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Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund

Flexi CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹1,915.87+0.19%1 day
Return since launch
20.6%
52-week range
₹1,659.16 — ₹1,990.44
AUM
₹29,044 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is a Flexi Cap equity fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹29,044 Cr under management, launched in 1998. Over three years it has returned 9.1% a year, against 11.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.65% 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
1Y6.5%+3.7 pts2.8%0.4%
2Y7.2%+3.8 pts3.3%1.1%
3Y9.1%−2.4 pts11.5%3.7%
5Y12.6%+2.8 pts9.8%9.1%
7Y14.6%+1.4 pts13.2%11.8%
10Y13.6%+0.8 pts12.8%11.5%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund6.5%
Category2.8%
3Y
Fund9.1%
Category11.5%
5Y
Fund12.6%
Category9.8%

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 24 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.36%
Brokerage
0.02%
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
Alpha3.775.64Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.951.04How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.710.74Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.910.98Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation14.6117.32How 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.4%
  • Other1.6%

Market cap split

  • Large55.2%
  • Mid27.3%
  • Small17.5%
P/E
29.90
P/B
3.88

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial5.93%₹1,723 Cr+5.72%+6.48%+7.70%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.44%₹998 Cr+3.43%+3.89%+4.58%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial3.37%₹979 Cr+3.41%+3.80%+3.94%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.51%₹729 Cr+2.90%+3.16%+3.37%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial2.23%₹647 Cr+2.26%+3.00%+2.29%
Infosys Ltd.Technology2.21%₹642 Cr+2.75%+3.18%+3.99%
Ather Energy Ltd.Automobile2.07%₹601 Cr+1.67%+1.41%+1.45%
Bharat Forge Ltd.Automobile2.03%₹589 Cr+2.17%+2.14%+1.36%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile1.88%₹545 Cr+1.63%+1.48%+1.16%
HCL Technologies Ltd.Technology1.85%₹538 Cr+1.87%+2.26%+2.49%

Sectors

  • Financial26.8%
  • Automobile10.0%
  • Technology7.9%
  • Healthcare7.4%
  • Metals & Mining6.5%
  • Consumer Staples6.4%
  • Services5.9%
  • Energy4.7%

Instruments

  • Reverse Repo1.4%
  • Cash Margin0.5%
  • Repo0.4%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
company:19150.00%0.61%+0.61%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.57%2.07%+0.50%
company:207720.00%0.44%+0.44%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.17%1.85%-0.32%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.1.66%1.37%-0.30%
Welspun Corp Ltd.1.09%1.36%+0.27%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.1.25%1.49%+0.25%
HDFC Bank Ltd.3.19%3.44%+0.24%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.1.32%1.10%-0.22%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.1.57%1.77%+0.20%
GMR Airports Ltd.1.39%1.19%-0.19%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.1.19%1.01%-0.19%
Shriram Finance Ltd1.47%1.65%+0.18%
SBFC Finance Ltd.0.71%0.88%+0.18%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.1.36%1.53%+0.18%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.61%1.44%-0.17%
Bharat Forge Ltd.2.19%2.03%-0.16%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.1.30%1.46%+0.16%
Amagi Media Labs Ltd.0.79%0.63%-0.16%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.1.63%1.78%+0.15%
Reliance Industries Ltd.2.65%2.51%-0.15%
Grasim Industries Ltd.1.54%1.68%+0.14%
Trent Ltd.0.93%1.07%+0.14%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.3.24%3.37%+0.13%
ICICI Bank Ltd.6.05%5.93%-0.12%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.97%1.85%-0.11%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.1.18%1.07%-0.11%
Vedant Fashions Ltd.0.39%0.50%+0.11%
Meesho Ltd.1.16%1.26%+0.11%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.61%1.51%-0.11%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.0.85%0.75%-0.10%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.56%0.46%-0.10%
United Spirits Ltd.1.88%1.79%-0.09%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.0.94%0.85%-0.09%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.1.06%0.98%-0.08%
Atul Ltd.1.02%0.94%-0.08%
Cummins India Ltd.0.75%0.67%-0.08%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.70%0.77%+0.08%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.1.16%1.08%-0.08%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.1.66%1.58%-0.08%
Jindal Steel Ltd.1.57%1.64%+0.07%
SRF Ltd.1.26%1.19%-0.07%
V-Guard Industries Ltd.1.03%1.10%+0.07%
The Federal Bank Ltd.1.76%1.69%-0.07%
Infosys Ltd.2.28%2.21%-0.07%
Angel One Ltd.0.95%0.89%-0.06%
PI Industries Ltd.0.38%0.32%-0.06%
Eternal Ltd.1.20%1.26%+0.06%
Sobha Ltd.0.47%0.42%-0.05%
Happy Forgings Ltd.0.15%0.21%+0.05%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.71%0.75%+0.05%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.69%0.65%-0.05%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.83%1.88%+0.04%
Persistent Systems Ltd.1.65%1.61%-0.04%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.1.00%0.96%-0.04%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.53%1.57%+0.04%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.46%0.49%+0.03%
Honeywell Automation India Ltd.0.34%0.31%-0.03%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.1.23%1.26%+0.03%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.1.45%1.43%-0.03%
H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd.0.23%0.20%-0.03%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.0.28%0.25%-0.03%
Havells India Ltd.0.51%0.48%-0.02%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.1.16%1.19%+0.02%
R R Kabel Ltd.0.93%0.96%+0.02%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.69%0.67%-0.02%
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.0.58%0.56%-0.02%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.82%0.80%-0.02%
Others0.47%0.46%-0.02%
Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd.0.08%0.09%+0.01%
Astral Ltd.0.79%0.80%+0.01%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.41%0.40%-0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.77%0.78%+0.01%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.1.46%1.47%+0.01%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.0.50%0.49%-0.01%
Vinati Organics Ltd.0.67%0.66%-0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.39%0.38%-0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.1.43%1.42%-0.01%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.02%1.03%0.00%
State Bank of India2.23%2.23%0.00%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.0.48%0.48%0.00%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.1.36%1.37%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₹5,332 Cr2.22%12.8%9.8%15.4%
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund₹14,160 Cr2.05%12.8%9.3%14.8%
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund₹5,709 Cr2.07%5.7%7.8%—
Bank of India Flexi Cap Fund₹2,953 Cr2.25%14.0%10.6%16.0%
360 ONE FlexiCap Fund₹2,250 Cr2.38%15.0%10.0%—
ITI Flexi Cap Fund₹1,588 Cr2.34%16.8%11.6%—

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 months12.96% absolute₹60,000₹67,77612.96%
1 year8.40% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,25,6034.67%
3 years13.93% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,48,89924.69%
5 years10.23% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,85,73830.96%

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 ₹1,915.87 as on 25 Sep 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 1.65% 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 6.5% over 1 year, 9.1% over 3 years and 12.6% 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 ₹4,32,524 Cr under management.