Axis Focused Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of upto 30 companies.
Growthvine rating: 1/5 — ranked #27 of 28 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Focused |
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| NAV | ₹57.03 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹11,315 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.48% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Sachin Relekar |
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| Exit load | For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 6.01% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.29 |
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| Standard deviation | 15.08% |
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| Max drawdown | -33.78% |
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| Alpha | -1.74 |
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| Beta | 0.92 |
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Over 5 years, captured 87.0% of Nifty 500's upside and 122.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 85.4% |
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| Mid cap | 13.0% |
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| Small cap | 1.5% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 31.7% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 53.0% |
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| Total holdings | 27 |
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| Index overlap | 28.1% |
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| Active share | 71.9% |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 8.2%
- Eternal Limited — 6.9%
- Bajaj Finance Limited — 5.9%
- Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd — 5.4%
- Divis Laboratories Ltd. — 5.3%
- Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. — 5.3%
- TVS Motor Company Ltd. — 4.4%
- State Bank Of India — 4.2%
- Clearing Corporation of India Ltd — 4.1%
- Apar Industries Ltd — 3.7%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 18.5%
- Finance & Investments — 11.3%
- Automobile — 10.1%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 4.8% | Q2 | #9 of 28 |
| 2025 | 2.5% | Q3 | #18 of 28 |
| 2024 | 14.8% | Q3 | #21 of 27 |
| 2023 | 17.2% | Q4 (Bottom) | #24 of 25 |
| 2022 | -14.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #22 of 22 |