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Axis Floating Interest Rates 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 2 Aug 2021.

Latest price per unit
₹1,007.9422
▲ 0.04% 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
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹169 gain · 0.2% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹473 gain · 0.2% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹496 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-₹305
XIRR (annualised)-0.12%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.80 L
Projected gain*+-₹321
*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 49 other funds in Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Floating Interest Rates Fund

Same plan
1-year return
0.17%median 6.30% (-6.13%)
Rank #36 of 50Beats 29% of peers
3-year return
0.16%median 7.45% (-7.29%)
Rank #38 of 50Beats 24% of peers
5-year return
0.10%median 6.33% (-6.24%)
Rank #38 of 50Beats 23% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
3.25%median 0.87% (+2.38%)
Rank #46 of 50Less risky than 8% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-4.21%median -1.82% (-2.38%)
Rank #5 of 50Less risky than 92% 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 6 years were positive.

+0%
2021
-0%
2022
+0%
2023
+1%
2024
-0%
2025
+0%
2026
Best year
2024 · 0.62%
Worst year
2025 · -0.03%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
3.3%

The value swings roughly 3% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-4.21%

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 Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option against other debt funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year0.17%
CAGR — 3 years0.16%
CAGR — 5 years0.10%
CAGR — since launch0.14%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)2.99%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)3.25%
Max drawdown — 1 year-1.87%
Max drawdown — 3 years-4.21%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-1.95
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-1.79

Fund info

Fund house
Axis Mutual Fund
Category
Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Floating Interest Rates Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF846K018A7
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF846K017A9
Fund code
149051
First price on record
2 Aug 2021 · 1,242 daily prices

About Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option

Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Floating Interest Rates Fund offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 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 Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹1007.9422 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 0.17% over the last year, 0.16% CAGR over 3 years, 0.10% 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 3.3% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 4.2%. 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 Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

The latest NAV of Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹1007.9422 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 Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return 0.17%, 3-year CAGR 0.16%, 5-year CAGR 0.10%, since-inception CAGR 0.14%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option belong to?+

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

How risky is Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 3.3%, Axis Floating Interest Rates 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 Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option a direct plan?+

Axis Floating Interest Rates 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 Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+

Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has NAV history available from 2 Aug 2021 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,242 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.