Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly IDCW Option
To generate regular income through investment in a portfolio comprising of money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
- Current NAV₹1,207.29
- Fund Size (AUM)₹ 19,012 Cr.
- Expense Ratio0.16 %
- 1Y Return+3.00%
- 3Y Return (CAGR)+3.75%
- 5Y Return (CAGR)+3.02%
- Category Rank (3Y)—
- RiskometerModerate Risk
- Min. SIP / Lump sum₹ 100 / ₹ 100
More figures (11)
- Since Launch (CAGR)+2.63%
- Benchmark—
- Volatility (3Y)1.78 %
- Sharpe Ratio (3Y)-1.54
- Beta (3Y)—
- 52-week High / Low₹1,213.84 / ₹1,172.11
- Max Drawdown-1.2 %
- Launched6 Aug 2019
- Lock-inNone
- Portfolio Turnover—
- Fund ManagersDevang Shah, Aditya Pagaria, Sachin Jain
Performance chart
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
Quick take
- Over 5 years it returned 3.0% a year.
- Volatility over 3 years was 1.8% a year, with a Sharpe ratio of -1.54.
- Its biggest fall from a peak was 1.2% (11 Mar 2020 to 24 Mar 2020).
- Across all 3-year periods since launch, yearly returns ranged from 1.1% to 4.2% and were positive 100% of the time.
- Expense ratio 0.16%, fund size ₹19,012 crore.
Pros
AI- Every 3-year period since launch gave a positive return (lowest 1.1% a year).
Cons
AINo standout weaknesses in its record so far.
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| Returns (%) | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | Since launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | 0.00% | -0.40% | +0.85% | +1.52% | +2.59% | +3.00% | +3.60% | +3.75% | +3.02% | +2.57% | — | +2.63% |
Point-to-point NAV returns as on 16 Oct 2026; over 1 year, yearly compounded (CAGR). Category: Direct Growth plans in Money Market Funds. Q1 = top quarter by return over that period.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | 2026 YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +2.59% | +3.99% | +4.17% | +3.60% | +1.01% | +0.01% | +2.37% |
January to December each year; the current year is to date.
Month-by-month returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| 2025 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
Change in NAV from the last business day of one month to the last business day of the next. Positive in 59 of 86 months shown (69%). "Year" is shown for complete calendar years.
Risk and consistency
| Risk measure | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility (standard deviation) ? | 1.78% | 1.86% |
| Sharpe ratio ? | -1.54 | -1.88 |
| Sortino ratio ? | -1.57 | -1.89 |
| Maximum drawdown | -0.90% | -1.06% |
Rolling 3-year returns (yearly)
Rolling 5-year returns (yearly)
Every 3- and 5-year period since launch, checked weekly. It shows how consistent returns were, whenever someone invested.
SIP returns: ₹10,000 every month
| SIP for | Invested | Value today | Gain | XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,21,744 | ₹1,744 | +2.70% |
| 3Y | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,78,964 | ₹18,964 | +3.36% |
| 5Y | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,54,019 | ₹54,019 | +3.40% |
A ₹10,000 instalment on the same date every month, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR is the yearly return on those dated instalments. Try the SIP calculator.
What your investment would be worth
Worked out from the scheme's weekly NAVs (instalments on the first NAV of each month), so it can differ slightly from your statement. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Plan a future SIP.
