Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 21-02-2025

₹ 106.38

0.6%

1D

Inception Returns

23.5%

/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 ₹23139 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 23.48% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 5.41%, 17.18% and 22.97% 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, Brigade Enterprises Ltd, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings 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

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
98307 people have invested ₹ 38.7Cr 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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50% Performance
61% Risk Management
70% Cost
6 out of 18 among small-cap
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Lower volatility within category
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Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.56%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹23139 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
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (21-Feb-25)

Period
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
-9.6%
-10.4%
-11.2%
3M
-9%
-11.8%
-11.7%
6M
-10.4%
-17.6%
-14.7%
1Y
5.4%
-1.5%
2.8%
3Y
17.2%
17.7%
17.5%
5Y
23%
23.2%
24.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 88.5%

  • Debt & Cash 11.5%

Small cap
65.8%

Mid cap
17.5%

Large cap
3.8%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Industrial
22.5%
Financial Services
19.1%
Health
12.5%
Basic Materials
12.2%
Consumer Cyclical
12.2%
Tech
8.4%
Real Estate
6%
Consumer Defensive
5.4%
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
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 23.1K Cr
₹ 24.8K Cr
₹ 24K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 23.1K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 1.6K Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
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%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 2.29% to 2.83%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 2.29% to 2.83%
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%
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 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 67.2% to 65.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 67.2% to 65.8%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 15% to 17.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 15% to 17.5%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 4.1% to 3.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 4.1% to 3.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 10.9% to 11.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 10.9% to 11.5%

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

Jan'25
Industrial
23%
Financial Services
19%
Health
13%
Dec'24
Industrial
25%
Financial Services
18%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
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
17.18%
17.51%
Fund House
Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
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

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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 6.5% drop in AUM moving from 24.75K Cr to 23.13K Cr.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 7.7% moving from 0.52 to 0.56.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.56% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.18%.

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 23.48% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.84%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 88.54% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 11.46% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹23139 Cr

AUM size ₹23139 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹23139 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 10297 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.56%

Expense Ratio 0.56%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.56% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.27%

Frequently Asked Questions for Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹106.38 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-9.58%
-9.58%
6 Month Returns
-10.4%
-10.4%
1 Year Returns
5.41%
5.41%
3 Years Returns
60.88%
17.18%
5 Years Returns
181.2%
22.97%
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0.56% as on January 2025
₹23139 Cr as on January 2025
Blue Star Ltd(3.32%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd(3.12%), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd(2.83%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd(2.48%), Kaynes Technology India Ltd(2.14%) as on January 2025
Industrial(19.94%), Financial Services(16.95%), Health(11.09%) as on January 2025
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
5.33
3.39
3.42
As on January 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
0.71
0.66
0.73
As on January 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
0.39
0.87
0.97
As on January 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
15.1
13.34
19.86
As on January 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 1.49 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.01 as on January 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
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%