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DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund vs ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund is worth ₹7.39 L (XIRR 8.5%) and ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund ₹7.49 L (XIRR 9.1%) — ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund ahead by ