Should I invest in Axis Value Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Axis

Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹17.6600

As of

17 Jul 2026

1,190 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	+0.28%	+0.24%	+0.04	11 / 25	Q2
1W	+0.17%	-0.02%	+0.19	10 / 25	Q2
2W	+1.26%	+0.27%	+0.99	1 / 25	Q1
1M	+2.44%	+1.45%	+0.98	7 / 25	Q2
3M	+4.62%	+2.99%	+1.63	4 / 25	Q1
6M	-5.10%	-0.33%	-4.78	20 / 25	Q4
YTD	-6.56%	-1.77%	-4.79	20 / 25	Q4
1Y	-2.00%	-0.28%	-1.72	16 / 25	Q3
2Y	-2.74%	-1.14%	-1.60	15 / 24	Q3
3Y	+12.78%	+12.05%	+0.73	11 / 24	Q2
4Y	+16.55%	+14.77%	+1.78	5 / 21	Q1
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+12.57%	+11.74%	+0.84	9 / 25	Q2

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	-6.56%	-1.77%	-4.79	20 / 25
2025	-2.84%	+2.36%	-5.20	20 / 24
2024	+29.63%	+17.07%	+12.56	2 / 24
2023	+41.03%	+31.81%	+9.21	2 / 22
2022	+0.48%	+3.53%	-3.04	16 / 21
2021	—	—	—	—

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

+18.11%

47 windows

min -7.5% · max 56.2%

74% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+19.97%

23 windows

min 12.8% · max 26.3%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

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.

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Today's value

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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

16.02%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.43

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.61

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-24.02%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2026

% positive months

66.7%

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 Value Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Value Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹45.5650	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA VALUE FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹66.0701	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹116.3400	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹48.6540	17 Jul 2026
Quant Value Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹23.5007	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Fund - Direct - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹82.5302	17 Jul 2026
DSP Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	DSP	₹18.8520	16 Jul 2026
HSBC Value Fund - Direct IDCW	HSBC	₹63.6283	17 Jul 2026
Baroda BNP Paribas Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW option	Baroda BNP Paribas	₹13.0224	17 Jul 2026
Canara Robeco Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Payout/Reinvestment)	Canara Robeco	₹18.2100	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹17.6600
16 Jul 2026	₹17.6100
15 Jul 2026	₹17.6300
14 Jul 2026	₹17.5300
13 Jul 2026	₹17.6600
10 Jul 2026	₹17.6300
9 Jul 2026	₹17.4300
8 Jul 2026	₹17.2400
7 Jul 2026	₹17.5600
6 Jul 2026	₹17.5800

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 Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹17.6600. It's a Value Fund from Axis, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history starting from 28 Sep 2021, a track record of about 4 years 9 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is managed by Axis. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Value Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -2.00% — -1.72 pp behind the Value Fund category average of -0.28%. The fund ranks #16 of 25 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 12.78% — +0.73 pp ahead of the Value Fund category average of 12.05%. The fund ranks #11 of 24 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹143,460 today — a multiplier of 1.43×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 12.78%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹140,684.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹384,602 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 4.34%.

Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹384,602 — XIRR 4.34%.

On a 3-year basis, Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW ranks #11 out of 24 funds in the Value Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 12.05%; this fund delivered 12.78%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has experienced over the last 3-year window is 24.02% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Sep 2024 to a low on 30 Mar 2026. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW averaged 19.97% (best 26.33%, worst 12.78%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.43 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW returned -2.84% — lagging the Value Fund category average of 2.36% by 5.20 pp. It ranked #20 of 24 in its category that year.

Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

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