Axis Quant Fund
- NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
- ₹15.36+0.13%1 day
- Return since launch
- 8.4%
- 52-week range
- ₹13.97 — ₹16.71
- AUM
- ₹827 Cr
Axis Quant Fund is a Quant equity fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹827 Cr under management, launched in 2021. Over three years it has returned 0.0% a year, against 10.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 4.19% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Axis Quant Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +0.9% against +1.6% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -4.6% | −9.3 pts | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2Y | -1.9% | −3.5 pts | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 3Y | 0.0% | −10.9 pts | 10.9% | 1.5% |
| 5Y | 6.1% | −3.4 pts | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -5.8% | −2.5 pts | -3.4% | -3.4% |
| 3M | -2.9% | −2.7 pts | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| 6M | 7.4% | −2.8 pts | 10.2% | 7.4% |
| 1Y | 0.9% | −3.8 pts | 4.7% | 1.3% |
| 2Y | -7.2% | −3.0 pts | -4.2% | -5.7% |
| 3Y | 7.1% | −3.8 pts | 10.9% | 8.3% |
| 5Y | 7.0% | −2.5 pts | 9.5% | 8.1% |
Since launch (11 Jun 2021): 8.4%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9% | −1.8 pts | 2.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | −5.0 pts | 18.5% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | −2.2 pts | 32.9% |
| 2022 | -2.7% | −8.6 pts | 5.9% |
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
4.13%
Expense ratio as on 24 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 2.01%
- Brokerage
- 0.54%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 1.58%
- Exit load
- Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 3 months.
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- BSE 200 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 | -2.60 | 3.38 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 1.02 | 1.00 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.27 | 0.60 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.33 | 0.88 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 16.28 | 17.18 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Axis Quant Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity69.9%
- Debt9.1%
- Other21.0%
Market cap split
- Large87.7%
- Mid12.3%
- P/E
- 12.96
- P/B
- 2.22
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Others | 21.68% | ₹179 Cr | +0.99% | +4.85% | +7.02% |
| Adani Enterprises Ltd. | Services | 3.66% | ₹30.31 Cr | -2.63% | — | — |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | Services | 3.57% | ₹29.52 Cr | — | — | — |
| Lodha Developers Ltd. | Construction | 3.36% | ₹27.80 Cr | -2.45% | — | — |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 3.28% | ₹27.14 Cr | -2.17% | +8.03% | — |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 3.27% | ₹27.04 Cr | -2.35% | — | — |
| Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. | Automobile | 3.02% | ₹24.97 Cr | -1.23% | — | — |
| DLF Ltd. | Construction | 2.90% | ₹23.98 Cr | -2.30% | — | — |
| company:2105 | Services | 2.88% | ₹23.83 Cr | — | — | — |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | 2.87% | ₹23.70 Cr | -2.32% | — | — |
| Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. | Financial | 2.84% | ₹23.51 Cr | — | — | — |
| company:1222 | Energy | 2.83% | ₹23.42 Cr | — | — | — |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 2.75% | ₹22.73 Cr | -2.24% | — | +7.53% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 2.70% | ₹22.36 Cr | -2.27% | — | — |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.69% | ₹22.27 Cr | -2.21% | +1.20% | — |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 2.58% | ₹21.38 Cr | — | +8.18% | +6.36% |
| JIO Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 2.58% | ₹21.37 Cr | — | — | — |
| company:3148 | Energy | 2.53% | ₹20.93 Cr | +1.99% | +2.35% | +2.59% |
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 2.44% | ₹20.21 Cr | — | +5.23% | — |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | 2.41% | ₹19.92 Cr | +8.91% | — | — |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | 2.40% | ₹19.82 Cr | -2.28% | +7.01% | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 2.38% | ₹19.68 Cr | -2.21% | +5.20% | +4.02% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | 2.21% | ₹18.24 Cr | +6.40% | +6.68% | +4.63% |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.16% | ₹17.88 Cr | -2.23% | — | — |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.04% | ₹16.91 Cr | — | +8.79% | +19.11% |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd. | Materials | 1.93% | ₹15.94 Cr | -2.37% | — | — |
