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Axis Innovation Fund

Thematic-InnovationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹21.84+1.68%1 day
Return since launch
13.9%
52-week range
₹16.63 — ₹22.18
AUM
₹1,315 Cr

Axis Innovation Fund is a Thematic-Innovation equity fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹1,315 Cr under management, launched in 2020. Over three years it has returned 14.3% a year, against 14.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.28% 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
1Y24.9%+16.7 pts8.2%14.0%
2Y16.1%+5.2 pts10.9%10.1%
3Y14.3%−0.1 pts14.4%10.3%
5Y14.9%+4.0 pts10.9%13.6%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund24.9%
Category8.2%
3Y
Fund14.3%
Category14.4%
5Y
Fund14.9%
Category10.9%

Since launch (4 Dec 2020): 13.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20253.2%+0.8 pts2.4%
202427.7%−1.1 pts28.8%
202323.7%−8.4 pts32.2%
2022-13.3%−3.8 pts-9.4%
202133.6%−3.4 pts37.0%

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

2.27%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.83%
Brokerage
0.05%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.39%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 20% 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
Alpha6.885.46Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.820.96How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.750.63Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.190.82Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation14.8516.54How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Axis Innovation Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity93.2%
  • Debt7.2%

Market cap split

  • Large30.3%
  • Mid31.0%
  • Small38.7%
P/E
52.49
P/B
7.30

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers6.43%₹86.47 Cr+5.29%+3.30%+3.22%
Eternal Ltd.Services4.97%₹66.88 Cr+6.53%+5.31%+2.68%
One 97 Communications Ltd.Services3.63%₹48.77 Cr+3.55%+3.44%—
Ather Energy Ltd.Automobile3.18%₹42.77 Cr+2.85%+2.39%+1.39%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.Consumer Discretionary3.07%₹41.27 Cr+2.59%+2.89%—
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.Services2.83%₹38.05 Cr+3.08%+2.69%+1.49%
Aether Industries Ltd.Chemicals2.72%₹36.59 Cr+3.02%+2.81%+1.74%
Meesho Ltd.Services2.40%₹32.34 Cr+2.28%+1.53%—
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.Financial2.32%₹31.21 Cr+4.09%+4.22%—
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile2.29%₹30.86 Cr+1.96%+1.76%+1.33%

Sectors

  • Services28.2%
  • Capital Goods13.7%
  • Chemicals9.9%
  • Financial7.7%
  • Automobile7.1%
  • Others6.4%
  • Technology6.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.8%

