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Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund vs Axis Flexi Cap Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund is worth ₹8.06 L (XIRR 12.2%) and Axis Flexi Cap Fund ₹7.69 L (XIRR 10.2%) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund ahead by ₹37,518. Across every 5-year SIP since Dec 2017, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 47 of 47 and Axis Flexi Cap Fund in 0.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund value | XIRR to date |
|---|
₹10,000 a month in each: what it became
Each row is a monthly SIP ending today (1 Oct 2026), Direct plans. Post-tax assumes everything is redeemed today with no other capital gains this year.
| SIP period | Invested | Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund | XIRR | Axis Flexi Cap Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.21 L | 1.1% | ₹1.23 L | 5.0% | ₹1.20 L / ₹1.22 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4.01 L | 7.6% | ₹3.96 L | 6.7% | ₹4.01 L / ₹3.96 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8.06 L | 12.2% | ₹7.69 L | 10.2% | ₹7.96 L / ₹7.63 L |
Every 5-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 47 SIPs, the first starting Dec 2017. Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 100% of them; the median gap was 3.0 percentage points a year in Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned 10.6% a year (started Apr 2021) and 0 of 47 lost money; Axis Flexi Cap Fund's worst returned 6.9% (started Apr 2021) and 0 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund minus Axis Flexi Cap Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Aditya / Axis) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 71 | 87% / 13% | +2.6 pp | -4.9 ppstarted Jan 2018 | +5.8 ppstarted Feb 2021 |
| 5-year SIPs | 47 | 100% / 0% | +3.0 pp | +1.2 ppstarted Dec 2017 | +4.4 ppstarted Feb 2019 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 53% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +1.4 pp a year) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,21,756 below Direct.
- Axis Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 39% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -1.8 pp a year) — Axis Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Axis Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹20,919 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund or Axis Flexi Cap Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹8.06 L in Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 12.2%) and ₹7.69 L in Axis Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 10.2%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund beaten Axis Flexi Cap Fund consistently?
In 100% of 47 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Dec 2017), Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund ended ahead of Axis Flexi Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +3.0 percentage points a year.
Where does this data come from?
Official daily NAVs published by AMFI. SIP instalments fall on the first business day of each month; both funds are compared on identical dates. Updated monthly.
Comparison on official AMFI NAVs, SIP on the first business day of each month, identical dates for both funds. It shows what happened, not which fund to buy — past performance does not indicate future returns. sipcalculatorhub.com is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Methodology.
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