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Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund vs Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund is worth ₹7.41 L (XIRR 8.7%) and Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund ₹8.08 L (XIRR 12.3%) — Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund ahead by ₹67,191. Across every 5-year SIP since Nov 2018, Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund finished ahead in 0 of 36 and Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund in 36.

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

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YearInvestedAditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid 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 Large & Mid Cap FundXIRRAxis Large & Mid Cap FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.20 L-0.6%₹1.21 L1.8%₹1.20 L / ₹1.21 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.83 L4.3%₹3.97 L6.9%₹3.83 L / ₹3.97 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.41 L8.7%₹8.08 L12.3%₹7.39 L / ₹7.98 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 36 SIPs, the first starting Nov 2018. Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund finished ahead in 0% of them; the median gap was 5.1 percentage points a year in Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned 6.8% a year (started Apr 2021) and 0 of 36 lost money; Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund's worst returned 10.7% (started Apr 2021) and 0 lost money.

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Nov 2018Oct 2021
Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap FundAxis Large & Mid Cap Fund

XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund minus Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Aditya / Axis)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs600% / 100%-5.0 pp-8.2 ppstarted Jun 2019-2.1 ppstarted Sep 2023
5-year SIPs360% / 100%-5.1 pp-6.8 ppstarted Apr 2019-3.3 ppstarted Sep 2021

Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan

  • Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 16% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -2.4 pp a year) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,04,224 below Direct.
  • Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 82% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +2.9 pp a year) — Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹24,721 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund or Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.41 L in Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund (XIRR 8.7%) and ₹8.08 L in Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund (XIRR 12.3%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund beaten Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund consistently?

In 0% of 36 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Nov 2018), Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund ended ahead of Axis Large & Mid 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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