CAGR Calculator

Updated on March 16, 2026 , 21565 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

Lower mid AUM (₹1,975 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (18 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 27.85% (upper mid).
3Y return: 53.63% (upper mid).
1Y return: 130.94% (upper mid).
Alpha: 2.12 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 3.41 (upper mid).
Information ratio: -0.47 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Basic Materials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~94%).
Largest holding BGF World Gold I2 (~69.9%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~101.6%.

Below is the key information for DSP World Gold Fund

DSP World Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	14 Sep 07
NAV (17 Mar 26)	₹59.7713 ↑ 0.37 (0.62 %)
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,843
28 Feb 23	₹9,241
29 Feb 24	₹8,778
28 Feb 25	₹13,911
28 Feb 26	₹41,909

DSP World Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹598,181.
Net Profit of ₹298,181 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 17 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-1%
3 Month	14.9%
6 Month	49%
1 Year	130.9%
3 Year	53.6%
5 Year	27.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.1%

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	13.01 Yr.

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

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Basic Materials	94.27%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.92%
Equity	94.27%
Debt	0.01%
Other	1.8%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
BGF World Gold I2 Investment Fund \| -	70%	₹1,531 Cr	1,103,589 ↓ -74,069
VanEck Gold Miners ETF - \| GDX	28%	₹604 Cr	573,719
Treps / Reverse Repo Investments CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	4%	₹90 Cr
Net Receivables/Payables Net Current Assets \| -	2%	-₹35 Cr

2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

An Open ended Fund of Funds Scheme with the investment objective to provide returns that tracks returns provided by Birla Sun Life Gold ETF (BSL Gold ETF).

Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,781 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 3★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 26.31% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 36.74% (lower mid).
1Y return: 71.99% (lower mid).
1M return: 2.73% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 3.08 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Aditya BSL Gold ETF (~99.9%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.7%.

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	20 Mar 12
NAV (18 Mar 26)	₹44.7346 ↓ -0.16 (-0.36 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,781 on 31 Jan 26
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.51
Sharpe Ratio	3.08
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	100
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,843
28 Feb 23	₹11,807
29 Feb 24	₹12,989
28 Feb 25	₹17,497
28 Feb 26	₹32,252

Aditya Birla Sun Life 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 Aditya Birla Sun Life 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 17 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	2.7%
3 Month	16.3%
6 Month	39.3%
1 Year	72%
3 Year	36.7%
5 Year	26.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	11.3%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	72%
2023	18.7%
2022	14.5%
2021	12.3%
2020	-5%
2019	26%
2018	21.3%
2017	6.8%
2016	1.6%
2015	11.5%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Priya Sridhar	31 Dec 24	1.16 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund as on 31 Jan 26

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.53%
Other	98.47%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Aditya BSL Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹1,780 Cr	127,353,077 ↑ 4,794,311
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹7 Cr
Net Receivables / (Payables) Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹6 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: 26.32% (lower mid).
3Y return: 36.69% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 71.97% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 2.48% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.10 (lower mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding ICICI Pru Gold ETF (~99.8%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~101.0%.

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 (18 Mar 26)	₹47.5877 ↓ -0.12 (-0.25 %)
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,780
28 Feb 23	₹11,684
29 Feb 24	₹12,959
28 Feb 25	₹17,514
28 Feb 26	₹32,246

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings 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 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 17 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	2.5%
3 Month	15.9%
6 Month	39.5%
1 Year	72%
3 Year	36.7%
5 Year	26.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	11.4%

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	13.43 Yr.
Nishit Patel	29 Dec 20	5.17 Yr.
Ashwini Bharucha	1 Nov 25	0.33 Yr.
Venus Ahuja	1 Nov 25	0.33 Yr.

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

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.68%
Other	98.32%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Pru Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹6,523 Cr	478,598,971 ↑ 29,847,306
Treps CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	1%	₹44 Cr
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹32 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.