Axis Value Fund
The schemes seeks to generate consistent long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities by following value investing strategy.
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #1 of 24 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Value |
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| NAV | ₹19.22 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹1,767 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.77% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Nitin Arora |
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| Exit load | For units in excess of 20% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 13.76% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.82 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.97% |
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| Max drawdown | −20.84% |
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| Alpha | 4.75 |
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| Beta | 0.96 |
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Over 5 years, captured 110.2% of Nifty 500's upside and 90.0% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 61.8% |
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| Mid cap | 17.2% |
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| Small cap | 21.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 18.3% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 29.3% |
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| Total holdings | 88 |
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| Index overlap | 48.5% |
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| Active share | 51.5% |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 5.1%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 4.4%
- Clearing Corporation of India Ltd — 3.6%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 3.4%
- Shriram Finance Limited — 2.9%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 2.4%
- State Bank Of India — 2.4%
- Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited — 2.2%
- NTPC Limited — 2.2%
- Welspun Corp Limited — 2.2%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 23.1%
- Automobile — 12.6%
- Finance & Investments — 7.7%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −0.5% | Q1 (Top) | #4 of 23 |
| 2025 | 5.0% | Q3 | #12 of 22 |
| 2024 | 27.9% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 21 |
| 2023 | 40.2% | Q1 (Top) | #4 of 19 |
| 2022 | −1.0% | Q4 (Bottom) | #17 of 18 |