
Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 154326ISIN: INF846KA1523MUTF_IN: AXIS_NIFT_INDI_1LFCTF2Axis Mutual FundIndex funds
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular Growth ₹9.7365, 1.82%
- 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
- ₹362 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
- 0.65%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
- 55.830 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
- 2230 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
- 29 Apr 2026
Axis Nifty India Defence Index 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 | −3.34% | −3.35% | −3.34% | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −6.25% | −6.31% | −6.19% | 4 of 6 | −6.23% | −6.3% to −6.2% |
| 3 months | −6.37% | −6.56% | −6.26% | 3 of 6 | −6.38% | −6.4% to −6.4% |
| 6 months | Needs 6 months | – | – | – | −1.03% | −1.1% to −1.0% |
| 1 year | Needs a year | – | – | – | +8.56% | +8.4% to +8.6% |
Tracking error
Against Nifty India Defence TRI, as on 30 Sep 2026.All funds tracking Nifty India Defence
- Rank on tracking errorRank among funds on the same index. The fund's place among the funds tracking the same index on the same plan: from the lowest tracking error and expense ratio, and from the highest tracking difference after fee. Rank among funds on the same index in the glossary
- 3Of 3 funds
- Rank on expense ratio
- 3Of 3 funds
Against its index, by window
| Measure | Direct, this plan | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking errorTracking error. How much an index fund's daily returns differed from its index's, stated as a yearly figure. Tracking error in the glossary | 0.23% | 0.25% |
| Difference since launch | −0.49 pts | −1.32 pts |
Index funds tracking Nifty India Defence, direct plans
| Tracking difference. The index fund's return less its index's return over the same period; the fund's costs make it negative. Tracking difference in the glossary | Tracking difference after fee. The one-year tracking difference with the year's average expense ratio added back: how far the fund was from its index for reasons other than its fee. Tracking difference after fee in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.07% | −0.66 pts | −0.14 pts | 0.55% | 5,434 | |
| 0.12% | −0.48 pts | −0.09 pts | 0.45% | 1,409 | |
| 0.23% | – | – | 0.69% | 362 |
Axis Nifty India Defence Index 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
- 0.80 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
- 0.66%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.47%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
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 | 0.20% | 0.90% |
| Brokerage | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.37% | 0.47% |
Exit load, in the fund house's words
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
- ₹100
- Minimum top-up
- ₹100
- Minimum redemption
- ₹1
- SIP
- Accepted
- SIP dates
- 1st to 28th or last date of the Month
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- None
- SIP minimum
- Daily-100/-Weekly-100/-/Monthly-100/-Yearly-12000/
- SIP instalments, at least
- Daily-6Weekly-6Monthly-6Yearly-3
Axis Nifty India Defence Index 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.
- ₹330 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
- 29.8%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
Assets at each month end
Axis Nifty India Defence Index 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat ElectronicsAerospace & Defense | Large cap25th | 20.01% | 73.56 | 18,94,297 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Hindustan AeronauticsAerospace & Defense | Large cap29th | 19.72% | 72.50 | 1,55,313 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Bharat ForgeAuto Components | Mid cap127th | 13.31% | 48.93 | 2,54,050 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Solar Industries IndiaChemicals & Petrochemicals | Large cap73rd | 11.93% | 43.87 | 22,268 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Mtar TechnologiesElectrical Equipment | Small cap423rd | 4.21% | 15.48 | 19,852 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Mazagon Dock ShipbuildersIndustrial Manufacturing | Mid cap112th | 3.99% | 14.68 | 69,452 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Astra Microwave ProductsAerospace & Defense | Small cap542nd | 3.44% | 12.66 | 77,367 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Data Patterns (India)Aerospace & Defense | Small cap351st | 3.24% | 11.90 | 27,763 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Cochin ShipyardIndustrial Manufacturing | Mid cap225th | 3.16% | 11.63 | 88,422 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Bharat DynamicsAerospace & Defense | Mid cap198th | 2.54% | 9.35 | 84,253 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| BEMLAgricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles | Small cap444th | 1.89% | 6.96 | 34,956 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Zen TechnologiesAerospace & Defense | Small cap466th | 1.84% | 6.77 | 42,164 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Apollo Micro SystemsAerospace & Defense | Small cap560th | 1.64% | 6.04 | 1,49,643 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersAerospace & Defense | Small cap269th | 1.59% | 5.84 | 26,778 | Apr 2026or earlier |
| Dynamatic TechnologiesIndustrial Manufacturing | Small cap689th | 1.33% | 4.88 | 3,588 | Apr 2026or earlier |
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Clearing Corporation of India Ltd | 2.04% | 7.51 |
| Net Receivables / (Payables) | −1.12% | −4.13 |
- 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
- 20.01%Bharat Electronics
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 69.19%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 85.57%
- 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
- 8.2Taken over 99.08% 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 shares99.08%
- Cash and receivables0.92%
Large, mid and small cap
- Large cap52.15%
- Mid cap23.22%
- Small cap24.63%
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 glossary- Capital Goods73.83%
- Automobile And Auto Components13.31%
- Chemicals11.93%
Sector allocation month by month
| 6 months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Goods20 companies | 73.83% | 74.22% | 73.32% | 74.15% | 71.90% | 74.07% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components1 company | 13.31% | 13.91% | 15.16% | 14.50% | 15.08% | 14.71% | |
| Chemicals1 company | 11.93% | 12.20% | 11.58% | 11.56% | 12.85% | 11.03% |
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
- 31.38% 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
- 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
- 19
- 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
- 0
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 0
- 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
- 4.52%
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Aeronautics | Added | 19.72% | 21.48% | −1.75 pts | +701 |
| Centum Electronics | New | 0.93% | 0.00% | +0.93 pts | +7,095 |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders | Added | 3.99% | 4.69% | −0.70 pts | +4,065 |
| Bharat Forge | Added | 13.31% | 13.91% | −0.60 pts | +25,667 |
| Mtar Technologies | Added | 4.21% | 3.76% | +0.45 pts | +1,386 |
| Aequs | Added | 1.15% | 0.70% | +0.45 pts | +51,936 |
| Bharat Electronics | Added | 20.01% | 19.58% | +0.43 pts | +2,60,913 |
| Bharat Dynamics | Added | 2.54% | 2.93% | −0.38 pts | +4,927 |
| Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing | New | 0.38% | 0.00% | +0.38 pts | +8,073 |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers | Added | 1.59% | 1.87% | −0.28 pts | +1,566 |
| Solar Industries India | Added | 11.93% | 12.20% | −0.26 pts | +1,302 |
| AXISCADES Technologies | Added | 0.99% | 0.74% | +0.25 pts | +965 |
| Zen Technologies | Added | 1.84% | 2.04% | −0.20 pts | +2,476 |
| Dynamatic Technologies | Added | 1.33% | 1.17% | +0.16 pts | +211 |
| Data Patterns (India) | Added | 3.24% | 3.39% | −0.16 pts | +1,813 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 17.48% | 16.40%Added | 19.83%Added | 19.03%Added | 19.58%Added | 20.01%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 19.94% | 19.49%Added | 19.97%Added | 21.57%Added | 21.48%Added | 19.72%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 14.71% | 15.08%Added | 14.50%Added | 15.16%Added | 13.91%Added | 13.31%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 11.03% | 12.85%Added | 11.56%Added | 11.58%Added | 12.20%Added | 11.93%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.05% | 4.88%Added | 4.15%Added | 3.17%Added | 3.76%Added | 4.21%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.09% | 5.39%Added | 4.81%Added | 4.68%Added | 4.69%Added | 3.99%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.79% | 3.43%Added | 3.78%Added | 4.07%Added | 3.51%Added | 3.44%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.54% | 3.46%Added | 3.44%Added | 3.34%Added | 3.39%Added | 3.24%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.30% | 3.59%Added | 3.24%Added | 3.11%Added | 3.18%Added | 3.16%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.69% | 3.21%Added | 3.20%Added | 2.99%Added | 2.93%Added | 2.54%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.03% | 1.90%Added | 1.71%Added | 1.73%Added | 1.84%Added | 1.89%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.26% | 2.22%Added | 2.08%Added | 1.94%Added | 2.04%Added | 1.84%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.16% | 1.57%Added | 1.74%Added | 1.63%Added | 1.55%Added | 1.64%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.52% | 2.25%Added | 2.03%Added | 1.97%Added | 1.87%Added | 1.59%Added | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.32% | 1.25%Added | 1.03%Added | 1.05%Added | 1.17%Added | 1.33%Added |
Portfolio turnover
- Year to Jul 2026Portfolio 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
- 0.0%
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since May 2026 | −14.41% | 8 Sep 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 | Not yet |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 to Aug 20265 months | Very High | Very HighNifty India Defence TRI |
Axis Nifty India Defence Index 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandik Malik | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ₹9,130 Cr₹764 Cr alone | |
| Rohit Gautam | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | ₹8,462 Cr |
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Nifty 100 Index FundNandik Malik | Mar 2026 | −5.33%over 234 days | −5.18% | −0.15 pts | ₹1,994 Cr |
| Axis Nifty 50 ETFNandik Malik | Mar 2026 | – | −6.15% | – | ₹1,055 Cr |
| Axis Nifty 50 Index FundNandik Malik | – | – | – | ₹997 Cr | |
| Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index FundNandik Malik | Mar 2026 | +11.68%over 234 days | +12.57% | −0.89 pts | ₹779 Cr |
| Axis Quant FundNandik Malik | Mar 2026 | −5.76%over 234 days | – | – | ₹764 Cr |
| Axis Nifty Midcap 50 Index FundNandik Malik | Mar 2026 | −0.11%over 234 days | +0.12% | −0.23 pts | ₹732 Cr |
| Axis Nifty 100 Index FundRohit Gautam | Mar 2026 | −5.33%over 234 days | −5.18% | −0.15 pts | ₹1,994 Cr |
| Axis Nifty 50 ETFRohit Gautam | Mar 2026 | – | −6.15% | – | ₹1,055 Cr |
| Axis Nifty 50 Index FundRohit Gautam | Mar 2026 | −6.23%over 234 days | −6.15% | −0.08 pts | ₹997 Cr |
| Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index FundRohit Gautam | Mar 2026 | +11.68%over 234 days | +12.57% | −0.89 pts | ₹779 Cr |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 98.65% | 22 |
| UTI Nifty 200 Quality 30 Index FundUTI Mutual Fund | 13.39% | 4 |
| Axis Nifty500 Quality 50 Index FundAxis Mutual Fund | 10.22% | 5 |
| UTI Nifty India Manufacturing Index FundUTI Mutual Fund | 8.56% | 6 |
| JioBlackRock Nifty Next 50 Index FundJio BlackRock Mutual Fund | 6.25% | 3 |
| Axis Nifty Next 50 Index FundAxis Mutual Fund | 6.25% | 3 |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Next 50 Index FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 6.25% | 3 |
| UTI Nifty Next 50 Index FundUTI Mutual Fund | 6.25% | 3 |
| Choice Nifty Next 50 Index FundChoice Mutual Fund | 6.24% | 3 |
| HSBC Nifty Next 50 Index FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 6.24% | 3 |
Fund details
Objective
To provide returns before expenses that correspond to the performance of Nifty India Defence TRI subject to tracking error. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Securities covered under Nifty India Defence Index : 95%-100%, Money Market Instruments^ and units of debt & liquid mutual fund schemes : 0%-5%
Type of scheme
An open ended scheme replicating/ tracking Nifty India Defence Index
- Benchmark
- Nifty India Defence TRI
- Risk level at launch
- Very High
- New fund offer
- 10 Apr 2026 to 24 Apr 2026
- Units first allotted
- 29 Apr 2026
- Open for sale again
- 4 May 2026
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹100
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 154326 | INF846KA1523 | AXIS_NIFT_INDI_1LFCTF2 | 6 May 2026 |
| Regular Growth | 154327 | INF846KA1515 | AXIS_NIFT_INDI_AO86HL | 6 May 2026 |
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 - Set3 Other ETFAxis 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
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