Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic13.8 years
The scheme aims to provide medium to long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities of companies that are participating in the growth and development of infrastructure in India. The scheme may also invest a small portion of its corpus in money market instruments & in ADG/GDR.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation and Logistics 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
Watch
1.51% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -53.5%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
66% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Jonas Bhutta · 4.1 years on the scheme.
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 ≈ 32.4% 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 54%. 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
8 Jan 2018 – 17 Feb 2021
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 330 days
-53.5%
4 Jan 2013 – 19 Mar 2014
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 203 days
-28.5%
3 Mar 2015 – 8 Aug 2016
Trough 25 Feb 2016 · recovered in 165 days
-24.5%
27 Sept 2024 – 21 Apr 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 417 days
-24.4%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
72
Vs category
100
Consistency
62
Risk-adjusted
53
Drawdown
0
Mean
57
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
31 Aug 2026 · 61 holdings · top 10 are 32.4%.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.1%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
4.6%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
3.7%
Ultratech Cement Ltd
Materials
3.1%
NTPC Ltd
Energy & Utilities
3.0%
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic13.8 years
The scheme aims to provide medium to long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities of companies that are participating in the growth and development of infrastructure in India. The scheme may also invest a small portion of its corpus in money market instruments & in ADG/GDR.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation and Logistics 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
Watch
1.51% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -53.5%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
66% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Jonas Bhutta · 4.1 years on the scheme.
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 ≈ 32.4% 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 54%. 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
27 Oct 2026 · +7.6% over 1Y
114.69
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
27 Oct 2026
-6.0%
8 Jan 2018 – 17 Feb 2021
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 330 days
-53.5%
4 Jan 2013 – 19 Mar 2014
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 203 days
-28.5%
3 Mar 2015 – 8 Aug 2016
Trough 25 Feb 2016 · recovered in 165 days
-24.5%
27 Sept 2024 – 21 Apr 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 417 days
-24.4%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
72
Vs category
100
Consistency
62
Risk-adjusted
53
Drawdown
0
Mean
57
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
31 Aug 2026 · 61 holdings · top 10 are 32.4%.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.1%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
4.6%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
3.7%
Ultratech Cement Ltd
Materials
3.1%
NTPC Ltd
Energy & Utilities
3.0%