Axis Mutual FundIndex Funds - Equity Funds0.7 years
The scheme seeks to provide returns before expenses that correspond with the performance of the BSE India Sector Leaders TRI subject to tracking error.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
In three lines
Watch if · History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Prefer peers if · Compare Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE 500 Quality 50 Index Fund - it has enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
0.7 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
n/a
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.28% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -13.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nandik Mallik · 0.7 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.6% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 13%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
If you start a SIP here, diary a 90-day check and an annual review - don’t react to every NAV print.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
18 Feb 2026 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-13.0%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
n/a
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
0
Drawdown
67
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
30 Sept 2026 · 60 holdings · top 10 are 41.6%.
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.3%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
5.0%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
4.9%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
4.9%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
4.8%
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Axis Mutual FundIndex Funds - Equity Funds0.7 years
The scheme seeks to provide returns before expenses that correspond with the performance of the BSE India Sector Leaders TRI subject to tracking error.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
In three lines
Watch if · History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Prefer peers if · Compare Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE 500 Quality 50 Index Fund - it has enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
0.7 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
n/a
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.28% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -13.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nandik Mallik · 0.7 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.6% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 13%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
If you start a SIP here, diary a 90-day check and an annual review - don’t react to every NAV print.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · -7.0% over 1Y
9.1425
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
29 Oct 2026
-7.6%
18 Feb 2026 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-13.0%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
n/a
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
0
Drawdown
67
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
30 Sept 2026 · 60 holdings · top 10 are 41.6%.
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.3%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
5.0%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
4.9%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
4.9%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
4.8%