Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Funds (ABSLMF) is a joint-venture company co-sponsored by the Indian company, Aditya Birla Capital Limited and Canada-based financial service company, Sun Life AMC Investments, Inc.

Previously, the name of the company was Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited. It was established in 1994 and has successfully completed 25 years in the Indian financial landscape.

Both the parent companies, Aditya Birla Group and Sun Life Financial, Inc., are significant financial companies with a rich legacy of wealth creation and management. The Aditya Birla Group is the 3rd largest business conglomerate in India, with gross revenue in excess of $41 billion.

Sun Life, on the other hand, is one of the largest life insurance providers in the world with investment management as their other area of expertise. It ranks 236th on the Fortune 500 list.

ABSLMF is currently one of the largest asset management companies operating in India. It has cumulative average assets under management (AUM) of Rs. 295804.91 Crore as of March 31, 2022.

Classes of Funds

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund primarily deals in four classes of funds:

  1. Equity funds
  2. Income funds
  3. Debt funds
  4. ELSS funds

The primary commitment of ABSLMF is to increase mutual fund penetration in India. As of May 2019, there are over 83.2 million mutual fund folios in India aggregating over Rs. 25.43 trillion. It has quadrupled in the past decade alone, and ABSLMF has had a defining role in it.

BSLAMC is one of the leading asset managers in India, servicing around 7.9 million investor folios with a pan India presence across 280 plus locations which include metropolises and small times alike.

ABSLMF takes an active approach in making the entire mutual fund management process straightforward and transparent to ease it for both investors and channel partners. Their portfolio of financial products and services include, to name a few,

  • Sector-specific equity options
  • Treasury and debt products
  • Fund of fund schemes
  • Hybrid income funds