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SBI Blue Chip Fund Vs Axis Focused 25 Fund
SBI Blue Chip Fund and Axis Focused 25 Fund both the schemes are equity-oriented ones that belong to large-cap category. Though both schemes belong to the same category, yet there exist differences between both of them. On a general note, Large cap funds are the schemes that invest their accumulated fund money in shares of large-cap companies. These companies are also known as bluechip companies. These companies depict consistency in their performance with respect to returns and growth on a yearly Basis. The Market capitalization is more than INR 10,000 crores and they are huge in size and manpower. So, let us understand the differences between SBI Blue Chip Fund and Axis Focused 25 Fund based on various parameters such as AUM, Current NAV, and performance.
SBI Blue Chip Fund
SBI Blue Chip Fund was launched on February 14, 2006, and is a large-cap Mutual Fund scheme offered by SBI Mutual Fund. Its objective is to provide the investors with Capital growth in the long-term by Investing in shares of companies that form part of its benchmark index. SBI Blue Chip Fund uses S&P BSE 100 Index as its benchmark to build its Portfolio.
The top constituents that form part of SBI Blue Chip Fund’s portfolio include (as on March 31, 2018) HDFC Bank Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, ITC Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited and Nestle India Limited.
Ms. Sohini Andani is the Fund Manager managing SBI Blue Chip Fund. SBI Blue Chip Fund is suitable for investors who want exposure to Indian Blue Chip companies from a medium to long-term perspective.
Axis Focused 25 Fund
Axis Focused 25 Fund is an open-ended large-cap fund was launched on June 29, 2012. This scheme uses Nifty 50 as its index to construct the portfolio and is managed and offered by Axis Mutual Fund. The fund manager who manages the Axis Focused 25 Fund is Mr. Jinesh Gopani.
The top constituents of Axis Focused 25 Fund (as on March 31, 2018) included Bajaj Finance Limited, HDFC Limited, Shree Cements Limited, and Supreme Industries Limited.
The features of Axis Focused 25 Fund is embedded risk management system to control the risk of portfolio concentration and high conviction investing with a maximum of 25 stocks in the portfolio. The scheme’s objective is to attain growth in the capital in long-term by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity instruments to a maximum of 25 companies.
SBI Blue Chip Fund Vs Axis Focused 25 Fund
Though SBI Blue Chip Fund and Axis Focused 25 Fund both belong to the same category yet there exist differences between them based on various parameters. So, let us compare both the schemes on these parameters that are classified into four sections given below as follows.
Basics Section
It is the first section in the comparison of both the schemes. The elements forming part of basics section include current NAV, Fincash Rating, and scheme category. The current NAV of both the schemes shows that there exists a significant difference between the NAVs of both the schemes. As on April 20, 2018, the NAV of SBI Blue Chip Fund is approximately INR 38 while of Axis Focused 25 Fund is INR 27.
The comparison of Fincash Rating shows that, SBI Blue Chip Fund is a 4-Star rated scheme, while Axis Focused 25 Fund is 5-Star rated scheme.
The scheme category of both the scheme reveals both the scheme belongs to the same category of Equity Large Cap. The summary comparison of the basics section is as shown in the table given below.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹88.3122 ↑ 1.63 (1.88 %) ₹50,447 on 31 Oct 24 14 Feb 06 ☆☆☆☆ Equity Large Cap 9 Moderately High 1.59 1.65 -0.32 0.54 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Axis Focused 25 Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹52.42 ↑ 0.64 (1.24 %) ₹13,356 on 31 Oct 24 29 Jun 12 ☆☆☆☆☆ Equity Focused 7 Moderately High 1.69 1.51 -1.65 -1.06 Not Available 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)
Performance Section
The performance section compares the CAGR or Compounded Annual Growth Rate Returns for both the schemes at different time intervals. It is the second section in the comparison of both the schemes. The comparison of performance section reveals that in most time intervals, the returns generated by Axis Focused 25 Fund is higher as compared to the returns generated by SBI Blue Chip Fund. The table given below shows the summary of performance section.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details -2.4% -2.7% 7.1% 22.5% 12.9% 16.6% 12.3% Axis Focused 25 Fund
Growth
Fund Details -3.3% -2.8% 5.8% 22% 4% 11.7% 14.3%
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Yearly Performance Section
Being the third section in the comparison, it compares the absolute returns between both the scheme for a particular year. The comparison of yearly performance reveals that for certain years the performance of SBI Blue Chip Fund is better while in others, the performance of Axis Focused 25 Fund is better. The summary comparison of the yearly performance section is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details 22.6% 4.4% 26.1% 16.3% 11.6% Axis Focused 25 Fund
Growth
Fund Details 17.2% -14.5% 24% 21% 14.7%
Other Details Section
The elements that are compared in the other details section include AUM, minimum SIP investment, and minimum lumpsum investment. The comparison of AUM reveals that there is a significant difference between the AUM of both the schemes.
