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Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market. From Axis Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Feb 2022.

Latest price per unit
₹18.1176
▼ 0.23% 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
₹1.09 L
▲ ₹9.3k gain · 9.3% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.64 L
▲ ₹63.6k gain · 17.8% / 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₹2.06 L
Gain / loss+₹25.7k
XIRR (annualised)9.31%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹2.08 L
Projected gain*+₹28.3k
*at this fund's historical rate of 9.31% 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 95 other funds in Index Funds - Equity Funds

Same plan
1-year return
9.31%median 4.36% (+4.95%)
Rank #19 of 96Beats 76% of peers
3-year return
17.83%median 12.62% (+5.20%)
Rank #7 of 96Beats 81% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
18.32%median 16.57% (+1.75%)
Rank #64 of 96Less risky than 30% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-26.35%median -16.60% (-9.75%)
Rank #20 of 96Less risky than 80% 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. 5 of last 5 years were positive.

+1%
2022
+26%
2023
+28%
2024
+2%
2025
+5%
2026
Best year
2024 · 27.56%
Worst year
2022 · 0.84%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
18.3%

The value swings roughly 18% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-26.35%

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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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year9.31%
CAGR — 3 years17.83%
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch13.26%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)16.52%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)18.32%
Max drawdown — 1 year-14.37%
Max drawdown — 3 years-26.35%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)0.18
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.58

Fund info

Fund house
Axis Mutual Fund
Category
Index Funds - Equity Funds
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF846K019E7
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
149466
First price on record
2 Feb 2022 · 1,139 daily prices

About Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Index Funds - Equity Funds offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 5 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the index category — Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.

The current NAV of Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹18.1176 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 9.30% over the last year, 17.83% CAGR over 3 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 18.3% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 26.3%. 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 Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

The latest NAV of Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹18.1176 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.23% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 9.30%, 3-year CAGR 17.83%, since-inception CAGR 13.26%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+

Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Index Funds - Equity Funds. Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.

How risky is Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 18.3%, Axis Nifty Next 50 Index 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 Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+

Axis Nifty Next 50 Index 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 Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 2 Feb 2022 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,139 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.