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Axis Small Cap Fund Regular Growth NAV today

AMFI: 125350ISIN: INF846K01K01MUTF_IN: AXIS_SMAL_CAP_MCPBMLAxis Mutual FundSmall Cap funds

NAV ₹106.5300down ₹2.26 (2.08%)

NAV for 23 Oct 2026, against 22 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹30,605 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
1.68%14 Oct 2026
P/E
32.130 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
12830 Sep 2026
Launched
29 Nov 2013

Axis Small Cap Fund returns

Regular Growth plan

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−5.31%−7.09%–––
1 month−9.74%−10.98%10 of 36−10.26%−10.9% to −9.7%
3 months−4.71%−6.96%17 of 36−4.90%−6.0% to −3.7%
6 months+1.60%−0.85%22 of 36+2.66%0.0% to +5.4%
1 year−0.50%−4.43%18 of 31+0.36%−3.1% to +4.0%
3 years+11.72%+11.80%13 of 24+11.74%+8.9% to +14.6%
5 years+12.62%+12.39%13 of 23+12.73%+10.6% to +14.2%
10 years+16.50%+13.11%3 of 13+14.97%+13.7% to +15.9%
₹10,000 put in on 5 Dec 2013 is ₹1,06,424 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of Small Cap funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+9.86%+7.23%
3 years+13.92%+13.96%
5 years+14.42%+14.50%
10 years+17.81%+14.63%
Since launch+20.90%+18.36%
Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Regular Growth
  • Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
  • Loss
Highest year to Dec 2014, +84.3%; lowest year to Dec 2018, −8.9%Above the benchmark in 6 of 12 years

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 5 Dec 2013 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,936 windows−15.8%+21.2%+98.7%87.3%
3 years2,446 windows−1.2%+19.7%+39.1%99.8%
5 years1,952 windows+3.6%+19.8%+33.2%100.0%
10 years720 windows+16.3%+19.4%+24.7%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.

Axis Small Cap Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,19,785₹1,19,779 after stamp duty−0.35%−0.36%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,84,036₹3,84,016 after stamp duty+4.31%+4.30%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,85,443₹7,85,404 after stamp duty+10.80%+10.80%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹29,59,680₹29,59,620 after stamp duty+17.26%+17.26%₹38
Since Dec 2013154 instalments₹15,40,000₹51,09,357₹51,09,297 after stamp duty+17.34%+17.34%₹38

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of Small Cap funds (24 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation16.99%
16.99%Lowest19.58%Average21.95%Highest
Downside deviation10.20%
10.11%Lowest11.63%Average13.50%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.51
0.24Lowest0.48Average0.79Highest
Sortino ratio0.78
0.36Lowest0.77Average1.37Highest

Against Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI

Beta0.76
0.76Lowest0.86Average0.97Highest
Alpha+1.88 pts
−2.39 ptsLowest+1.03 ptsAverage of 16 funds+8.75 ptsHighest
R-squared95.2
88.5Lowest92.5Average96.1Highest
Correlation0.98
0.94Lowest0.96Average0.98Highest
Upside capture82.1%
74.2%Lowest90.0%Average110.1%Highest
Downside capture73.7%
67.2%Lowest79.9%Average95.5%Highest
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 2026−0.12

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−15.07%3 Nov 202523 Mar 20267 May 2026
3 and 5 years−19.80%23 Sep 20243 Mar 202519 Jun 2026
10 years and since Dec 2013−34.78%11 Feb 202024 Mar 202017 Nov 2020

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 7.0% in Apr 2026

Trading days to sell part of the portfolio

  • Half
  • A quarter

Stress test, Sep 2026

Days to sell half
14
Days to sell a quarter
7
Ten largest investors
0.90%
Portfolio P/E
31.0
Benchmark P/E
34.5

Axis Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Krishna Institute of Medical SciencesHealthcare ServicesSharesSmall cap285th2.46%756.171,01,30,828Jun 2021
Torrent PharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesLarge cap61st2.32%710.6914,80,612Jul 2026
CCL Products (India)Agricultural Food & other ProductsSharesSmall cap454th2.24%685.9367,28,084Mar 2020
City Union BankBanksSharesSmall cap348th1.94%593.832,62,69,825Feb 2019
Sansera EngineeringAuto ComponentsSharesSmall cap440th1.86%571.6712,59,878Sep 2021
Sai Life SciencesPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesSmall cap329th1.84%564.3737,02,004Dec 2024
Brigade EnterprisesRealtySharesSmall cap372nd1.54%472.0782,06,322Jul 2019
Avalon TechnologiesElectrical EquipmentSharesSmall cap639th1.51%463.5520,18,325Jan 2025
Welspun CorpIndustrial ProductsSharesSmall cap289th1.51%463.9717,07,646Nov 2024
Syrma SGS TechnologyIndustrial ManufacturingSharesSmall cap370th1.45%443.6724,88,473Jun 2025
Navin Fluorine InternationalChemicals & PetrochemicalsSharesSmall cap251st1.40%430.925,22,648Mar 2020
Craftsman AutomationAuto ComponentsSharesSmall cap354th1.33%408.813,92,441May 2022
Minda CorporationAuto ComponentsSharesSmall cap468th1.30%399.7257,69,277Jan 2022
Kirloskar Oil EnginesIndustrial ProductsSharesSmall cap323rd1.29%396.8017,22,073Feb 2024
Karur Vysya BankBanksSharesSmall cap279th1.28%394.071,21,32,840Feb 2024
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
2.46%Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences
Top 5 holdings
10.82%
Top 10 holdings
18.67%
Effective holdings
89.0Taken over 90.81% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares90.32%
  • Bonds and bills0.49%
  • Cash and receivables9.19%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap6.99%Category 5.10%
  • Mid cap10.45%Category 11.49%
  • Small cap82.05%Category 79.99%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.46% of the fund. Category is the average of 36 Small Cap funds.

