Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund
Index Funds · Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Among the 1179 similar index fundss we track, this one has grown money at about the average pace. ₹1 lakh invested 3 years ago would be about ₹1.2 lakh today. Investing ₹10,000 every month for the last 3 years would have put in ₹3.7 lakh and grown it to about ₹4.1 lakh. Be warned: in its worst stretch, ₹1 lakh briefly shrank to about ₹99,670. Its ride has historically been comparatively steady.
New to fund research? Start with the 5-minute guide. The detailed numbers below back all of this up.Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund is a index funds from Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd.. It has a track record of about 3.8 years. As of the latest data it carries an RS rating of 75/99 (its recent momentum versus category peers) and a King Score of 74/100 (a long-term quality composite). The current NAV is ₹13.04 (as of 2026-09-16).
Growth of ₹100 - last 4 years
Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund returns: last 1, 3, 5 and 10 years
| Period | This fund | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 0.48% | -3.19% |
| 3 months | 1.37% | -0.24% |
| 6 months | 2.82% | 4.45% |
| 1 year | 5.8% | 1.13% |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 7.22% | 9.06% |
Its trailing one-year return is 5.8%. Trailing returns flatter or disappoint depending on the end date you pick - the year-by-year and rolling-return sections below are a fairer read.
Year-by-year returns
| Year | Axis Nifty SDL Septemb | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +7.0% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | +8.1% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | +7.7% | +6.7% |
| 2026 | +4.0% | -5.8% |
Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund beat its benchmark in 2 of the last 4 calendar years. Consistency against the benchmark matters more than any single great year.
Calendar-year returns show how bumpy the ride really was - an average hides the good years and the ugly ones.
What a monthly SIP in Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund would have made
A ₹10,000-a-month SIP, using this fund's actual NAV history. SIP returns (XIRR) differ from lumpsum CAGR because your money goes in gradually, averaging your entry price.
| SIP duration | You invested | It became | XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years | ₹370,000 | ₹410,190 | 6.81% |
Over 3 years, ₹370,000 invested in monthly instalments would have grown to about ₹410,190 - an XIRR of 6.81%. Figures are pre-tax and assume you stayed invested throughout.
Risk & drawdowns
| Measure | This fund | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| Worst drawdown (lifetime) | -0.33% | -16.31% |
| Worst drawdown (3Y) | -0.18% | -15.09% |
| Volatility (1Y) | 0.62% | 14.53% |
| Sharpe (3Y) | 1.04 | 0.24 |
| Sortino (3Y) | 2.44 | 0.69 |
| Beta (3Y) | 0.01 | 0.67 |
| Alpha (3Y) | 0.71% | 1.16% |
| Up capture | 10.4% | 70.6% |
| Down capture | -7.6% | 61.79% |
| Bull-market return | 7.9% | 22.28% |
| Bear-market return | 10.7% | -18.34% |
Timing matters more than people admit: the best possible 1-year stretch in Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund (starting 2024-06-06) gained 9.1%, while the worst (starting 2025-06-06) still made 5.6%. The worst peak-to-bottom fall Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund has ever put investors through is -0.33% - the real test of whether you'd have stayed invested. In falling markets (Nifty below its 200-day average) it has returned about 10.7% annualised, versus 7.9% in rising markets. It has captured roughly 10.4% of its benchmark's up-moves and -7.6% of its down-moves.
How Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund behaves when markets fall
When the market is falling (the Nifty below its 200-day average), Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund has historically returned about 10.7% annualised, versus roughly 7.9% when the market is rising. Its deepest fall on record is -0.33%. Right now it sits about 0.0% at or above its all-time high (last hit 2026-09-16). The real question isn't the average year - it's whether you could hold on through the worst one.
How Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund ranks in its category
Percentile versus its ~1179 category peers - 100th is best-in-class, 50th is average. This is the fairest apples-to-apples read.
Consistency (rolling returns)
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median 3Y rolling CAGR | 7.45% |
| 3Y windows positive | 100.0% |
| Worst 3Y window | 7.11% |
Instead of one lucky start date, rolling returns test every start date. Across all 3-year windows in its history, Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund returned a median of 7.45% a year, and 100.0% of those windows were positive.
