Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic13.8 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 28 Jul 2023
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Watch if · AUM fell by 30% or more versus the prior observation.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -42.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 75.8% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 42%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
9 Oct 2018 – 7 Jan 2021
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 294 days
-42.2%
19 Apr 2022 – open
Trough 1 Jun 2023 · not recovered
-26.6%
26 May 2015 – 12 Jan 2017
Trough 21 Jan 2016 · recovered in 357 days
-19.3%
28 Jan 2013 – 27 Aug 2013
Trough 18 Apr 2013 · recovered in 131 days
-10.9%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
84
Vs category
76
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
33
Drawdown
0
Mean
48
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
31 Aug 2026 · 20 holdings · top 10 are 75.8%.
Asset mix
Equity
99.2%
Cash
0.8%
Sectors
Others
100.0%
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic13.8 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 28 Jul 2023
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Watch if · AUM fell by 30% or more versus the prior observation.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -42.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 75.8% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 42%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
28 Jul 2023 · -2.5% over 1Y
37.3501
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
28 Jul 2023
-15.7%
9 Oct 2018 – 7 Jan 2021
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 294 days
-42.2%
19 Apr 2022 – open
Trough 1 Jun 2023 · not recovered
-26.6%
26 May 2015 – 12 Jan 2017
Trough 21 Jan 2016 · recovered in 357 days
-19.3%
28 Jan 2013 – 27 Aug 2013
Trough 18 Apr 2013 · recovered in 131 days
-10.9%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
84
Vs category
76
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
33
Drawdown
0
Mean
48
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
31 Aug 2026 · 20 holdings · top 10 are 75.8%.
Asset mix
Equity
99.2%
Cash
0.8%
Sectors
Others
100.0%