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Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 147830ISIN: INF846K01T69MUTF_IN: AXIS_RETI_CNSR_115BTOXAxis Mutual FundRetirement funds

Formerly Axis Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative
NAV ₹17.0853up ₹0.03 (0.20%)

NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Other plans: Direct IDCW ₹15.5680 · Regular Growth ₹15.4466, 0.20% · Regular IDCW ₹14.2340

Fund size
₹45 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
1.27%22 Oct 2026
Exit load
None
P/E
19.230 Sep 2026
Risk level
HighAug 2026
Holdings
3530 Sep 2026
Launched
20 Dec 2019

Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 27 Oct 2026

OverDirect GrowthRegular GrowthBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−0.20%−0.22%––––
1 month−1.39%−1.46%–6 of 29−2.12%−4.6% to −1.8%
3 months−3.39%−3.60%–12 of 29−3.71%−4.6% to −2.6%
6 months−1.36%−1.80%–18 of 29−1.14%−2.2% to −0.1%
1 year−3.52%−4.39%+2.07%to 30 Sep 202618 of 29−2.73%−4.2% to −1.4%
3 years+6.97%+5.72%+7.28%to 30 Sep 202621 of 27+8.50%+7.0% to +10.8%
5 years+5.45%+4.02%+6.50%to 30 Sep 202624 of 25+7.83%+6.3% to +8.7%
10 yearsNeeds 10 years–––+9.63%+7.8% to +12.1%
₹10,000 put in on 27 Dec 2019 is ₹17,060 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: CRISIL Hybrid 75+25 - Conservative 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 Retirement funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 28 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year−0.99%+2.07%
3 years+6.83%+7.28%
5 years+5.71%+6.50%
Since launch+8.26%+8.39%
Benchmark: CRISIL Hybrid 75+25 - Conservative Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Loss
15.77%Dec 2014.00%Dec 21−2.64%Dec 2215.50%Dec 2313.10%Dec 246.33%Dec 25
Highest year to Dec 2020, +15.8%; lowest year to Dec 2022, −2.6%

Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,17,177₹1,17,171 after stamp duty−4.43%−4.44%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,68,555₹3,68,536 after stamp duty+1.54%+1.54%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹6,81,756₹6,81,722 after stamp duty+5.07%+5.07%₹30
Since Dec 201982 instalments₹8,20,000₹10,21,806₹10,21,760 after stamp duty+6.36%+6.36%₹38

10 years: Launched 20 Dec 2019, needs 10 years of history.

A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 27 Dec 2019 to 27 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year1,420 windows−4.0%+9.7%+29.8%85.9%
3 years936 windows+6.4%+9.6%+12.3%100.0%
5 years451 windows+5.2%+9.2%+12.9%100.0%
10 yearsLaunched 20 Dec 2019, needs 11 years of history
Every 3 and 5-year window ended higher than it started.

Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative 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 direct
0.89 ptsA year, on 22 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.27%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.16%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
2.36%0.28%2.16%1.27%Dec 19Nov 20Oct 21Sep 22Aug 23Jul 24Jun 25Oct 26
Direct plan at its highest since Dec 2019 in the latest month.Direct plan lowest 0.28%, Apr 2021.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio1.07%1.83%
BrokerageNoneNone
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.20%0.33%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 22 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹5,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹1
SIP
Accepted
SIP dates
Except 29,30 and 31 all dates
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
5 years, or until retirement age if sooner
As listed for this plan on 29 Oct 2026.

How Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative 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 Retirement Fund - Conservative AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹47 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
11.5%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
₹111 Cr₹0 Cr₹42 Cr₹5 CrDec 19Dec 20Dec 21Dec 22Dec 23Dec 24Dec 25Sep 26
Largest ₹113 Cr, quarter to Mar 2020.

Assets at each month end

₹107 Cr₹45 Cr₹45 CrDec 20Sep 21Jun 22Mar 23Dec 23Sep 24Jun 25Mar 26Sep 26
Highest ₹107 Cr, Sep 2021.The latest month end is the lowest since Dec 2020.

Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

7.18% Government of India (24/07/2037)Sovereign, 7.18% coupon, repaid 24 Jul 2037Bonds and bills34.56%15.4515,50,0007.36%Jan 2024
7.34% Government of India (22/04/2064)Sovereign, 7.34% coupon, repaid 22 Apr 2064Bonds and bills15.53%6.947,30,0007.89%Sep 2024
7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034)Sovereign, 7.10% coupon, repaid 8 Apr 2034Bonds and bills8.93%3.994,00,0007.27%Jun 2025
Reliance IndustriesPetroleum ProductsSharesLarge cap1st4.49%2.0116,918–Jun 2022
Apollo Hospitals EnterpriseHealthcare ServicesSharesLarge cap97th2.62%1.171,434–Aug 2023
Bharti AirtelTelecom - ServicesSharesLarge cap3rd2.29%1.035,836–Apr 2024
InfosysIT - SoftwareSharesLarge cap9th2.13%0.959,565–Nov 2020
State Bank of IndiaBanksSharesLarge cap4th2.13%0.959,940–Oct 2024
HDFC BankBanksSharesLarge cap2nd1.95%0.8712,296–Jun 2024
Indus Infra TrustTransport InfrastructureREIT or InvIT units1.92%0.8666,005–Mar 2024
ICICI BankBanksSharesLarge cap5th1.82%0.816,145–Oct 2024
Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaInsuranceSharesLarge cap11th1.74%0.7819,722–Feb 2024
Hero MotoCorpAutomobilesSharesMid cap103rd1.50%0.671,283–Nov 2020
HCL TechnologiesIT - SoftwareSharesLarge cap19th1.37%0.614,986–Nov 2020
ITCDiversified FMCGSharesLarge cap17th1.33%0.6022,681–Nov 2020
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
34.56%7.18% Government of India (24/07/2037)
Top 5 holdings
66.13%
Top 10 holdings
76.55%
Top 10 shares
22.04%
Effective holdings
5.8Taken over 96.22% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares35.28%
  • Bonds and bills59.02%
  • REIT and InvIT units1.92%
  • Cash and receivables3.78%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap90.33%Category 60.32%
  • Mid cap8.33%Category 19.10%
  • Small cap1.33%Category 20.04%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Category is the average of 27 Retirement funds.

Sector allocation

11sectors
  • Financial Services9.75%Category 17.94%
  • Healthcare5.33%Category 5.00%
  • Information Technology4.51%Category 3.04%
  • Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels4.49%Category 3.18%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods3.16%Category 3.35%
  • Automobile And Auto Components2.67%Category 5.30%
  • Telecommunication2.29%Category 1.20%
  • Construction1.13%Category 1.85%
  • Power1.06%Category 1.31%
  • Consumer Services0.57%Category 3.46%
  • Capital Goods0.32%Category 5.26%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 29 Retirement funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services8 companies9.75%10.61%10.31%10.57%10.05%10.80%10.07%11.47%12.49%11.81%11.72%11.83%
Healthcare6 companies5.33%5.44%6.03%6.11%5.82%5.56%5.47%5.35%4.82%5.05%5.08%5.07%
Information Technology4 companies4.51%4.80%4.72%4.01%4.65%4.74%5.06%4.89%6.01%5.65%5.46%5.17%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels1 company4.49%4.63%4.63%4.58%4.77%5.15%4.93%4.91%5.15%5.48%5.33%5.05%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods4 companies3.16%3.00%3.16%3.29%3.44%3.62%3.21%3.36%3.38%3.57%3.47%3.51%
Automobile And Auto Components2 companies2.67%2.75%2.72%2.43%2.47%2.53%2.52%2.68%2.76%2.79%3.87%3.51%
Telecommunication1 company2.29%2.27%2.41%2.26%2.25%2.31%2.23%2.20%2.27%2.31%2.26%2.20%
Construction1 company1.13%1.16%1.10%1.56%1.55%1.68%1.49%1.83%1.65%1.68%1.64%1.57%
Power1 company1.06%1.03%1.07%1.09%1.20%1.23%1.16%1.12%1.03%0.91%0.88%0.90%
Consumer Services2 companies0.57%0.59%0.55%0.09%0.07%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.08%0.08%0.09%0.09%
Capital Goods1 company0.32%0.28%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Durables0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
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.
Yield to maturity
7.48%Lines stating a yield: 96.01% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
6.21%Direct plan
Macaulay duration
5.02years
Modified duration
4.83years
Average maturity
10.24years
Maturity date known
100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
Perpetual bonds
None

The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.

Credit rating

Loans of over a year

  • Sovereign59.02%

Other

  • Overnight lending2.45%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month2.45%
  • 1 to 3 monthsNone
  • 3 to 6 monthsNone
  • 6 to 12 monthsNone
  • 1 to 3 yearsNone
  • 3 to 5 yearsNone
  • 5 to 10 years8.93%
  • Over 10 years50.09%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
0000Oct 250130Nov 251030Dec 250160Jan 260141Feb 260240Mar 260100Apr 260021May 260012Jun 262031Jul 262020Aug 260030Sep 26
New positions
0
Sold out
0
Added to
0
Trimmed
3
Unchanged
32
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
3.69%

Changes in Sep 2026

7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034)Trimmed8.93%10.87%−1.94 pts−1,00,000
State Bank of IndiaTrimmed2.13%2.88%−0.75 pts−2,716
Sundaram FinanceTrimmed0.18%0.28%−0.10 pts−104
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
7.18% Government of India (24/07/2037)33.82%30.21%Cut30.81%31.23%Cut31.99%33.13%32.68%32.93%33.35%33.26%33.71%34.56%
7.34% Government of India (22/04/2064)14.69%14.58%14.99%14.27%Cut14.51%14.84%14.70%14.73%15.08%14.81%15.05%15.53%
7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034)9.45%9.51%9.66%10.10%10.30%10.76%10.55%10.59%10.70%10.68%10.87%8.93%Cut
Reliance Industries4.60%4.88%4.99%4.67%4.73%4.87%5.09%4.71%4.58%4.63%4.63%4.49%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise2.02%1.93%1.90%1.97%2.25%2.28%2.30%2.47%2.60%2.69%2.74%2.62%
Bharti Airtel2.20%2.26%2.31%2.27%2.20%2.23%2.31%2.25%2.26%2.41%2.27%2.29%
Infosys2.66%2.81%2.90%Cut3.10%2.49%2.56%2.38%2.34%2.00%2.26%2.33%2.13%
State Bank of India3.15%3.31%3.39%3.91%3.20%Cut2.65%Cut2.84%2.57%2.72%2.72%2.88%2.13%Cut
HDFC Bank2.22%2.28%2.29%2.26%2.19%1.93%1.99%1.93%2.05%1.93%1.87%1.95%
Indus Infra Trust1.45%1.43%1.45%1.58%1.65%1.75%1.79%1.73%1.74%1.82%1.89%1.92%
ICICI Bank1.48%1.53%1.51%1.61%1.66%1.55%1.81%Added1.81%1.96%1.85%Cut1.92%1.82%
Life Insurance Corporation of India1.62%1.62%1.58%1.61%1.68%1.53%1.65%1.71%1.78%1.75%1.77%1.74%
Hero MotoCorp2.23%2.49%1.39%Cut1.40%1.47%1.39%1.37%1.33%1.29%1.45%1.50%1.50%
HCL Technologies1.41%1.49%1.52%1.67%1.39%1.43%1.26%1.24%1.12%1.41%1.40%1.37%
ITC1.75%1.69%1.72%1.44%1.43%1.40%1.50%1.37%1.36%1.33%1.24%1.33%
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.

Risk ratios

NAV to 27 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Retirement funds (26 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation7.09%
1.43%Lowest9.93%Average16.83%Highest
Downside deviation4.52%
0.46%Lowest6.17%Average10.32%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.14
−0.18Lowest0.31Average0.78Highest
Sortino ratio0.18
−0.23Lowest0.45Average1.29Highest

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−6.17%2 Jan 20262 Apr 2026Not yet
3 years−7.00%26 Sep 20244 Mar 20255 May 2025
5 years−8.48%17 Jan 202217 Jun 202226 May 2023
Since Dec 2019−12.73%17 Feb 202023 Mar 20207 Jul 2020

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Mar 2025 to Aug 202618 monthsHighModerately HighCRISIL Hybrid 75+25 - Conservative Index
Jul 2023 to Feb 202520 monthsHighCRISIL Hybrid 75+25 - Conservative Index
Feb 2023 to Jun 20235 monthsHighModerateNIFTY 50 Hybrid Short Duration Debt 25:75 Index
Sep 2022 to Jan 20235 monthsModerately HighModerateNIFTY 50 Hybrid Short Duration Debt 25:75 Index
Jun 2022 to Aug 20223 monthsHighModerateNIFTY 50 Hybrid Short Duration Debt 25:75 Index
May 20221 monthModerately HighModerateNIFTY 50 Hybrid Short Duration Debt 25:75 Index
Oct 2021 to Apr 20227 monthsHighModerateNIFTY 50 Hybrid Short Duration Debt 25:75 Index
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Axis Retirement Fund - Conservative fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Jayesh SundarComanage/Domestic EquitiesJan 2024+4.50%a year––61.2%4.5%9₹38,825 Cr
Devang ShahComanage/Fixed IncomeApr 2024+3.28%a year––24.6%47.1%23₹1,20,091 Cr
Hardik ShahComanage/Fixed IncomeApr 2024+3.28%a year––24.6%47.1%16₹38,904 Cr₹337 Cr alone
Krishnaa NForeign SecuritiesMar 2024+3.55%a year––29.3%36.8%––
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 SundarNov 2024+0.12%a year––₹29,326 Cr
Axis Liquid FundDevang ShahNov 2012–––₹53,459 Cr
Axis Money Market FundDevang ShahAug 2019+6.43%a year––₹19,004 Cr
Axis Arbitrage FundDevang ShahAug 2014+6.69%a year+5.91%+0.79 pts₹10,143 Cr
Axis Corporate Bond FundDevang ShahJul 2017+7.32%a year––₹7,450 Cr
Axis Short Term FundDevang ShahNov 2012–––₹7,420 Cr
Axis Ultra Short to Short Term FundDevang ShahJun 2016+7.05%a year––₹4,561 Cr
Axis Banking & PSU Debt FundHardik ShahJul 2023+6.63%a year––₹11,954 Cr
Axis Corporate Bond FundHardik ShahJan 2022+6.80%a year––₹7,450 Cr
Axis Ultra Short Term FundHardik ShahNov 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

Axis Retirement Fund - AggressiveAxis Mutual Fund37.01%31
Axis Retirement Fund - DynamicAxis Mutual Fund29.52%29
HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityHDFC Mutual Fund23.26%15
HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid-EquityHDFC Mutual Fund22.89%15
UTI Retirement FundUTI Mutual Fund22.17%16
Bandhan Retirement FundBandhan Mutual Fund20.55%16
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement Fund-The 40sAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund20.46%13
Baroda BNP Paribas Retirement FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund19.97%14
ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund - Pure EquityICICI Prudential Mutual Fund19.13%15
Nippon India Retirement Fund- Wealth Creation SchemeNippon India Mutual Fund16.77%12
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
  2. 2023

    • 31 AugBenchmarkBenchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Short Duration Debt 25:75 Index to CRISIL Hybrid 75+25 - Conservative Index

Fund details

Objective

The investment objective of the Investment Plan(s) under the Scheme is to provide long-term capital appreciation / income by investing in a mix of equity, debt and other instruments to help investors meet their retirement goals. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. To generate regular income through investments predominantly in debt and money market instruments and to generate long term capital appreciation by investing certain portion of the portfolio in equity and equity related securities. The Investment Plan may also invest in units of Gold ETF or units of REITs & InvITs for income generation / wealth creation.

Asset allocation

  • Equity and Equity related instruments - (20%-40%),Debt & Money Market Instruments - (40%-80%),Gold ETF - (0%-10%),Units issued by InvITs - (0%-10%)

Type of scheme

Open Ended

Stated category
Solution Oriented - Retirement Fund
Benchmark
CRISIL Hybrid 75+25 - Conservative Index
Risk level at launch
High
New fund offer
29 Nov 2019 to 13 Dec 2019
Units first allotted
20 Dec 2019
Open for sale again
27 Dec 2019
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth147830INF846K01T69AXIS_RETI_CNSR_115BTOX27 Dec 2019
Regular Growth147832INF846K01T85AXIS_RETI_CNSR_1892YZ727 Dec 2019
Direct IDCW147831INF846K01T77AXIS_RETI_CNSR_1XN1HIH27 Dec 2019
Regular IDCW147833INF846K01T93AXIS_RETI_CNSR_1OBO9HF27 Dec 2019

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Annual report

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure