Axis Children's Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 135762ISIN: INF846K01WO1MUTF_IN: AXIS_CHIL_DIR_A5GLJEAxis Mutual FundChildren's funds
Formerly Axis Children's Gift Fund
NAV ₹28.9301up ₹0.14 (0.48%)
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular Growth ₹25.1678, 0.48% · Regular IDCW ₹23.2193 · Direct IDCW ₹26.7002
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹864 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 1.49%22 Oct 2026
- P/EP/E. What the fund pays for each rupee of yearly profit its companies earn: the total value of its shares divided by those companies' last four quarters of profit, each in proportion to what the fund holds. The profit leaves out one-off items (exceptional items and businesses sold or demerged), so one company's one-off gain cannot pull the fund's P/E down. A loss-making company lowers the profit. Shown when at least 80% of the fund's shares are counted. P/E in the glossary
- 25.030 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- Very HighAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 11430 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer. Launch date in the glossary
- 8 Dec 2015
Axis Children's Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 27 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). Trailing return: how it is worked out | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | −0.72% | −0.74% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −2.56% | −2.64% | – | 3 of 12 | −3.35% | −4.1% to −2.6% |
| 3 months | −3.54% | −3.76% | – | 5 of 12 | −4.05% | −5.6% to −3.3% |
| 6 months | −1.50% | −1.94% | – | 7 of 12 | −1.47% | −2.6% to 0.0% |
| 1 year | −4.83% | −5.69% | −3.96%to 30 Sep 2026 | 7 of 12 | −4.41% | −6.5% to −2.7% |
| 3 years | +8.47% | +7.37% | +6.09%to 30 Sep 2026 | 5 of 10 | +8.23% | +7.2% to +10.5% |
| 5 years | +4.93% | +3.80% | +6.12%to 30 Sep 2026 | 9 of 10 | +7.49% | +5.3% to +9.6% |
| 10 years | +10.11% | +8.74% | +10.07%to 30 Sep 2026 | 5 of 8 | +10.47% | +9.2% to +10.9% |
₹10,000 put in on 14 Dec 2015 is ₹28,884 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Children's funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 28 Oct 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −0.41% | −3.96% |
| 3 years | +7.88% | +6.09% |
| 5 years | +5.61% | +6.12% |
| 10 years | +10.27% | +10.07% |
| Since launch | +10.41% | +10.45% |
Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2021, +28.0%; lowest year to Dec 2022, −6.2%
Axis Children's Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,17,191₹1,17,185 after stamp duty | −4.40% | −4.41% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,73,294₹3,73,275 after stamp duty | +2.39% | +2.38% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,91,171₹6,91,136 after stamp duty | +5.62% | +5.62% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹19,38,985₹19,38,938 after stamp duty | +9.29% | +9.29% | ₹38 | |
| Since Dec 2015130 instalments | ₹13,00,000 | ₹22,16,969₹22,16,922 after stamp duty | +9.49% | +9.49% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 14 Dec 2015 to 27 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year2,441 windows−14.5%+11.8%+60.3%85.4%
3 years1,947 windows+1.0%+11.8%+22.8%100.0%
5 years1,455 windows+4.7%+12.5%+19.1%100.0%
10 yearsLaunched 8 Dec 2015, needs 11 years of history
Every 3 and 5-year window ended higher than it started.
Axis Children's Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.90 ptsA year, on 22 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 1.49%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 2.40%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.63%, Apr 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.78%, Jul 2019.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 1.21% | 1.98% |
| Brokerage | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.26% | 0.39% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 22 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Exit load, in the fund house's words
Exit Load - Under Compulsory Lock-in: No exit load post lock-in period. Under No Lock-in: An Exit Load of 3% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out upto 1 year from the date of allotment, An Exit Load of 2% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year and upto 2 years from the date of allotment An Exit Load of 1% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 2 years and upto 3 years from the date of allotment Nil if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 3 years from the date of allotment.MoreLess
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹5,000
- Minimum top-up
- ₹100
- SIP
- Accepted
- SIP dates
- Except 29,30 and 31 all dates
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Not accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- 5 years, or until the child turns 18 if sooner
As listed for this plan on 29 Oct 2026.
