diff --git a/PWGLF/TableProducer/Strangeness/sigma0builder.cxx b/PWGLF/TableProducer/Strangeness/sigma0builder.cxx
index acdae0bca7c..32ed292dddd 100644
--- a/PWGLF/TableProducer/Strangeness/sigma0builder.cxx
+++ b/PWGLF/TableProducer/Strangeness/sigma0builder.cxx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct sigma0builder {
   Service<o2::ccdb::BasicCCDBManager> ccdb;
   ctpRateFetcher rateFetcher;
 
-  SliceCache cache;
+  // SliceCache cache;
 
   Produces<aod::Sigma0Cores> sigma0cores;             // save sigma0 candidates for analysis
   Produces<aod::SigmaPhotonExtras> sigmaPhotonExtras; // save sigma0 candidates for analysis
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ struct sigma0builder {
   Produces<aod::SigmaMCCores> sigma0mccores;
 
   // For manual sliceBy
-  PresliceUnsorted<V0DerivedMCDatas> perCollisionMCDerived = o2::aod::v0data::straCollisionId;
-  PresliceUnsorted<V0StandardDerivedDatas> perCollisionSTDDerived = o2::aod::v0data::straCollisionId;
+  // PresliceUnsorted<V0DerivedMCDatas> perCollisionMCDerived = o2::aod::v0data::straCollisionId;
+  // PresliceUnsorted<V0StandardDerivedDatas> perCollisionSTDDerived = o2::aod::v0data::straCollisionId;
   PresliceUnsorted<soa::Join<aod::StraCollisions, aod::StraCents, aod::StraEvSels, aod::StraCollLabels>> perMcCollision = aod::v0data::straMCCollisionId;
 
   // pack track quality but separte also afterburner
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ struct sigma0builder {
   }
 
   template <typename TCollision>
-  bool IsEventAccepted(TCollision collision, bool fillHists)
+  bool IsEventAccepted(TCollision const& collision, bool fillHists)
   // check whether the collision passes our collision selections
   {
     if (fillHists)
@@ -1138,14 +1138,25 @@ struct sigma0builder {
 
   void processMonteCarlo(soa::Join<aod::StraCollisions, aod::StraCents, aod::StraEvSels, aod::StraStamps, aod::StraCollLabels> const& collisions, V0DerivedMCDatas const& fullV0s, dauTracks const&, aod::MotherMCParts const&, soa::Join<aod::StraMCCollisions, aod::StraMCCollMults> const&, soa::Join<aod::V0MCCores, aod::V0MCCollRefs> const&)
   {
+    // Initialize auxiliary vectors
+    std::vector<int> bestGammasArray;
+    std::vector<int> bestLambdasArray;
+
+    // brute force grouped index construction
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> v0grouped(collisions.size());
+
+    for (const auto& v0 : fullV0s) {
+      v0grouped[v0.straCollisionId()].push_back(v0.globalIndex());
+    }
+
     for (const auto& coll : collisions) {
+      // Clear vectors
+      bestGammasArray.clear();
+      bestLambdasArray.clear();
 
       if (!IsEventAccepted(coll, true))
         continue;
 
-      // Do analysis with collision-grouped V0s, retain full collision information
-      const uint64_t collIdx = coll.globalIndex();
-      auto V0s = fullV0s.sliceBy(perCollisionMCDerived, collIdx);
       float centrality = doPPAnalysis ? coll.centFT0M() : coll.centFT0C();
 
       bool fhasMCColl = false;
@@ -1164,12 +1175,11 @@ struct sigma0builder {
         histos.fill(HIST("GeneralQA/hCentralityVsInteractionRate"), centrality, interactionRate);
       }
 
-      std::vector<int> bestGammasArray;
-      std::vector<int> bestLambdasArray;
-
       //_______________________________________________
       // V0s loop
-      for (auto& v0 : V0s) {
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < v0grouped[coll.globalIndex()].size(); i++) {
+        auto v0 = fullV0s.rawIteratorAt(v0grouped[coll.globalIndex()][i]);
+
         if (!v0.has_v0MCCore())
           continue;
 
@@ -1317,14 +1327,25 @@ struct sigma0builder {
 
   void processRealData(soa::Join<aod::StraCollisions, aod::StraCents, aod::StraEvSels, aod::StraStamps> const& collisions, V0StandardDerivedDatas const& fullV0s, dauTracks const&)
   {
+    // Initialize auxiliary vectors
+    std::vector<int> bestGammasArray;
+    std::vector<int> bestLambdasArray;
+
+    // brute force grouped index construction
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> v0grouped(collisions.size());
+
+    for (const auto& v0 : fullV0s) {
+      v0grouped[v0.straCollisionId()].push_back(v0.globalIndex());
+    }
+
     for (const auto& coll : collisions) {
+      // Clear vectors
+      bestGammasArray.clear();
+      bestLambdasArray.clear();
 
       if (!IsEventAccepted(coll, true))
         continue;
 
-      // Do analysis with collision-grouped V0s, retain full collision information
-      const uint64_t collIdx = coll.globalIndex();
-      auto V0s = fullV0s.sliceBy(perCollisionSTDDerived, collIdx);
       float centrality = doPPAnalysis ? coll.centFT0M() : coll.centFT0C();
 
       //_______________________________________________
@@ -1339,12 +1360,10 @@ struct sigma0builder {
         histos.fill(HIST("GeneralQA/hCentralityVsInteractionRate"), centrality, interactionRate);
       }
 
-      std::vector<int> bestGammasArray;
-      std::vector<int> bestLambdasArray;
-
       //_______________________________________________
       // V0s loop
-      for (auto& v0 : V0s) {
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < v0grouped[coll.globalIndex()].size(); i++) {
+        auto v0 = fullV0s.rawIteratorAt(v0grouped[coll.globalIndex()][i]);
         if (processPhotonCandidate(v0, coll))          // selecting photons
           bestGammasArray.push_back(v0.globalIndex()); // Save indices of best gamma candidates