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Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From Axis Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹66.08
▼ 1.33% today
As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.05 L
▲ ₹4.8k gain · 4.8% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.40 L
▲ ₹39.7k gain · 11.8% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.30 L
▲ ₹29.5k gain · 5.3% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹2.02 L
Gain / loss+₹21.9k
XIRR (annualised)8.04%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹2.04 L
Projected gain*+₹24.1k
*at this fund's historical rate of 8.04% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 19 other funds in Equity Schemes - Focused Fund

Same plan
1-year return
4.78%median 1.81% (+2.97%)
Rank #7 of 20Beats 68% of peers
3-year return
11.78%median 12.36% (-0.58%)
Rank #12 of 20Beats 42% of peers
5-year return
5.31%median 11.73% (-6.42%)
Rank #18 of 20Beats 11% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
13.56%median 15.11% (-1.55%)
Rank #5 of 20Less risky than 79% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-33.72%median -34.15% (+0.43%)
Rank #11 of 20Less risky than 47% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 6 of last 7 years were positive.

+23%
2020
+25%
2021
-15%
2022
+18%
2023
+16%
2024
+3%
2025
+5%
2026
Best year
2021 · 24.84%
Worst year
2022 · -14.68%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
13.6%

The value swings roughly 14% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-33.72%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option against other sector funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year4.78%
CAGR — 3 years11.78%
CAGR — 5 years5.31%
CAGR — since launch13.49%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)13.52%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)13.56%
Max drawdown — 1 year-17.26%
Max drawdown — 3 years-18.15%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.10
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.39

Fund info

Fund house
Axis Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Schemes - Focused Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF846K01CQ8
ISIN (Div re-invest)
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Fund code
120468
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 3,371 daily prices

About Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Equity Schemes - Focused Fund offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

The current NAV of Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹66.0800 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 4.77% over the last year, 11.78% CAGR over 3 years, 5.31% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 13.6% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 33.7%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

The latest NAV of Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹66.0800 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 1.33% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 4.77%, 3-year CAGR 11.78%, 5-year CAGR 5.31%, since-inception CAGR 13.49%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+

Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Equity Schemes - Focused Fund. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.6%, Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+

Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Axis Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,371 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.