Should I invest in Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in?

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 18.6%. 5-year CAGR: 7.12%.

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Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth

Latest NAV

₹26.3249

As of

17 Jul 2026

2,617 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.43%	+0.24%	+0.18	2 / 6	Q2
1W	+0.16%	+0.08%	+0.08	2 / 6	Q2
2W	+0.58%	+0.50%	+0.09	4 / 6	Q3
1M	+1.78%	+2.06%	-0.29	5 / 6	Q4
3M	+2.29%	+4.41%	-2.12	6 / 6	Q4
6M	+0.17%	+3.16%	-2.99	5 / 6	Q4
YTD	-1.08%	+1.55%	-2.63	5 / 6	Q4
1Y	+0.54%	+4.09%	-3.56	6 / 6	Q4
2Y	+2.95%	+4.50%	-1.56	4 / 5	Q4
3Y	+8.13%	+12.21%	-4.08	4 / 4	Q4
4Y	+9.10%	+13.38%	-4.27	4 / 4	Q4
5Y	+7.12%	+11.16%	-4.04	4 / 4	Q4
7Y	+10.33%	+10.59%	-0.26	3 / 3	Q4
10Y	+9.48%	+9.48%	0.00	2 / 2	Q4
Inception	+9.55%	+13.04%	-3.49	5 / 6	Q4

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-1.08%	+1.55%	-2.63	5 / 6
2025	+4.77%	+5.72%	-0.94	3 / 6
2024	+14.28%	+20.06%	-5.79	4 / 5
2023	+13.13%	+19.56%	-6.42	3 / 4
2022	-7.32%	-2.44%	-4.87	4 / 4
2021	+26.41%	+35.46%	-9.04	3 / 4
2020	+15.53%	+15.03%	+0.49	2 / 3
2019	+12.99%	+12.99%	0.00	2 / 2
2018	+0.45%	+0.45%	+0.00	1 / 2
2017	+21.61%	+21.61%	+0.00	1 / 2
2016	+1.86%	+1.86%	-0.01	2 / 2

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+10.74%

117 windows

min -10.8% · max 45.0%

81% positive

3-Year rolling

+10.59%

93 windows

min 1.9% · max 20.1%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+11.44%

69 windows

min 7.1% · max 16.9%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+10.46%

44 windows

min 9.3% · max 12.2%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 7Y windows happen to be available.

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

9.56%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.19

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.32

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-12.70%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

58.3%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Children's Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
SBI Children's Fund - Investment Plan - Regular Plan - Growth	SBI	₹49.5660	17 Jul 2026
ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE BAL BHAVISHYA YOJNA REGULAR GROWTH	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹20.7500	17 Jul 2026
Baroda BNP Paribas Children's Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	Baroda BNP Paribas	₹11.0935	17 Jul 2026
Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth	Axis	₹26.3282	17 Jul 2026
Union Children's Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	Union	₹12.8600	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹26.3249
16 Jul 2026	₹26.2124
15 Jul 2026	₹26.2177
14 Jul 2026	₹26.1351
13 Jul 2026	₹26.2891
10 Jul 2026	₹26.2827
9 Jul 2026	₹26.0498
8 Jul 2026	₹25.8970
7 Jul 2026	₹26.2878
6 Jul 2026	₹26.2905

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth is ₹26.3249. It's a Children's Fund from Axis, run as a Regular plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth has NAV history starting from 14 Dec 2015, a track record of about 10 years 7 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth is managed by Axis. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Children's Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth has delivered a absolute return of 0.54% — -3.56 pp behind the Children's Fund category average of 4.09%. The fund ranks #6 of 6 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth has delivered a CAGR of 8.13% — -4.08 pp behind the Children's Fund category average of 12.21%. The fund ranks #4 of 4 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth has delivered a CAGR of 7.12% — -4.04 pp behind the Children's Fund category average of 11.16%. The fund ranks #4 of 4 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹247,273 today — a multiplier of 2.47×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 9.48%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹247,287.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹714,464 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 6.92%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,946,555 (multiplier 1.62×). XIRR: 9.35%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth ranks #4 out of 4 funds in the Children's Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 11.16%; this fund delivered 7.12%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth has experienced over the last 5-year window is 18.57% — its NAV fell from a high on 17 Jan 2022 to a low on 17 Jun 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth averaged 11.44% (best 16.90%, worst 7.12%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.09 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth returned 4.77% — lagging the Children's Fund category average of 5.72% by 0.94 pp. It ranked #3 of 6 in its category that year.

Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 18.6%. 5-year CAGR: 7.12%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Axis Children's Fund - No Lock in - Regular Plan - Growth

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Children's Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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