Axis Childrens Fund
The scheme seeks to generate income by investing in debt & money market instruments along with long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity & equity related instruments.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #6 of 8 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Solution: Children Equity |
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| NAV | ₹26.09 (as of 2026-09-11) |
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| AUM | ₹906 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.96% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Devang Shah |
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| Exit load | 3% for redemption within 365 days. 2% for redemption after 366 days and within 730 days. 1% for redemption after 731 days and within 1095 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 6.04% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.26 |
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| Standard deviation | 10.90% |
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| Max drawdown | -27.20% |
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| Alpha | 0 |
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| Beta | 0 |
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Over 5 years, captured 69.3% of Nifty 500's upside and 81.4% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 72.2% |
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| Mid cap | 13.5% |
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| Small cap | 14.3% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 19.0% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 29.5% |
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| Total holdings | 94 |
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Top holdings
- 7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034) — 8.4%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 5.0%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 4.7%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 4.4%
- 7.18% Government of India (14/08/2033) — 4.0%
- Infosys Ltd — 2.5%
- State Bank Of India — 2.4%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 2.3%
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. — 2.2%
- 8.4% Muthoot Finance Limited (28/08/2028) — 2.2%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 16.0%
- Automobile — 6.5%
- Finance & Investments — 6.2%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | -1.6% | Q3 | #6 of 9 |
| 2025 | 5.2% | Q2 | #5 of 9 |
| 2024 | 14.4% | Q3 | #5 of 8 |
| 2023 | 13.3% | Q4 (Bottom) | #7 of 7 |
| 2022 | -7.3% | Q4 (Bottom) | #7 of 7 |