Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option
Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From Axis Mutual Fund. It's been running since 12 Sep 2018.
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Calendar-year returns. 2 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Axis Mutual Fund
- Category
- Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF846K01F99
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF846K01F81
- Fund code
- 144755
- First price on record
- 12 Sep 2018 · 1,938 daily prices
About Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option
Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 8 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
The current NAV of Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹10.0485 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.02% over the last year, -0.02% CAGR over 3 years, 0.03% 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 2.1% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 1.4%. 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 Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
The latest NAV of Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹10.0485 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.04% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return -0.02%, 3-year CAGR -0.02%, 5-year CAGR 0.03%, since-inception CAGR 0.05%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option belong to?+
Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
How risky is Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 2.1%, Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option a direct plan?+
Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
Axis Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has NAV history available from 12 Sep 2018 — approximately 8 years of track record and 1,938 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.