Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund
NAV
₹30.62
as of 6 Oct 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund managing ₹1,279 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹30.62 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 1.21% a year. Managed by Dhaval Gala. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 1.21% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹1,279 crore
- as of 31 Aug 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 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund
₹186
+86% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Sectoral/ Thematic average
₹195
+95% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -0.39% | -4.47% | +4.08 |
| 6 months | 11.76% | 7.56% | +4.20 |
| 1 year | 11.68% | -0.10% | +11.78 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 18.39% | 12.32% | +6.07 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 13.34% | 11.84% | +1.50 |
Category average across 119 funds, as of 5 Oct 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
- 19.8%
- 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)
- 0.89
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.64
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 1.45
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 15.05%
- 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
-4.0% below peak
Where the money actually is
Equity
97.0%
Cash
3.0%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.
What it owns
71 positions · top 10 = 32.3%
Market-cap mix
Large 41.6%Mid 15.6%Small 37.8%Other 5.0%
as of 31 Aug 2026
Holdings by sector
Financial Services(5 in top 10)27.8%
- Shriram Finance Ltd3.53%
- ICICI Bank Ltd3.41%
- Union Bank of India2.49%
- Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd2.26%
- Axis Bank Ltd2.24%
Consumer Cyclical(2 in top 10)20.9%
- Meesho Ltd2.92%
- SPR Auto Technologies Ltd2.70%
Industrials(1 in top 10)11.6%
- Aditya Infotech Ltd6.55%
- Basic Materials8.6%
- Technology7.5%
Communication Services(1 in top 10)5.7%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd4.04%
- Consumer Defensive5.6%
- Healthcare5.3%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 30.5% vs category 37.4% a year.
Other top holdings
- Treps2.91%
The businesses it owns
- P/E (trailing)
- 26.3 vs category 25.9
- P/B
- 3.9 vs category 3.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.0% vs category 1.1%
- Net margin
- 15.8% vs category 15.4%
- Earnings growth
- 12.9%
- Avg market cap
- ₹77,656 crore
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- +₹300 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- +₹116 cr
as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- ₹30.62 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- 1.21% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund?
- ₹1,279 crore under management as of 31 Aug 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?
- 13.34% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Sectoral/ Thematic average of 11.84%. 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 19.8% 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.