Should I invest in Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A?

We don't give personal investment advice. Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 23.1%. 5-year CAGR: 3.96%.

Birla Sun Life

Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend

Latest NAV

₹22.1840

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,589 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	-1.11%	-0.07%	-1.03	107 / 122	Q4
1W	-1.81%	-0.15%	-1.66	119 / 122	Q4
2W	-0.64%	-0.13%	-0.51	84 / 122	Q3
1M	-0.53%	+1.33%	-1.86	99 / 122	Q4
3M	-2.99%	+3.32%	-6.31	115 / 122	Q4
6M	+0.40%	+2.87%	-2.47	69 / 122	Q3
YTD	+3.65%	+1.43%	+2.22	40 / 122	Q2
1Y	+16.95%	+2.53%	+14.42	9 / 120	Q1
2Y	+16.15%	+1.69%	+14.47	10 / 116	Q1
3Y	+9.88%	+13.72%	-3.84	85 / 114	Q3
4Y	+8.88%	+15.46%	-6.58	91 / 106	Q4
5Y	+3.96%	+12.16%	-8.21	98 / 104	Q4
7Y	+6.24%	+15.00%	-8.76	94 / 99	Q4
10Y	+4.42%	+11.50%	-7.09	86 / 93	Q4
Inception	+4.38%	+11.17%	-6.79	112 / 122	Q4

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	+3.65%	+1.37%	+2.28	38 / 118
2025	+26.81%	+3.20%	+23.61	2 / 115
2024	-0.24%	+19.60%	-19.84	111 / 113
2023	+1.42%	+31.56%	-30.14	106 / 108
2022	-8.31%	+2.19%	-10.50	86 / 104
2021	+6.85%	+32.41%	-25.56	97 / 102
2020	+6.47%	+18.32%	-11.85	75 / 100
2019	+14.42%	+5.50%	+8.92	15 / 97
2018	-4.61%	-10.07%	+5.46	29 / 94
2017	-0.69%	+30.10%	-30.79	92 / 93
2016	-1.43%	-0.25%	-1.18	46 / 93

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

+5.59%

216 windows

min -31.3% · max 37.0%

65% positive

3-Year rolling

+5.06%

191 windows

min -29.1% · max 23.0%

70% positive

5-Year rolling

+5.10%

167 windows

min -3.9% · max 19.9%

89% positive

7-Year rolling

+4.51%

143 windows

min 0.0% · max 12.0%

99% 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

11.31%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.34

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.57

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-14.25%

Jul 2023 → Oct 2023

% positive months

61.1%

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 Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Growth Option	HDFC	₹18.4020	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹27.0439	17 Jul 2026
Magnum Equity Fund -Dividend	SBI	₹75.2678	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹10.7400	17 Jul 2026
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Dividend Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹20.5340	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund- Growth	Franklin India	₹9.5442	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Growth	Kotak	₹68.7640	17 Jul 2026
Canara Robeco Infrastructure-DIVIDEND	Canara Robeco	₹64.5500	17 Jul 2026
UTI - MNC Fund (UGS 10000)-Growth Option	UTI	₹397.9086	17 Jul 2026
BANK OF INDIA Manufacturing & Infrastructure Fund-Growth	Bank of India	₹66.3400	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹22.1840
16 Jul 2026	₹22.4322
15 Jul 2026	₹22.6543
14 Jul 2026	₹22.6272
13 Jul 2026	₹22.4190
10 Jul 2026	₹22.5935
9 Jul 2026	₹22.4863
8 Jul 2026	₹22.3399
7 Jul 2026	₹22.2863
6 Jul 2026	₹22.5624

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 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend is ₹22.1840. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from Birla Sun Life, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend has NAV history starting from 15 Nov 2007, a track record of about 18 years 8 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.

Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend is managed by Birla Sun Life. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend has delivered a absolute return of 16.95% — +14.42 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.53%. The fund ranks #9 of 120 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 9.88% — -3.84 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 13.72%. The fund ranks #85 of 114 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 3.96% — -8.21 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 12.16%. The fund ranks #98 of 104 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹154,046 today — a multiplier of 1.54×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 4.42%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹297,061.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹754,803 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 9.11%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,632,258 (multiplier 1.36×). XIRR: 5.99%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend ranks #98 out of 104 funds in the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 12.16%; this fund delivered 3.96%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend has experienced over the last 5-year window is 23.13% — its NAV fell from a high on 15 Nov 2021 to a low on 27 Oct 2023. 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, Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend averaged 5.10% (best 19.87%, worst -3.95%). 89% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.10 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend returned 26.81% — beating the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 3.20% by 23.61 pp. It ranked #2 of 115 in its category that year.

Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Plan A- Dividend is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 23.1%. 5-year CAGR: 3.96%.

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