How Axis Children's Fund is taxed
Tax depends on the fund's own mix. With 65% or more in shares of listed Indian companies, gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year, and gains on units held 12 months or less at 20%; with more than 65% in debt and money market instruments, gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held, and on units bought earlier at 12.5% after 24 months; otherwise, gains on units held over 24 months are taxed at 12.5%, and gains on units held 24 months or less at the income tax slab rate.
IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.
Rules in force from 1 Apr 2025, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
Axis Children's Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹899 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 2.4%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
Largest ₹923 Cr, quarter to Dec 2025.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹935 Cr, Sep 2024.Lowest ₹379 Cr, Mar 2020.
Axis Children's Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month. Large, mid and small cap in the glossary | Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034)Sovereign, 7.10% coupon, repaid 8 Apr 2034 | Bonds and bills | 8.67% | 74.80 | 75,00,000 | Jun 2024 | |
| ICICI BankBanks | Shares | Large cap5th | 4.81% | 41.52 | 3,14,106 | Nov 2018 |
| Reliance IndustriesPetroleum Products | Shares | Large cap1st | 4.50% | 38.78 | 3,26,730 | Apr 2019 |
| HDFC BankBanks | Shares | Large cap2nd | 4.36% | 37.59 | 5,30,371 | Sep 2019 |
| 7.18% Government of India (14/08/2033)Sovereign, 7.18% coupon, repaid 14 Aug 2033 | Bonds and bills | 4.07% | 35.12 | 35,00,000 | Jan 2025 | |
| Muthoot Finance8.4% Muthoot Finance Limited (28/08/2028), CRISIL AA+, 8.40% coupon, repaid 28 Aug 2028 | Bonds and bills | 2.30% | 19.85 | 2,000 | May 2025 | |
| Kotak Mahindra BankBanks | Shares | Large cap16th | 2.20% | 19.00 | 4,55,658 | Oct 2024 |
| Bharti AirtelTelecom - Services | Shares | Large cap3rd | 2.15% | 18.53 | 1,05,483 | Apr 2024 |
| State Bank of IndiaBanks | Shares | Large cap4th | 2.11% | 18.24 | 1,90,066 | Aug 2024 |
| Mahindra & MahindraAutomobiles | Shares | Large cap14th | 2.04% | 17.61 | 59,680 | Jul 2022 |
| Larsen & ToubroConstruction | Shares | Large cap8th | 1.95% | 16.84 | 44,786 | Dec 2015or earlier |
| InfosysIT - Software | Shares | Large cap9th | 1.76% | 15.18 | 1,52,710 | Jun 2018 |
| Bajaj FinanceFinance | Shares | Large cap7th | 1.62% | 13.99 | 1,45,772 | Oct 2024 |
| GMR Airports5% GMR Airports Limited (13/02/2027), CRISIL AA-, repaid 13 Feb 2027 | Bonds and bills | 1.48% | 12.75 | 1,200 | Aug 2025 | |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyFinance | Shares | Large cap70th | 1.41% | 12.15 | 75,016 | Apr 2022 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Clearing Corporation of India Ltd | 1.28% | 11.06 |
| Net Receivables / (Payables) | 0.90% | 7.77 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 8.67%7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034)
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 26.41%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 37.22%
- Top 10 sharesTop 10 shares. The share of the fund held in its ten largest shareholdings, bonds and fund units left out. Top 10 shares in the glossary
- 27.51%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 41.6Taken over 97.82% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Indian shares70.00%
- Bonds and bills27.17%
- REIT and InvIT units0.65%
- Cash and receivables2.18%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Large, mid and small cap
- Large cap70.48%Category 51.00%
- Mid cap13.55%Category 16.93%
- Small cap15.97%Category 31.26%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Category is the average of 12 Children's funds.
Sector allocation
Sector weight. The fund's shares grouped by the business each company is in, less the futures sold on them, each group as a share of the fund's net assets. Sector weight in the glossary17sectors
- Financial Services22.32%Category 22.65%
- Healthcare6.84%Category 6.14%
- Automobile And Auto Components6.35%Category 5.94%
- Capital Goods5.23%Category 6.93%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels4.58%Category 3.78%
- Consumer Services4.30%Category 3.46%
- Information Technology4.07%Category 4.06%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods3.41%Category 4.90%
- Telecommunication2.57%Category 1.79%
- Consumer Durables2.41%Category 3.84%
- Power2.00%Category 1.33%
- Construction1.95%Category 1.54%
- Services1.46%Category 1.50%
- Realty0.97%Category 0.84%
- Chemicals0.97%Category 2.63%
- Metals & Mining0.47%Category 1.41%
- Construction Materials0.09%Category 1.25%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 12 Children's funds. Category average. The sector's weight, less the futures sold on it, averaged over the 12 Children's funds that disclosed a portfolio for Sep 2026. A fund holding none of the sector counts as 0.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services15 companies | 22.32% | 21.76% | 21.83% | 21.70% | 21.25% | 21.78% | 21.53% | 22.48% | 22.42% | 22.25% | 22.46% | 22.12% | |
| Healthcare11 companies | 6.84% | 7.03% | 7.09% | 6.84% | 6.94% | 6.96% | 6.81% | 6.79% | 6.31% | 7.01% | 7.23% | 7.54% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components10 companies | 6.35% | 6.40% | 6.45% | 5.89% | 5.63% | 4.89% | 4.50% | 4.77% | 4.54% | 4.57% | 4.61% | 4.28% | |
| Capital Goods15 companies | 5.23% | 5.02% | 3.88% | 4.04% | 3.97% | 4.29% | 4.01% | 4.83% | 4.83% | 4.99% | 5.42% | 5.80% | |
| Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels2 companies | 4.58% | 4.69% | 4.81% | 4.88% | 5.29% | 5.66% | 5.65% | 5.57% | 5.81% | 6.30% | 5.99% | 5.73% | |
| Consumer Services8 companies | 4.30% | 4.33% | 4.32% | 4.19% | 3.62% | 2.87% | 2.42% | 2.15% | 2.18% | 2.28% | 2.56% | 2.84% | |
| Information Technology7 companies | 4.07% | 4.76% | 5.03% | 4.74% | 5.96% | 5.92% | 6.03% | 5.51% | 6.73% | 6.52% | 6.38% | 6.04% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods6 companies | 3.41% | 3.03% | 3.27% | 3.44% | 3.44% | 3.34% | 3.06% | 3.07% | 3.01% | 3.02% | 2.91% | 2.70% | |
| Telecommunication2 companies | 2.57% | 2.50% | 2.55% | 2.33% | 2.37% | 2.26% | 2.27% | 2.19% | 2.31% | 2.41% | 2.38% | 2.34% | |
| Consumer Durables6 companies | 2.41% | 2.79% | 2.72% | 2.28% | 2.03% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 1.88% | 1.75% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.74% | |
| Power2 companies | 2.00% | 1.90% | 2.20% | 2.28% | 2.54% | 2.63% | 2.57% | 2.35% | 2.18% | 1.90% | 1.88% | 1.90% | |
| Construction1 company | 1.95% | 2.05% | 2.00% | 2.67% | 2.74% | 2.82% | 2.62% | 3.05% | 2.82% | 2.65% | 2.62% | 2.58% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 10.08% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 0
- MaturedMatured. Bonds and deposits whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so they were repaid rather than sold. One sold in its last days reads the same. Matured in the glossary
- 1
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 12
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 15
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 86
