Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 05-09-2024

₹ 63.24

Inception Returns

15.6%

/yr

About the Fund

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 ₹14075 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jul 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 15.61% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 32.93%, 7.11% and 16.74% respectively.

Holdings

Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Utilities, Communication, Tech, Health, Industrial, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Real Estate. Its top holdings are Torrent Power Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Bajaj Finance Ltd, Pidilite Industries 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
5637 people have invested ₹ 2.9Cr in Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank

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20% Performance
13% Risk Management
71% Cost
18 out of 18 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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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Has not generated consistent returns
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Does not beat the benchmark consistently
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Highly volatile within category

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.79%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹14075 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
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (05-Sep-24)

Period
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
6.3%
4.6%
6.5%
3M
11.5%
9.9%
14.6%
6M
20.2%
15.2%
19.5%
1Y
32.9%
35.8%
40.1%
3Y
7.1%
16.6%
18.1%
5Y
16.7%
21.4%
22.2%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jul-24)

  • Equity 95.1%

  • Debt & Cash 4.9%

Large cap
73.3%

Mid cap
21.8%

Sector Allocation

Jul'24

Jun'24

May'24

Financial Services
28.2%
Consumer Cyclical
15.2%
Basic Materials
10.4%
Utilities
8.3%
Communication
7.9%
Tech
6.6%
Health
6.5%
Industrial
6.5%
Consumer Defensive
5.1%
Energy
2.9%
Real Estate
2.5%
All changes are between May'24 and Jul'24
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
Fund Returns
3.74%
6.32%
-1.02%
Nifty 500
3.53%
3.50%
0.09%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 3.74% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 3.53% as on Jul'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 0.21% in Jul'24
Parameters
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
AUM
₹ 14.1K Cr
₹ 13.9K Cr
₹ 13.3K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 14.1K Cr as of Jul'24
  • AUM increased by 194.2 Cr between Jul'24 and Jun'24
Top Stocks bought last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 3.53% to 4.93%
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 3.53% to 4.93%
Torrent Power Ltd's allocation increased from 7.22% to 7.94%
Torrent Power Ltd's allocation increased from 7.22% to 7.94%
Trent Ltd's allocation increased from 0.97% to 1.54%
Trent Ltd's allocation increased from 0.97% to 1.54%
Top Stocks sold last month
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.19 % to 7.18 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.19 % to 7.18 %
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.39 % to 5.66 %
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.39 % to 5.66 %
Pidilite Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.09 % to 5.52 %
Pidilite Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.09 % to 5.52 %
Cash allocation has gone up from 2.3% to 4.9%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2.3% to 4.9%

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

Jul'24
Financial Services
28%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Basic Materials
10%
Jun'24
Financial Services
29%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
Basic Materials
10%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Fund
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
No of Holdings
29
29
29
Top 5 Company Concentration
32.6%
34.7%
36.5%
Company having highest exposure
Torrent Power Ltd (7.9%)
Bajaj Finance Ltd (7.4%)
Torrent Power Ltd (7.7%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
70%
66.7%
66%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (28.2%)
Financial Services (29.4%)
Financial Services (27.6%)
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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
₹2.31L Cr
as on 31-Jul-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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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 11.3% moving from 0.71 to 0.79.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 67.27% return, outperforming this fund by 34.34%.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 0.79% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.26%.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Focused fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 28.7% return, outperforming this fund by 11.96% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 29.41% return, outperforming this fund by 22.29% per annum.

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 15.61% since inception which is less than its category average return of 19.04%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 95.15% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 4.85% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹0 Cr

AUM size ₹0 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹0 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4744 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.79%

Expense Ratio 0.79%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.79% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.46%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹63.24 as on 05-Sep-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 05-Sep-2024.
Axis Focused Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
6.33%
6.33%
6 Month Returns
20.21%
20.21%
1 Year Returns
32.93%
32.93%
3 Years Returns
22.89%
7.11%
5 Years Returns
116.81%
16.74%
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0.79% as on August 2024
₹14075 Cr as on August 2024
Torrent Power Ltd(7.94%), ICICI Bank Ltd(7.18%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd(6.26%), Bajaj Finance Ltd(5.66%), Pidilite Industries Ltd(5.52%) as on August 2024
Financial Services(26.82%), Consumer Cyclical(14.43%), Basic Materials(9.94%) as on August 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
1.41
-10.38
-4.96
As on August 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
0.77
1.02
0.97
As on August 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
2.14
0.16
0.61
As on August 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
11.07
14.94
19.54
As on August 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 0.24 as on August 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%