CAGR Calculator

Updated on February 22, 2026 , 21522 views

What is CAGR?

CAGR refers to the mean annual growth of an investment over a specific time duration. It is assumed that the value of investment is compounded over the duration. Unlike absolute return, CAGR takes time value of money into account. As a result, it is able to reflect the true returns of an investment generated over a year.

CAGR Calculator

CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)

20.11%

How To Use CAGR Calculator

Where can you use CAGR calculators CAGR is an easy to use tool to analyse your investment decisions. It finds application in the following scenarios:

You bought some specific units in Equity Funds this year and your fund value increased. With the help of CAGR calculator, you would be able to know the rate of return on your investment
You want to start Investing and have some specific goals. With the CAGR calculator, you will get to know at what rate you have to grow your money within the time frame
Consider you have invested in an equity fund whose 3,5, and 10-year returns are 25%, 15% and 10% respectively. You want to know the average rate at which your fund grew annually
To compare the CAGR of an investment with your expected rate and check for the suitability. Invest only if the CAGR is greater than or equal to your expected rate of return
CAGR of a Mutual Fund can be compared with a benchmark return

CAGR Formula

The CAGR can be calculated using the mathematical formula

CAGR = [ (Ending value/Beginning Value)^(1/N) ] -1

The above formula depends on three variables. Namely, the beginning value, ending value and Number of years (N)

When you input the above three variables, the CAGR calculator would give you the rate of return on investment.

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Limitations of CAGR

Even though CAGR is a useful concept, it has a lot of limitations. A lack of awareness of these limitations would lead to bad investment decisions. Some of the limitations are:

In calculations related to CAGR, it’s only the beginning and end values. It assumes that the growth is constant over the duration of time and fails to consider the Volatility aspect

It is suitable only for a lump sum investment. As in case of a SIP investment, the systematic investment at various intervals wouldn’t be considered as only the beginning value is considered while calculating the CAGR

CAGR does not account for the risk inherent in an investment. When it comes to equity investment, risk-adjusted returns are more important than CAGR. For these purposes, you need to consider better ratios like Sharpe ratio

Fund Selection Methodology used to find 3 funds

AUM Range: 100 to 15000 Cr
Minimum fund age: 3 years
Sorted On : 3-year return (high to low)
No Of Funds: 3

Top Funds with best 3 year CAGR

1. DSP World Gold Fund

"The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units of MLIIF - WGF. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a significant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in money market securities and/or units of money market/liquid schemes of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized."

Research Highlights for DSP World Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,975 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (18 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 31.02% (upper mid).
3Y return: 62.48% (upper mid).
1Y return: 172.70% (upper mid).
Alpha: 2.12 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 3.41 (lower mid).
Information ratio: -0.47 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Basic Materials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~96%).
Largest holding BGF World Gold I2 (~73.8%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.8%.

Below is the key information for DSP World Gold Fund

DSP World Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	14 Sep 07
NAV (23 Feb 26)	₹66.5931 ↑ 2.21 (3.43 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,975 on 31 Jan 26
Category	Equity - Global
AMC	DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.41
Sharpe Ratio	3.41
Information Ratio	-0.47
Alpha Ratio	2.12
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 21	₹10,000
31 Jan 22	₹8,807
31 Jan 23	₹9,422
31 Jan 24	₹8,517
31 Jan 25	₹12,548
31 Jan 26	₹33,170

DSP World Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹657,502.
Net Profit of ₹357,502 Invest Now

Returns for DSP World Gold Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 23 Feb 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.6%
3 Month	52.1%
6 Month	92.7%
1 Year	172.7%
3 Year	62.5%
5 Year	31%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	167.1%
2023	15.9%
2022	7%
2021	-7.7%
2020	-9%
2019	31.4%
2018	35.1%
2017	-10.7%
2016	-4%
2015	52.7%

Fund Manager information for DSP World Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Jay Kothari	1 Mar 13	12.93 Yr.

