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Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund Regular Growth NAV today

AMFI: 125595ISIN: INF209K011W7MUTF_IN: ADIT_BSL_BKNG_17N6H01Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundSectoral / Thematic funds

NAV ₹57.7100down ₹0.94 (1.60%)

NAV for 23 Oct 2026, against 22 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹3,406 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
2.01%21 Oct 2026
Exit load
1%if sold within 30 days
P/E
17.230 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
4130 Sep 2026
Launched
14 Dec 2013

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund returns

Regular Growth plan

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−4.66%−3.87%–––
1 month−7.19%−4.54%82 of 254−8.33%−9.6% to −6.7%
3 months−7.49%−5.93%165 of 249−6.53%−8.0% to −4.6%
6 months−7.60%−6.29%202 of 249−4.08%−6.9% to +1.7%
1 year−8.59%−10.64%148 of 228−6.21%−10.1% to −0.6%
3 years+7.64%+8.98%103 of 141+10.84%+7.2% to +15.3%
5 years+7.01%+5.78%79 of 106+9.47%+6.9% to +13.1%
10 years+9.86%+12.56%58 of 70+12.66%+10.6% to +14.0%
₹10,000 put in on 18 Dec 2013 is ₹58,411 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year−0.52%−4.42%
3 years+7.39%+8.58%
5 years+8.61%+7.13%
10 years+10.61%+12.82%
Since launch+14.93%+14.74%
Benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Regular Growth
  • Nifty Financial Services TRI
  • Loss
Highest year to Dec 2014, +65.8%; lowest year to Dec 2018, −2.4%Above the benchmark in 7 of 12 years

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,11,801₹1,11,795 after stamp duty−12.93%−12.94%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,65,074₹3,65,056 after stamp duty+0.92%+0.92%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,13,840₹7,13,804 after stamp duty+6.94%+6.94%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹20,05,129₹20,05,078 after stamp duty+9.95%+9.95%₹38
Since Dec 2013154 instalments₹15,40,000₹33,08,855₹33,08,803 after stamp duty+11.27%+11.27%₹38

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 18 Dec 2013 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,919 windows−43.0%+16.8%+103.5%80.6%
3 years2,428 windows−11.2%+14.4%+34.8%93.3%
5 years1,935 windows−0.1%+13.0%+28.1%100.0%
10 years703 windows+9.9%+14.2%+18.5%100.0%
Every 10-year window ended higher than it started.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.87 ptsA year, on 21 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.14%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.01%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.45%, Mar 2020.Direct plan lowest 0.99%, Dec 2025.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.90%1.65%
Brokerage0.02%0.02%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.22%0.34%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 21 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

For redemption/switch-out of units on or before 30 days from the date of allotment: 1.00% of applicable NAV. For redemption/switch-out of units after 30 days from the date of allotment: Nil

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹1,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹1
SIP
Accepted
SIP minimum
₹100
SIP instalments, at least
6
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP dates
Any Day(1 to 31)Weekly(Monday to Friday)
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹3,629 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
14.1%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
Largest ₹3,638 Cr, quarter to Dec 2025.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹3,711 Cr, Nov 2025.Lowest ₹1,191 Cr, Mar 2020.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

ICICI BankBanksLarge cap5th13.86%472.0635,71,644Dec 2013or earlier
HDFC BankBanksLarge cap2nd10.53%358.5050,58,496Sep 2019
Axis BankBanksLarge cap15th8.05%274.2722,37,100Oct 2018
Bajaj FinanceFinanceLarge cap7th6.73%229.1323,88,250Aug 2023
Shriram FinanceFinanceLarge cap42nd5.44%185.4018,86,669Aug 2023
State Bank of IndiaBanksLarge cap4th5.05%172.1017,93,689Oct 2017
Kotak Mahindra BankBanksLarge cap16th3.62%123.2929,56,665Aug 2023
PNB Housing FinanceFinanceSmall cap313th3.02%102.919,18,856Aug 2024
AU Small Finance BankBanksMid cap145th2.91%99.209,81,861Nov 2023
Bank of MaharashtraBanksMid cap186th2.84%96.801,21,96,451Dec 2025
SBI Life Insurance CompanyInsuranceLarge cap45th2.66%90.495,33,402Mar 2021
Billionbrains Garage VenturesCapital MarketsLarge cap95th2.34%79.6243,29,044Nov 2025
Tata CapitalFinanceLarge cap64th2.18%74.3222,66,231Oct 2025
City Union BankBanksSmall cap348th2.16%73.5132,52,055Feb 2025
ICICI Lombard General Insurance CompanyInsuranceMid cap122nd1.88%64.034,02,727Sep 2019
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
13.86%ICICI Bank
Top 5 holdings
44.61%
Top 10 holdings
62.05%
Effective holdings
17.4Taken over 98.90% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares98.90%
  • Cash and receivables1.10%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap65.07%Category 49.50%
  • Mid cap12.94%Category 21.62%
  • Small cap19.96%Category 26.68%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 2.01% of the fund. Category is the average of 249 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation

1sector
  • Financial Services98.90%Category 21.68%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 254 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services41 companies98.90%98.33%98.31%98.83%97.80%98.39%96.95%95.85%95.64%98.21%98.95%97.75%
Healthcare0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Capital Goods0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Automobile And Auto Components0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Services0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Information Technology0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Durables0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Telecommunication0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Power0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Services0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
21.30% of the fund
Sold out
20.63% of the fund before
Added to
2
Trimmed
5
Unchanged
32
Traded at least
0.63%
Weight that moved
4.61%

Changes in Sep 2026

National Stock Exchange of IndiaNew0.74%0.00%+0.74 pts+1,42,773
MoneyviewNew0.56%0.00%+0.56 pts+55,87,911
Bajaj FinanceAdded6.73%6.30%+0.42 pts+2,01,000
360 ONE WAMAdded0.66%0.38%+0.28 pts+1,00,000
MAS Financial ServicesTrimmed0.17%0.41%−0.25 pts−2,97,194
City Union BankTrimmed2.16%2.36%−0.21 pts−5,32,563
ICICI Prudential Asset Management CompanyTrimmed1.23%1.41%−0.18 pts−35,000
SBI Funds ManagementTrimmed0.72%0.88%−0.16 pts−84,548
Canara Robeco Asset Management CompanyTrimmed0.15%0.28%−0.13 pts−1,71,379
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points. Securities only: 2 futures, options and cash lines that changed are not listed.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
ICICI Bank17.45%17.52%17.01%13.84%Cut13.96%14.21%13.26%13.48%13.61%Cut14.31%14.16%Cut13.86%
HDFC Bank16.45%Cut15.37%Cut14.51%Cut13.80%13.07%12.54%11.79%10.87%Cut10.98%10.37%9.78%10.53%
Axis Bank7.87%7.94%7.91%8.67%8.67%8.47%8.25%8.54%8.43%7.76%7.93%Cut8.05%
Bajaj Finance6.18%5.98%5.71%5.46%5.79%5.43%5.66%5.60%5.84%6.84%Added6.30%6.73%Added
Shriram Finance2.49%2.75%3.23%3.36%3.52%5.22%Added4.99%5.16%5.35%5.41%5.71%5.44%
State Bank of India7.06%6.91%Cut5.10%Cut5.68%6.28%5.96%5.79%5.34%5.36%5.05%Cut5.18%5.05%
Kotak Mahindra Bank4.13%4.06%4.23%3.97%4.01%3.97%3.84%3.71%Cut3.57%3.16%Cut3.38%3.62%
PNB Housing Finance1.22%1.16%1.45%Added1.72%Added2.06%Added2.20%2.71%2.73%2.60%2.65%2.88%3.02%
AU Small Finance Bank3.28%Cut3.47%3.63%3.63%3.51%3.60%3.86%2.97%Cut2.95%3.01%2.91%Cut2.91%
Bank of Maharashtra––2.11%Bought again2.25%2.55%2.44%2.78%2.87%3.12%2.65%Cut2.73%2.84%
SBI Life Insurance Company2.41%2.35%2.45%2.44%2.46%2.50%2.74%Added2.82%2.56%2.75%2.53%2.66%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures–2.41%Bought2.17%Cut2.50%1.63%Cut1.75%2.23%2.31%Added2.38%2.31%2.27%2.34%
Tata Capital1.81%Bought1.76%1.85%1.87%1.81%2.05%Added2.13%Added2.00%2.26%2.27%2.27%2.18%
City Union Bank1.42%1.64%1.76%1.86%1.72%1.70%2.17%Added2.09%2.15%2.14%2.36%2.16%Cut
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company3.12%3.00%3.00%2.82%2.93%3.06%2.81%2.63%Cut1.91%Cut1.79%1.72%1.88%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 4.0% in Apr 2026

