Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is a Thematic fund run by Axis Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹993 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 7.7% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.7% a year. Its benchmark, NIFTY100 ESG TRI, returned 10.5% a year over the same 3 years.
NAV (Direct plan)
₹21.13
▼ 0.61% · 30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan)
₹19.47
▼ 0.61% · 30-10-2026
Expense ratio
1.88%Direct2.74%Regular
1.88%
A year
Riskometer
Very High
Set by the fund house
3 year return
7.7%Direct6.7%Regular
7.7%
A year
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund NAV Today
NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹21.13 (down 0.61% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹19.47 (down 0.61% that day).
This fund (Direct plan)
₹21.13
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund Returns vs NIFTY100 ESG TRI
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)
−2.27%
−6.88%
−3.65%
−10.35%
+7.71%
+4.17%
--
This fund (Regular)
−2.31%
−7.06%
−4.04%
−11.14%
+6.74%
+3.04%
--
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
+1.52%
−5.78%
−0.97%
−5.79%
+10.54%
+7.10%
--
Thematic average
−2.09%
−4.52%
+0.86%
−1.22%
+13.76%
+11.62%
--
Best in Thematic
+11.54%
+11.27%
+22.16%
+75.71%
+54.78%
+21.14%
--
Worst in Thematic
−16.05%
−11.74%
−13.97%
−22.44%
−4.46%
+3.65%
--
Rank in Thematic
119/235
171/232
171/232
198/215
112/133
92/96
--
Category rows compare the Direct plans of 235 Thematic funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund Year-wise Returns
Return of each calendar year
Year
Direct
Regular
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
2026to date
−10.58%
−11.22%
−7.38%
2025
+4.19%
+3.25%
+11.72%
2024
+17.09%
+16.00%
+12.77%
2023
+25.86%
+24.47%
+23.36%
2022
−10.63%
−11.97%
−2.94%
2021
+26.62%
+24.61%
+32.26%
Axis ESG Integration Strategy 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 915 periods, one for each trading day from 20-02-2023 to 30-10-2026.
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
Jun 2020 to Jun 2023Jan 2021 to Jan 2024Sept 2021 to Sept 2024Apr 2022 to Apr 2025Dec 2022 to Dec 2025Jul 2023 to Jul 2026
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)NIFTY100 ESG TRI
0%
0%
Below 0%
0%
0%
0-5%
11%
6%
5-10%
60%
45%
10-15%
28%
36%
15-20%
1%
11%
20-25%
0%
3%
Above 25%
Every holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Benchmark median
Beat benchmark
1 year
1,410
9.6%
−16.4%
70.8%
28%
10.6%
28%
2 years
1,163
14.0%
−6.4%
39.6%
7%
16.3%
17%
3 years
915
13.2%
7.1%
22.2%
0%
15.0%
14%
5 years
423
12.0%
3.7%
21.2%
0%
15.1%
1%
Every SIP holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Benchmark median
Beat benchmark
1 year
69
9.9%
−23.7%
58.0%
30%
11.6%
29%
2 years
57
8.2%
−7.7%
34.9%
12%
11.7%
26%
3 years
45
11.8%
−0.5%
25.0%
2%
13.5%
16%
5 years
21
11.7%
5.0%
15.1%
0%
13.4%
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. "Beat benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than NIFTY100 ESG TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund Risk
How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through
Risk and return
Measure
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)This fund
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
Return (CAGR)
−10.35%
−5.79%
Standard deviation
12.62%
14.45%
Sharpe ratio
-1.24
-0.76
Sortino ratio
-1.61
-1.02
Maximum drawdown
−14.5%
(30-03-2026)
−15.4%
(30-03-2026)
Beta
0.83
1.00
Alpha
−6.43%
0.00%
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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.
Measure
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)This fund
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
Return (CAGR)
+7.71%
+10.54%
Standard deviation
12.05%
13.83%
Sharpe ratio
0.14
0.33
Sortino ratio
0.19
0.45
Maximum drawdown
−17.6%
(30-03-2026)
−17.5%
(04-03-2025)
Beta
0.83
1.00
Alpha
−2.05%
0.00%
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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.
Measure
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)This fund
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
Return (CAGR)
+4.17%
+7.10%
Standard deviation
12.76%
14.13%
Sharpe ratio
-0.13
0.09
Sortino ratio
-0.17
0.13
Maximum drawdown
−24.1%
(17-06-2022)
−19.9%
(17-06-2022)
Beta
0.82
1.00
Alpha
−2.71%
0.00%
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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.
Measure
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)This fund
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
Return (CAGR)
+11.65%
+13.01%
Standard deviation
14.28%
17.47%
Sharpe ratio
0.46
0.45
Sortino ratio
0.63
0.61
Maximum drawdown
−24.3%
(17-06-2022)
−36.4%
(23-03-2020)
Beta
0.74
1.00
Alpha
+0.72%
0.00%
From daily NAVs, 18-02-2020 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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.
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.
−40%−30%−20%−10%0%
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
202120222023202420252026
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)NIFTY100 ESG TRI
Worst fall
High before it
Bottom
Back at the high
Time to climb back
Below its high today
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)
−24.3%
18-10-2021
17-06-2022
16-11-2023
17 months
−14.8%
NIFTY100 ESG TRI
−36.4%
19-02-2020
23-03-2020
16-09-2020
6 months
−8.8%
From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 18-02-2020, adjusted for unit splits, and NIFTY100 ESG TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund vs Other Thematic Funds
The five Thematic funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.
AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.
Axis ESG Integration Strategy 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
Thematic median
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct
1.20%
0.16%
0.00%
0.52%
1.88%
1.18%
217/235
Regular
1.93%
0.16%
0.00%
0.65%
2.74%
2.41%
191/235
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. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Thematic funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.
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
−11.14%
−10.35%
0.79%
₹88,860
₹89,650
3 years
6.74%
7.71%
0.97% a year
₹1,21,613
₹1,24,959
5 years
3.04%
4.17%
1.13% a year
₹1,16,153
₹1,22,663
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 ESG Integration Strategy 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
Step up each year
PeriodFor
₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 18-02-2020 to 30-10-2026: 81 instalments, ₹8,10,000 in all.
Investment
Invested
Value now
Gain
Return a year
Direct planAxis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)
₹8,10,000
₹10,37,971
₹2,27,971
7.3%
Regular planAxis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Regular)
Direct planAxis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Direct)Regular planAxis ESG Integration Strategy Fund (Regular)NIFTY100 ESG TRICategory averageCategory average, 235 Thematic fundsAmount invested
From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI and the category average, 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 ESG Integration Strategy Fund Asset Allocation
Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026
What the fund holds
88.6%Equity
Asset
Fund
Category
Equity
88.6%
94.5%
Cash and others
11.4%
4.0%
Market cap of stocks
Market cap
Fund
Category
Large Cap
50.7%
45.7%
Mid Cap
14.8%
19.6%
Small Cap
21.1%
24.1%
Not on AMFI's list
2.1%
2.3%
Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Thematic funds that hold stocks. 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.
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund Sector Allocation
Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026
Largest sectors
Finance14.0%
Banks9.9%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology9.1%
Petroleum Products8.3%
Power6.9%
Electrical Equipment6.1%
Consumer Durables5.8%
Leisure Services5.3%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals3.0%
Industrial Products2.8%
The ten largest of 21 sectors. The other 11 add up to 17.4%.
Sector changes
Sector
July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
Change
Finance
12.9%
15.7%
14.0%
+1.1%
Banks
16.6%
10.0%
9.9%
−6.7%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
9.5%
8.7%
9.1%
−0.4%
Petroleum Products
3.5%
3.5%
8.3%
+4.8%
Power
1.9%
1.8%
6.9%
+5.0%
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 ESG Integration Strategy Fund Portfolio Holdings
As on 30-09-2026 · 41 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio
Holdings
Sector
Weight%
Holdings trend
1M change
Reliance Industries Limited
Petroleum Products
8.25%
+137.6%
Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Limited
Power
6.94%
New
ICICI Bank Limited
Banks
6.21%
0.0%
Bajaj Finance Limited
Finance
5.66%
0.0%
Titan Company Limited
Consumer Durables
5.08%
0.0%
Shriram Finance Limited
Finance
4.29%
0.0%
Axis Bank Limited
Banks
3.70%
0.0%
Piramal Finance Limited
Finance
3.05%
0.0%
Pidilite Industries Limited
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
2.95%
0.0%
PVR INOX Limited
Entertainment
2.80%
−2.7%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
2.74%
0.0%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited
Electrical Equipment
2.58%
0.0%
Biocon Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
2.33%
0.0%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Electrical Equipment
2.33%
0.0%
Coforge Limited
IT - Software
2.32%
0.0%
Varun Beverages Limited
Beverages
2.28%
0.0%
Arvind Limited
Textiles & Apparels
2.15%
0.0%
The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Leisure Services
1.83%
0.0%
Chalet Hotels Limited
Leisure Services
1.79%
0.0%
Metropolis Healthcare Limited
Healthcare Services
1.70%
−30.1%
TBO Tek Limited
Leisure Services
1.70%
0.0%
Anthem Biosciences Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.68%
0.0%
Cummins India Limited
Industrial Products
1.44%
0.0%
Star Health And Allied Insurance Company Limited
Insurance
1.38%
0.0%
IPCA Laboratories Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.31%
0.0%
Eicher Motors Limited
Automobiles
1.17%
0.0%
TD Power Systems Limited
Electrical Equipment
1.10%
0.0%
IIFL Finance Limited
Finance
1.03%
New
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
Insurance
1.03%
0.0%
National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd
Capital Markets
0.97%
New
Tata Motors Ltd
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles
0.93%
0.0%
Supreme Industries Limited
Industrial Products
0.87%
0.0%
Alkem Laboratories Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.71%
0.0%
Craftsman Automation Limited
Auto Components
0.58%
0.0%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited
Consumer Durables
0.55%
0.0%
Astral Limited
Industrial Products
0.52%
0.0%
Gland Pharma Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.35%
New
Apar Industries Limited
Electrical Equipment
0.13%
0.0%
Symphony Limited
Consumer Durables
0.12%
−9.1%
Tata Consumer Products Limited
Agricultural Food & other Products
0.05%
−97.4%
P N Gadgil Jewellers Limited
Consumer Durables
0.01%
New
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund Stocks Bought and Sold
All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026
More
Stocks bought and sold in September 2026
Reliance Industries Limited
↑Added
+137.6%
8.25%
Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Limited
↑New
New
6.94%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 2.90%
PVR INOX Limited
↓Reduced
−2.7%
2.80%
Metropolis Healthcare Limited
↓Reduced
−30.1%
1.70%
REC Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 2.32%
Tata Consumer Products Limited
↓Reduced
−97.4%
0.05%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 2.07%
NTPC Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 1.83%
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 1.53%
Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 1.43%
IIFL Finance Limited
↑New
New
1.03%
National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd
↑New
New
0.97%
Gland Pharma Limited
↑New
New
0.35%
Symphony Limited
↓Reduced
−9.1%
0.12%
P N Gadgil Jewellers Limited
↑New
New
0.01%
No stocks in this group for September 2026.
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.
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 ESG Integration Strategy Fund Overview
Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026
Expense ratio (Direct)
1.88%
Expense ratio (Regular)
2.74%
Category
Thematic
Risk
Very High
Benchmark
Nifty 100 ESG TRI
Launch date
12-02-2020
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum additional investment
₹100
AUM
₹993.24 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in
None
Scheme code (Direct)
147928
ISIN (Direct)
INF846K01W23
Scheme code (Regular)
147929
ISIN (Regular)
INF846K01W56
NAV history
From 18-02-2020, 6.7 years
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months.
Tax on Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund returns
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
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
₹21.13
30-10-2026
direct
IDCW
₹13.82
30-10-2026
regular
Growth
₹19.47
30-10-2026
regular
IDCW
₹12.71
30-10-2026
About Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund is a mutual fund from Axis Mutual Fund. Its category is Thematic. It was launched on 12-02-2020. Its benchmark is Nifty 100 ESG TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 41 securities.
Fund Manager
Vishal Agarwal
Fund manager of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund, since 16-09-2024
Krishnaa N
Fund manager of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund, since 01-03-2024
Frequently Asked Questions for Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund
What is the current NAV of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
The Direct plan NAV is ₹21.13. The Regular plan NAV is ₹19.47, as on 30-10-2026.
What are the returns of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
The Direct plan returned −10.35% in 1 year, +7.71% a year over 3 years, +4.17% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned −11.14% in 1 year, +6.74% a year over 3 years, +3.04% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.
What is the expense ratio of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
The Direct plan charges 1.88% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.74% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 22-10-2026.
What is the AUM of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund managed ₹993.24 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.
What are the top holdings of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were RELIANCE (8.25%), CLEANMAX (6.94%), ICICIBANK (6.21%), BAJFINANCE (5.66%), TITAN (5.08%). The fund held 41 securities in all.
What did Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund buy and sell in September 2026?
It bought 5 new stocks: Gland Pharma Limited, IIFL Finance Limited, Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Limited, National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd, P N Gadgil Jewellers Limited. It sold out of 6: REC Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, NTPC Limited. It added shares in 1. It reduced 4.
How do I invest in Axis ESG Integration Strategy 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 ₹100. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.
Who is the fund manager of Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund?
Vishal Agarwal (since 16-09-2024), Krishnaa N (since 01-03-2024).
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.
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