Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps. From Axis Mutual Fund. It's been running since 5 Dec 2013.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 15% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Axis Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Schemes - Small Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF846K01K35
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 125354
- First price on record
- 5 Dec 2013 · 3,143 daily prices
About Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Equity Schemes - Small Cap Fund offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 13 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the small cap category — Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps.
The current NAV of Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹136.7700 (as of 2 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 12.43% over the last year, 16.13% CAGR over 3 years, 16.71% 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 14.9% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 34.6%. 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 Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹136.7700 as of 2 Sep 2026, down 0.71% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 12.43%, 3-year CAGR 16.13%, 5-year CAGR 16.71%, since-inception CAGR 22.78%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Equity Schemes - Small Cap Fund. Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps.
How risky is Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 14.9%, Axis Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
Axis Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 5 Dec 2013 — approximately 13 years of track record and 3,143 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.