Axis Innovation Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 51 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹22.93+0.03+0.13%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+15.9%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

2 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

1.30% vs NaN% peers

Consistency

Strong

positive in 5 of 6 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y & 3Y but trails on 5Y.

1Y return

+15.9%

+6.4 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+19.5%

+2.3 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+13.2%

-1.6 vs cat

AUM

₹1.2K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.30%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

14.4%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on Axis Innovation Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

Axis Innovation Fund SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.Axis Innovation Fund real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

Axis Innovation Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Axis. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Long-run track record: about 13.2% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -24% in Jun 2022, recovered in 15 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF846K01X71

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹22.9300

Last 1Y

+15.93%

Aug 25Min ₹17.77 · Max ₹22.95 · 250 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Jun 2022

-23.6%

Peak ₹14.18 on 17 Nov 2021 → trough ₹10.83 on 17 Jun 2022 (7 months down).

Recovered in 15 months· 5 Sept 2023

Apr 2025

-19.4%

Peak ₹20.49 on 23 Sept 2024 → trough ₹16.51 on 7 Apr 2025 (7 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 17 Sept 2025

Mar 2026

-13.9%

Peak ₹20.64 on 29 Oct 2025 → trough ₹17.77 on 30 Mar 2026 (5 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 6 May 2026

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
1.30% — above the typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹1.2K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 54.3% — diversified across sectors.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+0.13%	-0.40%	62/ 286
1M	+6.11%	+2.47%	23/ 286
3M	+14.77%	+8.01%	23/ 286
6M	+16.63%	+6.33%	39/ 278
YTD	+13.18%	+6.03%	58/ 273
1Y	+15.93%	+9.52%	58/ 258
2Y	+10.00%	+5.82%	45/ 203
3Y	+19.46%	+17.18%	51/ 157
5Y	+13.16%	+14.76%	80/ 125

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity97.56%
Cash2.44%

By market cap

Large cap19.28%
Mid cap27.05%
Small cap23.03%
Others30.64%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹1.14 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

31.18%

Top 5 stocks

18.67%

Top 3 sectors

54.26%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
Eternal Ltd
—5.31%
1
Eternal Ltd
—5.31%
2
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd
—4.22%
2
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd
—4.22%
3
One97 Communications Ltd
—3.44%
3
One97 Communications Ltd
—3.44%
4
Lenskart Solutions Ltd
—2.89%
4
Lenskart Solutions Ltd
—2.89%
5
Aether Industries Ltd
—2.81%
5
Aether Industries Ltd
—2.81%
6
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd
—2.69%
6
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd
—2.69%
7
Info Edge (India) Ltd
—2.51%
7
Info Edge (India) Ltd
—2.51%
8
PB Fintech Ltd
—2.47%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio45.6828.47+17.21
P/B ratio6.954.25+2.70
Price / Sales5.863.21+2.65
Price / Cash Flow31.0219.97+11.05
Dividend yield0.23%1.23%-1.00
Return on equity (ROE)15.10%18.47%-3.37

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
12.6014.1314.41———
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
0.040.670.50———
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
0.081.130.81———
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
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