Scheme
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund
Holds 22 companies worth ₹1,395 Cr in Sept 2026.
Fund house
Aditya BirlaThe fund house that runs this scheme.AUM
₹1,409 CrAditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 0.8% on Aug 2026, ₹1,398 Cr.Largest holding
Bharat ElectronicsBharat Electronics is 20.0% of this scheme's NAV.Fund manager
Priya SridharRuns its co-manager part since 31 Dec 2024, as the fund house dates it. With Mehul Dama (co-manager).
Overview(13 Sept 2026)
Fund managers2
- Priya SridharCo-manager · Dec 2024 · 17y
- Mehul DamaCo-manager · Jul 2026 · 17y
- Rupesh GuravNov 2024 – Dec 2024
- Haresh MehtaAug 2024 – Nov 2024
- Pranav GuptaAug 2024 – Oct 2024
Key facts
- Benchmark
- Nifty India Defence Total Return Index
- Risk
- Very High
- Expense
- Regular 0.89% · Direct 0.28%
- Exit load
- 0.05% within 30 days
- Started
- 30 Aug 2024
- Minimum
- ₹500
Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 13 Sept 2026 at AMFI.
What changed(7 changes)
Jul 2026
1 change
- 7 Julas co-manager
Apr 2026
1 change
- Expense ratio1 AprRegular 1.05% → 0.89%Direct 0.4% → 0.28%
Dec 2024
2 changes
- 30 Decas co-manager
- 30 Decran it as fund manager from Nov 2024
Source.Its filings at NSE, since Aug 2024.
Fund managers over time(Aug 2024 – now)
MainCoSlice20252026
Costs(Aug 2024 – Sept 2026)
Direct plan, 1 Apr 2026
0.28%
Regular plan 0.89% · Exit load 0.05% within 30 days
Objective and risk(13 Sept 2026)
Objective
The investment objective of the Scheme is 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. The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns. There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Risk, type and benchmark
- Riskometer
- Very High
- At launch
- Very High
- Type
- An open ended Index Fund replicating the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index
- Benchmark
- Nifty India Defence Total Return Index
Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV
- Equity and Equity related securities constituting the Nifty India Defence IndexAllowed95–100%Holds99.0%
- Debt and Money Market Instruments (including Cash and Cash Equivalent)Allowed0–5%Holds1.0%
Holds in Sept 2026.99.0% equity · 1.0% debt and cash
How to invest(13 Sept 2026)
Buying
- To start
- ₹500, then in multiples of ₹100
- To add
- ₹500, then in multiples of ₹100
- SIP how often
- OM,OW,DZ
- SIP dates
- Any Day(1 to 31) / Weekly(Monday to Friday)
- SIP minimum
- ₹500, then in multiples of ₹1
- SIP instalments
- 6
- SIP most
- ₹9,99,99,99,99,99,999
Selling and switching
- To redeem
- ₹1 or No minimum redemption criterion for Unit based redemption units
- Switch minimum
- ₹500 or 500 units
- STP how often
- DZ, OW, OM, Q, BZ
- STP dates
- Weekly (Monday to Friday), Daily (1 to 31 days), Monthly / Quarterly - 1,7,10,14,20,21,27,28
- STP minimum
- (OM/OW-Rs.500x12, Rs.1000x6) - (Q-Rs.Rs.1000x4) - (DZ/BZ-Rs.500x20), then in multiples of ₹1
- STP instalments
- (OM/OW-Rs.500x12, Rs.1000x6) - (DZ/BZ-Rs.500x20) (Q-Rs.1000x4)
- STP most
- ₹9,99,99,99,99,99,999
- SWP how often
- Q,OM,OW,BZ,H,Y
- SWP dates
- Weekly (Monday to Friday), Daily (1 to 28 days) OM- Q (1 to 28 days)
- SWP minimum
- ₹500, then in multiples of ₹1
- SWP instalments
- (OM/OW - Rs.500x6) - (Q - Rs.500x4) (H - Rs.500x4) (Y - Rs.500x2)
- SWP most
- ₹9,99,99,99,99,99,999
Scheme details(13 Sept 2026)
What it is
- Category
- Index Fund
- Offer
- 9 Aug 2024 to 23 Aug 2024
- Started
- 30 Aug 2024
- Reopened
- 2 Sept 2024
- Plans
- Growth Option
- Face value
- ₹10
- Listed
- No
How it is run
- Swing pricing
- No
- Side-pocketing
- Yes
- Custodian
- HDFC Bank Limited
- Auditor
- M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
- Registrar
- Computer Age Management Services Limited
- SEBI code
- ABSL/O/O/EIN/24/07/0160