CAGR Calculator

Updated on January 11, 2026 , 21457 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

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 (₹1,689 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (18 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 25.07% (upper mid).
3Y return: 49.41% (upper mid).
1Y return: 172.89% (upper mid).
Alpha: -4.29 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 2.51 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: -1.02 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Basic Materials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~94%).
Largest holding BGF World Gold I2 (~73.8%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.4%.

Below is the key information for DSP World Gold Fund

DSP World Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	14 Sep 07
NAV (12 Jan 26)	₹58.2712 ↑ 1.95 (3.47 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,689 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Equity - Global
AMC	DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.41
Sharpe Ratio	2.51
Information Ratio	-1.02
Alpha Ratio	-4.29
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 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,101
31 Dec 22	₹8,405
31 Dec 23	₹8,991
31 Dec 24	₹10,424
31 Dec 25	₹27,842

DSP World Gold 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 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 12 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	10.1%
3 Month	31.3%
6 Month	91.2%
1 Year	172.9%
3 Year	49.4%
5 Year	25.1%
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	12.76 Yr.

Data below for DSP World Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Basic Materials	93.58%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.5%
Equity	93.84%
Debt	0.01%
Other	2.64%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
BGF World Gold I2 Investment Fund \| -	74%	₹1,246 Cr	1,278,985 ↓ -68,948
VanEck Gold Miners ETF - \| GDX	25%	₹427 Cr	573,719
Treps / Reverse Repo Investments CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	1%	₹24 Cr
Net Receivables/Payables Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹8 Cr

2. Invesco India Gold Fund

To provide returns that closely corresponds to returns provided by Invesco India Gold Exchange Traded Fund.

Research Highlights for Invesco India Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹302 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 3★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 21.81% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 34.10% (lower mid).
1Y return: 76.76% (lower mid).
1M return: 7.47% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 3.52 (lower mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Invesco India Gold ETF (~97.6%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.2%.

Below is the key information for Invesco India Gold Fund

Invesco India Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	5 Dec 11
NAV (13 Jan 26)	₹39.9408 ↑ 0.62 (1.58 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹302 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.37
Sharpe Ratio	3.52
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-6 Months (2%),6-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,448
31 Dec 22	₹10,655
31 Dec 23	₹12,200
31 Dec 24	₹14,499
31 Dec 25	₹24,593

Invesco India Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹518,033.
Net Profit of ₹218,033 Invest Now

Returns for Invesco India 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 12 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	7.5%
3 Month	15.2%
6 Month	44.1%
1 Year	76.8%
3 Year	34.1%
5 Year	21.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.3%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	69.6%
2023	18.8%
2022	14.5%
2021	12.8%
2020	-5.5%
2019	27.2%
2018	21.4%
2017	6.6%
2016	1.3%
2015	21.6%

Fund Manager information for Invesco India Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Abhisek Bahinipati	1 Nov 25	0.08 Yr.

Data below for Invesco India Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.91%
Other	96.09%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Invesco India Gold ETF - \| -	98%	₹294 Cr	268,798 ↑ 10,750
Triparty Repo CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	3%	₹8 Cr
Net Receivables / (Payables) CBLO \| -	0%	₹0 Cr

3. SBI Gold Fund

The scheme seeks to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by SBI - ETF Gold (Previously known as SBI GETS).

Research Highlights for SBI Gold Fund

Highest AUM (₹9,324 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 21.82% (lower mid).
3Y return: 33.98% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 75.65% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 6.34% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 3.54 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding SBI Gold ETF (~100.0%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.9%.

Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund

SBI Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	12 Sep 11
NAV (13 Jan 26)	₹41.0448 ↓ -0.18 (-0.43 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹9,324 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	SBI Funds Management Private Limited
Rating	☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.3
Sharpe Ratio	3.54
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,431
31 Dec 22	₹10,624
31 Dec 23	₹12,126
31 Dec 24	₹14,507
31 Dec 25	₹24,880

SBI Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹518,033.
Net Profit of ₹218,033 Invest Now

Returns for SBI 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 12 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	6.3%
3 Month	13.3%
6 Month	43.4%
1 Year	75.7%
3 Year	34%
5 Year	21.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.3%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	71.5%
2023	19.6%
2022	14.1%
2021	12.6%
2020	-5.7%
2019	27.4%
2018	22.8%
2017	6.4%
2016	3.5%
2015	10%

Fund Manager information for SBI Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Raviprakash Sharma	12 Sep 11	14.23 Yr.

Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.55%
Other	98.45%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
SBI Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹9,323 Cr	864,580,590 ↑ 43,695,502
Treps CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹42 Cr
Net Receivable / Payable CBLO \| -	0%	-₹42 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.