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Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund · 119556 · Quant Rank #327

Structural GatesPreliminary Assessment
PRELIMINARY_ASSESSMENT

Research Confidence reflects source quality and evidence depth — it is independent of the score below. A fund can score highly with low confidence, or moderately with high confidence.

Real Evidence
CategorySC
AUM₹5,865.3 Cr
BenchmarkBSE 250 SmallCap TRI
RiskometerVery High
TER2.02%
InceptionMay 31, 2007
Track Record19.3 yrs
Fund ManagerInsufficient data
AUM Floor₹500 Cr
Min Track5 yrs
Max Alloc15%
Returns vs Benchmark
WindowFundBenchmark
1 Year19.30%6.65%
3 Year17.54%15.98%
5 Year15.95%16.68%
Since Launch17.13%14.04%
Calculated Parameters
FMTInsufficient data — no real 'managing since' date collected for this scheme's current manager
AMQ5/10
AUTInsufficient data — no real 3-months-ago AUM evidence (AMFI's live feed only carries current + ~1-month-ago; needs a genuine dated snapshot from an earlier sync)
ERS1/10
Structural Gates
Gate 1 — EligibilityUNKNOWN

AUM floor: PASS · Track record: PASS · SEBI: UNKNOWN

Gate 2Quant ScreenFAIL
Gate 3Top 10FAIL
Gate 4Top 5FAIL
Gate 5Top 2 ICFAIL
Candidate's 44.3 would rank #6 among 5 real existing category scores (top 2 = recommendable).
Analyst Name
MOMMomentum
7% weight
Preliminary

3–6M price+flow vs benchmark · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:18 PM

CONConsistency
10% weight
Preliminary

3Y/5Y quartile rank stability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:20 PM

PQTPortfolio Quality
11% weight
Preliminary

PE, concentration, churn · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:22 PM

FMQFund Mgr Quality
12% weight
Preliminary

Philosophy, communication, style drift · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:24 PM

VALValuation Risk
10% weight
Preliminary

Portfolio PE/PB vs category avg · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:25 PM

STWSector Tailwinds
9% weight
Preliminary

Policy/macro drivers 12-18M · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:27 PM

DSPDownside Protection
8% weight
Preliminary

Max DD, Sortino, bear markets · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:29 PM

OPPOutperformance Prob.
8% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12M alpha probability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:31 PM

THSThesis Strength
2% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12-24M thesis conviction · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:41:33 PM

V6 Final Score
44.3
/ 100 — Final Score
AVOID
MOM
4.9
CON
4.0
PQT
6.6
FMQ
6.0
VAL
5.0
STW
5.4
DSP
4.0
OPP
4.0
FMT
AMQ
3.0
AUT
ERS
0.4
THS
1.0
Data-limited: FMT, AUT (insufficient data — never defaulted to 0)
Source Evidence (29)
Inception DateMay 31, 2007
1 Year Return (%)18.15
3 Year Return (CAGR %)16.36
5 Year Return (CAGR %)14.77
Since Inception Return (CAGR %)12.76
BenchmarkBSE 250 SmallCap TRI
Total Expense Ratio (%)2.02
Investment Horizon5 years +
Riskometer (Scheme)Very High
NAV - Direct Plan115.6859
NAV Date21-Aug-2026
Daily AUM (Cr.)6156.8647
1 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)19.2996
1 Year Return - Benchmark (%)6.6517
3 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)17.5408
3 Year Return - Benchmark (%)15.9828
5 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)15.9492
5 Year Return - Benchmark (%)16.6805
Since Launch Return - Direct Plan (%)17.1271
Since Launch Return - Benchmark (%)14.0432
Value Research Rating (out of 5 stars)2
Audit Log
THS 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:36 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Small Cap: highest growth potential in the equity spectrum, but also the highest liquidity and drawdown risk in stress.
OPP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:34 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real return-vs-benchmark evidence: 1Y +12.65pp vs benchmark, 3Y +1.56pp vs benchmark, 5Y -0.73pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch +3.08pp vs benchmark (avg 4.14pp).
DSP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:32 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real Max Drawdown or Sortino data exists in any source checked this session; ordinary volatility/beta are never substituted.
STW 66 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:30 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Category-level thesis: Small Cap: highest growth potential in the equity spectrum, but also the highest liquidity and drawdown risk in stress. No fund-specific sector-overweight evidence collected (no GICS sector allocation data exists for this scheme), so scored at the category's own general positioning.
VAL 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:29 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real TER of 0.77% used as the only real, quantified cost/value signal available (no portfolio PE/PB data exists in any source checked this session) — lower cost scored more favorably.
FMQ 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:27 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No manager identity evidence collected; scored at category-neutral baseline.
PQT 66 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:25 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real AUM ₹5,865 Cr vs category floor ₹500 Cr (11.7x). Moderate scale — no specific capacity concern or advantage documented.
CON 44 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:23 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] V6 CON uses category-relative consistency/quartile methodology. Public Value Research star rating (2/5) is used as a disclosed evidence substitution — never literal quartile rank.
MOM 77 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:41:21 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Most recent available window (1Y: +12.65pp vs benchmark) used as the closest real proxy for near-term momentum (V6's exact 3-6M window has no data source for most equity funds in this pipeline).
THS 45 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:43 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Small Cap: highest growth potential in the equity spectrum, but also the highest liquidity and drawdown risk in stress.
OPP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:41 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real return-vs-benchmark evidence: 1Y +12.65pp vs benchmark, 3Y +1.56pp vs benchmark, 5Y -0.73pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch +3.08pp vs benchmark (avg 4.14pp).
DSP 05 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:38 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real Max Drawdown or Sortino data exists in any source checked this session; ordinary volatility/beta are never substituted.
STW 06 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:37 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Category-level thesis: Small Cap: highest growth potential in the equity spectrum, but also the highest liquidity and drawdown risk in stress. No fund-specific sector-overweight evidence collected (no GICS sector allocation data exists for this scheme), so scored at the category's own general positioning.
VAL 05 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:34 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real TER of 0.77% used as the only real, quantified cost/value signal available (no portfolio PE/PB data exists in any source checked this session) — lower cost scored more favorably.
FMQ 05 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:32 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No manager identity evidence collected; scored at category-neutral baseline.
PQT 06 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:30 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real AUM ₹5,865 Cr vs category floor ₹500 Cr (11.7x). Moderate scale — no specific capacity concern or advantage documented.
CON 44 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:28 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] V6 CON uses category-relative consistency/quartile methodology. Public Value Research star rating (2/5) is used as a disclosed evidence substitution — never literal quartile rank.
MOM 07 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:04:26 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Most recent available window (1Y: +12.65pp vs benchmark) used as the closest real proxy for near-term momentum (V6's exact 3-6M window has no data source for most equity funds in this pipeline).
THS 4 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:45 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Standard small-cap mandate; Value Research's own rating for this fund is the lowest of the three ABSL equity schemes assessed this round (2/5 stars, see CON) — a real, independent signal of some documented weakness not fully visible in the raw return figures alone.
OPP 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:43 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Mixed real evidence: strong 1Y outperformance (19.30% vs 6.65% benchmark) and since-launch outperformance (17.13% vs 14.04%), but 5Y trailing (15.95% vs 16.68%) — not a clean directional trend, scored as moderate/mixed rather than guessed high or low.
DSP 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:41 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no Max Drawdown/Sortino data; Beta (0.90) not substituted.
STW 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:40 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no sector data.
VAL 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:38 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no PE/PB data.
FMQ 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:36 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no manager evidence collected for this scheme.
PQT 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:34 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no portfolio composition data collected.
MOM 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 7:34:32 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no 1/3/6-month return data collected.
CON 4 by Claude (V7 Workspace batch ingestion) · 8/24/2026, 3:51:31 PM
Value Research rating: 2/5 stars (https://www.valueresearchonline.com/funds/15935/aditya-birla-sun-life-small-cap-fund-direct-plan/), converted via the disclosed linear scale 1*=2,2*=4,3*=6,4*=8,5*=10. This is VR's own independent risk-adjusted-consistency signal, NOT a literal category-quartile-rank computation — used as the closest real, public, non-account-gated evidence for CON, per explicit sign-off.