AXIS Innovation Fund - Direct (IDCW)

Sectoral / Thematic

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NAV
15.31(-1.61%)
Fund Size (CR)
₹1,120.92
Expense Ratio
1.31
Scheme Type
Active Fund
Value Research
-

Min. investment
₹100
Minimum Additional Investment
₹100
Minimum SIP Investment
₹100
Minimum Withdrawal
₹1
Exit Load
0%
Return Since Launch
12.51%

Absolute Return: -16.93%

Annualized Return: 0%

Basic Details

Scheme Manager

Ashish Naik

Bench Mark

Nifty 500 TRI

Type

OPEN

Lumpsum Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns	Category Avg	Rank within Category
1 Week	March 18, 2026	9891.90	-1.08%	-	-1.13%	419/1003
1 Month	February 25, 2026	9638.09	-3.62%	-	-8.11%	76/987
3 Month	December 24, 2025	9113.37	-8.87%	-	-9.44%	356/964
6 Month	September 25, 2025	9212.67	-7.87%	-	-6.49%	547/920
1 Year	March 25, 2025	10403.24	4.03%	4.03%	1.86%	262/860
3 Year	March 24, 2023	15985.80	59.86%	16.89%	17.62%	257/518
5 Year	March 25, 2021	18355.24	83.55%	12.91%	14.86%	265/430
Since Inception	December 24, 2020	18575.50	85.76%	12.51%	7.12%	398/1007

Note: Lumpsum Returns since Inception Date.

SIP Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Investments	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns
1 Year	April 1, 2025	1,20,000	124170.55	3.48%	3.48%
3 Year	April 3, 2023	3,60,000	402137.84	11.70%	3.76%
5 Year	April 1, 2021	6,00,000	762057.13	27.01%	4.90%
10 Year	-	-	-	-	-

Note: SIP Returns since Inception Date.

Tax Treatment

If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 10%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not included.If sold before 1 year from purchase date, short term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 15%. Any cess/surcharge is not included in the 15%.

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Monthly Investment (₹)

Minimum value allowed is 500

Expected Returns Rate (%)

Minimum value allowed is 1

Time Period (in Years)

Minimum value allowed is 1

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Invested Amount
₹25,000
Estimated Returns
₹19,059

76%

Returns

Future value of your investment

₹44,059

Risk Ratios

3.26%

Standard Deviation

0.77%

Beta

1.11%

Sharpe Ratio

0.01%

Treynor's Ratio

4.33%

Jension's Alpha

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Top 10 stock holding in portfolio

Stock Invested in	% of Total Holdings	Quantity	Value (Cr)	Asset Type	Segment
Eternal	5.30%	2411497	59.40	Equity	E-Commerce/App based Aggregator
Billionbrains	4.26%	2919884	47.74	Equity	Stock/ Commodity Brokers
One 97	3.96%	404424	44.42	Equity	E-Commerce/App based Aggregator
Lenskart Solut.	2.89%	602400	32.37	Equity	FMCG
FSN E-Commerce	2.82%	1188996	31.57	Equity	E-Commerce/App based Aggregator
Info Edg.(India)	2.71%	294492	30.32	Equity	E-Commerce/App based Aggregator
PB Fintech.	2.37%	179555	26.60	Equity	IT - Software
Aether Industri.	2.33%	272148	26.09	Equity	Chemicals
Blackbuck	2.25%	432066	25.18	Equity	Logistics
Bajaj Finserv	2.21%	124100	24.74	Equity	Finance

Peer Comparison

Scheme Name	Asset Size (Cr)	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
AXIS Innovation Fund - Direct (IDCW)	1120.92	-3.62%	-8.87%	-7.87%	4.03%	16.89%
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct (G)	519.50	16.04%	46.71%	66.97%	157.38%	50.45%
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	519.50	16.04%	46.71%	66.97%	157.38%	50.45%
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (G)	426.90	-6.80%	6.03%	11.57%	30.60%	14.63%
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	426.90	-6.80%	6.03%	11.56%	30.58%	14.62%
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund - Direct (G)	311.26	-5.76%	9.17%	11.64%	28.34%	18.84%

