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Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedSectoral/ ThematicRiskometer: Very High Risk

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

Aug 2021Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100, Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund versus Sectoral/ Thematic average.

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

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months10.29%6.78%+3.51
6 months10.17%3.68%+6.49
1 year16.94%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.

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

Jul 2023Deepest: -15.9%Aug 2026

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

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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.