As on March 31, 2018, the AUM of SBI Blue Chip Fund was INR 17,724 Crores while of Axis Focused 25 Fund was INR 3,154 Crores.
The minimum lumpsum investment for the schemes is same, that is, INR 5,000. However, the minimum SIP investment is different for both the schemes. In case of SBI Blue Chip Fund, the SIP amount is INR 500 while for Axis Focused 25 Fund, it is INR 1,000. The table given below compares the other details section.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Saurabh Pant - 0.59 Yr. Axis Focused 25 Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Sachin Relekar - 0.75 Yr.
Growth of 10k Investments over the years
SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,583 31 Oct 21 ₹15,002 31 Oct 22 ₹15,434 31 Oct 23 ₹16,840 31 Oct 24 ₹21,726 Axis Focused 25 Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,970 31 Oct 21 ₹15,535 31 Oct 22 ₹13,418 31 Oct 23 ₹13,467 31 Oct 24 ₹17,525
Detailed Assets & Holdings Comparison
SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.14% Equity 94.86% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 27.82% Consumer Cyclical 16.04% Consumer Defensive 11.27% Technology 9.04% Industrials 8.24% Health Care 7.1% Basic Materials 5.66% Energy 4.68% Communication Services 2.69% Real Estate 2.32% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | HDFCBANK8% ₹4,244 Cr 24,450,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 06 | ICICIBANK7% ₹3,748 Cr 29,000,000 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | ITC5% ₹2,459 Cr 50,300,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | INFY5% ₹2,407 Cr 13,700,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 09 | LT4% ₹2,245 Cr 6,198,441 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | RELIANCE4% ₹2,078 Cr 15,600,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | TCS4% ₹1,811 Cr 4,562,331 Divi's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | DIVISLAB3% ₹1,609 Cr 2,731,710 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 16 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹1,593 Cr 9,200,000 Britannia Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 14 | 5008253% ₹1,490 Cr 2,601,838 Axis Focused 25 Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.23% Equity 96.77% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 28.27% Consumer Cyclical 16.3% Basic Materials 9.88% Communication Services 8.07% Industrials 7.56% Utility 7.28% Health Care 6.59% Technology 5.93% Consumer Defensive 4.02% Real Estate 2.87% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | ICICIBANK7% ₹1,060 Cr 8,323,068 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5327797% ₹1,053 Cr 5,607,951
↓ -228,993 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | 5000346% ₹902 Cr 1,170,734 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | TCS6% ₹858 Cr 2,008,953 Pidilite Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 16 | PIDILITIND6% ₹813 Cr 2,419,214 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹754 Cr 4,410,019 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HDFCBANK5% ₹743 Cr 4,291,492 Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | CHOLAFIN5% ₹685 Cr 4,261,035 Bajaj Auto Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 23 | 5329774% ₹645 Cr 522,374 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 17 | 5403764% ₹582 Cr 1,142,064
↓ -26,845
Therefore, from the above-mentioned pointers, it can be said that both the schemes differ on account of numerous parameters. Resultantly, individuals should be careful and cautious while choosing any of the schemes for investment. They should understand the modalities of the scheme completely and check whether it suits their objective or not. This will help individuals, to attain their objectives on time and ensure that their money is safe.
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good details provided helpful for decesion making
Very nice comparision to understand indepth of the two funds