Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund is a 3 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.79% since inception. Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception -5.88% 23.05% 16.79%

NAV as of Dec 04, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹17.8096-0.34% 1 day change	16.79% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹558 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹17.8096 as on Dec 04, 2025

This fund Category average

Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹558 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	3 yrs 9 m since Feb 21, 2022
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 50 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.02% as on Nov 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Dec 01, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-2.57%	-2.79%
3 Months	1.72%	-2.23%
6 Months	0.07%	-3.51%
1 Year	-5.88%	-8.84%
2 Years	13.0%	10.79%
3 Years	23.05%	18.86%

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Asset allocationas on Oct 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 20.93%

Small Cap 79%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.6.15%

Laurus Labs Ltd.4.83%

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.3.69%

Delhivery Ltd.3.25%

Top sectors

Financial 24.120000000000005%

Healthcare 19.5%

Services 17.96%

Capital Goods 8.85%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.22%

Allocation by Instruments

CBLO 0.21968344%

Other Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	-2.57%	0.07%	-5.88%	23.05%	N.A.	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	-4.24%	-1.71%	-7.56%	18.88%	23.06%	13.37%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	-4.24%	-1.74%	-8.25%	18.49%	22.76%	12.32%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	-2.57%	0.05%	-5.51%	25.17%	14.42%	6.97%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	-4.23%	-1.68%	-7.66%	21.53%	12.41%	6.02%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	-4.63%	-2.75%	-12.03%	17.74%	10.3%	5.02%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	20.18	1.03	0.85	1.45
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	19.63	1.03	0.69	1.07
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	19.51	1.02	0.68	1.04
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	558 Cr	3 yrs 9 m	1.02%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	1,044 Cr	6 yrs 3 m	1.04%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,690 Cr	5 yrs 2 m	0.95%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	169 Cr	2 yrs 8 m	0.9%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	566 Cr	2 yrs 8 m	0.75%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,729 Cr	2 yrs 5 m	1.12%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	2.98 vs. 2.14 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	0.85 vs. 3.14 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.03 vs. 0.33 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	20.18 vs. 5.66 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund

Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund is a Small Cap Index mutual fund scheme from Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 3 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 21/02/2022. Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund has ₹558 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/10/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund as of 04/12/2025 is ₹17.81. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.02%, which is higher than what most other Small Cap Index funds charge.

Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund returns of last 1-year are -7.44%. Since launch, it has delivered 16.69% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 3 yrs.
Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Healthcare, Services, Capital Goods, Chemicals sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd., Laurus Labs Ltd., Central Depository Services (India) Ltd., Delhivery Ltd., Radico Khaitan Ltd..

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Fund AUM	558 Cr as on Oct 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Karthik Kumar

Mr. Kumar has done M.B.A, C.F.A, (USA) & B.E (Mechanical) Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund he has worked with SilverTree Hong Kong and Asiya Investment, Hong Kong

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide returns before expenses that closely corresponds to the total returns of the NIFTY SMALLCAP 50 subject to tracking errors.

Axis Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	70 view all schemes
Total AUM	3,54,362 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	23rd Floor, One Lodha Place, S. B. Road, Lower Parel. Mumbai, 400013
Phone	022-24255161

More funds from Axis Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Axis Small Cap Fund	N.A.	27,066 Cr	-1.74%	22.71%
Axis US Specific Equity Passive FoF	N.A.	196 Cr	26.18%	N.A.
Axis Midcap Fund	N.A.	32,069 Cr	2.13%	19.07%
Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	15,453 Cr	2.79%	18.75%
Axis Nifty Midcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	518 Cr	7.75%	N.A.
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	N.A.	1,245 Cr	23.02%	15.36%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund plan is approximately ₹17.8096 as of Dec 04, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund is a 3 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.79% since inception.

Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
-5.88%	23.05%	16.79%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund has an expense ratio of 1.02%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 558 Cr as on Oct 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund?

The Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.	6.15%
Laurus Labs Ltd.	4.83%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.	3.69%
Delhivery Ltd.	3.25%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.	3.2%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.	2.99%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.	2.73%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.	2.73%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.	2.47%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.	2.47%

What are the top sectors Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund has invested in?

The Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	24.120000000000005%
Healthcare	19.5%
Services	17.96%
Capital Goods	8.85%
Chemicals	8.26%
Consumer Discretionary	4.6%
Consumer Staples	4.48%
Technology	4.0600000000000005%
Energy	3.16%
Materials	1.72%

What is risk level of Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund?

This is a Small Cap Index fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Small Cap Index

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Small Cap Index funds in the last 3 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.