Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundOther Scheme - Index Funds4.6 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.6 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.21% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -3.4%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
0% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
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
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 52.7% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 3%. 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
If you start a SIP here, diary a 90-day check and an annual review - don’t react to every NAV print.
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
31 Mar 2022 – 9 Sept 2022
Trough 6 May 2022 · recovered in 126 days
-3.4%
13 Sept 2022 – 11 Nov 2022
Trough 26 Sept 2022 · recovered in 46 days
-1.4%
2 Feb 2023 – 13 Mar 2023
Trough 1 Mar 2023 · recovered in 12 days
-0.2%
5 Oct 2023 – 23 Oct 2023
Trough 10 Oct 2023 · recovered in 13 days
-0.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
49
Vs category
100
Consistency
19
Risk-adjusted
43
Drawdown
92
Mean
61
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 48 holdings · top 10 are 52.7%.
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SR 24E 7.80 BD 15MR27 FVRS1LAC
Financial
9.7%
GOI Sec 8.24 15/02/2027
Entities
6.3%
REC LIMITED SR 231A 7.64 BD 30AP27 FVRS1LAC
Financial
6.2%
Tamilnadu State SDL 7.61 15/02/2027
Unspecified
5.8%
Bihar State SDL 7.59 2027
Unspecified
4.6%
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundOther Scheme - Index Funds4.6 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.6 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.21% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -3.4%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
0% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
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
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 52.7% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 3%. 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
If you start a SIP here, diary a 90-day check and an annual review - don’t react to every NAV print.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · +5.8% over 1Y
13.2527
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
29 Oct 2026
0.0%
31 Mar 2022 – 9 Sept 2022
Trough 6 May 2022 · recovered in 126 days
-3.4%
13 Sept 2022 – 11 Nov 2022
Trough 26 Sept 2022 · recovered in 46 days
-1.4%
2 Feb 2023 – 13 Mar 2023
Trough 1 Mar 2023 · recovered in 12 days
-0.2%
5 Oct 2023 – 23 Oct 2023
Trough 10 Oct 2023 · recovered in 13 days
-0.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
49
Vs category
100
Consistency
19
Risk-adjusted
43
Drawdown
92
Mean
61
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 48 holdings · top 10 are 52.7%.
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SR 24E 7.80 BD 15MR27 FVRS1LAC
Financial
9.7%
GOI Sec 8.24 15/02/2027
Entities
6.3%
REC LIMITED SR 231A 7.64 BD 30AP27 FVRS1LAC
Financial
6.2%
Tamilnadu State SDL 7.61 15/02/2027
Unspecified
5.8%
Bihar State SDL 7.59 2027
Unspecified
4.6%
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026