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Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund

Flexi CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹1,994.19+0.41%1 day
Return since launch
20.6%
52-week range
₹1,659.16 — ₹1,990.44
AUM
₹28,398 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is a Flexi Cap equity fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹28,398 Cr under management, launched in 1998. Over three years it has returned 10.7% a year, against 12.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.68% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y12.7%+9.9 pts2.8%6.2%
2Y10.7%+4.3 pts6.4%4.0%
3Y10.7%−1.8 pts12.4%4.8%
5Y13.4%+3.6 pts9.9%9.5%
7Y15.0%+1.5 pts13.5%11.9%
10Y14.0%+0.7 pts13.3%11.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund12.7%
Category2.8%
3Y
Fund10.7%
Category12.4%
5Y
Fund13.4%
Category9.9%

Since launch (17 Aug 1998): 20.6%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
202511.2%+7.0 pts4.2%
202418.4%−3.4 pts21.8%
202326.0%−3.7 pts29.7%
2022-1.1%−2.8 pts1.7%
202130.3%−4.1 pts34.4%
202016.1%−2.9 pts19.0%

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

1.66%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.35%
Brokerage
0.03%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.28%
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 90 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 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.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha4.205.44Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.941.01How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.610.62Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.800.84Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation14.8417.12How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity97.9%
  • Other2.1%

Market cap split

  • Large54.7%
  • Mid27.6%
  • Small17.8%
P/E
27.99
P/B
3.61

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial5.60%₹1,566 Cr+6.10%+6.21%+7.24%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.91%₹1,094 Cr+3.58%+3.81%+4.52%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial3.55%₹995 Cr+3.39%+3.55%+3.96%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.42%₹677 Cr+2.76%+3.33%+3.35%
OthersOthers2.13%₹595 Cr+1.48%+1.72%+1.71%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial2.09%₹586 Cr+2.35%+2.68%+2.45%
Infosys Ltd.Technology2.01%₹563 Cr+2.31%+3.35%+4.03%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile1.99%₹556 Cr+1.62%+1.46%+1.15%
Bharat Forge Ltd.Automobile1.93%₹539 Cr+2.31%+2.10%+1.47%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.Consumer Discretionary1.90%₹531 Cr+1.51%+1.70%—

Sectors

  • Financial26.7%
  • Automobile9.0%
  • Healthcare7.8%
  • Technology7.6%
  • Metals & Mining6.6%
  • Consumer Staples6.6%
  • Services6.0%
  • Energy4.7%