Compare with all Money Market Funds (28)
| S.No. | Scheme (Direct plans, Growth) | NAV ₹ | 1M % | 6M % | 1Y % | 3Y % CAGR | 5Y % CAGR | Expense ratio % | Fund size ₹ Cr | Riskometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | ₹407.3514 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.22 | 26,943 | Moderate Risk |
| 2. | Axis Money Market FundAxis Mutual Fund | ₹1,570.33 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 19,012 | Moderate Risk |
| 3. | Bajaj Finserv Money Market FundBajaj Finserv Mutual Fund | ₹1,260.98 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.13 | 3,973 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 4. | Bandhan Money Market FundBandhan Mutual Fund | ₹47.4719 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.10 | 13,129 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 5. | Bank of India Money Market FundBank of India Mutual Fund | ₹11.2385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. | Baroda BNP Paribas Money Market FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | ₹1,519.73 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 3,393 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 7. | DSP Money Market FundDSP Mutual Fund | ₹58.9142 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.18 | 8,072 | Moderate Risk |
| 8. | Edelweiss Money Market FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | ₹34.0553 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.11 | 2,065 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 9. | Franklin India Money Market FundFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund | ₹56.3491 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.14 | 3,887 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 10. | Groww Money Market FundGroww Mutual Fund | ₹10.5363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. | HDFC Money Market FundHDFC Mutual Fund | ₹6,333.94 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.22 | 27,624 | Moderate Risk |
| 12. | HSBC Money Market FundHSBC Mutual Fund | ₹30.0580 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.15 | 6,382 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 13. | ICICI Prudential Money Market FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | ₹417.2397 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.21 | 31,010 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 14. | Invesco India Money Market FundInvesco Mutual Fund | ₹3,420.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 5,481 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 15. | JioBlackRock Money Market FundJio BlackRock Mutual Fund | ₹1,081.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16. | Kotak Money Market FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | ₹4,925.46 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 27,513 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 17. | LIC MF Money Market FundLIC Mutual Fund | ₹1,308.99 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 3,979 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 18. | Mirae Asset Money Market FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | ₹1,387.32 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.11 | 2,452 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 19. | Nippon India Money Market FundNippon India Mutual Fund | ₹4,567.81 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.22 | 19,855 | Moderate Risk |
| 20. | PGIM India Money Market FundPGIM India Mutual Fund | ₹1,481.98 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 123 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 21. | PGIM India Money Market FundPGIM India Mutual Fund | ₹0.0000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22. | SBI Money Market FundSBI Mutual Fund | ₹48.2432 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.26 | 27,850 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 23. | Shriram Money Market FundShriram Mutual Fund | ₹1,047.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24. | Sundaram Money Market FundSundaram Mutual Fund | ₹16.3940 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.20 | 1,338 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 25. | Tata Money Market FundTata Mutual Fund | ₹5,232.93 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.18 | 31,690 | Moderate Risk |
| 26. | TRUSTMF Money Market FundTrust Mutual Fund | ₹1,329.40 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 248 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 27. | Union Money Market FundUnion Mutual Fund | ₹1,376.88 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.18 | 1,120 | Low to Moderate Risk |
| 28. | UTI - Money Market FundUTI Mutual Fund | ₹3,390.85 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.15 | 16,039 | Moderate Risk |
| Median: 28 schemes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 | 6,382 | — |
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Scheme details
- Investment objective
- To generate regular income through investment in a portfolio comprising of money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
- Fund managers
- Devang Shah, Aditya Pagaria, Sachin Jain
- Fund house
- Axis Mutual Fund
- Category
- Money Market Funds · Debt
- Plan / option
- Direct · IDCW (income distribution)
- AMFI scheme code
- 147573
- ISIN
- INF846K01R38, INF846K01R20
- Scheme documents
- SID, KIM and factsheets (fund house website) · exit load and full portfolio are in these documents.
About Money Market Funds
Money Market Funds invest in money-market instruments maturing within one year.
Generally used by short-term money with a horizon up to about a year.
Other plans of this scheme
- Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Annual IDCW Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Daily IDCW Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Regular Plan - Annual IDCW Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Regular Plan - Daily IDCW Option
- Axis Money Market Fund - Regular Plan - Monthly IDCW Option
Tax on your gains
Likely tax treatment: Debt-oriented fund ("specified mutual fund")
- Units bought on or after 1 April 2023: gains are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold them.
- No long-term rate or indexation benefit for these units.
- Dividends (IDCW option) are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate; the fund deducts 10% TDS when they exceed ₹10,000 in a year.
- Switching from one scheme or plan to another counts as selling and buying.
- Surcharge and 4% health and education cess apply on top of these rates.
| Fund type | Short-term | Long-term |
|---|---|---|
| Equity-oriented | 20% (up to 12 months) | 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh |
| Debt-oriented (bought from Apr 2023) | Slab rate | Slab rate |
| Gold, international, other hybrid | Slab rate | 12.5% (after 12 or 24 months) |
Exit load, if any, is set out in the scheme's KIM (scheme documents). Tax rules change from time to time and depend on your situation; please confirm with your tax adviser. This is general information, not tax advice.
Fund managers
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Latest news: Axis Mutual Fund
- Axis Mutual Fund files offer document for Dividend Yield FundInvestment Guru India · 14 h ago
- Axis Mutual Fund to launch EV and new-age automotive index fund tomorrowFortune India · Yesterday
- Axis Mutual Fund launches India’s first EV Index fund, NFO opens October 16BusinessLine · Yesterday
- Axis Mutual Fund Offers EV Sector Exposure Through Index FundSMEStreet · Yesterday
- Axis MF to launch EV and new-age automotive index fund on October 16CNBC TV18 · Yesterday
- Pine Labs stake sale: Actis divests 2.08% for INR 371 crore; Axis Mutual Fund buys 0.84%Goodreturns · 13 Oct
- Axis AMC forays into SIFs; Anand Rathi Wealth net profit falls 10.4%Business Standard · 10 Oct
- Axis AMC enters India's SIF market with Accelerate brandDealroom · 9 Oct
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