Union Business Cycle Fund is a Thematic fund run by Union Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹485 Cr of investors' money. In the year to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned −2.9% and its Regular plan returned −3.9%. Its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, returned −7.3% over the same year.
NAV (Direct plan)
₹11.48
▼ 0.52% · 30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan)
₹11.09
▼ 0.45% · 30-10-2026
Expense ratio
1.81%Direct3.06%Regular
1.81%
A year
Riskometer
Very High
Set by the fund house
1 year return
−2.9%Direct−3.9%Regular
−2.9%
Total
Union Business Cycle Fund NAV Today
NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹11.48 (down 0.52% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹11.09 (down 0.45% that day).
This fund (Direct plan)
₹11.48
Union Business Cycle Fund Returns vs Nifty 500 TRI
Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.
Trailing returns
Period
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
This fund (Direct)
−2.05%
−4.25%
−0.09%
−2.88%
--
--
--
This fund (Regular)
−2.12%
−4.56%
−0.72%
−3.90%
--
--
--
Nifty 500 TRI
−0.75%
−6.05%
−2.83%
−7.34%
+10.22%
+8.81%
+12.51%
Thematic average
−2.09%
−4.52%
+0.86%
−1.22%
--
--
--
Best in Thematic
+11.54%
+11.27%
+22.16%
+75.71%
--
--
--
Worst in Thematic
−16.05%
−11.74%
−13.97%
−22.44%
--
--
--
Rank in Thematic
110/235
89/232
114/232
97/215
--
--
--
Category rows compare the Direct plans of 235 Thematic funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.
Union Business Cycle Fund Year-wise Returns
Return of each calendar year
Year
Direct
Regular
Nifty 500 TRI
2026to date
−1.54%
−2.46%
−7.51%
2025
+2.82%
+1.43%
+7.76%
Union Business Cycle Fund Rolling Returns
The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today
Rolling returns
Each point is the yearly return of one 1-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 402 periods, one for each trading day from 12-03-2025 to 30-10-2026.
−10%−5%0%5%10%15%20%
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)
Nifty 500 TRI
Apr 2024 to Apr 2025Aug 2024 to Aug 2025Nov 2024 to Nov 2025Feb 2025 to Feb 2026Jun 2025 to Jun 2026Sept 2025 to Sept 2026
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)Nifty 500 TRI
25%
27%
Below 0%
34%
32%
0-5%
31%
33%
5-10%
7%
7%
10-15%
4%
2%
15-20%
0%
0%
20-25%
0%
0%
Above 25%
Every holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Benchmark median
Beat benchmark
1 year
402
3.7%
−6.7%
18.7%
25%
3.4%
44%
2 years
156
2.8%
−1.9%
8.0%
14%
2.0%
76%
Every SIP holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Benchmark median
Beat benchmark
1 year
20
4.6%
−20.8%
15.0%
20%
3.4%
60%
Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than Nifty 500 TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.
Union Business Cycle Fund Risk
How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through
Risk and return
Measure
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)This fund
Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)
−2.88%
−7.34%
Standard deviation
15.72%
14.48%
Sharpe ratio
-0.52
-0.87
Sortino ratio
-0.68
-1.16
Maximum drawdown
−13.3%
(30-03-2026)
−14.7%
(30-03-2026)
Beta
1.04
1.00
Alpha
+5.02%
0.00%
From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.
Measure
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)This fund
Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)
+5.46%
+4.19%
Standard deviation
15.27%
14.65%
Sharpe ratio
-0.03
-0.12
Sortino ratio
-0.04
-0.16
Maximum drawdown
−19.9%
(28-02-2025)
−18.6%
(28-02-2025)
Beta
1.00
1.00
Alpha
+1.27%
0.00%
From daily NAVs, 12-03-2024 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.
Drawdowns
How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.
−20%−15%−10%−5%0%
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)
Nifty 500 TRI
20252026
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)Nifty 500 TRI
Worst fall
High before it
Bottom
Back at the high
Time to climb back
Below its high today
Union Business Cycle Fund (Direct)
−19.9%
23-09-2024
28-02-2025
02-07-2026
16 months
−7.2%
Nifty 500 TRI
−18.6%
26-09-2024
28-02-2025
Not yet
--
−8.8%
From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 12-03-2024, adjusted for unit splits, and Nifty 500 TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.
Union Business Cycle Fund vs Other Thematic Funds
The five Thematic funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.
AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.
Union Business Cycle Fund Expense Ratio and Costs
What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026
Plan
Base expense ratio
Brokerage
Transaction costs
Levies and GST
Total expense ratio
Thematic median
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct
1.03%
0.18%
0.01%
0.59%
1.81%
1.18%
210/235
Regular
2.09%
0.18%
0.01%
0.78%
3.06%
2.41%
214/235
The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Thematic funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.
Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost
Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.
