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Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund vs Tata 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 Tata Focused Fund ₹7.07 L (XIRR 6.7%) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund ahead by ₹47,649. Across every 3-year SIP since Dec 2019, Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund finished ahead in 21 of 47 and Tata Focused Fund in 26.

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

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YearInvestedAditya Birla Sun Life Focused 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 Focused FundXIRRTata Focused FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.16 L-6.6%₹1.13 L-12.4%₹1.16 L / ₹1.13 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.79 L3.6%₹3.53 L-1.3%₹3.79 L / ₹3.53 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.55 L9.4%₹7.07 L6.7%₹7.51 L / ₹7.07 L

Every 3-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 2019. Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund finished ahead in 45% of them; the median gap was 2.4 percentage points a year in Tata Focused Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund's worst 3-year SIP returned 4.1% a year (started Oct 2023) and 0 of 47 lost money; Tata Focused Fund's worst returned -0.8% (started Oct 2023) and 1 lost money.

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Dec 2019Oct 2023
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused FundTata Focused Fund

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

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Aditya / Tata)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs4745% / 55%-2.4 pp-5.6 ppstarted Jan 2021+4.9 ppstarted Oct 2023
5-year SIPs2357% / 43%+0.3 pp-3.8 ppstarted Jan 2020+2.6 ppstarted Oct 2021

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.
  • Tata Focused Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 70% of 47 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +1.8 pp a year) — Tata Focused Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Tata Focused Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹27,539 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund or Tata 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 ₹7.07 L in Tata Focused Fund (XIRR 6.7%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund beaten Tata Focused Fund consistently?

In 45% of 47 rolling 3-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Dec 2019), Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund ended ahead of Tata Focused Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -2.4 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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