List of Schemes under Axis Mutual Fund

Fund Name	Category	Risk	1Y Returns	Ratings	Fund Size (Cr)
AXIS Banking & PSU Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	5.96%	4	₹12,717.51
AXIS Gilt Fund	Debt	Moderate	2.2%	4	₹595.80
AXIS Dynamic Bond Fund	Debt	Moderate	5.09%	3	₹1,102.10
AXIS Gold Fund	Other	High	58.46%	4	₹2,998.08
AXIS Liquid Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.34%	5	₹42,623.44
AXIS ELSS Tax Saver Fund	Equity	Very High	-3.26%	1	₹33,185.50
AXIS Midcap Fund	Equity	Very High	4.27%	2	₹31,977.12
AXIS Short Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	6.79%	4	₹10,900.02
AXIS Treasury Advantage Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.93%	3	₹5,869.10
AXIS Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Hybrid	Very High	14.24%	1	₹2,175.19
AXIS Large Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	-3.26%	1	₹32,436.77
AXIS Focused Fund	Equity	Very High	-5.38%	1	₹11,305.13
AXIS Strategic Bond Fund	Debt	Moderately High	7.15%	4	₹2,110.22
AXIS Conservative Hybrid Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	2.98%	2	₹224.96
AXIS Small Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	0.33%	3	₹26,007.72
AXIS Credit Risk Fund	Debt	Moderately High	8.49%	4	₹351.98
AXIS Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	6.96%	4	₹9,211.96
AXIS Equity Savings Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	3.82%	2	₹901.88
AXIS Children's Fund - Lock in	Solution Oriented	Very High	-0.03%	1	₹905.65
AXIS Children's Fund - Lock in	Solution Oriented	Very High	-0.01%	1	₹905.65
AXIS Corporate Bond Fund	Debt	Moderate	6.52%	5	₹8,498.75
AXIS Balanced Advantage Fund	Hybrid	Very High	1.92%	3	₹3,799.23
AXIS Flexi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.82%	2	₹12,871.40
AXIS Aggressive Hybrid Fund	Hybrid	Very High	0.47%	1	₹1,505.41
AXIS Ultra Short Duration Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.89%	3	₹4,588.81
AXIS Large & Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	4.2%	3	₹15,559.49
AXIS Overnight Fund	Debt	Low	5.53%	5	₹12,865.63
AXIS Money Market Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.89%	5	₹21,333.35
AXIS Nifty 100 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-2.24%	2	₹1,983.85
AXIS Retirement Fund - AP	Solution Oriented	Very High	-2.31%	1	₹728.34
AXIS Retirement Fund - DP	Solution Oriented	Very High	-3.02%	2	₹292.99
AXIS Retirement Fund - CP	Solution Oriented	High	1.11%	1	₹48.10
AXIS Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF	Other	Moderately High	6.97%	0	₹2,048.31
AXIS ESG Integration Strategy Fund	Equity	Very High	-3.79%	0	₹1,133.18
AXIS Global Equity Alpha Fund of Fund	Other	Very High	22.89%	0	₹1,894.93
AXIS Innovation Fund	Equity	Very High	4.09%	0	₹1,120.92
Axis Greater China Equity Fund Of Fund	Other	Very High	37.02%	0	₹2,910.75
AXIS Global Innovation Fund of Fund	Other	Very High	21.07%	0	₹676.15
AXIS Quant Fund	Equity	Very High	-1.09%	0	₹882.44
AXIS Floater Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	5.42%	1	₹150.76
AXIS Value Fund	Equity	Very High	4.18%	4	₹1,445.45
AXIS Nifty AAA Bond Plus SDL Apr 2026 50:50 ETF FOF	Other	Moderate	6.4%	0	₹176.19
AXIS Nifty 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-2.31%	3	₹849.72
AXIS Multicap Fund	Equity	Very High	1.11%	4	₹9,361.08
AXIS Nifty Next 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-1.46%	2	₹439.91
AXIS Multi Factor Passive FoF	Other	Very High	2.76%	2	₹36.87
AXIS Crisil IBX SDL May 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.28%	0	₹1,994.45
AXIS Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-0.77%	3	₹538.00
AXIS Nifty Midcap 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	5.81%	3	₹608.48
AXIS Silver Fund of Fund	Other	Moderately High	118.11%	0	₹1,253.35
AXIS NASDAQ 100 US Specific Equity Passive FOF	Other	Very High	30.56%	0	₹186.97
AXIS Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund	Other	Moderately Low	6.86%	0	₹68.52
AXIS Long Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	-1.88%	0	₹261.36
AXIS CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL June 2028 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	6.61%	0	₹67.64
AXIS Business Cycles Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.26%	0	₹2,145.11
AXIS CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Sep 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.23%	0	₹35.46
AXIS Nifty IT Index Fund	Other	Very High	-19.71%	0	₹118.59
AXIS India Manufacturing Fund	Equity	Very High	7.83%	0	₹5,175.61
Axis US Specific Treasury Dynamic Debt Passive FOF	Other	Very High	14.31%	0	₹38.07
AXIS BSE Sensex Index Fund	Other	Very High	-4.07%	0	₹49.18
AXIS Nifty Bank Index Fund	Other	Very High	1.93%	0	₹149.93
AXIS Nifty 500 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-1.17%	0	₹301.97
AXIS Consumption Fund	Equity	Very High	-4.64%	0	₹3,091.55
AXIS CRISIL-IBX AAA Bond NBFC - Jun 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.39%	0	₹1,638.68
AXIS Nifty500 Value 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	14.51%	0	₹145.27
AXIS CRISIL-IBX AAA Bond Financial Services-Sep 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.13%	0	₹20.28
AXIS Momentum Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.48%	0	₹1,070.90
AXIS CRISIL-IBX AAA Bond NBFC-HFC-Jun 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.34%	0	₹51.65
AXIS Nifty500 Momentum 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-1.27%	0	₹127.11
Axis Services Opportunities Fund	Equity	Very High	0%	0	₹1,678.01
Axis Nifty500 Quality 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹71.36
Axis CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund	Other	Moderately Low	0%	0	₹244.46
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Passive FOF	Other	Moderately Low	0%	0	₹110.25
Axis Multi-Asset Active FoF	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹1,432.92
Axis Gold and Silver Passive FoF	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹578.42
Axis BSE India Sector Leaders Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹37.68

News

Axis Mutual Fund announces change in fund manager under its scheme
Axis Mutual Fund has announced change in fund manager under the following scheme, With effect from 01 April 2026.
Change in Fund Management Responsibilities

Scheme Name Current Fund Manager(s) Proposed Fund Manager(s) (w.e.f. April 01, 2026)

Axis Multi Factor Passive FOF Mr. Karthik Kumar Mr. Nandik Malik and
Mr. Rohit Gautam

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Scheme Name	Current Fund Manager(s)	Proposed Fund Manager(s) (w.e.f. April 01, 2026)
Axis Multi Factor Passive FOF	Mr. Karthik Kumar	Mr. Nandik Malik and Mr. Rohit Gautam

AXIS Nifty AAA Bond Plus SDL Apr 2026 50:50 ETF FOF Merger into AXIS CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL June 2028 Index Fund
Axis Mutual Fund has approved the merger of AXIS Nifty AAA Bond Plus SDL Apr 2026 50:50 ETF FOF Merger into AXIS CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL June 2028 Index Fund, with effect from 30 April 2026.
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Axis Mutual Fund announces Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW)
Axis Mutual Fund has announced 25 March 2026 as the record date for declaration of IDCW Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under the following schemes. The quantum of dividend (Rs per unit) on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be:
Axis Arbitrage Fund ' Regular Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.05
Axis Arbitrage Fund ' Direct Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.05
AXIS Equity Savings Fund ' Regular Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.09
AXIS Equity Savings Fund ' Direct Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.09
AXIS Aggressive Hybrid Fund ' Direct Plan ' & Regular Plan Monthly IDCW Option: 0.10
AXIS Multi Asset Allocation Fund ' Regular Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.15
AXIS Multi Asset Allocation Fund ' Direct Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.15
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Fund House Details & Investment Objective

Date of Incorporation

December 4, 2020

Total AUM (Cr)

₹1120.92

AXIS Innovation Fund - Direct (IDCW) is an Sectoral / Thematic-oriented fund from the renowned AMC, Axis Mutual Fund. Launched in December 4, 2020, this fund is managed by Ashish Naik. With assets under management (AUM) worth ₹1,120.92 (Cr), as of March 27, 2026, AXIS Innovation Fund - Direct (IDCW) is categorized as a Sectoral / Thematic within its segment. The fund has generated a return of 12.51% since its launch.
The current NAV of AXIS Innovation Fund - Direct (IDCW) is ₹15.31, as on March 27, 2026. The fund's benchmark index is Nifty 500 TRI. You can invest in AXIS Innovation Fund - Direct (IDCW) via both lumpsum and SIP modes. The minimum SIP amount in the fund is ₹100 while the minimum lumpsum investment is ₹100.

Being an open-ended fund, you can exit the fund anytime subject to applicable exit loads:
The fund has generated 16.89% and 12.91% CAGR in the last 3 and 5 years respectively.

The fund aims to provide long-term capital appreciation and growth, by investing in a mix of financial instruments 83.39% in Equity, 3.15% in Debt and 13.53% in cash and cash equivalents.
The top 5 sectors the fund invests in are: 18.86% in Retailing, 14.21% in Others, 8.20% in Financial Technology (Fin, 8.16% in Chemicals & Petrochemical, 4.57% in Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

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