Axis Nifty Bank ETF

About Axis NIFTY Bank ETF

• Axis NIFTY Bank ETF is an open-ended scheme launched by Axis Mutual Fund. The ETF tracks and mirrors the performance of NIFTY Bank Index, subject to tracking errors. The number of stocks held in the scheme is 12, which are leading banks in India.
• Axis Mutual Fund launched the scheme in 2020.
• The Axis NIFTY Bank ETF is managed by Ashish Naik and Karthik Kumar. Ashish Naik has been managing this fund since May 4, 2022, while Karthik Kumar since August 3, 2023.
• The Assets Under Management of the ETF stood at ₹234.09 crore as of May 31, 2024.

Investment objective & Benchmark

• Axis NIFTY Bank ETF seeks to provide investment returns before expenses that correspond to the performance of NIFTY Bank Index, subject to tracking errors. The scheme could be suitable for investors who have the goal of long-term wealth creation.
• The ETF scheme falls under the high-risk category.
• The investment returns are benchmarked to NIFTY Bank Index which comprises large capitalised Indian banking stocks and it captures the market performance of Indian banks.
• NIFTY Bank Index has given returns of 16.82% in the past year while Axis NIFTY Bank ETF CAGR in the past year is 11.69%.
• Axis NIFTY Bank ETF is traded on the National Stock Exchange. Investors can trade at market prices during each session.
• The ETF has given annualised returns of 21.35% (as of May 31, 2024) since inception and 11.69% in the past one year.

Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition

• As per its official website, the ETF’s asset mix include 99.4% of investment in equity and 0.6% in debt or cash instruments.
• In terms of market cap, large caps account for 91.86% of portfolio while midcap account for 7.54%.

Following are the holdings of the Axis NIFTY Bank Index:

• HDFC Bank Limited - 29.26%
• ICICI Bank Limited - 23.21%
• Axis Bank Limited - 9.73%
• State Bank of India - 9.62%
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited - 8.18%
• IndusInd Bank Limited - 6.22%
• Bank of Baroda - 3.17%
• Punjab National Bank - 2.47%
• The Federal Bank Limited - 2.33%
• AU Small Finance Bank Limited - 2.27 %
• IDFC First Bank - 1.94%
• Bandhan Bank - 1%