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Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundIndex Funds - Equity Funds2.2 years
The scheme seeks to provide returns that, before expenses, correspond to the total returns of securities as represented by the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index, subject to tracking errors.
- NAV
- 12.7142
- 29 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- +10.3%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹1,409.38 Cr
- 30 Sept 2026
- Volatility
- High
- 27.7% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 100% of rolling 1-year windows.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 Equal Weight index Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.2 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.46% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -27.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Mehul Dama · 0.3 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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 85.2% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 28%. 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
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
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
- 1Y+10.3%
- 3Yn/a
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- SI+12.1%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y+8.6%
- 3Yn/a
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- Since inception
- +12.1%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- +16.9%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- n/a
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- n/a
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- n/a
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- n/a
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -27.8%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -11.2%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 51 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +94%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 15 days
- 10 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 70 days
- Trough to prior peak
4 Sept 2024 – 29 Apr 2025
Trough 18 Feb 2025 · recovered in 70 days
-27.8%
23 Jun 2025 – 5 May 2026
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · recovered in 35 days
-20.5%
8 Sept 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-14.4%
7 May 2026 – 17 Jun 2026
Trough 11 Jun 2026 · recovered in 6 days
-6.6%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
45
Vs category
100
Consistency
100
Risk-adjusted
42
Drawdown
31
Mean
64
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Monitor
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
- The fund beat the category median in 100% of rolling 1-year windows.
Portfolio
30 Sept 2026 · 23 holdings · top 10 are 85.2%.
- Top 5
- 68.8%
- Top 10
- 85.2%
- Largest holding
- 20.0%
- Effective holdings
- 8.3
Bharat Electronics Ltd
Industrials
20.0%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
Industrials
19.7%
Bharat Forge Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
13.3%
Solar Industries India Ltd
Materials
11.9%
MTAR Technologies Ltd
Industrials
4.0%
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 Equal Weight index Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -6.1%
- 3Y
- +11.1%
- Vol
- 13.7%
- Max DD
- -18.0%
- Sharpe
- 0.45
- 3Y win
- +28%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Axis Nifty Midcap 50 Index Fund
Axis Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -1.9%
- 3Y
- +14.8%
- Vol
- 17.1%
- Max DD
- -20.3%
- Sharpe
- 0.66
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -4.0%
- 3Y
- +13.8%
- Vol
- 16.7%
- Max DD
- -21.2%
- Sharpe
- 0.69
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER
HSBC NIFTY NEXT 50 Index Fund
HSBC Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -2.7%
- 3Y
- +16.1%
- Vol
- 17.3%
- Max DD
- -26.6%
- Sharpe
- 0.45
- 3Y win
- +92%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher trailing returns
UTI Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund
UTI Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -2.1%
- 3Y
- +19.9%
- Vol
- 19.8%
- Max DD
- -22.6%
- Sharpe
- 0.89
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER