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Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund vs Kotak Mid Cap Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund is worth ₹8.21 L (XIRR 12.9%) and Kotak Mid Cap Fund ₹8.54 L (XIRR 14.6%) — Kotak Mid Cap Fund ahead by ₹33,548. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund finished ahead in 0 of 106 and Kotak Mid Cap Fund in 106.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap 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 Midcap Fund | XIRR | Kotak Mid Cap Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.21 L | 2.4% | ₹1.20 L | -0.5% | ₹1.21 L / ₹1.20 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.96 L | 6.7% | ₹4.02 L | 7.8% | ₹3.96 L / ₹4.02 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8.21 L | 12.9% | ₹8.54 L | 14.6% | ₹8.09 L / ₹8.38 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹26.10 L | 15.1% | ₹31.14 L | 18.4% | ₹24.52 L / ₹28.93 L |
Every 5-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 106 SIPs, the first starting Jan 2013. Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund finished ahead in 0% of them; the median gap was 4.4 percentage points a year in Kotak Mid Cap Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -11.1% a year (started Apr 2015) and 5 of 106 lost money; Kotak Mid Cap Fund's worst returned -3.9% (started Apr 2015) and 2 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund minus Kotak Mid Cap Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Aditya / Kotak) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 130 | 4% / 96% | -3.8 pp | -10.8 ppstarted Mar 2018 | +1.0 ppstarted Feb 2021 |
| 5-year SIPs | 106 | 0% / 100% | -4.4 pp | -8.5 ppstarted Mar 2016 | -1.7 ppstarted Oct 2021 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund beat a plain Nifty Midcap 150 index fund in 6% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -3.0 pp a year) — Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund vs Nifty Midcap 150 index fund.
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,32,946 below Direct.
- Kotak Mid Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty Midcap 150 index fund in 57% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +0.7 pp a year) — Kotak Mid Cap Fund vs Nifty Midcap 150 index fund.
- Kotak Mid Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹2,17,425 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund or Kotak Mid Cap Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹8.21 L in Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund (XIRR 12.9%) and ₹8.54 L in Kotak Mid Cap Fund (XIRR 14.6%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund beaten Kotak Mid Cap Fund consistently?
In 0% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund ended ahead of Kotak Mid Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -4.4 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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