Aditya Birla SL Special Opportunities Fund
The scheme seeks to provide long term capital appreciation by investing in opportunities presented by special situations such as corporate restructuring, Government policy change and/or regulatory changes, companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances.
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #13 of 184 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹27.67 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹1,279 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.85% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Dhaval Gala |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 30 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 12.10% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.85 |
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| Standard deviation | 15.04% |
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| Max drawdown | −21.23% |
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| Alpha | 6.19 |
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| Beta | 0.96 |
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Over 5 years, captured 103.9% of Nifty 500's upside and 89.0% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 42.9% |
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| Mid cap | 16.1% |
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| Small cap | 40.9% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 20.5% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 32.4% |
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| Total holdings | 66 |
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Top holdings
- Aditya Infotech Limited — 6.6%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 4.0%
- Shriram Finance Limited — 3.5%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 3.4%
- Meesho Limited — 2.9%
- TREPS — 2.9%
- SHRIRAM PISTONS & RINGS LTD — 2.7%
- Union Bank of India — 2.5%
- Billionbrains Garage Ventures Limited — 2.3%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 2.2%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 18.3%
- Industrial Products — 10.5%
- Automobile — 10.2%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 3.2% | Q1 (Top) | #41 of 167 |
| 2025 | 13.6% | Q1 (Top) | #11 of 132 |
| 2024 | 21.5% | Q2 | #36 of 86 |
| 2023 | 25.4% | Q3 | #48 of 66 |
| 2022 | −1.0% | Q3 | #35 of 55 |