Data below for DSP World Gold Fund as on 31 Jan 26

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Basic Materials	95.89%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.55%
Equity	95.89%
Debt	0.01%
Other	2.56%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
BGF World Gold I2 Investment Fund \| -	74%	₹1,458 Cr	1,177,658 ↓ -41,596
VanEck Gold Miners ETF - \| GDX	25%	₹497 Cr	573,719
Treps / Reverse Repo Investments CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	2%	₹35 Cr
Net Receivables/Payables Net Current Assets \| -	1%	-₹15 Cr

2. Axis Gold Fund

To generate returns that closely correspond to returns generated by Axis Gold ETF.

Research Highlights for Axis Gold Fund

Lower mid AUM (₹2,835 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 1★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 26.08% (lower mid).
3Y return: 39.66% (lower mid).
1Y return: 79.66% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 3.08% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 3.44 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Axis Gold ETF (~99.1%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.7%.

Below is the key information for Axis Gold Fund

Axis Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	20 Oct 11
NAV (24 Feb 26)	₹46.0175 ↑ 0.44 (0.97 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹2,835 on 31 Jan 26
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.5
Sharpe Ratio	3.44
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 21	₹10,000
31 Jan 22	₹9,659
31 Jan 23	₹11,397
31 Jan 24	₹12,487
31 Jan 25	₹16,126
31 Jan 26	₹29,924

Axis Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹584,107.
Net Profit of ₹284,107 Invest Now

Returns for Axis Gold Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 23 Feb 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	3.1%
3 Month	28.7%
6 Month	58.7%
1 Year	79.7%
3 Year	39.7%
5 Year	26.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	11.2%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	69.8%
2023	19.2%
2022	14.7%
2021	12.5%
2020	-4.7%
2019	26.9%
2018	23.1%
2017	8.3%
2016	0.7%
2015	10.7%

Fund Manager information for Axis Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Aditya Pagaria	9 Nov 21	4.23 Yr.
Pratik Tibrewal	1 Feb 25	1 Yr.

Data below for Axis Gold Fund as on 31 Jan 26

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.53%
Other	97.47%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Axis Gold ETF - \| -	99%	₹2,810 Cr	215,661,784 ↑ 19,832,646
Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	1%	₹35 Cr
Net Receivables / (Payables) CBLO \| -	0%	-₹9 Cr

3. ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund (the Scheme) is a fund of funds scheme with the primary objective to generate returns by investing in units of ICICI Prudential Gold Exchange Traded Fund (IPru Gold ETF). However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized.

Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Highest AUM (₹6,338 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 25.96% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 39.56% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 80.11% (lower mid).
1M return: 2.54% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.10 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding ICICI Pru Gold ETF (~98.8%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~103.2%.

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	11 Oct 11
NAV (24 Feb 26)	₹48.8424 ↑ 0.36 (0.73 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹6,338 on 31 Jan 26
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.38
Sharpe Ratio	3.1
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	0-15 Months (2%),15 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 21	₹10,000
31 Jan 22	₹9,678
31 Jan 23	₹11,361
31 Jan 24	₹12,399
31 Jan 25	₹16,060
31 Jan 26	₹31,216

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹570,326.
Net Profit of ₹270,326 Invest Now

Returns for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 23 Feb 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	2.5%
3 Month	28.1%
6 Month	58.3%
1 Year	80.1%
3 Year	39.6%
5 Year	26%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	11.7%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	72%
2023	19.5%
2022	13.5%
2021	12.7%
2020	-5.4%
2019	26.6%
2018	22.7%
2017	7.4%
2016	0.8%
2015	8.9%

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Manish Banthia	27 Sep 12	13.36 Yr.
Nishit Patel	29 Dec 20	5.1 Yr.
Ashwini Bharucha	1 Nov 25	0.25 Yr.
Venus Ahuja	1 Nov 25	0.25 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund as on 31 Jan 26

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.73%
Other	97.27%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Pru Gold ETF - \| -	99%	₹6,265 Cr	448,751,665 ↑ 56,893,421
Treps CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	3%	₹174 Cr
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets \| -	2%	-₹101 Cr

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.