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Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund

Large & Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 6 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹37.85-0.14-0.37%

As of 7 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+3.8%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictStrong on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.66% vs 0.72% peers

Volatility

Below average

14.6% vs 16.2% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 7 of 8 years

Beats its Large & Mid Cap category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+3.8%

+7.8 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+14.4%

+4.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+11.0%

+1.8 vs cat

AUM

₹15.9K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.66%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

14.6%

▼ vs 16.2%

Go deeper on Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund

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

In plain English

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is a Large & Mid Cap scheme from Axis. The portfolio is ~99% in equities. Long-run track record: about 11.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -32% in Mar 2020, recovered in 5 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 5 years.

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

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF846K01J46

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹37.8500

Last 1Y

+3.81%

Oct 25Min ₹32.71 · Max ₹39.69 · 250 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-31.9%

Peak ₹12.96 on 13 Feb 2020 → trough ₹8.83 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 24 Aug 2020

Jun 2022

-21.3%

Peak ₹23.14 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹18.22 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 2 Jun 2023

Apr 2025

-17.2%

Peak ₹37.01 on 24 Sept 2024 → trough ₹30.66 on 7 Apr 2025 (7 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 20 Oct 2025

Mar 2026

-12.3%

Peak ₹37.31 on 29 Oct 2025 → trough ₹32.71 on 30 Mar 2026 (5 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 27 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.

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Honesty score

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.66% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹15.9K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 54.4% — diversified across sectors.

  • Style drift

    Only 36% in mid caps — SEBI mandate is 65%+.

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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+0.88%+0.13%4/ 43
1M-3.20%-4.44%5/ 43
3M-1.18%-3.21%8/ 41
6M+11.55%+3.93%11/ 39
YTD+2.55%-5.90%5/ 39
1Y+3.81%-4.03%6/ 39
2Y+3.56%-2.05%6/ 35
3Y+14.37%+9.55%6/ 30
5Y+10.97%+9.20%15/ 30
7Y+18.88%+14.94%5/ 26

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.58%
  • Cash1.41%

By market cap

  • Large cap44.72%
  • Mid cap36.09%
  • Small cap3.61%
  • Others15.58%

Concentration

Holdings

108

Avg market cap

₹2.17 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

27.03%

Top 5 stocks

17.10%

Top 3 sectors

54.42%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.85%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.85%
  • 3

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —4.63%
  • 3

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —4.63%
  • 4

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    —2.69%
  • 4

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    —2.69%
  • 5

    State Bank of India

    —2.68%
  • 5

    State Bank of India

    —2.68%
  • 6

    Torrent Power Ltd

    —2.24%
  • 6

    Torrent Power Ltd

    —2.24%
  • 7

    Shriram Finance Ltd

    —2.22%
  • 7

    Shriram Finance Ltd

    —2.22%
  • 8

    Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd

    —2.00%
  • 8

    Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd

    —2.00%
  • 9

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    —1.97%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio30.7027.72+2.98
  • P/B ratio4.353.90+0.45
  • Price / Sales4.223.27+0.95
  • Price / Cash Flow23.9719.86+4.11
  • Dividend yield0.72%1.00%-0.28
  • Return on equity (ROE)20.55%17.21%+3.34

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    13.2314.1614.7318.0516.2415.16
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.030.700.60-0.220.590.59
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.041.040.94-0.280.890.91
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.930.850.910.960.970.95

Peers in Large & Mid Cap

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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