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 0.00%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 4.34%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd (CCD) | Matured | – | 0.99% | −0.99 pts | – |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company | Added | 1.41% | 0.45% | +0.96 pts | +53,282 |
| Infosys | Trimmed | 1.76% | 2.27% | −0.51 pts | −29,169 |
| State Bank of India | Trimmed | 2.11% | 2.49% | −0.37 pts | −22,739 |
| United Spirits | Added | 0.72% | 0.41% | +0.31 pts | +21,160 |
| Titan Company | Trimmed | 0.56% | 0.79% | −0.23 pts | −3,490 |
| RBL Bank | Added | 0.47% | 0.29% | +0.18 pts | +31,591 |
| Bajaj Finance | Trimmed | 1.62% | 1.80% | −0.18 pts | −8,351 |
| Fortis Healthcare | Trimmed | 0.84% | 0.98% | −0.14 pts | −4,354 |
| Axis Bank | Added | 1.28% | 1.14% | +0.14 pts | +10,658 |
| Sansera Engineering | Trimmed | 1.15% | 1.01% | +0.14 pts | −935 |
| REC | Trimmed | 0.21% | 0.32% | −0.11 pts | −29,107 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | Trimmed | 0.46% | 0.57% | −0.11 pts | −2,118 |
| Larsen & Toubro | Trimmed | 1.95% | 2.05% | −0.10 pts | −1,155 |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences | Trimmed | 0.44% | 0.53% | −0.10 pts | −13,482 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034) | 8.34% | 8.33% | 8.36% | 8.54% | 8.51% | 9.09% | 8.54% | 8.64% | 8.60% | 8.45% | 8.38% | 8.67% |
 ICICI Bank | 4.44% | 4.67%Added | 4.56% | 4.72% | 4.77% | 4.66%Added | 4.72%Added | 4.74% | 5.07% | 4.98%Cut | 5.04% | 4.81% |
 Reliance Industries | 5.14% | 5.40% | 5.56%Added | 5.08% | 5.03% | 5.30% | 5.30% | 4.95% | 4.74% | 4.72% | 4.60% | 4.50% |
 HDFC Bank | 5.42% | 5.51% | 5.47% | 5.27% | 4.99% | 4.49% | 4.46% | 4.34% | 4.55% | 4.38%Added | 4.15% | 4.36% |
| 7.18% Government of India (14/08/2033) | 3.91%Added | 3.90% | 3.91% | 4.00% | 3.99% | 4.24% | 4.01% | 4.05% | 4.04% | 3.97% | 3.94% | 4.07% |
| Muthoot Finance8.4% Muthoot Finance Limited (28/08/2028) | 2.19% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.25% | 2.23% | 2.41% | 2.27% | 2.28% | 2.25% | 2.20% | 2.19% | 2.30% |
 Kotak Mahindra Bank | 1.14%Added | 1.15% | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.33%Added | 1.62%Added | 1.88%Added | 1.96%Added | 2.00%Added | 1.96% | 2.11% | 2.20% |
 Bharti Airtel | 2.34% | 2.38% | 2.41% | 2.31% | 2.19% | 2.27% | 2.26% | 2.21% | 2.19% | 2.30% | 2.11% | 2.15% |
 State Bank of India | 2.68% | 2.79% | 2.83% | 3.19% | 3.53% | 3.14% | 3.17%Cut | 2.79%Cut | 2.50%Cut | 2.41%Cut | 2.49% | 2.11%Cut |
 Mahindra & Mahindra | 2.29% | 2.45% | 2.45% | 2.40%Added | 2.24%Cut | 2.13% | 2.10% | 2.08% | 2.05% | 2.24% | 2.16% | 2.04% |
 Larsen & Toubro | 2.58%Added | 2.62%Added | 2.65% | 2.82%Added | 3.05% | 2.62%Cut | 2.82% | 2.74%Cut | 2.67%Cut | 2.00%Cut | 2.05% | 1.95%Cut |
 Infosys | 3.64% | 3.82% | 3.89%Cut | 4.06% | 3.19% | 3.40%Added | 3.02% | 2.99% | 2.48%Cut | 2.46%Cut | 2.27%Cut | 1.76%Cut |
 Bajaj Finance | 2.29% | 2.17%Cut | 1.99%Cut | 1.87%Cut | 1.94%Cut | 1.61%Cut | 1.77% | 1.73% | 1.88% | 2.10% | 1.80%Cut | 1.62%Cut |
| GMR Airports5% GMR Airports Limited (13/02/2027) | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.10% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1.25% | 1.18% | 1.19% | 1.18% | 1.40%Added | 1.40% | 1.48% |
 Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company | 0.59%Cut | 0.50%Cut | 0.45%Cut | 0.44% | 0.46% | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.49% | 0.44%Cut | 0.45% | 1.41%Added |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.
Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year
- TurnoverPortfolio turnover. How much of the portfolio the fund bought or sold over the last year, as a share of its assets, as the fund house states it. Portfolio turnover in the glossary
Highest 4.0% in May 2026
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Children's funds (10 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary11.28%
5.02%Lowest12.70%Average15.94%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossary7.34%
2.07%Lowest7.93%Average10.62%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary0.21
−0.09Lowest0.34Average1.04Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary0.29
−0.12Lowest0.56Average1.87Highest
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −10.42% | 2 Jan 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | 3 Aug 2026 |
| 3 years | −12.34% | 26 Sep 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 19 Sep 2025 |
| 5 years | −18.19% | 17 Jan 2022 | 17 Jun 2022 | 15 Sep 2023 |
| 10 years and since Dec 2015 | −27.09% | 12 Feb 2020 | 23 Mar 2020 | 5 Nov 2020 |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 months | Very High | HighNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Axis Children's Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayesh SundarComanage/Domestic Equities | Sep 2023 | +7.22%a year | – | – | 10.1% | 14.1% | 9 | ₹38,825 Cr |
| Devang ShahComanage/Fixed Income | Apr 2024 | +5.25%a year | – | – | 27.5% | 27.1% | 23 | ₹1,20,091 Cr |
| Hardik ShahComanage/Fixed Income | Feb 2023 | +8.79%a year | – | – | 14.6% | 14.4% | 16 | ₹38,904 Cr₹337 Cr alone |
| Krishnaa NForeign Securities | Dec 2024 | −1.08%a year | – | – | 15.0% | 14.7% | – | – |
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Large Cap FundJayesh Sundar | Nov 2024 | +0.12%a year | – | – | ₹29,326 Cr |
| Axis Liquid FundDevang Shah | Nov 2012 | – | – | – | ₹53,459 Cr |
| Axis Money Market FundDevang Shah | Aug 2019 | +6.43%a year | – | – | ₹19,004 Cr |
| Axis Arbitrage FundDevang Shah | Aug 2014 | +6.69%a year | +5.91% | +0.79 pts | ₹10,143 Cr |
| Axis Corporate Bond FundDevang Shah | Jul 2017 | +7.32%a year | – | – | ₹7,450 Cr |
| Axis Short Term FundDevang Shah | Nov 2012 | – | – | – | ₹7,420 Cr |
| Axis Ultra Short to Short Term FundDevang Shah | Jun 2016 | +7.05%a year | – | – | ₹4,561 Cr |
| Axis Banking & PSU Debt FundHardik Shah | Jul 2023 | +6.63%a year | – | – | ₹11,954 Cr |
| Axis Corporate Bond FundHardik Shah | Jan 2022 | +6.80%a year | – | – | ₹7,450 Cr |
| Axis Ultra Short Term FundHardik Shah | Nov 2024 | +7.10%a year | – | – | ₹4,994 Cr |
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| UTI Children's Equity FundUTI Mutual Fund | 37.13% | 32 |
| HDFC Childrens FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 33.98% | 18 |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life BAL BHAVISHYA YOJNAAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 32.33% | 25 |
| Union Children's FundUnion Mutual Fund | 31.29% | 32 |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Children's FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | 30.20% | 28 |
| Tata Childrens FundTata Mutual Fund | 24.12% | 15 |
| UTI Children's Hybrid FundUTI Mutual Fund | 22.00% | 32 |
| ICICI Prudential Children's FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 20.43% | 13 |
| SBI Children's Fund - InvestmentSBI Mutual Fund | 10.53% | 7 |
| LIC MF Children's FundLIC Mutual Fund | 10.00% | 12 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
Fund details
Objective
To generate income by investing in debt & money market instruments along with long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity & equity related instruments. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.
Asset allocation
- Equity and Equity related instruments - (65%-80%),Debt and money market instruments - (20%-35%),Units issued by InvITs - (0%-10%)
Type of scheme
Open Ended
- Stated category
- Solution Oriented - Children's Fund
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index
- Risk level at launch
- Very High
- New fund offer
- 18 Nov 2015 to 2 Dec 2015
- Units first allotted
- 8 Dec 2015
- Open for sale again
- 14 Dec 2015
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹5,000
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | ISIN, reinvestment | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 135762 | INF846K01WO1 | AXIS_CHIL_DIR_A5GLJE | 14 Dec 2015 | |
| Regular Growth | 135759 | INF846K01WJ1 | AXIS_CHIL_REG_11WB2AY | 14 Dec 2015 | |
| Direct IDCW | 135763 | INF846K01WS2 | INF846K01WQ6 | AXIS_CHIL_DIR_ADJN44 | 14 Dec 2015 |
| Regular IDCW | 135760 | INF846K01WK9 | AXIS_CHIL_REG_1B4M2PO | 14 Dec 2015 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- Axis Fund Factsheet September - 2026Axis Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI Axis Mutual FundAxis Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Axis Mutual Fund Annual Report FY 2025-26Axis Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Financial 2025-26 - Set 1-DebtAxis Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Financial 2025-26 - Set 2 EquityAxis Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Financial 2025-26 - Set 4 Close endedAxis Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Pursuant to SEBI circular - Riskometer FY 2025-26Axis Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap 30 Sep 2026Axis Mutual Fund, Sep 2026