Scheme
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund
Holds 68 companies worth ₹1,270 Cr in Sept 2026.
Fund house
Aditya BirlaThe fund house that runs this scheme.AUM
₹1,357 CrAditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 6.0% on Aug 2026, ₹1,279 Cr.Largest holding
Aditya Infotech LimitedAditya Infotech Limited is 7.5% of this scheme's NAV.Fund manager
Dhaval GalaRuns it since 31 Oct 2024, as the fund house dates it.
Overview(1 Sept 2026)
Fund managers1
- Dhaval GalaFund manager · Oct 2024 · 20y
- Dhaval JoshiNov 2022 – Oct 2025
- Chanchal KhandelwalOct 2020 – Oct 2024
Key facts
- Benchmark
- BSE 500 TRI
- Risk
- Very High
- Expense
- Regular 2.31% · Direct 1.21%
- Exit load
- 1% within 30 days
- Started
- 23 Oct 2020
- Minimum
- ₹500
Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 1 Sept 2026 at AMFI.
What changed(5 changes)
Aug 2026
1 change
- Expense ratio26 AugRegular 1.97% → 2.31%Direct 1.04% → 1.21%
Apr 2026
1 change
- Expense ratio1 AprRegular 2.44% → 1.97%Direct 1.46% → 1.04%
Oct 2025
1 change
- 2 Octran it as co-manager from Nov 2022
Source.Its filings at NSE, since Oct 2024.
Fund managers over time(Oct 2020 – now)
MainCoSlice202120222023202420252026
Costs(Oct 2024 – Sept 2026)
Direct plan, 26 Aug 2026
1.21%
Regular plan 2.31% · Exit load 1% within 30 days
Objective and risk(1 Sept 2026)
Objective
The investment objective of the Scheme is 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. The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns. There can be no assurance that the schemes’ objectives will be achieved.
Risk, type and benchmark
- Riskometer
- Very High
- At launch
- Very High
- Type
- An open-ended equity scheme following special situations theme
- Benchmark
- BSE 500 TRI
Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV
- Equity & Equity related instruments of special situations themeAllowed80–100%
- Other Equity & Equity related instruments - HighAllowed0–20%
- Money Market InstrumentsAllowed0–20%Holds6.4%
- Units issued by InvITsAllowed0–10%Holds0.0%
Holds in Sept 2026.93.6% equity · 6.4% debt and cash
How to invest(1 Sept 2026)
Buying
- To start
- ₹500, then in multiples of ₹1
- To add
- ₹500, then in multiples of ₹1
- SIP how often
- OM,OW,FM,SM,DZ
- SIP dates
- Any Day(1 to 31) / Weekly(Monday to Friday)
- SIP minimum
- ₹100, then in multiples of ₹1
- SIP instalments
- 6
Selling and switching
- To redeem
- Rs.1 and multiples of Rs.1 thereafter or No minimum redemption criterion for Unit based redemption units
- Minimum balance
- ₹1 or 1E-3 units
- Switch minimum
- ₹500 or 1E-3 units
- Switch multiples
- ₹0.01
- STP how often
- Q,OM,OW,DZ
- STP dates
- 01,07,10,14,20,21,27,28
- STP minimum
- (OM/OW-Rs.500x12, Rs.1000x6) - (OQ-Rs.Rs.1000x4) - (DZ/BZ-Rs.500x20)
- STP instalments
- (OM/OW-Rs.500x12, Rs.1000x6) - (OQ-Rs.Rs.1000x4) - (DZ/BZ-Rs.500x20)
- SWP how often
- Q,OM,OW,DZ
- SWP dates
- 01,07,10,14,20,21,28
- SWP minimum
- (OM/OW/BZ - Rs.500x6) - (OQ - Rs.500x4) (H - Rs.500x4) (Y - Rs.500x2)
- SWP instalments
- (OM/OW/BZ - Rs.500x6) - (OQ - Rs.500x4) (H - Rs.500x4) (Y - Rs.500x2)
Scheme details(1 Sept 2026)
What it is
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
- Offer
- 5 Oct 2020 to 19 Oct 2020
- Started
- 23 Oct 2020
- Reopened
- 24 Oct 2020
- Plans
- Growth
- Face value
- ₹10
- Listed
- No
How it is run
- Swing pricing
- No
- Side-pocketing
- No
- Custodian
- HDFC Bank Limited
- Auditor
- M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
- Registrar
- Computer Age Management Services Limited
- SEBI code
- ABSL/O/E/SEC/20/07/0092