Axis Children's Fund

SolutionDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

Axis Children's Fund is a mutual fund run by Axis Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹863 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 8.8% a year and its Regular plan returned 7.7% a year. Its benchmark, NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index, returned 6.1% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹29.19; ▲ 0.00%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹25.40; ▲ 0.00%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.49%Direct2.39%Regular; 1.49%; A year
Riskometer: Very High; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 8.8%Direct7.7%Regular; 8.8%; A year

Axis Children's Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹29.19 (up 0.00% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹25.40 (up 0.00% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹29.1949

Axis Children's Fund Returns vs NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	+0.04%	−3.31%	+0.04%	−3.95%	+8.75%	+5.45%	+10.17%
This fund (Regular)	−0.04%	−3.53%	−0.41%	−4.82%	+7.65%	+4.31%	+8.79%
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index	−4.12%	−3.58%	+2.00%	−3.96%	+6.10%	+6.13%	--
Category average	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Best in category	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Worst in category	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Rank in category	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

No category comparison is shown: this fund's category is too broad to compare, or has fewer than five funds. The benchmark row is as on 30-09-2026, as NSE published it.

Axis Children's Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular
2026to date	−3.55%	−4.27%
2025	+6.17%	+5.16%
2024	+15.66%	+14.39%
2023	+14.72%	+13.25%
2022	−6.22%	−7.32%
2021	+28.04%	+26.66%

Axis Children's Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 1,948 periods, one for each trading day from 14-12-2018 to 30-10-2026.

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Axis Children's Fund (Direct)

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss
1 year	2,442	11.1%	−14.5%	60.3%	15%
2 years	2,193	11.8%	−4.6%	38.1%	3%
3 years	1,948	11.2%	1.0%	22.8%	0%
5 years	1,456	12.8%	4.8%	19.1%	0%
7 years	962	11.8%	9.8%	13.8%	0%
10 years	218	10.9%	10.0%	12.2%	0%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss
1 year	119	11.2%	−28.9%	45.5%	18%
2 years	107	10.7%	−12.2%	34.9%	7%
3 years	95	10.6%	−5.9%	27.0%	2%
5 years	71	12.5%	5.7%	19.5%	0%
7 years	47	11.9%	8.3%	15.4%	0%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Axis Children's Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	Axis Children's Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	−3.95%
Standard deviation	10.34%
Sharpe ratio	-0.89
Sortino ratio	-1.19
Maximum drawdown	−10.4% (30-03-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Axis Children's Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+8.75%
Standard deviation	10.11%
Sharpe ratio	0.27
Sortino ratio	0.37
Maximum drawdown	−12.3% (28-02-2025)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Axis Children's Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+5.45%
Standard deviation	10.29%
Sharpe ratio	-0.03
Sortino ratio	-0.05
Maximum drawdown	−18.2% (17-06-2022)

From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Axis Children's Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+10.17%
Standard deviation	11.22%
Sharpe ratio	0.42
Sortino ratio	0.57
Maximum drawdown	−27.1% (23-03-2020)

From daily NAVs, 28-10-2016 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Axis Children's Fund (Direct)This fund
Return (CAGR)	+10.33%
Standard deviation	10.97%
Sharpe ratio	0.44
Sortino ratio	0.59
Maximum drawdown	−27.1% (23-03-2020)

From daily NAVs, 14-12-2015 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−30%−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%

201620182020202220242026

Axis Children's Fund (Direct)

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Axis Children's Fund (Direct)	−27.1%	12-02-2020	23-03-2020	05-11-2020	7 months	−5.1%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 14-12-2015, adjusted for unit splits. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Axis Children's Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 22-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio
Direct	1.21%	0.02%	0.00%	0.26%	1.49%
Regular	1.98%	0.02%	0.00%	0.39%	2.39%

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	−4.82%	−3.95%	0.87%	₹95,180	₹96,050
3 years	7.65%	8.75%	1.10% a year	₹1,24,750	₹1,28,614
5 years	4.31%	5.45%	1.14% a year	₹1,23,489	₹1,30,387
10 years	8.79%	10.17%	1.38% a year	₹2,32,215	₹2,63,411

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

Axis Children's Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 14-12-2015 to 30-10-2026: 131 instalments, ₹13,10,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planAxis Children's Fund (Direct)	₹13,10,000	₹22,66,409	₹9,56,409	9.7%
Regular planAxis Children's Fund (Regular)	₹13,10,000	₹20,99,414	₹7,89,414	8.3%

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Direct planAxis Children's Fund (Direct)Regular planAxis Children's Fund (Regular)Amount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Axis Children's Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

70.0%Equity

Asset	Fund
Equity	70.0%
Debt	27.1%
Cash and others	2.8%

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund
Large Cap	49.3%
Mid Cap	9.5%
Small Cap	11.2%

Share of the whole fund. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

Credit rating

Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund.

Rating	Fund
Sovereign	14.8%
AAA and A1+	5.7%
AA	6.7%

Axis Children's Fund Sector Allocation

Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

Largest sectors

Banks15.2%
Finance5.6%
Petroleum Products4.5%
IT - Software4.1%
Auto Components3.5%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology3.5%
Healthcare Services3.4%
Automobiles2.9%
Retailing2.8%
Telecom - Services2.6%

The ten largest of 33 sectors. The other 23 add up to 22.1%.

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
Banks	15.0%	15.2%	15.2%	+0.2%
Finance	5.2%	4.9%	5.6%	+0.4%
Petroleum Products	4.7%	4.6%	4.5%	−0.2%
IT - Software	5.0%	4.8%	4.1%	−0.9%
Auto Components	3.4%	3.3%	3.5%	+0.1%

Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

Axis Children's Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 114 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector / Rating	Weight%	1M change
7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034) · Government security	Sovereign	8.67%
ICICI Bank Limited	Banks	4.81%	0.0%
Reliance Industries Limited	Petroleum Products	4.50%	0.0%
HDFC Bank Limited	Banks	4.36%	0.0%
7.18% Government of India (14/08/2033) · Government security	Sovereign	4.07%
8.4% Muthoot Finance Limited (28/08/2028) · Bond	CRISIL AA+	2.30%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited	Banks	2.20%	0.0%
Bharti Airtel Limited	Telecom - Services	2.15%	0.0%
State Bank of India	Banks	2.11%	−10.7%
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited	Automobiles	2.04%	0.0%
Larsen & Toubro Limited	Construction	1.95%	−2.5%
Infosys Limited	IT - Software	1.76%	−16.0%
Bajaj Finance Limited	Finance	1.62%	−5.4%
5% GMR Airports Limited (13/02/2027) · Bond	CRISIL AA-	1.48%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd	Finance	1.41%	+245.2%
Eternal Limited	Retailing	1.40%	0.0%
NTPC Limited	Power	1.37%	0.0%
Divi's Laboratories Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.30%	0.0%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited	Healthcare Services	1.29%	0.0%
Axis Bank Limited	Banks	1.28%	+13.4%
PNB Housing Finance Limited	Finance	1.21%	0.0%
7.48% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (15/09/2028) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.15%
8.20% Adani Power Limited (25/01/2029) · Bond	CRISIL AA	1.15%
Sansera Engineering Limited	Auto Components	1.15%	−4.1%
7.64% Power Finance Corporation Limited (22/02/2033) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.14%
7.19% JIO Credit Limited (15/03/2028) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.14%
6.8% State Bank of India (21/08/2035) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.12%
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	Aerospace & Defense	0.97%	0.0%
The Phoenix Mills Limited	Realty	0.97%	0.0%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited	Auto Components	0.86%	0.0%
Fortis Healthcare Limited	Healthcare Services	0.84%	−4.5%
Doms Industries Limited	Household Products	0.84%	0.0%
InterGlobe Aviation Limited	Transport Services	0.80%	0.0%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.77%	0.0%
Samvardhana Motherson International Limited	Auto Components	0.76%	−6.3%
Shriram Finance Limited	Finance	0.74%	0.0%
The Indian Hotels Company Limited	Leisure Services	0.73%	+4.4%
United Spirits Limited	Beverages	0.72%	+85.1%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited	Insurance	0.71%	0.0%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited	Electrical Equipment	0.70%	0.0%
Premier Energies Limited	Electrical Equipment	0.69%	0.0%
Dixon Technologies (India) Limited	Consumer Durables	0.69%	0.0%
Britannia Industries Limited	Food Products	0.67%	0.0%
Indus Infra Trust	Transport Infrastructure	0.65%
Varun Beverages Limited	Beverages	0.64%	0.0%
Tata Power Company Limited	Power	0.63%	0.0%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited	Healthcare Services	0.61%	−1.4%
7.26% Government of India (06/02/2033) · Government security	Sovereign	0.58%
8.8% Aditya Birla Digital Fashion Ventures Limited (26/08/2027) · Bond	CRISIL AA-	0.58%
8.65% TVS Holdings Limited (07/06/2029) · Bond	CRISIL AA+	0.58%
8.55% Shriram Finance Limited (28/04/2028) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.58%
7.69% REC Limited (31/03/2033) · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.57%
9% Aditya Birla Digital Fashion Ventures Limited (20/07/2029) · Bond	CRISIL AA-	0.57%
Pidilite Industries Limited	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	0.57%	0.0%
6.1% Government of India (12/07/2031) · Government security	Sovereign	0.56%
Titan Company Limited	Consumer Durables	0.56%	−25.0%
6.19% Government of India (16/09/2034) · Government security	Sovereign	0.55%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited	Retailing	0.54%	0.0%
Ather Energy Limited	Automobiles	0.47%	0.0%
LTM Limited	IT - Software	0.47%	0.0%
RBL Bank Limited	Banks	0.47%	+45.3%
Mphasis Limited	IT - Software	0.46%	+20.0%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	IT - Software	0.46%	−9.9%
Tech Mahindra Limited	IT - Software	0.45%	0.0%
Cipla Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.44%	0.0%
Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited	Healthcare Services	0.44%	−21.1%
Indus Towers Limited	Telecom - Services	0.43%	+7.9%
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited	Insurance	0.43%	−18.8%
Arvind Fashions Limited	Retailing	0.43%	0.0%
ITC Hotels Limited	Leisure Services	0.42%	0.0%
Piramal Pharma Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.41%	0.0%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited	Industrial Products	0.41%	+5.3%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd	Industrial Manufacturing	0.41%	0.0%
Jubilant Foodworks Limited	Leisure Services	0.40%	0.0%
Aadhar Housing Finance Limited	Finance	0.38%	0.0%
7.57% Government of India (17/06/2033) · Government security	Sovereign	0.36%
Amber Enterprises India Limited	Consumer Durables	0.36%	0.0%
Coforge Limited	IT - Software	0.36%	−12.0%
Computer Age Management Services Limited	Capital Markets	0.36%	0.0%
PG Electroplast Limited	Consumer Durables	0.35%	0.0%
Info Edge (India) Limited	Retailing	0.35%	0.0%
Delhivery Limited	Transport Services	0.34%	+12.3%
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	0.33%	0.0%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.33%	0.0%
Awfis Space Solutions Limited	Commercial Services & Supplies	0.32%	0.0%
Berger Paints (I) Limited	Consumer Durables	0.32%	0.0%
Bharat Electronics Limited	Aerospace & Defense	0.30%	0.0%
Cyient Dlm Ltd	Aerospace & Defense	0.29%	0.0%
ITC Limited	Diversified FMCG	0.28%	0.0%
Tata Motors Ltd	Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	0.28%	0.0%
Hindustan Unilever Limited	Diversified FMCG	0.27%	0.0%
Exide Industries Limited	Auto Components	0.26%	0.0%
Schaeffler India Limited	Auto Components	0.26%	0.0%
Voltamp Transformers Limited	Electrical Equipment	0.26%	0.0%
Titagarh Rail Systems Limited	Industrial Manufacturing	0.26%	+7.6%
Tata Steel Limited	Ferrous Metals	0.25%	0.0%
GE Vernova T&D India Limited	Electrical Equipment	0.25%	+26.1%
Global Health Limited	Healthcare Services	0.22%	+62.0%
Zydus Lifesciences Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.21%	0.0%
REC Limited	Finance	0.21%	−32.4%
Hindalco Industries Limited	Non - Ferrous Metals	0.21%	0.0%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd	Automobiles	0.19%	0.0%
Minda Corporation Limited	Auto Components	0.19%	0.0%
Kaynes Technology India Limited	Industrial Manufacturing	0.19%	0.0%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Automobiles	0.17%	0.0%
Apar Industries Limited	Electrical Equipment	0.15%	0.0%
Voltas Limited	Consumer Durables	0.13%	0.0%
HCL Technologies Limited	IT - Software	0.10%	0.0%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited	Oil	0.09%	0.0%
UltraTech Cement Limited	Cement & Cement Products	0.09%	0.0%
Azad Engineering Ltd	Electrical Equipment	0.08%	New
Clean Science and Technology Limited	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	0.07%	0.0%
Avenue Supermarts Limited	Retailing	0.03%	−67.0%
Supreme Industries Limited	Industrial Products	0.00%	0.0%

Axis Children's Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

State Bank of India	Reduced	−10.7%	2.11%
Infosys Limited	Reduced	−16.0%	1.76%
Larsen & Toubro Limited	Reduced	−2.5%	1.95%
Bajaj Finance Limited	Reduced	−5.4%	1.62%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd	Added	+245.2%	1.41%
Axis Bank Limited	Added	+13.4%	1.28%
Sansera Engineering Limited	Reduced	−4.1%	1.15%
Fortis Healthcare Limited	Reduced	−4.5%	0.84%
Samvardhana Motherson International Limited	Reduced	−6.3%	0.76%
Titan Company Limited	Reduced	−25.0%	0.56%
The Indian Hotels Company Limited	Added	+4.4%	0.73%
United Spirits Limited	Added	+85.1%	0.72%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited	Reduced	−1.4%	0.61%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	Reduced	−9.9%	0.46%
Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited	Reduced	−21.1%	0.44%
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited	Reduced	−18.8%	0.43%
RBL Bank Limited	Added	+45.3%	0.47%
Mphasis Limited	Added	+20.0%	0.46%
Coforge Limited	Reduced	−12.0%	0.36%
Indus Towers Limited	Added	+7.9%	0.43%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited	Added	+5.3%	0.41%
Delhivery Limited	Added	+12.3%	0.34%
REC Limited	Reduced	−32.4%	0.21%
Titagarh Rail Systems Limited	Added	+7.6%	0.26%
GE Vernova T&D India Limited	Added	+26.1%	0.25%
Global Health Limited	Added	+62.0%	0.22%
Avenue Supermarts Limited	Reduced	−67.0%	0.03%
Azad Engineering Ltd	New	New	0.08%

A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

What Axis Children's Fund bought and sold

Axis Children's Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Axis Retirement Fund - Aggressive PlanSolution · Axis	72.2%	87	Compare
Axis Aggressive Hybrid FundAggressive Hybrid · Axis	71.8%	97	Compare
Axis Retirement Fund - Dynamic PlanSolution · Axis	66.4%	87	Compare
Axis Balanced Advantage FundBalanced Advantage · Axis	60.9%	83	Compare
Axis Value FundValue and Contra · Axis	49.0%	56	Compare
Axis Equity Savings FundEquity Savings · Axis	47.9%	53	Compare
Canara Robeco ELSS - Tax Saver FundELSS · Canara Robeco	47.9%	46	Compare
DSP MSCI India ETFETF · DSP	46.7%	59	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

Axis Children's Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.49%
Expense ratio (Regular): 2.39%
Category: Solution
Risk: Very High
Launch date: 08-12-2015
Minimum investment: ₹5,000
Minimum additional investment: ₹100
AUM: ₹862.61 Cr (30-09-2026)
Scheme code (Direct): 135762
ISIN (Direct): INF846K01WO1
Scheme code (Regular): 135759
ISIN (Regular): INF846K01WJ1
NAV history: From 14-12-2015, 10.9 years

Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index
Lock in: 5 years, or until the child turns 18 if earlier
Exit load: Exit Load - Under Compulsory Lock-in: No exit load post lock-in period. Under No Lock-in: An Exit Load of 3% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out upto 1 year from the date of allotment, An Exit Load of 2% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year and upto 2 years from the date of allotment An Exit Load of 1% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 2 years and upto 3 years from the date of allotment Nil if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 3 years from the date of allotment.

Tax on Axis Children's Fund returns

How the gain is taxed depends on what the fund holds. A fund with 65% or more in Indian stocks is taxed as an equity fund: 20% within 1 year, 12.5% after, on gains above ₹1.25 lakh a year.
A fund with 65% or more in debt is taxed at your slab rate. Any other fund: your slab rate within 2 years, 12.5% after.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹29.1949	30-10-2026
direct	Growth	₹29.7532	30-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹26.8938	30-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹26.9446	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹25.3963	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹25.3932	30-10-2026
regular	IDCW	₹23.4301	30-10-2026
regular	IDCW	₹23.4089	30-10-2026

About Axis Children's Fund

Axis Children's Fund is a mutual fund from Axis Mutual Fund. Its category is Solution. It was launched on 08-12-2015. Its benchmark is NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 114 securities.

Fund Manager

Jayesh Sundar
Fund manager of Axis Children's Fund, since 28-09-2023
Devang Shah
Fund manager of Axis Children's Fund, since 05-04-2024
Hardik Shah
Fund manager of Axis Children's Fund, since 01-02-2023
Krishnaa N
Fund manager of Axis Children's Fund, since 16-12-2024

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AUM change

September 2026: ₹862.61 Cr; −4.88% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹906.89 Cr; +0.15% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹905.54 Cr; +1.49% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare Axis Children's Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

Axis Children's vs Axis Retirement Fund - Aggressive Plan72.2% overlap
Axis Children's vs Axis Aggressive Hybrid71.8% overlap
Axis Children's vs Axis Retirement Fund - Dynamic Plan66.4% overlap
Axis Children's vs Axis Balanced Advantage60.9% overlap
Axis Children's vs Axis Value49.0% overlap
Axis Children's vs Axis Equity Savings47.9% overlap
Axis Children's vs Canara Robeco ELSS - Tax Saver47.9% overlap
Axis Children's vs DSP MSCI India ETF46.7% overlap

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Frequently Asked Questions for Axis Children's Fund

What is the current NAV of Axis Children's Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹29.1949. The Regular plan NAV is ₹25.3963, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Axis Children's Fund?

The Direct plan returned −3.95% in 1 year, +8.75% a year over 3 years, +5.45% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned −4.82% in 1 year, +7.65% a year over 3 years, +4.31% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Axis Children's Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.49% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.39% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 22-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Axis Children's Fund?

Axis Children's Fund managed ₹862.61 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Axis Children's Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were 7.1% Government of India (08/04/2034) (8.67%), ICICIBANK (4.81%), RELIANCE (4.50%), HDFCBANK (4.36%), 7.18% Government of India (14/08/2033) (4.07%). The fund held 114 securities in all.

What did Axis Children's Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It bought 1 new stock: Azad Engineering Ltd. It added shares in 12. It reduced 15.

How do I invest in Axis Children's Fund?

Through Axis Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Axis Children's Fund?

Jayesh Sundar (since 28-09-2023), Devang Shah (since 05-04-2024), Hardik Shah (since 01-02-2023), Krishnaa N (since 16-12-2024).

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.