Who manages Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund - and how good are they?
Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund is managed by Aditya Pagaria and Sachin Jain. Below is each manager's complete track record - every fund they currently run, judged on the same numbers as everything else on this page - so you can see whether this fund is in strong hands or is the outlier in a weak book.
Aditya Pagaria's full record
Aditya Pagaria currently runs 17 funds, across Floater Fund, FoF Domestic, Index Funds, Liquid Fund and more, with about ₹79,987 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 74.6/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Axis Liquid Fund (89/100); Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund ranks #7 of 17 in their book.
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| # | Fund | RS | King | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | 5Y CAGR | 10Y CAGR | Sharpe | Roll 3Y | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axis Liquid Fund | 98 | 89 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 1.41 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2 | Axis Treasury Advantage Fund | 91 | 89 | 1.7% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 1.56 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 3 | Axis Money Market Fund | 95 | 85 | 2.0% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6.8% | n/a | 1.67 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 4 | Axis Floater Fund | 99 | 80 | 2.2% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 7.2% | n/a | 0.78 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 5 | Axis CRISIL IBX SDL May 2027 Index Fund | 82 | 78 | 1.6% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 7.5% | n/a | n/a | 1.07 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 6 | AXIS CRISIL IBX 50 50 Gilt Plus SDL September 2027 Index Fund | 77 | 78 | 1.5% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 7.4% | n/a | n/a | 0.99 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 7 | Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund (this page) | 75 | 74 | 1.4% | 2.8% | 5.8% | 7.2% | n/a | n/a | 1.04 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 8 | Axis Silver Fund of Fund | 94 | 73 | -8.6% | -9.0% | 76.0% | 45.3% | n/a | n/a | 1.03 | 46.4% | -35.3% |
| 9 | Axis Gold Fund | 79 | 63 | 0.4% | -2.6% | 36.7% | 35.3% | 25.1% | 16.0% | 1.28 | 10.9% | -26.1% |
| 10 | Axis Multi Asset Allocation Fund | 72 | 37 | 1.4% | 2.9% | 8.8% | 13.1% | 8.9% | 11.7% | 0.63 | 10.9% | -27.4% |
| 11 | Axis CRISIL-IBX AAA Bond NBFC - Jun 2027 Index Fund | 87 | n/a | 1.9% | 3.5% | 6.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.25 | n/a | -0.2% |
| 12 | Axis CRISIL-IBX AAA Bond Financial Services - Sep 2027 Index Fund | 85 | n/a | 1.8% | 3.4% | 6.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.9 | n/a | -0.3% |
| 13 | Axis CRISIL-IBX AAA Bond NBFC-HFC - Jun 2027 Index Fund | 85 | n/a | 1.8% | 3.3% | 6.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.96 | n/a | -0.3% |
| 14 | Axis CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund | n/a | n/a | 1.9% | 3.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.1% |
| 15 | Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Passive FOF | n/a | n/a | 1.8% | 3.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.1% |
| 16 | Axis Multi-Asset Active FoF | n/a | n/a | 1.8% | 6.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | -8.6% |
| 17 | Axis Gold and Silver Passive FOF | n/a | n/a | -3.5% | -5.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | -22.3% |
Sachin Jain's full record
Sachin Jain currently runs 8 funds, across Arbitrage Fund, Conservative Hybrid Fund, Index Funds, Liquid Fund and more, with about ₹76,855 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 68.6/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Axis Ultra Short Duration Fund (91/100); Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund ranks #6 of 8 in their book.