| company:9821 | Financial | 1.74% | ₹14.41 Cr | -2.26% | — | — |
| company:3907 | Metals & Mining | 1.10% | ₹9.07 Cr | — | — | — |
| company:1523 | Consumer Staples | 1.09% | ₹9.05 Cr | — | — | — |
| company:7002 | Materials | 1.05% | ₹8.69 Cr | +1.01% | — | — |
| company:17623 | Services | -0.96% | ₹-7.96 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adani Enterprises Ltd. | 4.70% | -0.94% | -5.64% |
| Lodha Developers Ltd. | 4.34% | -0.96% | -5.30% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 4.06% | -0.97% | -5.03% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 3.81% | -0.99% | -4.80% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 3.83% | -0.97% | -4.80% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | 3.64% | -0.91% | -4.55% |
| Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. | 3.59% | -0.96% | -4.55% |
| DLF Ltd. | 3.58% | -0.97% | -4.54% |
| JIO Financial Services Ltd. | 3.61% | -0.92% | -4.52% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 3.52% | -0.93% | -4.45% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | 3.37% | -0.94% | -4.31% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | 4.30% | 0.00% | -4.30% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 3.33% | -0.94% | -4.27% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 3.31% | -0.92% | -4.24% |
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | 3.29% | -0.92% | -4.21% |
| Bank Of Baroda | 3.28% | -0.93% | -4.20% |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | 4.06% | 0.00% | -4.06% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 3.07% | -0.96% | -4.02% |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 3.00% | -0.94% | -3.94% |
| Canara Bank | 3.00% | -0.93% | -3.93% |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. | 2.90% | -0.96% | -3.86% |
| Adani Green Energy Ltd. | 3.39% | 0.00% | -3.39% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 3.09% | 0.00% | -3.09% |
| company:3907 | 0.00% | 1.10% | +1.10% |
| company:1523 | 0.00% | 1.09% | +1.09% |
| company:7002 | 0.00% | 1.05% | +1.05% |
| company:17623 | 0.00% | -0.96% | -0.96% |
| company:2105 | 0.00% | -0.95% | -0.95% |
| company:9821 | 0.00% | -0.94% | -0.94% |
| company:3148 | 0.00% | -0.94% | -0.94% |
| company:1222 | 0.00% | -0.92% | -0.92% |
| Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. | 3.22% | 3.02% | -0.20% |
| Others | 0.51% | 0.66% | +0.16% |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | 3.46% | 3.57% | +0.11% |
| Reserve Bank of India | 2.32% | 2.41% | +0.08% |
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 | ₹769 Cr | 2.46% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 12.9% |
 Quant Quantamental Fund | ₹1,632 Cr | 2.96% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 14.4% |
 360 ONE Quant Fund | ₹846 Cr | 2.55% | -4.3% | 3.1% | — |
 Samco Active Momentum Fund | ₹752 Cr | 3.23% | 30.4% | 9.4% | — |
 Kotak Quant Fund | ₹497 Cr | 2.26% | -1.4% | 3.4% | — |
 Nippon India Quant Fund | ₹116 Cr | 1.31% | -4.0% | 4.2% | 11.4% |
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 primarily in equity and equity related instruments selected based on a quantitative model.
Fund managers
- Nandik MallikMr. Mallik holds B.Tech degree and has also done PGDM (IIM Calcutta) and MS- Finance (London Business School).Prior to joining the Axis MF, he was working with Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies LLP, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd, Edelweiss AMC, DC India Capital, Credit-Suisse (London), BNP Paribas (London), NM Rothschild (Mumbai) and Fair Isaac (Bangalore).
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 months7.41% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹64,446 | 7.41% | |
| 1 year0.92% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,20,600 | 0.50% | |
| 3 years7.11% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,02,331 | 11.76% | |
| 5 years7.00% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,20,105 | 20.02% |
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.