Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 19-11-2024

₹ 59.64

0.5%

1D

Inception Returns

14.7%

/yr

About Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

The Axis Focused 25 Fund is a direct equity mutual fund that invests in a carefully selected portfolio of 25 high-quality Indian companies which have a potential of providing strong returns. The fund has a higher exposure to sectors such as financial services and consumer goods which generally form the top 25% of the Nifty50 index. Some of the top holdings of the fund include companies like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Infosys, and Bajaj Finance.

The fund is suitable for investors who are looking for a safe investment avenue which provides stable returns with minimal risk as the companies the fund invests in are fundamentally strong.

Key Parameters

  1. Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹13356 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 14.72% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 21.91%, 3.66% and 12.59% respectively.

Holdings

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Communication, Basic Materials, Industrial, Health, Utilities, Tech, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Torrent Power Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Bajaj Finance Ltd

Taxation

As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

To generate long term capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of up to 25 companies.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
5666 people have invested ₹ 3.2Cr in Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

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18% Performance
14% Risk Management
66% Cost
19 out of 19 among focused fund
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Larger AUM within category
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3Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Highly volatile within category

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.82%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹13356 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
152.36%
STCGRedeeming before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (19-Nov-24)

Period
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-5.7%
-6.1%
-5.7%
3M
-2.4%
-5.5%
-3.2%
6M
6.3%
4.1%
7.3%
1Y
21.9%
25.2%
28.4%
3Y
3.7%
12.9%
14.1%
5Y
12.6%
17.7%
18.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 94.5%

  • Debt & Cash 5.5%

Large cap
73.6%

Mid cap
23.1%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Financial Services
29.2%
Consumer Cyclical
16.8%
Basic Materials
10.2%
Communication
8.3%
Industrial
7.8%
Utilities
7.5%
Health
6.8%
Tech
6.1%
Consumer Defensive
4.2%
Real Estate
3%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-6.72%
3.81%
2.28%
Nifty 500
-6.52%
2.04%
0.97%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -6.72% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -6.52% as on Oct'24
  • This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 0.20% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 14.5K Cr
₹ 14.5K Cr
₹ 14.2K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 14.5K Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM has remained same between Oct'24 and Sep'24

Top 3 Sectors in October were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Basic Materials

Oct'24
Financial Services
29%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Basic Materials
10%
Sep'24
Financial Services
29%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Basic Materials
10%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
29
29
29
Top 5 Company Concentration
32.4%
32.4%
32.2%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.3%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.3%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.2%)
No of Sectors
10
10
10
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
72.4%
72.4%
72.3%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (29.2%)
Financial Services (29.2%)
Financial Services (29.4%)
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Shreyash Devalkar
Shreyash Devalkar
Fund Manager of Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 4 August 2023
Fund House
Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹3.35L Cr
as on 31-Oct-2024
Address
Axis Asset Management Company Ltd.,Axis House, 1st Floor, C-2, Wadia International Centre,,Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli,
Phone
+912243255161
Website
customerservice@axismf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 0.82% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.26%.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 52.77% return, outperforming this fund by 30.86%.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 24.83% return, outperforming this fund by 12.24% per annum.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 17.1% moving from 0.70 to 0.82.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 7.7% drop in AUM moving from 14.46K Cr to 13.35K Cr.

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 14.72% since inception which is less than its category average return of 16.7%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.46% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.54% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹13356 Cr

AUM size ₹13356 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹13356 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4697 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.82%

Expense Ratio 0.82%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.82% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.46%

Frequently Asked Questions for Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹59.64 as on 19-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 19-Nov-2024.
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-5.69%
-5.69%
6 Month Returns
6.25%
6.25%
1 Year Returns
21.91%
21.91%
3 Years Returns
11.39%
3.66%
5 Years Returns
80.95%
12.59%
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0.82% as on October 2024
₹13356 Cr as on October 2024
ICICI Bank Ltd(8.05%), HDFC Bank Ltd(7.15%), Torrent Power Ltd(6.41%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd(5.97%), Bajaj Finance Ltd(5.88%) as on October 2024
Financial Services(30.78%), Consumer Cyclical(13.87%), Communication(8.55%) as on October 2024
The alpha ratio for the Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
-0.1
-9.55
-5.28
As on October 2024
The alpha for Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
0.86
1.01
0.97
As on October 2024
The Beta for Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
1.58
0.02
0.46
As on October 2024
The sharpe ratio for Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
13.73
15.6
19.72
As on October 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 0.02 as on October 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Shreyash Devalkar is the fund manager of Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth is 1%