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Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund

Equity SavingsModerateOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹23.27+0.09%1 day
Return since launch
7.4%
52-week range
₹22.23 — ₹23.52
AUM
₹1,130 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings hybrid fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹1,130 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 6.2% a year, against 7.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.70% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderate.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y3.6%+0.1 pts3.5%1.8%
2Y5.3%+1.5 pts3.8%3.2%
3Y6.2%−1.4 pts7.6%4.4%
5Y7.1%+0.3 pts6.8%6.1%
7Y7.6%−0.3 pts7.9%7.0%
10Y7.4%0.0 pts7.4%6.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund3.6%
Category3.5%
3Y
Fund6.2%
Category7.6%
5Y
Fund7.1%
Category6.8%

Since launch (11 Nov 2014): 7.4%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20259.0%+1.6 pts7.3%
20248.1%−3.8 pts11.9%
202311.6%−2.8 pts14.3%
2022-1.0%−5.3 pts4.2%
202112.8%−0.8 pts13.6%
202011.0%+0.5 pts10.5%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.69%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.86%
Brokerage
0.15%
Transaction charges
0.03%
Statutory levies
0.65%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 7 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Moderate

Your principal is treated as being at moderate risk — typically medium duration debt and conservative hybrid schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.600.87How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.620.72Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.790.84Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation3.086.16How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity23.0%
  • Debt19.1%
  • Other57.9%

Market cap split

  • Large72.0%
  • Mid21.8%
  • Small6.2%
P/E
18.15
P/B
2.48

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers53.77%₹607 Cr+143.88%+142.77%+153.38%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified4.63%₹52.26 Cr+4.60%+4.69%—
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified3.75%₹42.34 Cr+3.70%+3.80%+4.64%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial1.75%₹19.75 Cr-11.88%-11.87%-9.42%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial1.73%₹19.57 Cr-8.38%-12.46%-10.95%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.42%₹16.03 Cr-4.50%-6.39%-7.37%
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3 to 6 Months Debt Index Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified1.32%₹14.97 Cr+1.31%+1.34%—
Nexus Select TrustConstruction1.29%₹14.61 Cr+1.21%+1.31%+1.89%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstruction1.12%₹12.66 Cr+0.25%+0.26%+0.29%
GOISovereign0.90%₹10.12 Cr+0.91%+0.95%+1.20%

