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Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund vs Motilal Oswal Focused Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund is worth ₹7.55 L (XIRR 9.4%) and Motilal Oswal Focused Fund ₹8.43 L (XIRR 14.0%) — Motilal Oswal Focused Fund ahead by ₹88,081. Across every 5-year SIP since Jun 2013, Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund finished ahead in 62 of 101 and Motilal Oswal Focused Fund in 39.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused 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 Focused Fund | XIRR | Motilal Oswal Focused Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.16 L | -6.6% | ₹1.38 L | 34.6% | ₹1.16 L / ₹1.34 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.79 L | 3.6% | ₹4.42 L | 14.6% | ₹3.79 L / ₹4.38 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7.55 L | 9.4% | ₹8.43 L | 14.0% | ₹7.51 L / ₹8.27 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹22.79 L | 12.5% | ₹23.99 L | 13.5% | ₹21.63 L / ₹22.66 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 Focused Fund finished ahead in 61% of them; the median gap was 1.3 percentage points a year in Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -4.5% a year (started Apr 2015) and 1 of 101 lost money; Motilal Oswal Focused Fund's worst returned -0.6% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund minus Motilal Oswal Focused Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Aditya / Motilal) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 125 | 56% / 44% | +0.7 pp | -10.5 ppstarted Oct 2023 | +14.3 ppstarted May 2022 |
| 5-year SIPs | 101 | 61% / 39% | +1.3 pp | -4.4 ppstarted Oct 2021 | +10.2 ppstarted May 2020 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 51% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +0.5 pp a year) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,24,768 below Direct.
- Motilal Oswal Focused Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 16% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -4.5 pp a year) — Motilal Oswal Focused Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Motilal Oswal Focused Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,59,846 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund or Motilal Oswal Focused Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.55 L in Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund (XIRR 9.4%) and ₹8.43 L in Motilal Oswal Focused Fund (XIRR 14.0%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund beaten Motilal Oswal Focused Fund consistently?
In 61% of 101 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jun 2013), Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund ended ahead of Motilal Oswal Focused Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +1.3 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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