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds (130 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation16.75%
12.75%Lowest17.47%Average of 138 funds31.21%Highest
Downside deviation10.95%
5.75%Lowest10.87%Average of 138 funds16.51%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.16
−0.62Lowest0.41Average of 138 funds1.15Highest
Sortino ratio0.22
−0.74Lowest0.64Average of 138 funds2.21Highest

Against Nifty Financial Services TRI

Beta1.00
0.63Lowest0.93Average1.21Highest
Alpha−1.18 pts
−7.03 ptsLowest+0.62 ptsAverage of 93 funds+10.55 ptsHighest
R-squared90.6
42.9Lowest87.3Average98.2Highest
Correlation0.95
0.66Lowest0.93Average0.99Highest
Upside capture98.0%
63.9%Lowest96.5%Average131.6%Highest
Downside capture103.4%
49.9%Lowest90.3%Average119.7%Highest
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 2026−0.24

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 and 3 years−16.53%18 Feb 202631 Mar 2026Not yet
5 years−22.74%26 Oct 202120 Jun 20221 Dec 2022
10 years and since Dec 2013−47.58%2 Jan 202023 Mar 202029 Dec 2020

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty Financial Services TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Dhaval GalaPrimaryAug 2015+12.80%a year+13.42%−0.61 pts7.7%9.3%4₹18,015 Cr₹10,537 Cr alone
Returns are the regular plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi Asset Allocation FundDhaval GalaOct 2024+8.88%a year––₹7,478 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity FundDhaval GalaSep 2022+21.05%a year––₹5,775 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities FundDhaval GalaOct 2024+9.12%a year––₹1,357 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

HDFC Banking & Financial Services FundHDFC Mutual Fund68.58%23
Kotak Banking & Financial Services FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund64.73%20
Tata Banking & Financial Services FundTata Mutual Fund63.63%23
Edelweiss Financial Services FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund61.09%18
MahindraManulife Banking & Financial Services FundMahindra Manulife Mutual Fund60.99%19
ITI Banking and Financial Services FundITI Mutual Fund60.18%17
Baroda BNP Paribas Banking and Financial Services FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund59.89%23
Canara Robeco Banking and Financial Services FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund59.56%20
Bandhan Financial Services FundBandhan Mutual Fund58.43%27
UTI Banking and Financial Services FundUTI Mutual Fund58.21%19
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG Integration Strategy FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund36.45%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Large Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund32.34%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund31.48%
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund25.49%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund23.51%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Value FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund23.06%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund22.54%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund21.24%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund15.65%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi-Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund15.27%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund dividend history

Paid through the IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal) option, once called a dividend.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation to unitholders from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services. / The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns. There can be no assurance that the schemes’ objectives will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows:
  • Equity & Equity related instruments of Banking & Financial Services Companies - 80%-100%
  • Equity and Equity related Instruments of companies other than above - 0%-20%
  • Units issued by InVITs - 0% - 10%
  • Money Market & Liquid* instruments - 0% - 20%
  • Units in Mutual Funds# - 0% - 5%

*As defined by SEBI

#The Scheme will invest in units of Overnight schemes Liquid Schemes and Money Market Schemes of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund and other fund houses for liquidity and cash management purposes.

Type of scheme

An open ended equity scheme investing in the Banking & Financial Services sectors.

Stated category
Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
Benchmark
Nifty Financial Services TRI
Risk level at launch
Very High
New fund offer
25 Nov 2013 to 9 Dec 2013
Units first allotted
14 Dec 2013
Open for sale again
15 Dec 2013
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth125597INF209K014W1ADIT_BSL_BKNG_1O8G3WW18 Dec 2013
Regular Growth125595INF209K011W7ADIT_BSL_BKNG_17N6H0118 Dec 2013
Direct IDCW125598INF209K013W3INF209K015W8ADIT_BSL_BKNG_UVTBOS18 Dec 2013
Regular IDCW125596INF209K010W9INF209K012W5ADIT_BSL_BKNG_HIHRUZ18 Dec 2013

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure