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Axis Money Market 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 7 Aug 2019.

Latest price per unit
₹1,011.6815
▲ 0.03% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹100.0k
▼ ₹26 loss · -0.0% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹219 gain · 0.1% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹306 gain · 0.1% / 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₹1.80 L
Gain / loss+₹324
XIRR (annualised)0.12%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.80 L
Projected gain*+₹341
*at this fund's historical rate of 0.12% 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 38 other funds in Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Money Market Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-0.03%median 6.40% (-6.43%)
Rank #30 of 39Beats 6% of peers
3-year return
0.07%median 6.74% (-6.66%)
Rank #24 of 39Beats 23% of peers
5-year return
0.06%median 6.27% (-6.21%)
Rank #20 of 39Beats 17% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
2.14%median 0.42% (+1.71%)
Rank #34 of 39Less risky than 8% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-1.43%median -0.98% (-0.45%)
Rank #11 of 39Less risky than 74% 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. 4 of last 7 years were positive.

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2021
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2022
-0%
2023
-0%
2024
+0%
2025
+0%
2026
Best year
2020 · 0.38%
Worst year
2023 · -0.09%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
2.1%

The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-1.43%

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 Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option against other debt funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-0.03%
CAGR — 3 years0.07%
CAGR — 5 years0.06%
CAGR — since launch0.14%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)2.07%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)2.14%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.96%
Max drawdown — 3 years-1.01%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-2.92
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-2.77

Fund info

Fund house
Axis Mutual Fund
Category
Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Money Market Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF846K01R12
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF846K01R04
Fund code
147572
First price on record
7 Aug 2019 · 1,721 daily prices

About Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option

Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Money Market Fund offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 7 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 Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹1011.6815 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.03% over the last year, 0.07% CAGR over 3 years, 0.06% 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 Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

The latest NAV of Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹1011.6815 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.03% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return -0.03%, 3-year CAGR 0.07%, 5-year CAGR 0.06%, since-inception CAGR 0.14%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option belong to?+

Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Money Market Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

How risky is Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 2.1%, Axis Money Market 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 Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option a direct plan?+

Axis Money Market 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 Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has NAV history available from 7 Aug 2019 — approximately 7 years of track record and 1,721 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.