The scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity & equity related instruments of Mid Cap companies.
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation & provide long-term growth opportunities by investing in a portfolio constituted of equity & equity related securities and derivatives predominantly in mid cap companies.
Fund Manager
Shreyash Devalkar, Nitin Arora, Krishnaa Narayan
Krishna Sanghavi, Neelesh Dhamnaskar, Kirti Dalvi
AMC
Axis Mutual Fund
Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund
Taxation
Equity
Equity
Launch Date
31 Dec 2012
29 Jan 2018
Portfolio Overlap
28.2%
Low overlap
common holdings
28.2% of the combined portfolio weight is common between Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth and Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth.
27 stocks appear in both portfolios.
The largest shared holding is The Federal Bank Ltd., at 4.25% of Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth and 3.32% of Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth.
The two funds hold largely different portfolios, so holding both can genuinely diversify your equity exposure.
Largest common holdings
The Federal Bank Ltd.Fortis Healthcare Ltd.GE Vernova T&D India LtdPB Fintech Ltd.Kei Industries Ltd.Solar Industries India Ltd.L&T Finance Ltd.JK Cement Ltd.
Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth has delivered the higher 3-year CAGR (22.61% vs 18.49%). Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth is the cheaper of the two with an expense ratio of 0.75% against 0.86%. Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth manages the larger corpus at ₹33.80k Cr. There is no single "better" fund — the right choice depends on your holding period, risk appetite and what you already own. Use the returns, risk and portfolio overlap tables above to judge which fits your portfolio, and remember that past returns do not guarantee future performance.
Over 1 year, Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth returned 15.49% against 9.57% for Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth; and over 3 years, Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth leads with a 22.61% CAGR versus 18.49%. Returns beyond one year are CAGR (annualised). Short-period returns are heavily influenced by market cycles, so compare over at least three to five years before drawing conclusions.
Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth has the lower expense ratio at 0.75%, compared with 0.86% for Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth — a difference of 0.11% a year. The expense ratio is deducted from NAV daily, so a lower ratio directly improves your net return, though it should not be the only reason to pick a fund.
Both Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth and Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth carry a "Very High" rating on the SEBI Riskometer. Within the same riskometer band, differences still show up in maximum drawdown, volatility and market-cap mix — all of which are compared in the tables above.
The portfolio overlap between the two funds is 28.2%, which is considered low. At this level the two funds hold largely different portfolios, so holding both can genuinely diversify your equity exposure. You can see the shared stocks in the overlap section above.
Yes — both are Equity: Mid Cap funds, which means they follow similar mandates and are benchmarked against comparable indices. That makes a direct comparison of returns, expense ratio and risk meaningful.
Axis Midcap Direct Plan-Growth has a NAV of ₹143.60 and an AUM of ₹33.80k Cr, and was launched on 31 Dec 2012. Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹42.46 and an AUM of ₹5.08k Cr, launched on 29 Jan 2018. NAV on its own says nothing about how expensive or cheap a fund is — only the return on it matters.
