Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundSolution Oriented Scheme - Retirement Fund7.6 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 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 94% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Hybrid Aggressive Plan if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
7.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.33% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -34.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
94% 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 ≈ 27.4% 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.
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
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
13 Feb 2020 – 10 Nov 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 232 days
-34.2%
27 Sept 2024 – 16 Sept 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 200 days
-19.0%
15 Nov 2021 – 16 Jun 2023
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 364 days
-17.7%
11 Feb 2026 – 21 Apr 2026
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · recovered in 29 days
-13.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
90
Vs category
100
Consistency
78
Risk-adjusted
48
Drawdown
14
Mean
66
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
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
30 Sept 2026 · 80 holdings · top 10 are 27.4%.
Repo
Unspecified
3.9%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
3.6%
Ather Energy Ltd.
Consumer Discretionary
3.2%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.
Technology
3.0%
S.J.S Enterprises Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
2.5%
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Tata Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Tata Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Union Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundSolution Oriented Scheme - Retirement Fund7.6 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 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 94% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Hybrid Aggressive Plan if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
7.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.33% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -34.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
94% 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 ≈ 27.4% 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.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
27 Oct 2026 · +5.7% over 1Y
24.146
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
-6.9%
13 Feb 2020 – 10 Nov 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 232 days
-34.2%
27 Sept 2024 – 16 Sept 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 200 days
-19.0%
15 Nov 2021 – 16 Jun 2023
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 364 days
-17.7%
11 Feb 2026 – 21 Apr 2026
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · recovered in 29 days
-13.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
90
Vs category
100
Consistency
78
Risk-adjusted
48
Drawdown
14
Mean
66
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
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
30 Sept 2026 · 80 holdings · top 10 are 27.4%.
Repo
Unspecified
3.9%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
3.6%
Ather Energy Ltd.
Consumer Discretionary
3.2%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.
Technology
3.0%
S.J.S Enterprises Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
2.5%