Instruments

  • Foreign - Equity11.0%
  • CBLO6.9%
  • ADS/ADR2.0%
  • Index Derivatives1.2%
  • GDR/GDS0.4%
  • Treasury Bills0.4%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others1.91%6.87%+4.96%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.22%0.00%-1.22%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.2.60%1.43%-1.16%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.3.42%2.32%-1.10%
PB Fintech Ltd.2.47%1.42%-1.05%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.1.13%0.35%-0.79%
Neogen Chemicals Ltd.1.18%1.90%+0.72%
INDO-MIM Ltd.1.47%2.11%+0.64%
OnEMI Technology Solutions Ltd.0.00%0.64%+0.64%
Ather Energy Ltd.3.78%3.18%-0.60%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.2.23%1.72%-0.51%
One 97 Communications Ltd.4.13%3.63%-0.50%
Eternal Ltd.5.28%4.97%-0.31%
Meesho Ltd.2.14%2.40%+0.26%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.1.84%1.60%-0.24%
Capillary Technologies India Ltd.1.52%1.74%+0.23%
Dhoot Transmission Ltd.0.66%0.89%+0.23%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.3.05%2.83%-0.22%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.1.76%1.55%-0.21%
Rubicon Research Ltd.0.70%0.88%+0.18%
Meta Platforms Inc0.59%0.77%+0.17%
Cyient DLM Ltd.0.00%0.16%+0.16%
Swiggy Ltd.1.48%1.33%-0.15%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.2.93%3.07%+0.14%
Siemens Ltd.2.07%1.94%-0.13%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. - ADR1.06%1.19%+0.13%
Sagility Ltd.1.45%1.33%-0.12%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc0.31%0.41%+0.10%
Jain Resource Recycling Ltd.1.43%1.53%+0.10%
Syngene International Ltd.0.00%0.10%+0.10%
MakeMy Trip Ltd.0.52%0.43%-0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.1.51%1.42%-0.09%
Affle 3I Ltd.2.05%1.97%-0.09%
PI Industries Ltd.1.57%1.66%+0.09%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.0.80%0.71%-0.08%
Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases Ltd.0.64%0.72%+0.08%
Urban Company Ltd.1.68%1.60%-0.08%
NVIDIA Corporation (USA)1.42%1.50%+0.08%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.2.22%2.29%+0.08%
Pine Labs Ltd.1.24%1.31%+0.08%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.1.41%1.34%-0.07%
BlackBuck Ltd.1.88%1.95%+0.07%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.46%0.52%+0.07%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd1.44%1.38%-0.06%
Kusumgar Ltd.1.29%1.35%+0.06%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.1.93%1.87%-0.06%
ASML Holding N.V. - ADS/ADR0.56%0.61%+0.05%
Nifty Bank1.27%1.23%-0.05%
Aether Industries Ltd.2.67%2.72%+0.05%
Bosch Ltd.1.00%0.95%-0.05%
Honeywell Automation India Ltd.0.86%0.82%-0.04%
Apple Inc. (USA)0.54%0.57%+0.04%
PTC Industries Ltd.2.19%2.23%+0.04%
Sea Limited - ADR0.26%0.23%-0.03%
Microsoft Corportion (US)1.02%1.05%+0.03%
Alphabet Inc Class A0.90%0.93%+0.03%
Arista Networks Inc0.48%0.50%+0.03%
TBO Tek Ltd.1.22%1.19%-0.03%
MercadoLibre Inc0.27%0.24%-0.02%
KLA Corporation0.18%0.21%+0.02%
Broadcom Inc0.67%0.65%-0.02%
SharkNinja Inc0.47%0.45%-0.02%
Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)0.25%0.27%+0.02%
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd0.70%0.68%-0.02%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (South Korea) GDR/GDS0.41%0.43%+0.02%
Spotify Technology S.A. - ADR0.22%0.20%-0.02%
Amazon. com Inc. (USA)0.81%0.79%-0.02%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.63%0.62%-0.02%
Monster Beverage Corporation (US)0.21%0.19%-0.02%
Oracle Corporation (US)0.22%0.21%-0.01%
Wakefit Innovations Ltd.1.69%1.68%-0.01%
eBay Inc. (USA)0.29%0.31%+0.01%
Vertiv Holdings Co0.22%0.20%-0.01%
Visa Inc0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.0.15%0.15%-0.01%
Veeva Systems Inc.0.37%0.38%+0.01%
Reserve Bank of India0.36%0.37%+0.01%
Linde India Ltd.1.37%1.37%0.00%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.1.07%1.07%0.00%
Roku Inc0.26%0.26%0.00%
TJX Companies Inc0.21%0.21%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹3,990 Cr2.12%11.5%9.8%15.6%
ICICI Prudential Innovation Fund₹7,434 Cr2.16%5.1%7.8%—
Kotak Pioneer Fund₹4,295 Cr1.90%11.4%11.5%15.6%
Nippon India Innovation Fund₹2,923 Cr2.10%5.8%5.8%—
Union Innovation & Opportunities Fund₹1,307 Cr2.31%23.9%14.2%—
See all Sectoral and Thematic funds

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 equity & equity related securities of companies that are benefiting from innovative change (innovators, enablers, adaptors).

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 months13.69% absolute₹60,000₹68,21413.69%
1 year15.37% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,30,4758.73%
3 years17.60% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,76,69632.42%
5 years9.54% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,71,11028.52%

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 Innovation Fund?
The NAV of Axis Innovation Fund is ₹21.84 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Axis Innovation Fund?
The expense ratio of Axis Innovation Fund is 2.28% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Axis Innovation Fund?
You can start a SIP in Axis Innovation Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Axis Innovation Fund given?
Axis Innovation Fund has returned 24.9% over 1 year, 14.3% over 3 years and 14.9% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Axis Innovation Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 20% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months..
How risky is Axis Innovation Fund?
Axis Innovation Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Thematic-Innovation category.
Which fund house manages Axis Innovation Fund?
Axis Innovation Fund is managed by Axis Mutual Fund, which runs 74 schemes with ₹3,91,554 Cr under management.