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Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund vs Parag Parikh 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 Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund ₹7.71 L (XIRR 10.3%) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund ahead by ₹35,432. Across every 5-year SIP since Jun 2013, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 14 of 101 and Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund in 87.

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₹10,000
6%

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 FundXIRRParag Parikh Flexi Cap FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.21 L1.1%₹1.16 L-7.7%₹1.20 L / ₹1.16 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹4.01 L7.6%₹3.74 L2.7%₹4.01 L / ₹3.74 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹8.06 L12.2%₹7.71 L10.3%₹7.96 L / ₹7.65 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹24.63 L14.0%₹27.94 L16.4%₹23.24 L / ₹26.14 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 101 SIPs, the first starting Jun 2013. Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 14% of them; the median gap was 5.1 percentage points a year in Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -5.1% a year (started Apr 2015) and 2 of 101 lost money; Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund's worst returned 0.9% (started Apr 2015) and 0 lost money.

-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Jun 2013Oct 2021
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap FundParag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund

XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund minus Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Aditya / Parag)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs12528% / 72%-3.4 pp-14.9 ppstarted Aug 2017+10.3 ppstarted Oct 2013
5-year SIPs10114% / 86%-5.1 pp-9.5 ppstarted Dec 2016+3.1 ppstarted Sep 2021

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.
  • Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 94% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +3.4 pp a year) — Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,36,824 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund or Parag Parikh 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 ₹7.71 L in Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 10.3%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund beaten Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund consistently?

In 14% of 101 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jun 2013), Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund ended ahead of Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -5.1 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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