Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund
Thematic-MNCVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 6 Nov 2026
- ₹1,224.67-0.47%1 day
- Return since launch
- 16.2%
- 52-week range
- ₹1,143.34 — ₹1,360.59
- AUM
- ₹3,029 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund is a Thematic-MNC equity fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹3,029 Cr under management, launched in 1994. Over three years it has returned -2.7% a year, against 7.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.11% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -9.7% against -1.7% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -8.6% | −10.9 pts | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| 2Y | -5.4% | −10.4 pts | 5.0% | 2.3% |
| 3Y | -2.7% | −10.1 pts | 7.4% | 2.5% |
| 5Y | 3.4% | −3.2 pts | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 7Y | 5.2% | −4.3 pts | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 10Y | 6.1% | −3.4 pts | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.1% | −2.5 pts | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 3M | -8.8% | −3.3 pts | -5.5% | -5.8% |
| 6M | -5.0% | −6.2 pts | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| 1Y | -9.6% | −11.9 pts | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 2Y | -6.3% | −7.8 pts | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 3Y | 5.0% | −2.4 pts | 7.4% | 7.0% |
| 5Y | 4.1% | −2.5 pts | 6.6% | 6.7% |
| 7Y | 6.5% | −4.8 pts | 11.3% | 10.7% |
| 10Y | 7.5% | −2.0 pts | 9.5% | 9.8% |
Since launch (12 Apr 1994): 16.2%
Calendar-year returns
Category average11.6%
11.9%
-4.8%
23.1%
17.0%
-0.9%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.9% | −3.3 pts | 2.4% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +2.7 pts | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | 25.0% |
| 2022 | -4.8% | −2.6 pts | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | −18.5 pts | 30.4% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | −8.0 pts | 19.6% |
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
2.12%
Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.67%
- Brokerage
- 0.05%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.40%
- 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 MNC 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -5.20 | -2.62 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.98 | 0.88 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | -0.01 | 0.13 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | -0.01 | 0.17 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 16.74 | 14.93 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.4%
- Other0.6%
Market cap split
- Large33.4%
- Mid31.4%
- Small35.2%
- P/E
- 33.04
- P/B
- 5.92
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 4.74% | ₹144 Cr | +5.45% | +6.07% | +0.28% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 4.04% | ₹122 Cr | +3.77% | +3.43% | +2.55% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 3.82% | ₹116 Cr | +4.03% | +3.84% | +3.85% |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 3.61% | ₹109 Cr | +2.91% | +0.27% | — |
| Nestle India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 3.54% | ₹107 Cr | +3.55% | +3.15% | +2.07% |
| Gland Pharma Ltd. | Healthcare | 3.40% | ₹103 Cr | +3.39% | +2.58% | +2.50% |
| Bosch Ltd. | Automobile | 3.39% | ₹103 Cr | +2.62% | +1.77% | +2.14% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 3.03% | ₹91.68 Cr | +3.37% | +3.47% | +3.55% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.92% | ₹88.40 Cr | +2.96% | — | — |
| Schaeffler India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.57% | ₹77.94 Cr | +3.48% | +4.11% | +3.98% |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | Automobile | 2.26% | ₹68.34 Cr | +1.39% | +1.32% | +1.58% |
| Crisil Ltd. | Services | 2.13% | ₹64.53 Cr | +1.83% | +2.06% | +2.24% |
| 3M India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.13% | ₹64.37 Cr | +2.03% | +1.98% | +1.15% |
| Honeywell Automation India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.99% | ₹60.23 Cr | +2.41% | +2.02% | +2.73% |
| Pfizer Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.97% | ₹59.55 Cr | +2.11% | +2.39% | +2.10% |
| United Breweries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.96% | ₹59.32 Cr | +2.17% | +3.47% | +3.21% |
| ABB India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.92% | ₹58.27 Cr | +1.87% | +1.79% | +1.29% |
| Grindwell Norton Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.90% | ₹57.43 Cr | +2.01% | +1.18% | +0.97% |
| Asahi India Glass Ltd. | Materials | 1.85% | ₹55.99 Cr | +1.53% | +1.51% | +1.21% |
| Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.74% | ₹52.69 Cr | +1.85% | +1.26% | +1.19% |
| Bayer CropScience Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.70% | ₹51.46 Cr | +2.03% | +2.92% | +3.01% |
| Siemens Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.64% | ₹49.76 Cr | +1.37% | +1.20% | +1.26% |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd. | Materials | 1.61% | ₹48.62 Cr | +1.26% | +0.53% | — |
| Gillette India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.60% | ₹48.54 Cr | +1.54% | +1.56% | +2.02% |
