Mutual Fund Return Calculator - Calculate Fund Returns

Expense ratio is the annual fee charged by the fund house to manage your investment, expressed as a percentage of AUM. It is deducted daily from the fund NAV. A fund with 1.5% expense ratio on Rs 1 lakh costs Rs 1,500/year. SEBI caps direct plan expense ratios at around 1.05% for equity funds. Over 10 years, a 1% difference in expense ratio can reduce corpus by 10-15%. Always prefer direct plans over regular plans for long-term investing. Use the free Mutual Fund Return Calculator on AbacusHand to calculate your exact result instantly.

Mutual fund returns are calculated using NAV: Return % = ((Current NAV - Purchase NAV) / Purchase NAV) x 100. For example, bought at NAV Rs 100, now Rs 150: return = 50% absolute return. For annualised return (CAGR): CAGR = (Current NAV / Purchase NAV)^(1/years) - 1. Units held = Investment Amount / Purchase NAV. Use the free Mutual Fund Return Calculator on AbacusHand to calculate your exact result instantly.

NAV is the current price per unit of a mutual fund, similar to a stock price. Returns measure how much the NAV has grown since your purchase date. A high NAV does not mean a fund is expensive or has less growth potential. What matters is the percentage return (CAGR) since your investment, not the absolute NAV value. Two funds with NAV 500 and NAV 50 can have identical returns depending on when you invested. Use the free Mutual Fund Return Calculator on AbacusHand to calculate your exact result instantly.

Absolute return is the total percentage gain: if Rs 1 lakh grew to Rs 1.5 lakh, absolute return = 50%, regardless of time taken. CAGR accounts for time: 50% gain over 3 years = CAGR of 14.47%; over 5 years = CAGR of 8.45%. For comparing funds held for different durations, always use CAGR. SEBI mandates that all mutual fund advertisements show CAGR returns for 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year periods. Use the free Mutual Fund Return Calculator on AbacusHand to calculate your exact result instantly.

Top-performing Indian equity mutual funds have delivered CAGR returns of 14-20% over 10 years (as of FY 2025-26). Small-cap and mid-cap funds have returned 17-22% CAGR over 10 years with higher volatility. The Nifty 50 index has delivered approximately 12-14% CAGR over 20 years. Debt funds typically return 7-9% CAGR. Past returns do not guarantee future performance - always assess risk-adjusted returns and expense ratio before investing. Use the free Mutual Fund Return Calculator on AbacusHand to calculate your exact result instantly.