Axis Quant Fund has recently completed 3 years since launch. Unlike traditional fund managers who rely on a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to select stocks for their scheme portfolios, quant funds employ systematic, algorithmic rule-based approaches to build their portfolios. Though the...Read More

Banking sector is the backbone of any economy. Banks provide an ecosystem to carry out financial transactions. Companies depend on bank loans to fund their working capital and capex. Economic growth of a country is dependent on a robust and well-functioning banking system. The Indian banking system comprises...Read More

Axis MF has launched a New Fund Offer called the Axis Nifty 500 Index Fund. The NFO opened for subscription on 26th June 2024 and will close on 09th July 2024. Index funds have become very popular with retail investors over the last few years. Index funds have gained popularity among retail investors in recent years...Read More

Over the last three years, the assets under management (AUM) of index funds multiplied by 10 times (source: AMFI, as on 31st May 2024). The number of index fund folios multiplied 7 times from 11.8 lakhs to 83.6 lakhs, showing increasing preference for index funds. Investors normally associate index funds with...Read More

The Axis Multi Cap Fund was launched in December 2021 and has given 19%+ CAGR returns since inception (as on 28th May 2024). Multicap Funds are equity funds with a diversified portfolio holding stocks across market capitalization. In its circular dated 11th September 2020, SEBI had mandated that Multi Cap...Read More

Axis Midcap Fund has been over the years, one of the most popular midcap schemes especially with retail investors. As on 30th April 2024, Axis Midcap Fund is among the top 5 midcap funds in terms of assets under management (AUM). The fund has recently reached the important landmark of its Net Asset Value (NAV)...Read More

We have been in a global high interest regime for a fairly long period of time. The Reserve Bank of India began hiking repo rates in April 2022 when the rate was 4% and has held the repo rate at 6.5% for the last 1 year. The US Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates (Fed Funds Rate) in March 2022...Read More

"Big Tech" refers to the top 5 technology companies in the United States, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook), collectively also known as the "Big 5". They are household names all over the world and have become part of our day to day lives. These companies have also been great wealth creators...Read More

The Axis Multicap Fund was launched in December 2021 and has a current AUM of Rs 4874.75 Cr as on 31st January 2024. The TER (Total Expense Ratio) of the Growth option of the fund was Rs 1.90% as on 29th February 2024. The benchmark for the fund is the Nifty 500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI. The Fund is managed by...Read More

Post the COVID-19 2020 market crash, small cap funds emerged strongly and outperformed in 3 out of the 4 years since then. With the exception of 2022 small cap funds as a category has beaten returns of large cap and mid cap category. After the correction in 2022, the year 2023 saw a huge...Read More