What is the NAV of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

₹33.31 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.

What is the expense ratio of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

0.72% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.

How large is Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

₹2,098 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Medium Duration Fund category.

How risky is Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderately High Risk". Government bonds and interest-rate positioning, from medium to very long.

What are the 5-year returns of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

7.47% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Medium Duration Fund average of 6.89%. Past returns do not predict future returns.

What is the worst 3-year return of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

6.9% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Sept 2021. The median was 8.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.

Who manages Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

Devang Shah, managing this fund for 13.7 years.

Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Axis Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedMedium Duration FundRiskometer: Moderately High Risk

NAV

₹33.31

as of 21 Aug 2026

Axis Strategic Bond Fund is an open-ended Medium Duration Fund scheme from Axis Mutual Fund managing ₹2,098 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹33.31 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.72% a year. Managed by Devang Shah. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio: 0.72% / yr; as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size: ₹2,098 crore; as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load: None
SIP available: Yes
Launched: 28 Mar 2012
ISIN: INF846K01DT0

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 4-8 YR G-SEC INDEX

Aug 2021Aug 2026

Axis Strategic Bond Fund

₹143

+43% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Medium Duration Fund average

₹142

+42% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

Window	Fund	Category avg	Gap
3 months	3.11%	2.96%	+0.15
6 months	3.54%	3.35%	+0.19
1 year	7.26%	6.54%	+0.72
3 years (CAGR)	8.56%	7.98%	+0.58
5 years (CAGR)	7.47%	6.89%	+0.58

Category average across 13 funds, as of 20 Aug 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y): 1.31
Sharpe ratio (5Y): 1.03
Sortino ratio (3Y): 2.81 vs category 1.22
Standard deviation (3Y): 1.51%
Deepest fall (5Y): -0.75%

Where the money actually is

Equity

3.5%

Bonds

94.1%

Cash

2.1%

Other

0.3%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.

What it owns

82 positions · top 10 = 37.3%

Holdings by sector

Financial Services1.1%
Utilities1.1%
Industrials1.0%
Real Estate0.3%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 262.5% vs category 92.9% a year.

Other top holdings

6.94% Govt Stock 2036matures 11 May 203611.65%
Jubilant Beverages Limitedmatures 31 May 20283.44%
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltdmatures 28 Mar 20343.19%
Tamilnadu State Development Loansmatures 3 Dec 20333.02%
Jubilant Bevco Limitedmatures 31 May 20282.92%
Vedanta Limitedmatures 20 Feb 20272.87%
Adani Power Limitedmatures 27 Jan 20282.85%
Delhi International Airport Limitedmatures 22 Mar 20342.71%
Aditya Birla Digital Fashion Ventures Limitedmatures 26 Aug 20272.62%
Hiranandani Financial Services Private Limitedmatures 30 Mar 20292.46%

Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

The debt it holds

Yield to maturity: 8.02% vs category 7.60%
Modified duration: 3.27 yrs vs category 3.25 yrs
Average maturity: 4.92 yrs vs category 4.81 yrs
Average coupon: 7.61%
Government securities: 27.4%

Credit quality

AAA: 34.8%
AA: 52.9%
A: 12.2%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months: +₹37 cr
Net flow, 3 months: −₹32 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: ₹33.31 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: 0.72% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: ₹2,098 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Medium Duration Fund category.
How risky is Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderately High Risk". Government bonds and interest-rate positioning, from medium to very long.
What are the 5-year returns of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: 7.47% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Medium Duration Fund average of 6.89%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: 6.9% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Sept 2021. The median was 8.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages Axis Strategic Bond Fund?: Devang Shah, managing this fund for 13.7 years.

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