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Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is ₹20.61 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund delivered?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund has returned -0.29% over 1 year, +7.92% per year over 3 years, +3.06% per year over 5 years and +9.68% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.91% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Its largest holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd (4.6%), HDFC Bank Ltd (4.3%), Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd (2.5%), Zomato Ltd (2.2%) and BSE Ltd (2.2%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

It is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.0% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -32.9%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.10 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund's 0.10 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY Large Midcap 250 Total Return Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is managed by Shreyash Devalkar at Axis.

Q: How is Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund taxed?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

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NAV

₹20.61

+0.49% 1D

as of 20 Aug 2026

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This is the IDCW (dividend) option — it pays its earnings out as dividends rather than reinvesting them, so every payout steps the NAV down and the return figures below leave those payouts out. Your actual return was higher by whatever was distributed. That’s expected for a payout plan, not missing data.

View the Growth plan for compounded returns (+16.66% 3Y CAGR)

Performance

+0.10%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹20.51

Latest ₹20.61

Low ₹17.1984th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹21.25

Scorecard

★★★☆☆3/5 vs 31 of 34 Large & Mid Cap Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Large & Mid Cap Fund (same plan and option). 31 of the 34 Large & Mid Cap Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +7.92% · ranks 19 of 34 Large & Mid Cap Funds

RiskModerate

Volatility 15.0% vs 15.8% category avg

CostLow

1.9% expense vs 2.3% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

98% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Low expense ratio (1.91%) vs the Large & Mid Cap Fund average of 2.31%
Consistent — positive in 98% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

1-year return (-0.29%) trails the Large & Mid Cap Fund average (+1.12%)
3-year return (+7.92%) trails the Large & Mid Cap Fund average (+10.36%)
5-year return (+3.06%) trails the Large & Mid Cap Fund average (+9.16%)
Weaker risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 0.10 below the Large & Mid Cap Fund average of 0.18

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

Category 2.31%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

Category 27.90

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.10

Category 0.18▼0.08

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · IDCW

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

Exit Load

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

26 Oct 2018

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+2.54%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+7.01%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+6.40%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

-2.00%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

-0.29%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+7.92%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+3.06%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

Annualized return (CAGR) since the fund's inception

+9.68%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

15.00%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.10

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

0.12

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-32.87%

Benchmark ratios (vs Nifty Midcap 150 · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Nifty Midcap 150

-7.60%

Sensitivity to Nifty Midcap 150 moves; 1 = moves with the index

0.85

How much of the fund's movement Nifty Midcap 150 explains

80.6%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

0.20

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

-1.27

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

7.94%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

75.5%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

107.3%

Computed vs the Nifty Midcap 150 price index — the closest match to this fund's mandate. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (Large & Mid Cap Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+2.54%	+1.88%	+0.66%
3M abs	+7.01%	+6.65%	+0.36%
6M abs	+6.40%	+2.22%	+4.18%
1Y CAGR	-0.29%	+1.12%	-1.41%
3Y CAGR	+7.92%	+10.36%	-2.44%
5Y CAGR	+3.06%	+9.16%	-6.10%

Category average across peers in Large & Mid Cap Fund (up to 34 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 34 peers in Large & Mid Cap Fund

1Y return

-0.29%

Beats 39.4% · rank #21

3Y return

+7.92%

Beats 35.7% · rank #19

5Y return

+3.06%

Beats 11.1% · rank #25

Sharpe

0.10

Beats 48.5% · rank #18

Sortino

0.12

Beats 48.5% · rank #18

Rolling returns

Return for every possible 1Y holding period, not just today’s

This fundNifty Midcap 150

Average

+11.4%

Median

+6.3%

Best

+67.5%

Worst

-25.9%

Positive periods

63.4%

82 overlapping 1Y windows, sampled monthly across the fund’s history.

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-32.9%18 Oct 2021 → 28 Mar 2023
Fell over 17 months, back to the old high on 03 Jun 2024 — 14 months under water after the low.
-32.0%13 Feb 2020 → 23 Mar 2020
Fell over 39 days, back to the old high on 27 Aug 2020 — 5 months under water after the low.
-25.2%24 Sep 2024 → 30 Mar 2026
Still below that high — 1.5 years down, and no recovery yet.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund	Nifty Midcap 150	Diff
2026part	-1.81%	+4.99%	-6.80%
2025	-3.27%	+5.37%	-8.64%
2024	+15.43%	+23.80%	-8.37%
2023	+16.48%	+43.68%	-27.20%
2022	-17.40%	+2.96%	-20.36%
2021	+32.12%	+46.81%	-14.69%
2020	+24.70%	+24.38%	+0.32%
2019	+16.39%	—	—
2018part	+1.80%	—	—

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in; those years show no benchmark comparison.

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹6.72L

Absolute

+12.08%

XIRR

+4.65%

Value vs. invested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

History points

1,931

Expense ratio

AUM

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

P/E ratio

P/B ratio

Avg market cap

Taxation

Taxed as equity

This is an equity-oriented fund (≥65% in Indian equities), so gains get the concessional capital-gains rates below — they do not add to your income-tax slab.

Short-term (STCG)

20%

Held under 1 year

Flat, on the whole gain

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 1 year or more

On gains above ₹1.25 L per financial year

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Large & Mid Cap Fund

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Axis Large & Mid Cap FundThis fund Axis	★★★☆☆	-0.29%	+7.92%	+3.06%	31.66	1.91%	₹16,802Cr
UTI Large & Mid Cap Fund UTI	★★★★★	+4.47%	+16.46%	+15.04%	17.75	1.95%	₹6,407Cr
Quant Large & Mid Cap Fund quant	★★★★☆	+10.91%	+15.84%	+16.58%	34.34	2.45%	₹3,496Cr
Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund Invesco	★★★☆☆	-3.67%	+15.38%	+12.95%	45.58	1.89%	₹11,746Cr
Edelweiss Large & Mid Cap Fund Edelweiss	★★★★★	+5.96%	+15.16%	+11.28%	26.76	2.02%	₹63.87Cr
LIC MF Large & Mid Cap Fund LIC	★★★★☆	+3.04%	+14.93%	+10.24%	37.32	2.90%	₹3,133Cr

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Equity holdings by company size — 100% of the equity sleeve priced.

Large cap57.0%
Mid cap36.9%
Small cap6.1%

🚩Holdings under NSE surveillance (ASM)

1 holding — 0.87% of the portfolio — sit in stocks NSE currently lists under its Additional Surveillance Measure. ASM is an exchange response to unusual price or volume activity (higher margins, and trade-for-trade settlement at stage II), not a view on the company or on this fund.

Kirloskar Oil Engines LimitedLong-term · Stage I0.87%

Source: NSE ASM list, matched to holdings by company name — a holding whose name differs from NSE's spelling may not be matched. BSE's separate list is not covered.

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Large & Mid Cap funds

Large & mid cap funds keep at least 35% each in large-cap and mid-cap stocks. They aim to blend the stability of big companies with the higher growth — and higher swings — of mid caps.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is ₹20.61 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund delivered?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund has returned -0.29% over 1 year, +7.92% per year over 3 years, +3.06% per year over 5 years and +9.68% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.91% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Its largest holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd (4.6%), HDFC Bank Ltd (4.3%), Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd (2.5%), Zomato Ltd (2.2%) and BSE Ltd (2.2%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

It is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.0% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -32.9%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.10 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund's 0.10 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY Large Midcap 250 Total Return Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is managed by Shreyash Devalkar at Axis.

How is Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund taxed?

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.