Over the last
Regular
Direct
Direct earned more by
₹1 lakh became (Regular)
₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year
−3.90%
−2.88%
1.02%
₹96,100
₹97,120
Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.
Union Business Cycle Fund SIP Calculator
What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history
Growth of an investment
Step up each year
PeriodFor
₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 12-03-2024 to 30-10-2026: 32 instalments, ₹3,20,000 in all.
Direct planUnion Business Cycle Fund (Direct)Regular planUnion Business Cycle Fund (Regular)Nifty 500 TRICategory averageCategory average, 235 Thematic fundsAmount invested
From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.
Union Business Cycle Fund Asset Allocation
Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026
What the fund holds
94.7%Equity
Asset
Fund
Category
Equity
94.7%
94.5%
Cash and others
5.2%
4.0%
Debt
0.2%
1.5%
Market cap of stocks
Market cap
Fund
Category
Large Cap
44.6%
45.7%
Mid Cap
16.6%
19.6%
Small Cap
33.5%
24.1%
Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Thematic funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.
Union Business Cycle Fund Sector Allocation
Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026
Largest sectors
Banks19.1%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology7.8%
Textiles & Apparels6.1%
Construction6.0%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals5.5%
IT - Software4.9%
Electrical Equipment4.7%
Finance4.5%
Healthcare Services4.3%
Industrial Products3.9%
The ten largest of 25 sectors. The other 15 add up to 28.1%.
Sector changes
Sector
July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
Change
Banks
24.4%
17.4%
19.1%
−5.3%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
7.4%
6.8%
7.8%
+0.4%
Textiles & Apparels
3.4%
5.8%
6.1%
+2.7%
Construction
6.6%
6.5%
6.0%
−0.6%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
5.0%
5.5%
5.5%
+0.5%
Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.
Union Business Cycle Fund Portfolio Holdings
As on 30-09-2026 · 63 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio
Holdings
Sector / Rating
Weight%
Holdings trend
1M change
ICICI Bank Ltd.
Banks
6.34%
+1.5%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Construction
3.62%
−14.1%
Axis Bank Ltd.
Banks
3.38%
+9.9%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
Banks
2.94%
0.0%
One 97 Communications Ltd.
Financial Technology (Fintech)
2.58%
−25.4%
Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.
Auto Components
2.53%
0.0%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
2.46%
0.0%
Shriram Finance Ltd.
Finance
2.30%
−13.0%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
Electrical Equipment
2.29%
0.0%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
2.23%
0.0%
Arvind Ltd.
Textiles & Apparels
2.18%
0.0%
Solar Industries India Ltd.
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
2.16%
−6.3%
RBL Bank Ltd.
Banks
2.04%
0.0%
Reliance Industries Ltd.
Petroleum Products
1.96%
0.0%
Jindal Saw Ltd.
Industrial Products
1.87%
0.0%
Tata Motors Ltd.
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles
1.85%
0.0%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.
Consumer Durables
1.82%
0.0%
Mphasis Ltd.
IT - Software
1.73%
0.0%
Power Mech Projects Ltd.
Construction
1.72%
0.0%
Cipla Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.70%
0.0%
State Bank of India
Banks
1.67%
−10.6%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
IT - Software
1.64%
0.0%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.
Healthcare Services
1.58%
0.0%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd.
Electrical Equipment
1.57%
0.0%
Coforge Ltd.
IT - Software
1.51%
−35.0%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.46%
+16.3%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.
Metals & Minerals Trading
1.45%
0.0%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Insurance
1.44%
New
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Banks
1.36%
New
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd.
Healthcare Services
1.35%
0.0%
Dr. Lal Path labs Ltd.
Healthcare Services
1.34%
+38.6%
Indo Count Industries Ltd.
Textiles & Apparels
1.33%
0.0%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.
Banks
1.32%
−10.9%
360 ONE WAM Ltd.
Capital Markets
1.32%
0.0%
Devyani International Ltd.
Leisure Services
1.25%
0.0%
Cummins India Ltd.
Industrial Products
1.24%
0.0%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.
Aerospace & Defense
1.22%
0.0%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Telecom - Services
1.18%
−38.6%
PVR Inox Ltd.
Entertainment
1.14%
0.0%
Zen Technologies Ltd.
Aerospace & Defense
1.12%
0.0%
Gokaldas Exports Ltd.
Textiles & Apparels
1.09%
0.0%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.
Auto Components
1.09%
0.0%
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.
Finance
1.09%
−14.8%
Fusion Finance Ltd.
Finance
1.09%
0.0%
Aarti Industries Ltd.
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
1.08%
0.0%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.02%
+20.6%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.
Transport Services
1.02%
0.0%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.
Non - Ferrous Metals
1.01%
0.0%
Jindal Steel Ltd.
Ferrous Metals
0.90%
New
Delhivery Ltd.
Transport Services
0.86%
0.0%
MTAR technologies Ltd.
Electrical Equipment
0.85%
New
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.
Textiles & Apparels
0.79%
0.0%
Welspun Corp Ltd.
Industrial Products
0.75%
+93.7%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Aerospace & Defense
0.75%
New
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
Non - Ferrous Metals
0.74%
+50.1%
Filatex India Ltd.
Textiles & Apparels
0.69%
0.0%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.
Construction
0.67%
0.0%
Corona Remedies Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.59%
0.0%
Wockhardt Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.55%
0.0%
Angel One Ltd.
Capital Markets
0.51%
−41.2%
GO Digit General Insurance Ltd.
Insurance
0.34%
New
91 Day Treasury Bills · Government security
Sovereign
0.09%
91 Day Treasury Bills · Government security
Sovereign
0.08%
Union Business Cycle Fund Stocks Bought and Sold
All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026
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Stocks bought and sold in September 2026
ICICI Bank Ltd.
↑Added
+1.5%
6.34%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
↓Reduced
−14.1%
3.62%
Axis Bank Ltd.
↑Added
+9.9%
3.38%
One 97 Communications Ltd.
↓Reduced
−25.4%
2.58%
Shriram Finance Ltd.
↓Reduced
−13.0%
2.30%
Coforge Ltd.
↓Reduced
−35.0%
1.51%
Solar Industries India Ltd.
↓Reduced
−6.3%
2.16%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 2.05%
State Bank of India
↓Reduced
−10.6%
1.67%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
↓Reduced
−38.6%
1.18%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
↑Added
+16.3%
1.46%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
↑New
New
1.44%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.
↓Reduced
−10.9%
1.32%
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.
↓Reduced
−14.8%
1.09%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
↑New
New
1.36%
Dr. Lal Path labs Ltd.
↑Added
+38.6%
1.34%
KEI Industries Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 1.24%
JSW Steel Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 1.05%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.
↑Added
+20.6%
1.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.
↑New
New
0.90%
Angel One Ltd.
↓Reduced
−41.2%
0.51%
MTAR technologies Ltd.
↑New
New
0.85%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.83%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
↑New
New
0.75%
Welspun Corp Ltd.
↑Added
+93.7%
0.75%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
↑Added
+50.1%
0.74%
GO Digit General Insurance Ltd.
↑New
New
0.34%
No stocks in this group for September 2026.
A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.
Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.
Union Business Cycle Fund Overview
Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026
Expense ratio (Direct)
1.81%
Expense ratio (Regular)
3.06%
Category
Thematic
Risk
Very High
Benchmark
Nifty 500 TRI
Launch date
05-03-2024
Minimum investment
₹1,000
Minimum additional investment
₹1,000
AUM
₹485.08 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in
None
Scheme code (Direct)
152409
ISIN (Direct)
INF582M01JQ0
Scheme code (Regular)
152411
ISIN (Regular)
INF582M01JM9
NAV history
From 12-03-2024, 2.6 years
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.
Tax on Union Business Cycle Fund returns
Union Business Cycle Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.
Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.
All plans and options
Plan
Option
NAV
As on
direct
Growth
₹11.48
30-10-2026
direct
IDCW
₹11.48
30-10-2026
regular
Growth
₹11.09
30-10-2026
regular
IDCW
₹11.09
30-10-2026
About Union Business Cycle Fund
Union Business Cycle Fund is a mutual fund from Union Mutual Fund. Its category is Thematic. It was launched on 05-03-2024. Its benchmark is Nifty 500 TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 63 securities.
Fund Manager
Harshad Patwardhan
Fund manager of Union Business Cycle Fund, since 01-11-2024
Pratik Dharmshi
Fund manager of Union Business Cycle Fund, since 09-12-2024
Frequently Asked Questions for Union Business Cycle Fund
What is the current NAV of Union Business Cycle Fund?
The Direct plan NAV is ₹11.48. The Regular plan NAV is ₹11.09, as on 30-10-2026.
What are the returns of Union Business Cycle Fund?
The Direct plan returned −2.88% in 1 year. The Regular plan returned −3.90% in 1 year. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.
What is the expense ratio of Union Business Cycle Fund?
The Direct plan charges 1.81% a year. The Regular plan charges 3.06% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.
What is the AUM of Union Business Cycle Fund?
Union Business Cycle Fund managed ₹485.08 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.
What are the top holdings of Union Business Cycle Fund?
At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were ICICIBANK (6.34%), LT (3.62%), AXISBANK (3.38%), HDFCBANK (2.94%), PAYTM (2.58%). The fund held 63 securities in all.
What did Union Business Cycle Fund buy and sell in September 2026?
It bought 6 new stocks: GO Digit General Insurance Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Jindal Steel Ltd, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. It sold out of 4: JSW Steel Ltd, CreditAccess Grameen Ltd, Prestige Estates Projects Ltd, KEI Industries Ltd. It added shares in 7. It reduced 10.
How do I invest in Union Business Cycle Fund?
Through Union Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹1,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.
Who is the fund manager of Union Business Cycle Fund?
Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.
This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.
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