
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund
NAV
₹31.24
as of 21 Aug 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund managing ₹1,263 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹31.24 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.95% a year. Managed by Dhaval Gala. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.95% / yr
- as of 30 Jun 2026
- Fund size
- ₹1,263 crore
- as of 31 Jul 2026
- Exit load
- 1%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 23 Oct 2020
- ISIN
- INF209KB1T79
₹100 invested, fund vs category
The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.
Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund
₹211
+111% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Sectoral/ Thematic average
₹227
+127% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 10.29% | 6.78% | +3.51 |
| 6 months | 10.17% | 3.68% | +6.49 |
| 1 year | 16.94% | 6.07% | +10.87 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 20.97% | 16.01% | +4.96 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 16.10% | 15.20% | +0.90 |
Category average across 119 funds, as of 21 Aug 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible — read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- -7.0%
- Median
- 14.0%
- Best
- 47.2%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 88% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Apr 2022. Windows overlap — this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 13.8%
- Median
- 19.9%
- Best
- 23.7%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Apr 2022. Windows overlap — this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.85
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.69
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 1.39
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 15.08%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -16.36%
Distance below its own peak
Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high — how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.
Deepest fall
-16.4%
Right now
-1.1% below peak
Where the money actually is
Equity
93.2%
Bonds
2.7%
Cash
4.1%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.
What it owns
72 positions · top 10 = 31.3%
Market-cap mix
Large 42.2%Mid 14.6%Small 34.5%Other 8.7%
as of 31 Jul 2026
Holdings by sector
Financial Services(6 in top 10)25.9%
- ICICI Bank Ltd3.41%
- Shriram Finance Ltd3.37%
- Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd2.32%
- Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares2.29%
- Bank of Maharashtra2.16%
- Axis Bank Ltd2.14%
- Consumer Cyclical18.1%
Industrials(1 in top 10)10.5%
- Aditya Infotech Ltd6.31%
- Basic Materials8.7%
- Technology7.6%
- Consumer Defensive6.2%
Communication Services(1 in top 10)5.8%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd4.45%
- Healthcare5.5%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 27.9% vs category 37.3% a year.
Other top holdings
- Treps3.42%
- Reverse Repo2.67%
The businesses it owns
- P/E (trailing)
- 26.3 vs category 25.8
- P/B
- 3.9 vs category 3.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.0% vs category 1.1%
- Net margin
- 16.1% vs category 15.4%
- Earnings growth
- 13.3%
- Avg market cap
- ₹84,318 crore
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- +₹312 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- +₹142 cr
as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- ₹31.24 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- 0.95% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
- How large is Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- ₹1,263 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Sectoral/ Thematic category.
- How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". One sector, one story. The most-launched shelf on the map, by far.
- What are the 5-year returns of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- 16.10% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Sectoral/ Thematic average of 15.20%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- 13.8% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Apr 2022. The median was 19.9% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- Dhaval Gala, managing this fund for 1.8 years.
Where this fund sits
Its shelf, all funds
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Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (Nifty 500 TRI) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.