HealthyDirect · GrowthFit for a long SIP
Axis India Manufacturing Fund
Axis Mutual FundEquity Schemes - Thematic Fund2.8 years
The scheme seeks to provide long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in manufacturing theme.
- NAV
- 16.06
- 29 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- +9.0%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹5,540.32 Cr
- 30 Sept 2026
- Volatility
- High
- 16.0% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 75% of rolling 1-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.8 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.92% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -23.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Pass
Nitin Arora · 2.9 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 ≈ 31.8% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 23%. 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
Returns
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
- 1Y+9.0%
- 3Yn/a
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- SI+17.6%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y+11.8%
- 3Yn/a
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- Since inception
- +17.6%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- +13.5%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- n/a
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- n/a
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- n/a
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- n/a
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -23.0%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -6.5%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 59 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +85%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 18 days
- 32 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 425 days
- Trough to prior peak
27 Sept 2024 – 29 Apr 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 425 days
-23.0%
31 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-10.9%
3 Jun 2024 – 11 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 7 days
-7.0%
31 Jul 2024 – 23 Aug 2024
Trough 6 Aug 2024 · recovered in 17 days
-5.4%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
42
Vs category
100
Consistency
75
Risk-adjusted
62
Drawdown
43
Mean
64
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Healthy
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
- No material deterioration, cost shock, or persistent category underperformance in the current evidence set.
Supporting reads
- The fund beat the category median in 75% of rolling 1-year windows.
- Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Portfolio
30 Sept 2026 · 74 holdings · top 10 are 31.8%.
- Top 5
- 18.4%
- Top 10
- 31.8%
- Largest holding
- 4.8%
- Effective holdings
- 49.5
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
4.8%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Healthcare
3.6%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
Healthcare
3.6%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.2%
Others CBLO
Unspecified
3.2%
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund
Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -3.8%
- 3Y
- +16.3%
- Vol
- 15.7%
- Max DD
- -21.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.58
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER
360 ONE QUANT FUND
360 ONE Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -8.9%
- 3Y
- +13.5%
- Vol
- 16.6%
- Max DD
- -22.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.56
- 3Y win
- +91%
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER
Nippon India Active Momentum Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +1.6%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 15.2%
- Max DD
- -12.6%
- Sharpe
- 0.53
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
WhiteOak Capital Special Opportunities Fund
WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +7.2%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 14.7%
- Max DD
- -17.0%
- Sharpe
- 0.67
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
HDFC Defence Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +16.1%
- 3Y
- +35.5%
- Vol
- 24.9%
- Max DD
- -34.5%
- Sharpe
- 1.19
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown