Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth

Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Mid-Cap

NAV as on 20-12-2024

₹ 128.58

-0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

20.8%

/yr

About Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth

Axis Midcap Fund is a direct mutual fund scheme that invests primarily in mid-sized companies which generally have a market capitalization between Rs, 5000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore. These companies are usually smaller than large-cap companies but bigger than small-cap companies and provide investors an opportunity to earn double digit returns but also come with significant risk.

The fund aims to generate long-term capital appreciation for its investors by investing in quality mid-cap stocks which have their presence in multiple sectors like construction, finance, pharma. By investing in Axis Midcap Fund, investors can diversify their portfolio and potentially benefit from the growth potential of mid-sized companies in India. Stocks such as IDFC First, Bharat Forge and AU Small Finance Bank are included in this fund.

Key Parameters

  1. Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth has ₹30008 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 20.80% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 35.15%, 19.64% and 25.05% respectively.

Holdings

Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Financial Services, Health, Tech, Basic Materials, Real Estate, Communication, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, Energy. Its top holdings are Trent Ltd, Indian Hotels Co Ltd, Persistent Systems Ltd, Fortis Healthcare Ltd, Coromandel International Ltd

Taxation

As it is a mid-cap 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 Midcap Fund Direct Growth

To achieve long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity & equity related instruments of Mid Cap companies.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
38126 people have invested ₹ 19.4Cr in Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth

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11
/19
26% Performance
55% Risk Management
86% Cost
11 out of 19 among mid-cap
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Lower volatility within category
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Recovers losses quickly
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Larger AUM within category
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Underperforms benchmarks during bull run
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5Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.54%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Midcap TR INR
AUM₹30008 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
28.63%
STCGSelling mutual fund 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 (20-Dec-24)

Period
Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Midcap 150
mid-cap
1M
5.7%
6.5%
6.1%
3M
-1.2%
-3.1%
-1.3%
6M
5.9%
3.9%
6.3%
1Y
35.2%
32.1%
31.9%
3Y
19.6%
25.4%
23.6%
5Y
25%
28.2%
27.2%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 93%

  • Debt & Cash 7%

Mid cap
67.5%

Large cap
17.4%

Small cap
6.7%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Consumer Cyclical
22.5%
Industrial
17.6%
Financial Services
15.9%
Health
12.1%
Tech
11.3%
Basic Materials
10%
Real Estate
5%
Communication
2.2%
Utilities
1.8%
Consumer Defensive
1%
Energy
0.6%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
0.85%
-6.13%
2.67%
Nifty Midcap 150
-0.54%
-6.72%
2.05%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 0.85% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Midcap 150 returns stands at -0.54% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Midcap 150 by 1.40% in Nov'24
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 30K Cr
₹ 32K Cr
₹ 32K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 30K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM decreased by 2K Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Premier Energies Ltd's allocation increased from 0.2% to 0.98%
Premier Energies Ltd's allocation increased from 0.2% to 0.98%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd's allocation increased from 0.36% to 0.96%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd's allocation increased from 0.36% to 0.96%
Zomato Ltd's allocation increased from 0.99% to 1.47%
Zomato Ltd's allocation increased from 0.99% to 1.47%
Top Stocks sold last month
Trent Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.62 % to 3.43 %
Trent Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.62 % to 3.43 %
Supreme Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.69 % to 2.27 %
Supreme Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.69 % to 2.27 %
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.38 % to 2.19 %
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.38 % to 2.19 %
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 20.6% to 17.4%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 20.6% to 17.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 6.2% to 6.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 6.2% to 6.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 70.7% to 67.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 70.7% to 67.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2% to 7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2% to 7%

Top 3 Sectors in November were Consumer Cyclical, Industrial & Financial Services

Nov'24
Consumer Cyclical
23%
Industrial
18%
Financial Services
16%
Oct'24
Consumer Cyclical
23%
Industrial
18%
Financial Services
16%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
102
105
105
Top 5 Company Concentration
14.6%
14.7%
14.7%
Company having highest exposure
Trent Ltd (3.4%)
Trent Ltd (3.6%)
Trent Ltd (3.6%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
79.3%
78.6%
78.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Consumer Cyclical (22.5%)
Consumer Cyclical (22.6%)
Consumer Cyclical (23.1%)
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Shreyash Devalkar
Shreyash Devalkar
Fund Manager of Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth, since 23 November 2016
Fund House
Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹3.21L Cr
as on 29-Nov-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 (mid-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.54% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.13%.
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In the last 5 years, Motilal Oswal Midcap Direct Growth has given 35.45% return, outperforming this fund by 10.41% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 4.2% drop in AUM moving from 31.32K Cr to 30.00K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, Motilal Oswal Midcap Direct Growth has given 38.5% return, outperforming this fund by 18.87% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Midcap Direct Growth has given 61.44% return, outperforming this fund by 26.29%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 3.8% moving from 0.52 to 0.54.

Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 20.8% since inception which is more than its category average return of 19.7%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 92.99% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 7.01% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹30008 Cr

AUM size ₹30008 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹30008 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9584 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.54%

Expense Ratio 0.54%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.54% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.36%

Frequently Asked Questions for Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth is ₹128.58 as on 20-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Dec-2024.
Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
5.71%
5.71%
6 Month Returns
5.89%
5.89%
1 Year Returns
35.15%
35.15%
3 Years Returns
71.23%
19.64%
5 Years Returns
205.78%
25.05%
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0.54% as on November 2024
₹30008 Cr as on November 2024
Trent Ltd(3.43%), Indian Hotels Co Ltd(3.07%), Persistent Systems Ltd(2.92%), Fortis Healthcare Ltd(2.89%), Coromandel International Ltd(2.3%) as on November 2024
Consumer Cyclical(20.94%), Industrial(16.33%), Financial Services(14.77%) as on November 2024
The alpha ratio for the Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
7.38
-1.97
2.3
As on November 2024
The alpha for Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Midcap 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 Midcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
0.71
0.81
0.76
As on November 2024
The Beta for Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Midcap 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 Midcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
2.02
0.86
1.06
As on November 2024
The sharpe ratio for Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Midcap 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 Midcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
12.55
13.93
17.09
As on November 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 1.58 as on November 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Shreyash Devalkar is the fund manager of Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Axis Midcap Fund Direct Growth is 1%