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Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund vs HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund and HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund are both Banking & Financial Services Funds. As of 5 Nov 2026 (Direct plan, Growth option): 3-year CAGR +11.07% vs +12.96%, 5-year CAGR +9.81% vs +11.23%, volatility 16.95% vs 16.86%, maximum drawdown −47.45% vs −21.72%. Their portfolios overlap by 68.6% (23 stocks held by both).

Showing the Direct plan, Growth option. Portfolio, sector and market-cap figures are the same for every plan and option of a fund.

Key facts

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Fund houseAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundHDFC Mutual Fund
Compared asBanking & Financial Services FundsBanking & Financial Services Funds
NAV₹70.3700₹19.1150
NAV date5 Nov 20265 Nov 2026
Launched (first NAV)18 Dec 20131 Jul 2021
Track record12.9 yrs5.3 yrs
Fund size (AUM)₹3,406 Cr₹4,425 Cr
Securities held4137
Portfolio as of30 Sep 202630 Sep 2026
Fund pageFull record →Full record →

Returns

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
1 month+3.50%+3.70%
3 months−3.39%−2.50%
6 months−0.87%+0.81%
1 year−0.65%+1.94%
3 years (CAGR)+11.07%+12.96%
5 years (CAGR)+9.81%+11.23%
7 years (CAGR)+12.00%—
10 years (CAGR)+12.50%—
Since launch (CAGR)+16.46%+13.07%
SIP return (XIRR, 5 years) ⓘ+10.72%+12.39%

Up to one year: absolute return. Beyond one year: CAGR. Computed from each fund's own NAV history (AMFI), measured to the latest NAV.

Calendar-year returns

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
2026 (year to date)−3.03%−0.90%
2025+18.58%+18.13%
2024+9.76%+11.28%
2023+22.93%+23.24%
2022+12.56%+16.99%
2021+17.97%—

Risk

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Volatility (annualised) ⓘ16.95%16.86%
Downside volatility ⓘ11.40%11.34%
Sharpe ratio ⓘ0.270.38
Sortino ratio ⓘ0.400.57
Maximum drawdown ⓘ−47.45%−21.72%
Recovery from that fall9 months5 months
Current fall from peak−4.70%−3.79%
Rolling 1-year return: worst−43.19%−5.78%
Rolling 1-year return: median+15.59%+14.77%
Rolling 1-year return: best+105.72%+40.29%
Share of 1-year periods with a loss18.41%4.76%

Against each fund's benchmark

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Beta ⓘ0.950.97
Alpha (Jensen's, annualised) ⓘ−0.78%+1.06%
R² ⓘ79.4281.59
Upside capture96.39%100.27%
Downside capture100.49%94.46%
Tracking error7.60%7.20%
Information ratio-0.170.11
Treynor ratio2.544.64

Portfolio

Asset mix

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Equity98.89%99.41%
Cash & equivalents1.10%0.59%

Market-cap split (share of fund assets)

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Large Cap64.35%68.82%
Mid Cap12.79%11.06%
Small Cap19.74%17.38%
Unclassified2.01%2.15%

Concentration

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Top 10 holdings62.05%66.15%
Effective number of stocks ⓘ17.715.8
Securities held4137

Portfolio overlap: 68.6%

23 companies are held by both funds; by weight, 68.6% of the two portfolios is the same. That is a high overlap: holding both adds little diversification beyond holding one.

Held by bothAditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
ICICI Bank Limited13.86%13.85%
HDFC Bank Limited10.53%12.89%
Axis Bank Limited8.05%7.76%
State Bank of India5.05%6.07%
Shriram Finance Limited5.44%4.22%
Bajaj Finance Limited6.73%3.96%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited3.62%8.61%
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited2.66%3.72%
AU Small Finance Bank Limited2.91%2.40%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited1.88%1.89%
Home First Finance Company India Limited1.72%1.71%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd2.34%1.66%
PNB Housing Finance Limited3.02%1.61%
Tata Capital Limited2.18%1.26%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited1.23%1.16%

Top 10 holdings

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services

  1. ICICI Bank Limited13.86%
  2. HDFC Bank Limited10.52%
  3. Axis Bank Limited8.05%
  4. Bajaj Finance Limited6.73%
  5. Shriram Finance Limited5.44%
  6. State Bank of India5.05%
  7. Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited3.62%
  8. PNB Housing Finance Limited3.02%
  9. AU Small Finance Bank Limited2.91%
  10. Bank of Maharashtra2.84%

HDFC Banking & Financial Services

  1. ICICI Bank Limited13.85%
  2. HDFC Bank Limited12.89%
  3. Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited8.61%
  4. Axis Bank Limited7.76%
  5. State Bank of India6.07%
  6. Shriram Finance Limited4.22%
  7. Bajaj Finance Limited3.96%
  8. SBI Life Insurance Company Limited3.72%
  9. Five Star Business Finance Limited2.67%
  10. AU Small Finance Bank Limited2.40%

Sector exposure

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial ServicesHDFC Banking & Financial Services
Banks54.52%58.27%
Finance26.18%22.76%
Insurance7.62%9.21%
Capital Markets8.43%8.41%
Financial Technology (Fintech)2.15%0.76%

Questions people ask

What is the difference between Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services and HDFC Banking & Financial Services returns?

As of 5 Nov 2026, Direct plan Growth option: 1-year return −0.65% vs +1.94%; 3-year CAGR +11.07% vs +12.96%; 5-year CAGR +9.81% vs +11.23%; 10-year CAGR +12.50% vs —. Past returns do not indicate future returns.

How do Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services and HDFC Banking & Financial Services compare on risk?

Volatility (36 monthly returns, annualised) 16.95% vs 16.86%; Sharpe ratio 0.27 vs 0.38; Sortino ratio 0.40 vs 0.57; maximum drawdown −47.45% vs −21.72%; beta 0.95 vs 0.97.

How much do Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services and HDFC Banking & Financial Services overlap?

By weight, 68.6% of the two portfolios is invested in the same companies; 23 stocks are held by both, the largest shared positions being ICICI Bank Limited, HDFC Bank Limited, Axis Bank Limited. Based on the portfolios disclosed for Sep 2026 and Sep 2026.

What is the large, mid and small cap split of Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services and HDFC Banking & Financial Services?

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services: large cap 64.4%, mid cap 12.8%, small cap 19.7%. HDFC Banking & Financial Services: large cap 68.8%, mid cap 11.1%, small cap 17.4% (share of the fund's assets, from its latest disclosed portfolio).

Is this a recommendation to choose one of these funds?

No. This page places the published figures of both funds side by side. It does not rank, rate or recommend either fund; which one suits an investor depends on their goals, horizon and risk tolerance.

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Sources: NAV from AMFI; returns, risk and ratios computed by MF Analyser from each fund's NAV history (risk on 36 monthly returns, risk-free rate 6.5%); benchmark ratios against each fund's benchmark total-return index; portfolios from each fund house's monthly disclosure. Returns and ratios as of 5 Nov 2026. IDCW options show no return or risk figures because payouts reduce the NAV and AMFI's file carries no payout history to add back. This page compares published figures only — it does not rank, rate or recommend either fund. Past performance does not indicate future returns; mutual fund investments are subject to market risks.