Sectors

  • Others54.3%
  • Unclassified10.4%
  • Financial8.2%
  • Sovereign7.4%
  • Construction4.0%
  • Services2.4%
  • Energy2.2%
  • Technology1.6%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin50.1%
  • Mutual Fund10.4%
  • GOI Securities7.4%
  • Repo3.3%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.7%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust1.5%
  • Debenture1.4%
  • State Development Loan0.5%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others48.46%50.09%+1.63%
Union Bank of India1.28%0.00%-1.28%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.16%-1.01%-1.17%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.25%1.12%+0.87%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.70%-0.10%-0.80%
Ather Energy Ltd.0.70%0.00%-0.70%
One97 Communications Ltd.-1.36%-1.93%-0.57%
company:8730.00%0.54%+0.54%
company:128770.00%-0.51%-0.51%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.0.61%0.15%-0.46%
company:8960.00%0.43%+0.43%
UPL Ltd.-5.14%-4.78%+0.36%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.12%-0.22%-0.34%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.14%0.15%+0.29%
GMR Airports Ltd.-2.79%-2.50%+0.28%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-3.05%-2.77%+0.28%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-2.45%-2.66%-0.21%
Exide Industries Ltd.0.20%0.00%-0.20%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-3.56%-3.37%+0.19%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-1.51%-1.69%-0.18%
company:44560.00%-0.17%-0.17%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-1.89%-1.72%+0.17%
Capillary Technologies India Ltd.0.44%0.32%-0.12%
CORONA Remedies Ltd.0.25%0.14%-0.11%
NTPC Ltd.-0.16%-0.26%-0.10%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-2.46%-2.37%+0.09%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.68%-0.76%-0.08%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-6.02%-6.09%-0.07%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-1.66%-1.72%-0.06%
ITC Ltd.0.49%0.44%-0.05%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.57%-0.62%-0.05%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.85%-0.89%-0.04%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.75%-0.71%+0.04%
Gujarat Energy Ltd.0.37%0.33%-0.04%
Axis Bank Ltd.-1.54%-1.58%-0.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.91%-0.88%+0.04%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.25%-1.21%+0.03%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-2.20%-2.17%+0.03%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.39%0.42%+0.03%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.57%-0.55%+0.02%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.50%0.48%-0.02%
RBL Bank Ltd.-1.60%-1.62%-0.02%
State Bank of India-1.52%-1.55%-0.02%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.33%0.35%+0.02%
Eternal Ltd.0.24%0.26%+0.02%
Kusumgar Ltd.0.02%0.00%-0.02%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.40%-0.38%+0.02%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.20%-0.18%+0.02%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust0.69%0.67%-0.02%
Trent Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.22%0.20%-0.01%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.0.15%0.14%-0.01%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
Coal India Ltd.-0.25%-0.24%+0.01%
company:208180.00%0.01%+0.01%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.10%-0.11%-0.01%
SBI Funds Management Ltd.0.40%0.39%-0.01%
Titan Company Ltd.0.24%0.24%+0.01%
Shriram Finance Ltd0.17%0.18%+0.01%
Biocon Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.31%0.32%+0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.09%0.08%-0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.10%0.09%-0.01%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.36%-0.35%+0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.39%-0.40%-0.01%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.0.23%0.23%-0.01%
Canara Bank-1.05%-1.06%-0.01%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.0.15%0.16%+0.01%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.16%-0.17%-0.01%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.18%0.19%+0.01%
GOI0.90%0.90%-0.01%
Havells India Ltd.0.34%0.33%-0.01%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.0.10%0.09%-0.01%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 ETF-Growth0.38%0.38%-0.01%
DLF Ltd.-0.42%-0.42%-0.01%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.14%0.14%-0.01%
Syngene International Ltd.0.17%0.18%+0.01%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.0.10%0.09%-0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.30%0.29%-0.01%
HCL Technologies Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.07%0.07%-0.01%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.14%0.15%0.00%
Cipla Ltd.0.09%0.09%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.21%-0.20%0.00%
Vinati Organics Ltd.0.29%0.30%0.00%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.45%0.44%0.00%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.43%0.43%0.00%
JSW Steel Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Indus Infra Trust0.48%0.48%0.00%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.55%0.55%0.00%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market Fund Direct-Growth3.74%3.75%0.00%
Uttar Pradesh State0.12%0.12%0.00%
Wipro Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.12%0.12%0.00%
Infosys Ltd.0.56%0.56%0.00%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
NMDC Ltd.-0.16%-0.17%0.00%
Eicher Motors Ltd.0.12%0.13%0.00%
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3 to 6 Months Debt Index Fund Direct-Growth1.32%1.32%0.00%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.20%0.20%0.00%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Direct-Growth4.63%4.63%0.00%
Cube Highways Trust0.16%0.16%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Nexus Select Trust1.29%1.29%0.00%
GSPL Transmission Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty IT ETF-Growth0.30%0.30%0.00%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹3,230 Cr2.25%4.9%7.1%8.8%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund₹10,684 Cr2.12%3.2%6.0%8.3%
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund₹2,041 Cr1.73%3.4%6.4%8.3%
Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund₹1,660 Cr2.15%8.1%8.7%9.5%
HSBC Equity Savings Fund₹1,475 Cr2.46%7.4%9.0%10.8%
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund₹289 Cr2.81%2.3%5.4%7.2%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide capital appreciation and income distribution to the investors by using a blend of equity derivatives strategies, arbitrage opportunities and pure equity investments.

Fund managers

  • Harshil SuvarnkarMr. Suvarnkar has doneB.Com, Masters in Management Studies (Finance) and Post Graduate Diploma in Securities Law.Prior to Joining Aditya Birla Sun Life MF, he has worked with Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited,
  • Lovelish SolankiHe has done BMS and MMS in finance.Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, he was Equity /Equity Derivatives - Trader at Union KBC Asset Management Co Limited since February 2011. Before that he worked at Edleweiss Asset Management Co. Ltd since January 2008.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months3.56% absolute₹60,000₹62,1363.56%
1 year4.63% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,0522.54%
3 years7.35% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,03,86612.18%
5 years5.72% annualised₹6,00,000₹6,96,00516.00%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund?
The NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund is ₹23.27 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund is 1.70% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund?
You can start a SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund given?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund has returned 3.6% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years and 7.1% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 7 days..
How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund is rated Moderate on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Savings category.
Which fund house manages Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund is managed by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹4,32,524 Cr under management.