| Meesho Ltd. | Services | 1.58% | ₹47.88 Cr | +1.19% | +0.48% | — |
| Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.57% | ₹47.50 Cr | +1.43% | +1.97% | +1.88% |
| Ashok Leyland Ltd. | Automobile | 1.47% | ₹44.40 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.44% | ₹43.66 Cr | +1.23% | +1.08% | +1.23% |
| Travel Food Services Ltd. | Services | 1.44% | ₹43.53 Cr | +1.38% | +1.49% | +0.37% |
| Mphasis Ltd. | Technology | 1.42% | ₹43.09 Cr | +1.75% | +1.49% | +1.59% |
| LG Electronics India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.37% | ₹41.36 Cr | +0.91% | +1.04% | — |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | Capital Goods | 1.32% | ₹39.96 Cr | — | — | +1.40% |
| Vedanta Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.28% | ₹38.85 Cr | +1.38% | +2.72% | +1.49% |
| Coforge Ltd. | Technology | 1.27% | ₹38.48 Cr | +1.15% | +0.93% | +1.09% |
| Timken India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.25% | ₹37.75 Cr | +1.21% | +1.19% | +0.89% |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | Automobile | 1.23% | ₹37.13 Cr | — | — | — |
| Whirlpool Of India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.20% | ₹36.28 Cr | +1.02% | +1.32% | +1.64% |
| Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.19% | ₹36.09 Cr | +1.68% | +2.14% | +2.67% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.14% | ₹34.57 Cr | +1.34% | +1.24% | +1.27% |
| Swiggy Ltd. | Services | 1.13% | ₹34.17 Cr | +1.01% | +1.82% | +0.52% |
| Sapphire Foods India Ltd. | Services | 1.12% | ₹34.02 Cr | +0.80% | +0.59% | +0.95% |
| Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd. | Financial | 1.08% | ₹32.58 Cr | +1.21% | +0.90% | +0.96% |
| Arvind Ltd. | Textiles | 1.05% | ₹31.94 Cr | — | — | — |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | Financial | 1.04% | ₹31.60 Cr | +1.02% | +0.65% | +0.71% |
| Abbott India Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.03% | ₹31.10 Cr | +0.80% | +0.88% | +0.81% |
| Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.00% | ₹30.17 Cr | +1.10% | +1.08% | +1.10% |
| Escorts Kubota Ltd. | Automobile | 0.99% | ₹30.01 Cr | +0.91% | +1.06% | +1.36% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 0.98% | ₹29.82 Cr | +0.64% | — | — |
| DOMS Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.88% | ₹26.69 Cr | +0.90% | +0.90% | +0.41% |
| Eureka Forbes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.87% | ₹26.32 Cr | +1.03% | +1.06% | +0.97% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.81% | ₹24.64 Cr | +0.95% | +1.05% | +2.20% |
| Cohance Lifesciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.81% | ₹24.55 Cr | +0.64% | +0.55% | +0.66% |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | Automobile | 0.77% | ₹23.18 Cr | +1.04% | +1.82% | +1.66% |
| ICRA Ltd. | Services | 0.75% | ₹22.80 Cr | +2.33% | +2.66% | +2.79% |
| Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.62% | ₹18.85 Cr | +0.70% | +0.70% | +0.64% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | Technology | 0.62% | ₹18.71 Cr | +0.38% | +0.65% | +0.55% |
| Others | Others | 0.57% | ₹17.39 Cr | +0.19% | +0.99% | +0.81% |
| Esab India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.56% | ₹16.91 Cr | +0.54% | +0.50% | +0.32% |
| Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. | Technology | 0.53% | ₹15.95 Cr | +0.50% | — | +0.23% |
| Orkla India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.50% | ₹15.25 Cr | +0.54% | +0.55% | — |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.40% | ₹12.17 Cr | — | — | — |
| Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.27% | ₹8.32 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sparkle Gold Rock Ltd. | Textiles | 0.01% | ₹0.26 Cr | +0.01% | +0.01% | +0.01% |
| Jainpur Straw Board & Papers | Consumer Staples | 0.00% | ₹0.00 Cr | — | — | — |
| Maruti Cottex Ltd. | Textiles | 0.00% | ₹0.00 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sri Venkatesa Mills Ltd. | Textiles | 0.00% | ₹0.00 Cr | — | — | — |
| Visakha Aqua Farms Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.00% | ₹0.00 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Leyland Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.47% | +1.47% |
| RBL Bank Ltd. | 1.04% | 0.00% | -1.04% |
| Bata India Ltd. | 0.66% | 0.00% | -0.66% |
| ICRA Ltd. | 1.40% | 0.75% | -0.65% |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | 3.14% | 3.61% | +0.48% |
| Schaeffler India Ltd. | 2.93% | 2.57% | -0.35% |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | 1.92% | 2.26% | +0.34% |
| Gland Pharma Ltd. | 3.11% | 3.40% | +0.29% |
| Meesho Ltd. | 1.31% | 1.58% | +0.27% |
| Pfizer Ltd. | 2.19% | 1.97% | -0.22% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.14% | -0.21% |
| Whirlpool Of India Ltd. | 0.99% | 1.20% | +0.20% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 4.94% | 4.74% | -0.20% |
| Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 1.75% | 1.57% | -0.19% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | 3.72% | 3.54% | -0.18% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | 1.15% | 1.32% | +0.17% |
| Asahi India Glass Ltd. | 1.69% | 1.85% | +0.16% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 3.68% | 3.82% | +0.14% |
| United Breweries Ltd. | 2.09% | 1.96% | -0.13% |
| LG Electronics India Ltd. | 1.24% | 1.37% | +0.13% |
| Abbott India Ltd. | 0.90% | 1.03% | +0.13% |
| Grindwell Norton Ltd. | 1.77% | 1.90% | +0.13% |
| Travel Food Services Ltd. | 1.33% | 1.44% | +0.11% |
| 3M India Ltd. | 2.03% | 2.13% | +0.10% |
| Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd. | 1.29% | 1.19% | -0.09% |
| Timken India Ltd. | 1.15% | 1.25% | +0.09% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd. | 2.83% | 2.92% | +0.09% |
| Eureka Forbes Ltd. | 0.95% | 0.87% | -0.08% |
| Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. | 1.66% | 1.74% | +0.08% |
| Bosch Ltd. | 3.31% | 3.39% | +0.08% |
| Escorts Kubota Ltd. | 0.91% | 0.99% | +0.08% |
| ABB India Ltd. | 1.99% | 1.92% | -0.07% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | 0.88% | 0.81% | -0.07% |
| Arvind Ltd. | 1.00% | 1.05% | +0.06% |
| Coforge Ltd. | 1.33% | 1.27% | -0.06% |
| Mphasis Ltd. | 1.47% | 1.42% | -0.05% |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | 1.09% | 1.04% | -0.05% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | 4.09% | 4.04% | -0.05% |
| Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | 1.49% | 1.44% | -0.05% |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | 1.18% | 1.23% | +0.05% |
| Honeywell Automation India Ltd. | 1.94% | 1.99% | +0.05% |
| Cohance Lifesciences Ltd. | 0.77% | 0.81% | +0.04% |
| Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. | 0.57% | 0.53% | -0.04% |
| Gillette India Ltd. | 1.56% | 1.60% | +0.04% |
| Swiggy Ltd. | 1.17% | 1.13% | -0.04% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | 2.99% | 3.03% | +0.04% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 1.02% | 0.98% | -0.04% |
| Bayer CropScience Ltd. | 1.73% | 1.70% | -0.03% |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | 0.38% | 0.40% | +0.03% |
| DOMS Industries Ltd. | 0.86% | 0.88% | +0.02% |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 1.58% | 1.61% | +0.02% |
| Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd. | 0.29% | 0.27% | -0.02% |
| Sapphire Foods India Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.12% | -0.02% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | 0.63% | 0.62% | -0.02% |
| Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd. | 1.06% | 1.08% | +0.02% |
| Vedanta Ltd. | 1.27% | 1.28% | +0.02% |
| Orkla India Ltd. | 0.52% | 0.50% | -0.01% |
| Esab India Ltd. | 0.57% | 0.56% | -0.01% |
| Siemens Ltd. | 1.63% | 1.64% | +0.01% |
| Crisil Ltd. | 2.12% | 2.13% | +0.01% |
| Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. | 0.99% | 1.00% | +0.01% |
| Others | 0.06% | 0.07% | +0.01% |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | 0.77% | 0.77% | -0.01% |
| Sparkle Gold Rock Ltd. | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd. | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.00% |
| Jainpur Straw Board & Papers | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Maruti Cottex Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sri Venkatesa Mills Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Visakha Aqua Farms Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 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 | ₹2,809 Cr | 2.30% | 7.0% | 4.7% | 8.2% |
 SBI MNC Fund | ₹6,381 Cr | 2.01% | 16.7% | 7.8% | 8.4% |
 UTI MNC Fund | ₹2,619 Cr | 2.17% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 7.3% |
 ICICI Prudential MNC Fund | ₹1,703 Cr | 2.14% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 8.8% |
 HDFC MNC Fund | ₹534 Cr | 2.87% | 7.9% | 3.6% | — |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme would invest exclusively in securities of multinational companies in order to achieve long term growth of capital at relatively moderate levels of risk. A portion of the fund will also be invested in IPO and other primary market offerings.
Fund managers
- Chanchal KhandelwalMr. Khandelwal has done B.Com.(H) and MBA (Finance)Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, he has worked with Aditya Birla Retail Limited and Aditya Birla Management Corporation 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 months−4.95% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹57,030 | −4.95% | |
| 1 year−9.61% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,13,933 | −5.06% | |
| 3 years4.95% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,88,842 | 8.01% | |
| 5 years4.10% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,66,943 | 11.16% |
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 MNC Fund?
The NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund is ₹1,224.67 as on 6 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund is 2.11% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund?
You can start a SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund given?
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund has returned -8.6% over 1 year, -2.7% over 3 years and 3.4% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 90 days..
How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Thematic-MNC category.
Which fund house manages Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund is managed by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹4,46,664 Cr under management.