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Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund vs ICICI Prudential 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 ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund ₹8.32 L (XIRR 13.5%) — ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund ahead by ₹25,953. Across every 3-year SIP since Aug 2021, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 9 of 27 and ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund in 18.

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₹10,000
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

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YearInvestedAditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund valueXIRR 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 periodInvestedAditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap FundXIRRICICI Prudential Flexi Cap FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.21 L1.1%₹1.21 L2.5%₹1.20 L / ₹1.21 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹4.01 L7.6%₹4.02 L7.7%₹4.01 L / ₹4.01 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹8.06 L12.2%₹8.32 L13.5%₹7.96 L / ₹8.19 L

Every 3-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 27 SIPs, the first starting Aug 2021. Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 33% of them; the median gap was 0.7 percentage points a year in ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund's worst 3-year SIP returned 6.9% a year (started Apr 2023) and 0 of 27 lost money; ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund's worst returned 6.1% (started Apr 2023) and 0 lost money.

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Aug 2021Oct 2023
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap FundICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund

XIRR of every 3-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund minus ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Aditya / ICICI)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs2733% / 67%-0.7 pp-5.9 ppstarted Aug 2021+1.8 ppstarted Jun 2023

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.
  • ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 100% of 27 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +4.8 pp a year) — ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹22,486 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund or ICICI Prudential 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 ₹8.32 L in ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 13.5%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund beaten ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund consistently?

In 33% of 27 rolling 3-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Aug 2021), Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund ended ahead of ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -0.7 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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