Should I invest in Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR?

We don't give personal investment advice. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 13.5%. 5-year CAGR: -1.70%.

Birla Sun Life

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW

Unit split applied to historical metrics

This scheme had a 10× unit consolidation on 7 Oct 2011. Returns, SIP simulations and risk metrics on this page are split-adjusted — they reflect what a real investor's portfolio experienced (a consolidation doesn't change portfolio value, only the unit count and per-unit NAV).

Latest NAV

₹149.1917

As of

24 Jul 2026

4,393 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.01%	+0.02%	-0.01	6 / 8	Q3
1W	-0.01%	-0.01%	+0.00	4 / 8	Q2
2W	-0.11%	-0.08%	-0.03	4 / 8	Q2
1M	+0.41%	+0.27%	+0.15	2 / 8	Q1
3M	+1.72%	+0.95%	+0.76	1 / 8	Q1
6M	-3.33%	+0.71%	-4.03	8 / 8	Q4
YTD	-3.58%	+0.54%	-4.12	8 / 8	Q4
1Y	-1.87%	+0.33%	-2.20	7 / 8	Q4
2Y	+0.29%	+1.88%	-1.60	6 / 8	Q3
3Y	-2.32%	+1.21%	-3.53	8 / 8	Q4
4Y	-1.59%	+1.36%	-2.95	8 / 8	Q4
5Y	-1.70%	+1.31%	-3.01	8 / 8	Q4
7Y	-0.60%	+1.80%	-2.40	8 / 8	Q4
10Y	+1.14%	+2.12%	-0.98	4 / 8	Q2
Inception	+2.22%	+2.47%	-0.25	3 / 8	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-3.58%	+0.71%	-4.29	6 / 6
2025	+7.33%	+3.55%	+3.78	3 / 6
2024	-5.74%	+0.55%	-6.29	7 / 8
2023	-6.09%	+0.99%	-7.08	8 / 8
2022	-1.52%	+0.43%	-1.96	8 / 8
2021	-1.66%	+0.27%	-1.94	8 / 8
2020	+4.21%	+4.83%	-0.63	6 / 8
2019	+2.30%	+4.94%	-2.64	8 / 8
2018	+6.62%	+2.19%	+4.43	1 / 8
2017	+4.92%	+1.46%	+3.46	3 / 8
2016	+12.20%	+5.33%	+6.88	1 / 8

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+2.51%

210 windows

min -7.9% · max 13.1%

76% positive

3-Year rolling

+2.72%

186 windows

min -4.5% · max 10.8%

79% positive

5-Year rolling

+3.24%

162 windows

min -2.2% · max 9.0%

80% positive

7-Year rolling

+3.76%

137 windows

min -0.6% · max 7.1%

87% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

7.54%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-1.14

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-1.19

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-12.39%

Dec 2023 → Dec 2024

% positive months

77.8%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Banking & PSU Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund - IDCW Option	HDFC	₹10.1192	24 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA BANKING and PSU FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹22.8275	24 Jul 2026
SBI Banking & PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Daily Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹1,547.3576	24 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹13.1724	24 Jul 2026
Invesco India Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Daily IDCW (Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹1,063.3563	24 Jul 2026
Bandhan Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Annual IDCW	Bandhan	₹12.3394	24 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹106.5961	24 Jul 2026
Franklin India Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹11.5451	24 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹13.9588	24 Jul 2026
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt - Monthly Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option	Kotak	₹13.0378	24 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
24 Jul 2026	₹149.1917
23 Jul 2026	₹149.1778
22 Jul 2026	₹149.2149
21 Jul 2026	₹149.2806
20 Jul 2026	₹149.1658
17 Jul 2026	₹149.2069
16 Jul 2026	₹149.1843
15 Jul 2026	₹149.0859
14 Jul 2026	₹149.0163
13 Jul 2026	₹149.3559

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 24 Jul 2026, the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW is ₹149.1917. It's a Banking & PSU Fund from Birla Sun Life, run as a Institutional plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW has NAV history starting from 08 May 2008, a track record of about 18 years 2 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW is managed by Birla Sun Life. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Banking & PSU Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -1.87% — -2.2 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 0.33%. The fund ranks #7 of 8 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of -2.32% — -3.53 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 1.21%. The fund ranks #8 of 8 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of -1.70% — -3.01 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 1.31%. The fund ranks #8 of 8 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹112,012 today — a multiplier of 1.12×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 1.14%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹123,398.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹576,151 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of -1.59%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,164,189 (multiplier 0.97×). XIRR: -0.60%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW ranks #8 out of 8 funds in the Banking & PSU Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 1.31%; this fund delivered -1.70%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 13.45% — its NAV fell from a high on 23 Feb 2022 to a low on 20 Dec 2024. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW averaged 3.24% (best 8.97%, worst -2.22%). 80% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -1.19 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW returned 7.33% — beating the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 3.55% by 3.78 pp. It ranked #3 of 6 in its category that year.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - REGULAR - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 13.5%. 5-year CAGR: -1.70%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.