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| # | Fund | RS | King | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | 5Y CAGR | 10Y CAGR | Sharpe | Roll 3Y | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axis Ultra Short Duration Fund | 96 | 91 | 1.9% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 6.8% | n/a | 1.72 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2 | Axis Liquid Fund | 98 | 89 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 1.41 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 3 | Axis Money Market Fund | 95 | 85 | 2.0% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6.8% | n/a | 1.67 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 4 | AXIS CRISIL IBX 50 50 Gilt Plus SDL September 2027 Index Fund | 77 | 78 | 1.5% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 7.4% | n/a | n/a | 0.99 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 5 | Axis Arbitrage Fund | 85 | 77 | 1.6% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 0.89 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 6 | Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund (this page) | 75 | 74 | 1.4% | 2.8% | 5.8% | 7.2% | n/a | n/a | 1.04 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 7 | Axis Conservative Hybrid Fund | 43 | 38 | 0.4% | -1.6% | -3.2% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | -0.98 | 1.8% | -17.6% |
| 8 | Axis Conservative Hybrid Fund | 21 | 17 | -1.2% | -2.1% | -4.1% | -1.9% | -2.3% | -0.5% | -1.42 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
A caveat worth keeping: funds often have co-managers, and results belong to the whole team and process rather than one person. A manager's book tells you about their range and consistency, not a guarantee of skill.
Cost & fund basics
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio (Direct) | 0.16% |
| Exit load | No exit load |
| Minimum investment | ₹5000 |
| Fund size (AUM) | ₹52 Cr |
| Age | 3.8 years |
| Plan / Option | Direct · Growth |
| Benchmark | NIFTY500 |
How Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund compares to peers
Overlap warning: funds in the same category often own many of the same stocks - holding several rarely adds the diversification people expect.
What these numbers mean
RS rating (1-99) ranks a fund's recent momentum against its category - higher is stronger right now. King Score (0-100) is a long-term quality composite (returns, consistency, drawdown, risk-adjusted return) versus peers. Max drawdown is the worst peak-to-bottom fall the fund has ever experienced. Rolling returns test every possible start date, so one lucky (or unlucky) entry point can't distort the picture. Every formula behind this page is public - see how we calculate every number.
Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund review: the bottom line
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Frequently asked questions
Is Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund a good mutual fund?
That depends on your goals and risk tolerance - this is descriptive research, not advice. On the numbers, Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund scores 74/100 on our King Score and RS 75/99 within its category, has compounded 7.22% a year over three years, and its worst drawdown was -0.33%. Compare those against your needs and the peer table above.
What is the NAV of Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund today?
The latest NAV is ₹13.04 (as of 2026-09-16). NAV (net asset value) is the per-unit price of the fund, published every business day by the AMC.
What is the expense ratio of Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund?
The Direct-plan expense ratio is 0.16% a year. The Direct plan is cheaper than the Regular plan because it carries no distributor commission - over decades that gap compounds meaningfully.
Who is the fund manager of Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund?
Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund is managed by Aditya Pagaria; Sachin Jain.
Is Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund safe? How risky is it?
No market-linked fund is 'safe' in the fixed-deposit sense - the honest question is how deep its falls get. Its worst historical drawdown was -0.33% - ₹1 lakh briefly becoming about ₹99,670. As a index & fof, its risk profile is typical of that category. Look at the drawdown, volatility and bear-market figures above and ask whether you could stay invested through the bad stretches.
Is Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund good for SIP?
We can't tell you what to do, but here is what actually happened: a ₹10,000 monthly SIP over the last 3 years grew ₹3.7 lakh into about ₹4.1 lakh (XIRR 6.81%). SIPs average your entry price, which helps most in funds that swing hard - check the crash-behaviour section above to see how it treats investors in bad markets.
What are the SIP returns of Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund?
A ₹10,000/month SIP over 3 years would have grown to about ₹410,190 (an XIRR of 6.81%) on ₹370,000 invested, using the fund's actual NAV history. See the SIP table above for other durations.
How does Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund rank among similar funds?
On 3-year returns it sits around the 46th percentile of its category, and its consistency ranks 83th percentile. 100th is best-in-class, 50th is average. See the category-ranking section above.
Is Axis Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund tax-efficient / what about capital gains?
As a index & fof, gains follow the rules for its asset class - equity-oriented funds are taxed differently from debt. All returns on this page are pre-tax; your actual post-tax return depends on your holding period and slab. This is descriptive information, not tax advice.
Direct or Regular plan - which is shown here?
All figures on this page are for the Direct-Growth plan (no distributor commission, lower cost). Returns are pre-tax; capital-gains tax depends on your own holding period and slab.
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