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Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth
NAV: 09 Oct '26
₹9.98
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size (AUM)
₹367.59 Cr
Expense ratio
0.65%
Rating
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Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | ₹15,000 | ₹14,410 | -3.93% | |
| 6 months | ₹30,000 | ₹28,984 | -3.39% |
Holdings (24)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Electronics Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 20.01% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 19.72% |
| Bharat Forge Ltd | Consumer Discretionary | Equity | 13.31% |
| Solar Industries India Ltd | Materials | Equity | 11.93% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 4.21% |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 3.99% |
| Astra Microwave Products Ltd | Technology | Equity | 3.44% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 3.24% |
| Cochin Shipyard Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 3.16% |
| Bharat Dynamics Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 2.54% |
| Others CBLO | Unspecified | CBLO | 2.04% |
| BEML Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 1.89% |
| Zen Technologies Ltd | Technology | Equity | 1.84% |
| Apollo Micro Systems Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 1.64% |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 1.59% |
| Dynamatic Technologies Ltd | Consumer Discretionary | Equity | 1.33% |
| Paras Defence And Space Technologies Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 1.16% |
| Aequs Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 1.15% |
| Axiscades Technologies Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 0.99% |
| Centum Electronics Ltd | Industrials | Equity | 0.93% |
| Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd | Materials | Equity | 0.53% |
| Unimech Aerospace And Manufacturing Ltd. | Industrials | Equity | 0.38% |
| Megasoft Ltd | Technology | Equity | 0.08% |
| Net Payables | Unspecified | Net Payables | -1.12% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3M | 3M | 6M | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | -3.3% | -3.3% | -- | -0.2% |
| Category average (Equity Thematic) | -3.0% | -3.0% | +5.0% | +91.9% |
| Rank (Equity Thematic) | 24 | 24 | -- | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days.
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management
RGRohit GautamApr 2026 - PresentView details
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Rohit Gautam
Apr 2026 - Present
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NMNandik MallikApr 2026 - PresentView details
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Nandik Mallik
Apr 2026 - Present
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About Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth
Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Axis Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 04 Sep 2009. Rohit Gautam is the Current Fund Manager of Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹3,92,677 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 09 Oct 2026 is ₹9.98.
The Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days.
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Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to provide returns before expenses that correspond to the performance of Nifty India Defence TRI subject to tracking error. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Fund benchmarkNifty India Defence Total Return Index
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#7 in India
Total AUM₹3,92,677.12 Cr
Date of Incorporation04 Sep 2009
Launch Date04 Sep 2009
Address23rd Floor, One Lodha Place,S. B. Road, Lower Parel. Mumbai 400013
Websitewww.karvymfs.com
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