Axis Focused Fund
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹56.69+0.94%1 day
- Return since launch
- 12.6%
- 52-week range
- ₹46.94 — ₹57.45
- AUM
- ₹10,446 Cr
Axis Focused Fund is a Focused equity fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹10,446 Cr under management, launched in 2012. Over three years it has returned 5.9% a year, against 12.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.91% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Axis Focused Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +1.5% against +2.6% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 11.7% | +7.9 pts | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| 2Y | 6.2% | −0.8 pts | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| 3Y | 5.9% | −6.6 pts | 12.5% | 6.3% |
| 5Y | 7.5% | −1.9 pts | 9.4% | 10.0% |
| 7Y | 8.4% | −4.6 pts | 13.0% | 12.4% |
| 10Y | 9.5% | −3.4 pts | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 7.3% | +0.4 pts | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| 3M | -0.5% | −0.5 pts | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 6M | 10.1% | +3.2 pts | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 1Y | 1.6% | −2.2 pts | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| 2Y | 3.2% | −0.5 pts | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| 3Y | 10.3% | −2.2 pts | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 5Y | 3.3% | −6.2 pts | 9.4% | 8.8% |
| 7Y | 9.3% | −4.6 pts | 13.9% | 13.4% |
| 10Y | 11.4% | −1.5 pts | 12.9% | 11.8% |
Since launch (11 Jun 2012): 12.6%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5% | −3.6 pts | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | −6.2 pts | 20.9% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | −10.4 pts | 27.7% |
| 2022 | -14.5% | −16.9 pts | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | −9.2 pts | 33.2% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.5 pts | 17.5% |
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
1.89%
Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.49%
- Brokerage
- 0.04%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.36%
- 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.
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 | -0.47 | 5.18 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.93 | 0.92 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.28 | 0.63 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.38 | 0.87 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 15.64 | 15.56 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Axis Focused Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity93.8%
- Debt9.1%
Market cap split
- Large84.0%
- Mid12.5%
- Small3.5%
- P/E
- 30.36
- P/B
- 4.89
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 8.13% | ₹852 Cr | +8.00% | +7.80% | +8.75% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 7.85% | ₹822 Cr | +6.19% | +5.66% | +6.50% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 6.50% | ₹681 Cr | +5.01% | +5.31% | +4.57% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 5.34% | ₹560 Cr | +5.29% | +3.56% | +7.23% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | 5.14% | ₹538 Cr | +5.37% | +4.35% | +5.28% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | Healthcare | 5.06% | ₹530 Cr | +5.24% | +4.97% | +4.04% |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 4.90% | ₹514 Cr | +4.18% | +2.81% | +1.89% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | Automobile | 4.53% | ₹475 Cr | +3.59% | — | — |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 4.22% | ₹442 Cr | +4.27% | +2.08% | — |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 3.56% | ₹373 Cr | +3.63% | +2.72% | +4.29% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 3.43% | ₹359 Cr | +3.38% | +2.42% | +3.82% |
| Others | Others | 3.36% | ₹352 Cr | +12.72% | +22.99% | +9.95% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.24% | ₹340 Cr | +3.37% | +3.23% | — |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.20% | ₹335 Cr | +3.41% | +4.71% | +8.54% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.91% | ₹305 Cr | +2.58% | +2.29% | +3.68% |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | 2.82% | ₹296 Cr | — | — | — |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.69% | ₹282 Cr | +3.26% | +2.71% | +2.00% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 2.60% | ₹272 Cr | +2.59% | +4.70% | +6.34% |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | Services | 2.59% | ₹271 Cr | +3.65% | +3.42% | +3.60% |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.32% | ₹243 Cr | +1.59% | — | — |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 2.32% | ₹243 Cr | +2.11% | +1.13% | — |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 2.15% | ₹226 Cr | — | +3.73% | +3.39% |
| CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.15% | ₹226 Cr | +2.86% | +1.23% | — |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | Automobile | 2.08% | ₹218 Cr | +1.85% | +1.98% | +1.91% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.06% | ₹216 Cr | +1.95% | +1.68% | — |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.67% | ₹175 Cr | +2.12% | +3.78% | +3.74% |
| Torrent Power Ltd. | Energy | 1.51% | ₹158 Cr | +2.79% | +3.36% | +3.03% |
| Kaynes Technology India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.99% | ₹104 Cr | — | — | — |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | Services | 0.66% | ₹68.98 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Bank of India | 0.00% | 2.82% | +2.82% |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | 4.18% | 2.59% | -1.59% |
| Others | 4.65% | 6.24% | +1.59% |
| Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | 0.50% | 0.00% | -0.50% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 7.47% | 7.85% | +0.38% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | 6.17% | 6.50% | +0.33% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 2.94% | 3.20% | +0.26% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | 5.40% | 5.14% | -0.26% |
| Torrent Power Ltd. | 1.73% | 1.51% | -0.22% |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | 2.10% | 2.32% | +0.22% |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | 4.69% | 4.90% | +0.21% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | 2.75% | 2.91% | +0.17% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 5.20% | 5.06% | -0.14% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 2.45% | 2.60% | +0.14% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | 4.39% | 4.53% | +0.14% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 3.43% | 3.56% | +0.13% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 2.25% | 2.15% | -0.10% |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 1.76% | 1.67% | -0.09% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.15% | 3.24% | +0.09% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 8.21% | 8.13% | -0.07% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 3.50% | 3.43% | -0.07% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | 2.75% | 2.69% | -0.06% |
| State Bank of India | 4.27% | 4.22% | -0.06% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 5.40% | 5.34% | -0.06% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 2.37% | 2.32% | -0.05% |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | 0.62% | 0.66% | +0.04% |
| CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 2.12% | 2.15% | +0.04% |
| Kaynes Technology India Ltd. | 0.96% | 0.99% | +0.03% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | 2.08% | 2.06% | -0.02% |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | 2.07% | 2.08% | +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 | ₹20,559 Cr | 1.91% | 13.8% | 10.4% | 14.6% |
 SBI Focused Fund | ₹50,423 Cr | 1.55% | 14.7% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
 HDFC Focused Fund | ₹26,553 Cr | 1.71% | 10.0% | 8.9% | 14.7% |
 ICICI Prudential Focused Fund | ₹17,248 Cr | 2.10% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 14.7% |
 Invesco India Focused Fund | ₹6,486 Cr | 1.92% | 28.7% | 12.8% | 17.5% |
 Bandhan Focused Fund | ₹2,087 Cr | 2.29% | 8.1% | 7.5% | 11.9% |
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 concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of upto 30 companies.
Fund managers
- 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..
- Sachin RelekarMr. Relekar is an MMS(Finance) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Mumbai and B.E (Mechanical) from K.E.S. College of Engineering Islampur.Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund), LIC Mutual Fund, Tata AMC, CD Equity Search, Innovision Consulting and Tech Pacific India.
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 months10.08% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹66,048 | 10.08% | |
| 1 year1.56% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,21,019 | 0.85% | |
| 3 years10.33% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,23,536 | 17.65% | |
| 5 years3.28% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,52,819 | 8.80% |
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.