Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 24-03-2025

₹ 111.9

▲1.4%

1D

Inception Returns

23.7%

/yr

About Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is a mutual fund that primarily invests in small-cap companies with strong fundamentals and growth potential. The fund is managed by experienced professionals who use a bottom-up approach to identify high-growth small-cap companies across different sectors such as healthcare, technology, consumer goods, and financial services. The objective of this fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation to investors who are willing to take high risks for potentially high returns.

Small-cap companies typically have higher growth potential than large-cap companies, but they also come with higher risks due to their size and liquidity. Therefore, Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is suitable for investors who are comfortable with taking risks and have a long-term investment horizon.

Key Parameters

  1. Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹20954 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.72% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 15.46%, 18.52% and 31.39% respectively.

Holdings

Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Financial Services, Health, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Utilities. Its top holdings are Blue Star Ltd, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd, Brigade Enterprises Ltd, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd, Kaynes Technology India Ltd

Taxation

As it is a small-cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

To generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity & equity related instruments of small 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

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96578 people have invested ₹ 38.6Cr in Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

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43% Performance
58% Risk Management
71% Cost
7 out of 18 among small-cap
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Lower volatility within category
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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5Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.59%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹20954 Cr
Inception Date5 December, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
23.19%
STCGSelling mutual fund 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 (24-Mar-25)

Period
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
4.1%
6.1%
2.8%
3M
-9.6%
-12.9%
-13.7%
6M
-12.2%
-17.2%
-16%
1Y
15.5%
8.7%
10.8%
3Y
18.5%
18.1%
18.2%
5Y
31.4%
39%
34.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 87.5%

  • Debt & Cash 12.5%

Small cap
64.5%
Mid cap
17.5%
Large cap
4%
Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Industrial
21.3%
Financial Services
19.9%
Health
13.3%
Basic Materials
12.3%
Consumer Cyclical
12.2%
Tech
8.3%
Real Estate
5.6%
Consumer Defensive
5.5%
Communication
0.9%
Utilities
0.6%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
Fund Returns
0.93%
0.85%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-0.49%
-1.24%
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 21K Cr
₹ 23.1K Cr
₹ 24.8K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 21K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 2.2K Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd's allocation increased from 0.46% to 1.04%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd's allocation increased from 0.46% to 1.04%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd's allocation increased from 0.19% to 0.7%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd's allocation increased from 0.19% to 0.7%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd's allocation increased from 2.13% to 2.48%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd's allocation increased from 2.13% to 2.48%
Top Stocks sold last month
Blue Star Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.91 % to 3.32 %
Blue Star Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.91 % to 3.32 %
Kaynes Technology India Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.1 % to 2.14 %
Kaynes Technology India Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.1 % to 2.14 %
CCL Products (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.08 % to 1.87 %
CCL Products (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.08 % to 1.87 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 3.8% to 4%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 3.8% to 4%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 65.8% to 64.5%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 65.8% to 64.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 17.5% to 17.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 17.5% to 17.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 11.5% to 12.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 11.5% to 12.5%

Top 3 Sectors in February were Industrial, Financial Services & Health

Feb'25
Industrial
21%
Financial Services
20%
Health
13%
Jan'25
Industrial
23%
Financial Services
19%
Health
13%

  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Blue Star Ltd
Blue Star Ltd
3.87%
0%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd
2.96%
0%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd
Brigade Enterprises Ltd
2.78%
0%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd
2.68%
0%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd
Kaynes Technology India Ltd
2.05%
0%
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  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
15.46%
18.52%
31.39%
23.72%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
24.72%
27.37%
38.24%
34.54%
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
17.34%
17.26%
-
23.94%
Kotak Small Cap Direct Growth
Kotak Small Cap Direct Growth
12.12%
15.31%
35.1%
19.78%
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  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd
Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd
19.4%
India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd
India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd
13.3%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd
12.5%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
127
127
123
Top 5 Company Concentration
13.9%
14.8%
14.4%
Company having highest exposure
Blue Star Ltd (3.3%)
Blue Star Ltd (3.9%)
Blue Star Ltd (3.5%)
No of Sectors
10
10
10
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
78.6%
77.9%
78.2%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (22.5%)
Industrial (24.6%)
Industrial (23.9%)
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Tejas Sheth
Tejas Sheth
Fund Manager of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 13 May 2024
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
18.52%
18.2%
Fund House
Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
73
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Total AUM
₹3.33L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
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 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 9.3% moving from 0.54 to 0.59.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 26.43% return, outperforming this fund by 10.97%.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 51.29% return, outperforming this fund by 19.89% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 27.37% return, outperforming this fund by 8.84% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 14.0% drop in AUM moving from 24.35K Cr to 20.95K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.59% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.2%.

Axis Small Cap 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 23.72% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.37%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 87.51% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 12.49% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹20954 Cr

AUM size ₹20954 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹20954 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9338 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.59%

Expense Ratio 0.59%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.59% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.29%

Frequently Asked Questions for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹111.9 as on 24-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 24-Mar-2025.
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
4.11%
4.11%
6 Month Returns
-12.22%
-12.22%
1 Year Returns
15.46%
15.46%
3 Years Returns
66.49%
18.52%
5 Years Returns
291.62%
31.39%
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0.59% as on February 2025
₹20954 Cr as on February 2025
Blue Star Ltd(3.87%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd(2.96%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd(2.78%), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd(2.68%), Kaynes Technology India Ltd(2.05%) as on February 2025
Industrial(18.68%), Financial Services(17.43%), Health(11.6%) as on January 1
The alpha ratio for the Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
4.78
2.2
2.28
As on February 2025
The alpha for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.75
0.68
0.75
As on February 2025
The Beta for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
-0.19
0.69
0.86
As on February 2025
The sharpe ratio for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
18.74
14.38
20.52
As on February 2025
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 1.07 as on February 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Tejas Sheth is the fund manager of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%