% | +0.03% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 1.18% | 1.21% | +0.03% |
| Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. | 2.40% | 2.42% | +0.02% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 2.76% | 2.77% | +0.02% |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | 1.71% | 1.72% | +0.01% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹1,907 Cr | 2.54% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 9.3% |
 SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund | ₹5,356 Cr | 2.04% | -6.2% | 1.5% | 6.5% |
 ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund | ₹1,356 Cr | 2.32% | -7.9% | 1.4% | 8.5% |
 Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG Integration Strategy Fund | ₹580 Cr | 2.44% | -4.5% | 3.2% | 7.2% |
 Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund | ₹337 Cr | 3.38% | 21.6% | 11.5% | 15.2% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies demonstrating sustainable practices across Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) parameters using an ESG-Integration approach.
Fund managers
- Vishal AgarwalMr. Agarwal has done MMSPrior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Blackrock Hongkong Inc and Standard Charted Bank Ltd.
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months3.46% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹62,076 | 3.46% | |
| 1 year−4.20% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,17,305 | −2.25% | |
| 3 years7.49% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,04,764 | 12.43% | |
| 5 years3.80% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,61,731 | 10.29% |
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 ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
The NAV of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is ₹20.32 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
The expense ratio of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is 2.66% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
You can start a SIP in Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund given?
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund has returned -6.5% over 1 year, 0.3% over 3 years and 5.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Axis ESG Integration Strategy 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 ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Thematic-ESG category.
Which fund house manages Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is managed by Axis Mutual Fund, which runs 74 schemes with ₹3,77,445 Cr under management.