₹5,000 Monthly SIP in HDFC ARBITRAGE FUND - Retail for 20 Years
If you had started a ₹5,000/month SIP on 23 Oct 2007 and never stopped — through every crash and rally — here is exactly what happened, using HDFC ARBITRAGE FUND - Retail's actual NAV for all 224 installments.
You invested
₹11,20,000
224 installments
Value today
₹20,29,306
21 May 2026
Absolute gain
+₹9,09,306
+81.2%
XIRR (annualised)
6.01%
money-weighted
The journey, month by month
Worst fall on the way
-0.8%
Deepest drop from peak. This is what you had to sit through.
Corrections survived
0
Falls of 10%+ during the period. Every one recovered.
Same SIP in a fixed deposit
₹24,93,225
Modelled at historical FD rates. The fund trailed FD by ₹4,63,919.
Year-by-year progress
| Year | Invested | Value | Overall gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (23 Oct 2007) | ₹5,000 | ₹5,000 | +0% |
| Year 2 (21 May 2008) | ₹40,000 | ₹40,981 | +2.5% |
| Year 3 (21 May 2009) | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,05,967 | +6% |
| Year 4 (21 May 2010) | ₹1,60,000 | ₹1,71,325 | +7.1% |
| Year 5 (23 May 2011) | ₹2,20,000 | ₹2,47,850 | +12.7% |
| Year 6 (21 May 2012) | ₹2,80,000 | ₹3,30,433 | +18% |
| Year 7 (21 May 2013) | ₹3,40,000 | ₹4,19,167 | +23.3% |
| Year 8 (21 May 2014) | ₹4,00,000 | ₹5,16,754 | +29.2% |
| Year 9 (21 May 2015) | ₹4,60,000 | ₹6,20,190 | +34.8% |
| Year 10 (23 May 2016) | ₹5,20,000 | ₹7,22,290 | +38.9% |
| Year 11 (22 May 2017) | ₹5,80,000 | ₹8,28,154 | +42.8% |
| Year 12 (21 May 2018) | ₹6,40,000 | ₹9,33,012 | +45.8% |
| Year 13 (21 May 2019) | ₹7,00,000 | ₹10,50,357 | +50.1% |
| Year 14 (21 May 2020) | ₹7,60,000 | ₹11,69,441 | +53.9% |
| Year 15 (21 May 2021) | ₹8,20,000 | ₹12,64,557 | +54.2% |
| Year 16 (23 May 2022) | ₹8,80,000 | ₹13,70,312 | +55.7% |
| Year 17 (22 May 2023) | ₹9,40,000 | ₹15,01,758 | +59.8% |
| Year 18 (21 May 2024) | ₹10,00,000 | ₹16,75,942 | +67.6% |
| Year 19 (21 May 2025) | ₹10,60,000 | ₹18,57,604 | +75.2% |
| Year 20 (21 May 2026) | ₹11,20,000 | ₹20,29,306 | +81.2% |
Best year of the journey: Year 8 (+7.8% market move) · Toughest year: Year 1 (0%)
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Past performance does not guarantee future returns. This page shows the historical result of the stated SIP using HDFC ARBITRAGE FUND - Retail's published NAV (source: AMFI) between 23 Oct 2007 and 21 May 2026; it is educational research, not investment advice. FD comparison is modelled at historical average FD rates. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks.