Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund

NAV as of Oct 30, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹11.4155-0.16% 1 day change	12.74% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹722 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹11.4155 as on Oct 30, 2025

This fund Category average

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹722 Cr
Exit load	0.05% Exit load of 0.05%, if redeemed within 30 days.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	1 yrs 2 m since Aug 09, 2024
Benchmark	Nifty India Defence TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.06% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Oct 28, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	2.48%	5.36%
3 Months	3.36%	4.28%
6 Months	12.35%	8.96%
1 Year	25.44%	6.77%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 60.13%

Mid Cap 21.79%

Small Cap 18.09%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bharat Electronics Ltd.20.64%

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.20.47%

Solar Industries India Ltd.11.55%

Bharat Forge Ltd.11.5%

Top sectors

Capital Goods 70.07000000000001%

Automobile 12.45%

Chemicals 11.55%

Communication 2.96%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 0.67606453%

Other Holdings

Others 0.68%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund	2.48%	12.35%	25.44%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF	5.47%	10.06%	2.6%	27.34%	35.77%	13.22%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund	6.12%	5.67%	12.58%	11.84%	17.98%	7.34%
Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund	4.13%	6.01%	3.06%	17.65%	15.28%	7.36%
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund	1.0%	20.65%	13.98%	25.61%	16.04%	7.72%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF	16.89	1.14	1.21	1.95
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund	12.98	0.99	0.46	0.96
Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund	12.42	0.7	0.89	1.64
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund	N.A.	722 Cr	1 yrs 2 m	1.06%
ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF	N.A.	2,354 Cr	7 yrs 4 m	0.13%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund	N.A.	614 Cr	6 yrs 2 m	0.99%
Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund	N.A.	163 Cr	5 yrs	1.06%
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund	N.A.	167 Cr	3 yrs 1 m	0.94%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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About this fund

About Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund is a Other Equity Index mutual fund scheme from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 1 yrs 2 m, having been launched on 09/08/2024. Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund has ₹722 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund as of 30/10/2025 is ₹11.42. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.06%, which is higher than what most other Other Equity Index funds charge.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund returns of last 1-year are 25.41%. Since launch, it has delivered 12.01% average annual returns.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Capital Goods, Automobile, Chemicals, Communication, Technology sectors. It has taken less exposure in Capital Goods, Automobile sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Bharat Electronics Ltd., Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Solar Industries India Ltd., Bharat Forge Ltd., Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd..

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Fund AUM	722 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Priya Sridhar

Ms. Sridhar has done B.Com and M.F.M Prior to joining ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, she has worked with ITI Mutual Fund and LIC Housing Finance Ltd

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide returns that, before expenses, correspond to the total returns of securities as represented by the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index, subject to tracking errors.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	89 view all schemes
Total AUM	4,28,066 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	One World Center, Tower 1, 17th Floor, Jupiter Mill Compound Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road Mumbai, 400013

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund plan is approximately ₹11.4155 as of Oct 30, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund is a 1 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.74% since inception.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
25.44%	12.74%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund has an expense ratio of 1.06%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 722 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	20.64%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	20.47%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	11.55%
Bharat Forge Ltd.	11.5%
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.	7.47%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.	5.39%
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.	4.9%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd.	2.96%
BEML Ltd.	2.84%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.	2.69%

What are the top sectors Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund has invested in?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Capital Goods	70.07000000000001%
Automobile	12.45%
Chemicals	11.55%
Communication	2.96%
Technology	2.32%
Metals & Mining	0.66%

What is risk level of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

This is a Other Equity Index fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

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in Other Equity Index

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Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Other Equity Index funds in the last 1 Year.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.05%, if redeemed within 30 days.