Instruments

  • Repo2.5%
  • Cash Margin0.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.96%0.00%-0.96%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.0.75%0.00%-0.75%
Cipla Ltd.0.00%0.68%+0.68%
Trent Ltd.1.07%1.73%+0.67%
Havells India Ltd.0.48%0.00%-0.48%
HDFC Bank Ltd.3.44%3.91%+0.47%
Ather Energy Ltd.2.07%1.68%-0.39%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.38%0.00%-0.38%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.1.47%1.85%+0.38%
Others0.46%0.12%-0.34%
ICICI Bank Ltd.5.93%5.60%-0.34%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.0.61%0.93%+0.32%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.1.26%1.51%+0.25%
Welspun Corp Ltd.1.36%1.60%+0.24%
Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd.0.44%0.67%+0.23%
GMR Airports Ltd.1.19%1.41%+0.22%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.65%0.86%+0.21%
Infosys Ltd.2.21%2.01%-0.20%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.3.37%3.55%+0.18%
Meesho Ltd.1.26%1.44%+0.18%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.77%0.94%+0.17%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.85%1.70%-0.16%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.0.85%1.00%+0.15%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.1.53%1.67%+0.14%
State Bank of India2.23%2.09%-0.13%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.1.01%0.88%-0.13%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.1.77%1.90%+0.13%
The Federal Bank Ltd.1.69%1.56%-0.13%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.1.43%1.30%-0.13%
V-Guard Industries Ltd.1.10%0.98%-0.12%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.88%1.99%+0.11%
Shriram Finance Ltd1.65%1.76%+0.11%
R R Kabel Ltd.0.96%0.85%-0.10%
Bharat Forge Ltd.2.03%1.93%-0.10%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.51%1.41%-0.10%
Grasim Industries Ltd.1.68%1.59%-0.10%
SBFC Finance Ltd.0.88%0.79%-0.09%
Reliance Industries Ltd.2.51%2.42%-0.09%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.1.19%1.10%-0.08%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.80%0.72%-0.08%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.0.98%0.90%-0.08%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.1.10%1.17%+0.07%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.14%0.21%+0.07%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.1.78%1.72%-0.07%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.67%0.61%-0.06%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.40%0.46%+0.06%
Vinati Organics Ltd.0.66%0.60%-0.06%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.1.08%1.14%+0.06%
Astral Ltd.0.80%0.75%-0.05%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.85%1.80%-0.05%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.1.42%1.37%-0.05%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.1.58%1.54%-0.04%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.78%0.74%-0.04%
Atul Ltd.0.94%0.90%-0.04%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.03%0.99%-0.04%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.49%0.52%+0.03%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.1.49%1.53%+0.03%
Persistent Systems Ltd.1.61%1.58%-0.03%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.57%1.53%-0.03%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.1.37%1.34%-0.03%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.00%0.03%+0.03%
Happy Forgings Ltd.0.21%0.18%-0.03%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.0.49%0.51%+0.02%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.1.46%1.44%-0.02%
Cummins India Ltd.0.67%0.65%-0.02%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.0.48%0.51%+0.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.1.64%1.62%-0.02%
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.0.56%0.54%-0.02%
Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd.0.09%0.11%+0.02%
H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.02%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.44%1.45%+0.02%
Eternal Ltd.1.26%1.27%+0.02%
United Spirits Ltd.1.79%1.81%+0.02%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.1.37%1.38%+0.01%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.46%0.45%-0.01%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.0.25%0.26%+0.01%
Vedant Fashions Ltd.0.50%0.51%+0.01%
Angel One Ltd.0.89%0.88%-0.01%
Honeywell Automation India Ltd.0.31%0.30%-0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.1.07%1.06%-0.01%
PI Industries Ltd.0.32%0.32%0.00%
Sobha Ltd.0.42%0.42%0.00%
Amagi Media Labs Ltd.0.63%0.63%0.00%
SRF Ltd.1.19%1.19%0.00%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.75%0.75%0.00%
MMS Infrastructure Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Magnasound India Ltd0.00%0.00%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹26,441 Cr2.01%15.2%10.1%15.1%
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund₹1,08,547 Cr1.36%10.6%9.6%15.2%
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund₹13,446 Cr1.97%15.3%9.0%14.7%
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund₹5,488 Cr2.08%15.3%9.7%—
Bank of India Flexi Cap Fund₹3,137 Cr2.29%13.9%9.8%15.4%
ITI Flexi Cap Fund₹1,588 Cr2.33%21.0%12.6%—
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About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital and regular income through 90% investment in equities and 10% in debt and money market securities. The scheme would adopt top-down & bottom-up approach of investing & a portion of the scheme will also be invested in IPOs, emerging sectors & other primary market offerings.

Fund managers

  • Harish KrishnanMr. Krishnan is a Graduate from Government Engineering College Trichur and MBA from IIM KozhikodePrior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, he has also worked at Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, Infosys Technologies Ltd in his earlier stint.
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 months7.61% absolute₹60,000₹64,5667.61%
1 year7.70% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,25,1254.27%
3 years15.66% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,61,74928.26%
5 years10.73% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,96,55332.76%

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 Flexi Cap Fund?
The NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is ₹1,994.19 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is 1.68% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund given?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund has returned 12.7% over 1 year, 10.7% over 3 years and 13.4% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 90 days..
How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Flexi Cap category.
Which fund house manages Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is managed by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹4,46,664 Cr under management.