Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Direct
Short Duration
Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Aditya Pagaria, Devang Shah. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth has ₹8270 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 8.15% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.63%, 6.17% and 7.16% respectively.

Holdings

Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Government, Cash Equivalent, Securitize. Its top holdings are 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, 7.32% Govt Stock 2030, Power Finance Corporation Ltd., Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, 7.1% Govt Stock 2034

Taxation

As it is a short duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
For short term (less than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
For long term (more than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at 20% with indexation benefit.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth

To generate stable returns with a low risk strategy while maintaining liquidity through a portfolio comprising of debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
431 people have invested ₹ 1Cr in Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.34%
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund TR INR
AUM₹8270 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹1000
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
494.67%
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.8%

AAA
84.5%

AA
15.5%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Corporate
58.4%
Government
35.1%
Cash Equivalent
6.1%
Securitize
0.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
12.19%
-20.6%
7.32% Govt Stock 2030
7.32% Govt Stock 2030
4.06%
-4.3%
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
2.42%
33.3%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
2.42%
0%
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
2.38%
20.6%

Aditya Pagaria
Aditya Pagaria
Fund Manager of Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth, since 3 July 2023
Devang Shah
Devang Shah
Fund Manager of Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth, since 5 November 2012

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (short duration). Its expense ratio is 0.34% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.
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In the last 1 year, ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 8.04% return, outperforming this fund by 0.4%.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 8.15% return, outperforming this fund by 1% per annum.
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Over the last 15 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 13.3% moving from 0.30 to 0.34.
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In the last 3 years, UTI - Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.83% return, outperforming this fund by 1.66% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 19.1% growth in AUM moving from 6.94K Cr to 8.26K Cr.

Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 8.15% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.68%
AUM size ₹8270 Cr

AUM size ₹8270 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹8270 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 3648 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.34%

Expense Ratio 0.34%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.34% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth is ₹30.99 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.71%
0.71%
6 Month Returns
4.18%
4.18%
1 Year Returns
7.63%
7.63%
3 Years Returns
19.68%
6.17%
5 Years Returns
41.28%
7.16%
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0.34% as on June 2024
₹8270 Cr as on June 2024
7.18% Govt Stock 2033(12.19%), 7.32% Govt Stock 2030(4.06%), Power Finance Corporation Ltd.(2.42%), Rural Electrification Corporation Limited(2.42%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(2.38%) as on June 2024
Corporate(58.55%), Government(36.52%), Cash Equivalent(4.64%) as on June 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.75 as on June 2024. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 2.74 as on June 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
84.53
AA
15.47
Aditya Pagaria, Devang Shah are the fund managers of Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Axis Short Term Fund Direct Growth is 0%