Sector allocation

16sectors
  • Financial Services18.41%Category 17.19%
  • Capital Goods15.37%Category 17.30%
  • Healthcare13.19%Category 11.88%
  • Chemicals8.49%Category 4.95%
  • Automobile And Auto Components8.13%Category 9.52%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods5.49%Category 4.05%
  • Information Technology5.01%Category 3.20%
  • Realty3.71%Category 1.53%
  • Consumer Durables3.70%Category 5.03%
  • Consumer Services3.11%Category 5.52%
  • Construction2.10%Category 1.59%
  • Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels1.08%Category 0.59%
  • Construction Materials0.88%Category 0.81%
  • Textiles0.62%Category 1.97%
  • Services0.61%Category 4.35%
  • Power0.42%Category 0.95%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 36 Small Cap funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services23 companies18.41%19.49%19.56%19.70%18.01%18.61%18.25%19.12%21.41%20.96%20.95%20.10%
Capital Goods20 companies15.37%14.95%14.31%14.72%13.79%13.22%12.62%12.82%11.66%12.79%13.15%13.42%
Healthcare13 companies13.19%12.95%13.69%13.34%12.52%11.42%12.16%11.96%11.30%11.82%12.00%12.16%
Chemicals12 companies8.49%8.33%7.86%7.82%8.08%8.10%7.67%7.73%7.45%7.55%7.47%8.03%
Automobile And Auto Components13 companies8.13%7.87%7.12%7.31%6.88%6.36%6.77%7.03%6.74%6.74%6.53%5.87%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods6 companies5.49%5.68%5.93%5.98%5.82%6.27%6.57%6.09%6.14%6.12%6.31%5.95%
Information Technology8 companies5.01%5.26%4.31%3.99%4.55%4.40%4.50%4.37%5.34%5.36%4.95%4.27%
Realty5 companies3.71%3.83%3.86%3.49%3.47%3.84%3.67%3.79%4.00%4.38%4.35%4.63%
Consumer Durables7 companies3.70%3.95%4.60%4.24%4.24%4.56%4.43%4.84%4.42%4.54%4.70%4.89%
Consumer Services6 companies3.11%3.21%3.09%2.79%2.48%2.51%2.43%2.34%2.46%2.80%2.78%2.90%
Construction4 companies2.10%2.16%2.43%2.59%2.40%2.53%2.33%2.56%2.57%2.75%2.73%2.76%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels2 companies1.08%1.08%1.52%1.67%1.77%1.91%1.98%1.95%1.93%1.45%1.46%0.98%
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 positions
10.12% of the fund
Sold out
31.23% of the fund before
Added to
6
Trimmed
10
Unchanged
111
Traded at least
0.12%
Weight that moved
5.02%

Changes in Sep 2026

Gland PharmaAdded1.22%0.87%+0.35 pts+3,36,423
Jyoti CNC AutomationSold out–0.34%−0.34 pts−10,89,060
Aditya InfotechAdded0.94%0.71%+0.23 pts+1,30,697
Sansera EngineeringTrimmed1.86%1.66%+0.20 pts−38,724
Bharat DynamicsTrimmed0.18%0.35%−0.17 pts−3,73,789
Neogen ChemicalsAdded0.73%0.57%+0.16 pts+1,04,344
Laurus LabsTrimmed0.58%0.70%−0.12 pts−2,56,727
SEDEMAC MechatronicsNew0.12%0.00%+0.12 pts+1,06,398
Aptus Value Housing Finance IndiaTrimmed0.33%0.44%−0.11 pts−12,44,170
Can Fin HomesTrimmed0.78%0.87%−0.09 pts−1,20,465
Sai Life SciencesTrimmed1.84%1.75%+0.09 pts−69,183
Torrent PharmaceuticalsTrimmed2.32%2.39%−0.07 pts−5,066
SBFC FinanceTrimmed0.13%0.20%−0.07 pts−17,81,333
Emcure PharmaceuticalsAdded0.55%0.48%+0.07 pts+57,966
HeidelbergCement IndiaTrimmed0.19%0.24%−0.05 pts−4,43,729
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points. Securities only: 1 futures, options or cash line that changed is not listed.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Union Small Cap FundUnion Mutual Fund30.85%34
PGIM India Small Cap FundPGIM India Mutual Fund30.45%30
Canara Robeco Small Cap FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund28.99%38
Mirae Asset Small Cap FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund28.45%31
Nippon India Small Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund28.28%64
Edelweiss Small Cap FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund27.99%36
HSBC Small Cap FundHSBC Mutual Fund26.73%40
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund26.53%34
Trustmf Small Cap FundTrust Mutual Fund25.38%26
UTI Small Cap FundUTI Mutual Fund23.63%34
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Axis Multicap FundAxis Mutual Fund30.18%
Axis Value FundAxis Mutual Fund22.20%
Axis India Manufacturing FundAxis Mutual Fund20.43%
Axis Flexi Cap FundAxis Mutual Fund17.62%
Axis Business Cycles FundAxis Mutual Fund15.47%
Axis Momentum FundAxis Mutual Fund14.59%
Axis Large & Mid Cap FundAxis Mutual Fund13.72%
Axis ELSS Tax Saver FundAxis Mutual Fund11.34%
Axis Midcap FundAxis Mutual Fund9.88%
Axis Innovation FundAxis Mutual Fund8.59%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Axis Small Cap 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 direct
0.99 ptsA year, on 14 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.71%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
1.68%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.63%, Mar 2019.Direct plan lowest 0.22%, Oct 2020.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.51%1.35%
Brokerage0.03%0.03%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.15%0.30%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 14 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

If redeemed / switched-out within 12 months from the date of allotment:For 10% of investments: NIL.For remaining investments: 1%.If redeemed / switched-out after 12 months from the date of allotment: NIL.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum top-up
₹100
Largest purchase
₹1,00,00,000
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
None
As listed for this plan on 23 Oct 2026.

Axis Small Cap Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹30,705 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
57.8%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2013.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹31,434 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹221 Cr, Feb 2019.

Axis Small Cap Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Tejas ShethComanage/Domestic EquitiesMay 2024+10.49%a year+7.43%+3.06 pts14.8%13.4%1₹30,605 Cr
Mayank HyankiComanage/Domestic EquitiesAug 2023+14.08%a year+15.78%−1.71 pts7.7%14.6%4₹49,236 Cr
Krishnaa NInternational EquitiesMar 2024+9.46%a year+6.83%+2.64 pts15.7%13.0%24₹1,56,771 Cr₹7,631 Cr alone
Returns are the regular 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 & Mid Cap FundMayank HyankiJul 2026−1.90%over 105 days−4.55%+2.66 pts₹16,456 Cr
Axis Multi-Asset Omni FoFMayank HyankiDec 2025+4.13%over 302 days––₹1,320 Cr
Axis Equity Savings FundMayank HyankiMay 2024+5.78%a year––₹854 Cr
Axis Midcap FundKrishnaa NMar 2024+10.58%a year––₹33,567 Cr
Axis Large Cap FundKrishnaa NMar 2024+3.34%a year––₹29,326 Cr
Axis Large & Mid Cap FundKrishnaa NMar 2024+8.54%a year+5.77%+2.78 pts₹16,456 Cr
Axis Flexi Cap FundKrishnaa NMar 2024+8.37%a year+4.51%+3.85 pts₹13,262 Cr
Axis Focused FundKrishnaa NMar 2024+5.12%a year+4.51%+0.61 pts₹10,553 Cr
Axis Greater China Equity Fund of FundKrishnaa NMar 2024+24.56%a year––₹3,962 Cr
Axis Multi Asset Allocation FundKrishnaa NDec 2024+6.41%a year––₹2,615 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Axis Small Cap Fund dividend history

Paid through the IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal) option, once called a dividend.

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. 2021

    • 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: NIFTY Smallcap 100 Total Return Index to Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty Smallcap 250 TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Fund details

Objective

To generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity & equity related instruments of small cap companies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

Equity and Equity related instruments of smallcap companies - (65%-100%),Equity and Equity Related Instruments of non-small cap Companies - (0%-35%), Debt & Money Market Instruments - (0%-35%) , Units issued by InvITs - (0%-10%)

Type of scheme

(An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks)

Stated category
Smallcap Fund
Benchmark
NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Risk level at launch
Very High
New fund offer
11 Nov 2013 to 25 Nov 2013
Units first allotted
29 Nov 2013
Open for sale again
5 Dec 2013
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth125354INF846K01K35AXIS_SMAL_CAP_OE6ZGA5 Dec 2013
Regular Growth125350INF846K01K01AXIS_SMAL_CAP_MCPBML5 Dec 2013
Direct IDCW125351INF846K01K43INF846K01K50AXIS_SMAL_CAP_1YZID4G5 Dec 2013
Regular IDCW125352INF846K01K19INF846K01K27AXIS_SMAL_CAP_UZEMUQ5 Dec 2013

This fund

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure