Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Thematic
Very High Risk
+22.73%
3Y annualised
-1.31% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 27 Feb '26
₹27.91
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹918.86 Cr
Expense ratio
1.28%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
6 months₹30,000₹30,154
+0.51%
1 year₹60,000₹63,615
+6.02%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,27,047
+26.14%
5 years₹3,00,000₹4,47,942
+49.31%

Holdings (65)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity6.11%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.42%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity4.20%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.CommunicationEquity3.53%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialEquity3.13%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.FinancialEquity2.90%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity2.79%
Bank of MaharashtraFinancialEquity2.72%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity2.68%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity2.36%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity2.24%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.ChemicalsEquity1.97%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.90%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.90%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity1.88%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.81%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.79%
Ceat Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.78%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.76%
Sobha Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.75%
Swiggy Ltd.ServicesEquity1.68%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity1.63%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity1.61%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.59%
TBO Tek Ltd.ServicesEquity1.56%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity1.45%
Atul Ltd.ChemicalsEquity1.29%
Biocon Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.26%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.25%
Physicswallah Ltd.ServicesEquity1.19%
UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.FinancialEquity1.13%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.11%
Amagi Media Labs Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.11%
Tata Motors Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.05%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.05%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.00%
SAMHI Hotels Ltd.ServicesEquity0.99%
VRL Logistics Ltd.ServicesEquity0.99%
Jindal Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.98%
Indusind Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.98%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.97%
PNC Infratech Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.95%
Varun Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.94%
Dabur India Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.94%
Coforge Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.90%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.90%
Granules India Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.85%
LG Electronics India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.85%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.85%
AIA Engineering Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.84%
RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.84%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.80%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.ServicesEquity0.76%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.TextilesEquity0.76%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.74%
Stylam Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.70%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.60%
Pitti Engineering Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.54%
Meesho Ltd.ServicesEquity0.52%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.52%
BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.48%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.44%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.43%
Orient Electric Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.38%
Power Mech Projects Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.31%
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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹500
Min. for 2nd investment
₹500
Min. for SIP
₹100

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name1Y3Y5YAll
Fund returns+21.2%+22.7%+17.9%+21.1%
Category average (Equity Thematic)+1.7%+16.0%+17.9%--
Rank (Equity Thematic)947--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management

DG
Dhaval Gala
Oct 2024 - Present
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Education
Mr. Gala has done BMS from Mithibai College and PGDBM-Finance from N.L.Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research.
Experience
Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, he has worked with B&K Securities( January 2008- February 2011) and J.P.Morgan Chase India Private Ltd ( May 2005-July 2006).

About Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 23 Dec 1994. Dhaval Gala is the Current Fund Manager of Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹4,39,074 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 27 Feb 2026 is ₹27.91. The Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹500. Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days. ;

Investment Objective

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.
Fund benchmarkBSE 500 Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#4 in India
Total AUM₹4,39,074.17 Cr
Date of Incorporation23 Dec 1994
Launch Date23 Dec 1994
AddressOne World Center, Tower 1, 17th Floor, Jupiter Mill CompoundSenapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road Mumbai 400013
CustodianCitibank NA
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,