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Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH

Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market. From Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. It's been running since 6 Apr 2021.

Latest price per unit
₹24.5488
▲ 0.31% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.18 L
▲ ₹18.2k gain · 18.2% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.72 L
▲ ₹72.0k gain · 19.8% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.93 L
▲ ₹92.7k gain · 14.0% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹2.22 L
Gain / loss+₹42.2k
XIRR (annualised)14.90%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹2.28 L
Projected gain*+₹48.0k
*at this fund's historical rate of 14.90% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 95 other funds in Index Funds - Equity Funds

Same plan
1-year return
18.24%median 4.36% (+13.88%)
Rank #5 of 96Beats 95% of peers
3-year return
19.81%median 12.62% (+7.19%)
Rank #5 of 96Beats 87% of peers
5-year return
14.01%median 11.94% (+2.07%)
Rank #4 of 96Beats 57% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
20.57%median 16.57% (+4.00%)
Rank #81 of 96Less risky than 11% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-36.72%median -16.60% (-20.13%)
Rank #4 of 96Less risky than 97% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 6 years were positive.

+29%
2021
-19%
2022
+62%
2023
+24%
2024
-4%
2025
+17%
2026
Best year
2023 · 61.70%
Worst year
2022 · -19.32%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
20.6%

The value swings roughly 21% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-36.72%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH against other index funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year18.24%
CAGR — 3 years19.81%
CAGR — 5 years14.01%
CAGR — since launch17.80%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)18.05%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)20.57%
Max drawdown — 1 year-17.15%
Max drawdown — 3 years-25.05%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)0.62
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.61

Fund info

Fund house
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
Category
Index Funds - Equity Funds
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF209KB1W17
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
148815
First price on record
6 Apr 2021 · 1,336 daily prices

About Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH is a Index Funds - Equity Funds offered by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 6 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the index category — Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.

The current NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH is ₹24.5488 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 18.23% over the last year, 19.81% CAGR over 3 years, 14.01% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 20.6% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 36.7%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

The latest NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH is ₹24.5488 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.31% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH has delivered 1-year return 18.23%, 3-year CAGR 19.81%, 5-year CAGR 14.01%, since-inception CAGR 17.80%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH belong to?+

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH is categorised as Index Funds - Equity Funds. Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.

How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 20.6%, Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH a direct plan?+

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH has NAV history available from 6 Apr 2021 — approximately 6 years of track record and 1,336 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.