The scheme seeks to generate consistent long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities by following value investing strategy i.e buying into stocks that are trading for less than their intrinsic value - stocks that the market is undervaluing.
The scheme seeks capital appreciation and/or to generate consistent returns by actively investing in equity/ equity related securities predominantly into value stocks.
30.2% of the combined portfolio weight is common between Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth and Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth.
19 stocks appear in both portfolios.
The largest shared holding is HDFC Bank Ltd., at 3.34% of Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth and 8.15% of Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth.
The funds share a meaningful part of their portfolios but still differ enough to add some diversification.
Largest common holdings
HDFC Bank Ltd.State Bank of IndiaICICI Bank Ltd.Axis Bank Ltd.NTPC Ltd.Reliance Industries Ltd.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Infosys Ltd.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth has delivered the higher 3-year CAGR (17.24% vs 17.12%). Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth is the cheaper of the two with an expense ratio of 1.21% against 1.27%. Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth manages the larger corpus at ₹8.96k Cr. There is no single "better" fund — the right choice depends on your holding period, risk appetite and what you already own. Use the returns, risk and portfolio overlap tables above to judge which fits your portfolio, and remember that past returns do not guarantee future performance.
Over 1 year, Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth returned 14.18% against 3.50% for Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth; and over 3 years, Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth leads with a 17.24% CAGR versus 17.12%. Returns beyond one year are CAGR (annualised). Short-period returns are heavily influenced by market cycles, so compare over at least three to five years before drawing conclusions.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth has the lower expense ratio at 1.21%, compared with 1.27% for Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth — a difference of 0.06% a year. The expense ratio is deducted from NAV daily, so a lower ratio directly improves your net return, though it should not be the only reason to pick a fund.
Both Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth and Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth carry a "Very High" rating on the SEBI Riskometer. Within the same riskometer band, differences still show up in maximum drawdown, volatility and market-cap mix — all of which are compared in the tables above.
The portfolio overlap between the two funds is 30.2%, which is considered moderate. At this level the funds share a meaningful part of their portfolios but still differ enough to add some diversification. You can see the shared stocks in the overlap section above.
Yes — both are Equity: Value Oriented funds, which means they follow similar mandates and are benchmarked against comparable indices. That makes a direct comparison of returns, expense ratio and risk meaningful.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Direct Fund-Growth has a NAV of ₹156.06 and an AUM of ₹6.60k Cr, and was launched on 31 Dec 2012. Nippon India Value Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹252.46 and an AUM of ₹8.96k Cr, launched on 31 Dec 2012. NAV on its own says nothing about how expensive or cheap a fund is — only the return on it matters.
