Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹152.56+0.17%1 day
- Return since launch
- 14.0%
- 52-week range
- ₹129.88 — ₹152.30
- AUM
- ₹7,657 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund is a Focused equity fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹7,657 Cr under management, launched in 2005. Over three years it has returned 8.6% a year, against 12.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.91% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +4.6% against +2.6% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 10.9% | +7.2 pts | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| 2Y | 8.4% | +1.5 pts | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| 3Y | 8.6% | −3.9 pts | 12.5% | 6.3% |
| 5Y | 11.7% | +2.3 pts | 9.4% | 10.0% |
| 7Y | 13.5% | +0.5 pts | 13.0% | 12.4% |
| 10Y | 12.9% | +0.1 pts | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 10.3% | +3.5 pts | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| 3M | 1.2% | +1.2 pts | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 6M | 8.1% | +1.3 pts | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 1Y | 5.0% | +1.2 pts | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| 2Y | 5.4% | +1.8 pts | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| 3Y | 14.2% | +1.7 pts | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 5Y | 9.7% | +0.3 pts | 9.4% | 8.8% |
| 7Y | 13.8% | −0.1 pts | 13.9% | 13.4% |
| 10Y | 12.4% | −0.5 pts | 12.9% | 11.8% |
Since launch (30 Aug 2005): 14.0%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.1% | +4.1 pts | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | −2.3 pts | 20.9% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | −4.7 pts | 27.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | −2.0 pts | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | −6.5 pts | 33.2% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | −1.6 pts | 17.5% |
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
1.92%
Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.53%
- Brokerage
- 0.04%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.35%
- 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.
Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 2.60 | 5.18 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.90 | 0.92 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.50 | 0.63 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.70 | 0.87 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 14.41 | 15.56 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity92.6%
- Other7.4%
Market cap split
- Large74.5%
- Mid22.4%
- Small3.1%
- P/E
- 24.80
- P/B
- 2.99
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Others | 7.36% | ₹553 Cr | +2.27% | +2.55% | +2.35% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 5.71% | ₹429 Cr | +5.69% | +5.90% | +6.72% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 5.69% | ₹428 Cr | +5.42% | +6.57% | +5.90% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 5.21% | ₹391 Cr | +4.07% | +4.11% | +4.77% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 4.09% | ₹307 Cr | +2.69% | +1.96% | +2.27% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 4.04% | ₹304 Cr | +3.95% | +3.45% | +3.85% |
| Coforge Ltd. | Technology | 4.04% | ₹304 Cr | +0.19% | +0.32% | +3.62% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | Services | 3.83% | ₹288 Cr | +3.84% | +3.15% | +2.67% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 3.76% | ₹282 Cr | +4.36% | +3.81% | +2.97% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 3.63% | ₹273 Cr | +3.72% | +3.91% | +3.24% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.51% | ₹264 Cr | +4.26% | +3.86% | +3.50% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 3.39% | ₹255 Cr | +3.42% | +4.09% | +4.24% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 3.28% | ₹247 Cr | +3.19% | +3.80% | +3.43% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 3.24% | ₹243 Cr | +3.22% | +3.57% | +3.36% |
| The Phoenix Mills Ltd. | Construction | 3.20% | ₹241 Cr | +3.58% | +2.89% | +2.78% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 3.10% | ₹233 Cr | +3.27% | +3.75% | +3.21% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.08% | ₹231 Cr | +3.57% | +2.72% | +2.20% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 3.07% | ₹230 Cr | +3.23% | +4.26% | +4.15% |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | Energy | 3.05% | ₹229 Cr | +1.86% | — | — |
| Biocon Ltd. | Healthcare | 3.03% | ₹228 Cr | +2.44% | +1.85% | — |
| Trent Ltd. | Services | 2.99% | ₹225 Cr | +3.59% | +2.40% | +2.63% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.84% | ₹214 Cr | +2.71% | +2.70% | +2.56% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 2.73% | ₹205 Cr | +4.34% | +6.49% | +6.59% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.59% | ₹194 Cr | +2.51% | +3.23% | +3.13% |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. | Automobile | 2.49% | ₹187 Cr | +2.15% | — | — |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.09% | ₹157 Cr | +2.05% | +2.75% | +2.41% |
| Whirlpool Of India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.60% | ₹120 Cr | +1.25% | +1.31% | +1.84% |
| Voltas Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.46% | ₹110 Cr | +2.43% | +2.66% | +2.56% |
| Ather Energy Ltd. | Automobile | 1.28% | ₹96.19 Cr | — | — | — |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.61% | ₹45.74 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 1.44% | 0.00% | -1.44% |
| Ather Energy Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.28% | +1.28% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 3.97% | 5.21% | +1.24% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 3.55% | 2.73% | -0.82% |
| Voltas Ltd. | 2.24% | 1.46% | -0.77% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 3.20% | 3.83% | +0.63% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 3.69% | 3.08% | -0.61% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 4.30% | 3.76% | -0.54% |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | 2.57% | 3.05% | +0.48% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 5.27% | 5.69% | +0.42% |
| Whirlpool Of India Ltd. | 1.22% | 1.60% | +0.38% |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. | 2.77% | 2.49% | -0.28% |
| Biocon Ltd. | 2.77% | 3.03% | +0.26% |
| The Phoenix Mills Ltd. | 2.96% | 3.20% | +0.24% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 5.92% | 5.71% | -0.21% |
| Coforge Ltd. | 4.21% | 4.04% | -0.17% |
| State Bank of India | 3.78% | 3.63% | -0.15% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 3.95% | 4.09% | +0.14% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 2.96% | 3.10% | +0.14% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 3.13% | 3.24% | +0.11% |
| Trent Ltd. | 3.10% | 2.99% | -0.11% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | 2.95% | 2.84% | -0.11% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 3.29% | 3.39% | +0.10% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 2.16% | 2.09% | -0.06% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 4.11% | 4.04% | -0.06% |
| Others | 0.75% | 0.80% | +0.05% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 3.11% | 3.07% | -0.04% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 2.63% | 2.59% | -0.04% |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | 0.58% | 0.61% | +0.02% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 3.30% | 3.28% | -0.02% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.51% | 3.51% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹20,559 Cr | 1.91% | 13.8% | 10.4% | 14.6% |
 SBI Focused Fund | ₹50,423 Cr | 1.55% | 14.7% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
 HDFC Focused Fund | ₹26,553 Cr | 1.71% | 10.0% | 8.9% | 14.7% |
 ICICI Prudential Focused Fund | ₹17,248 Cr | 2.10% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 14.7% |
 Invesco India Focused Fund | ₹6,486 Cr | 1.92% | 28.7% | 12.8% | 17.5% |
 Bandhan Focused Fund | ₹2,087 Cr | 2.29% | 8.1% | 7.5% | 11.9% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The Scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in upto 30 companies with long term sustainable competitive advantage and growth potential
Fund managers
- Kunal SangoiMr. Sangoi is a B.Com (H) and Chartered Accountant.Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC he has worked with Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months8.13% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹64,878 | 8.13% | |
| 1 year4.99% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,23,293 | 2.74% | |
| 3 years14.15% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,50,509 | 25.14% | |
| 5 years9.70% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,74,472 | 29.08% |
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.