Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundOther Scheme - Index Funds2.4 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 · The fund beat the category median in 70% of rolling 1-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.4 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.31% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -0.2%. 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 ≈ 100.0% 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 0%. 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
7 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
Trough 21 May 2026 · recovered in 8 days
-0.2%
13 Oct 2026 – open
Trough 15 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-0.2%
6 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
Trough 13 Jun 2025 · recovered in 11 days
-0.2%
31 Mar 2026 – 8 Apr 2026
Trough 2 Apr 2026 · recovered in 6 days
-0.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
33
Vs category
100
Consistency
70
Risk-adjusted
84
Drawdown
99
Mean
77
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 · 3 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 31719 GOI 20JU27 7.38 FV RS 100
Entities
94.5%
Repo
Unspecified
3.5%
Net Receivables
Unspecified
2.1%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
8 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundOther Scheme - Index Funds2.4 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 · The fund beat the category median in 70% of rolling 1-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.4 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.31% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -0.2%. 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 ≈ 100.0% 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 0%. 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 · +4.8% over 1Y
11.732
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%
7 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
Trough 21 May 2026 · recovered in 8 days
-0.2%
13 Oct 2026 – open
Trough 15 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-0.2%
6 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
Trough 13 Jun 2025 · recovered in 11 days
-0.2%
31 Mar 2026 – 8 Apr 2026
Trough 2 Apr 2026 · recovered in 6 days
-0.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
33
Vs category
100
Consistency
70
Risk-adjusted
84
Drawdown
99
Mean
77
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 · 3 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 31719 GOI 20JU27 7.38 FV RS 100
Entities
94.5%
Repo
Unspecified
3.5%
Net Receivables
Unspecified
2.1%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
8 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026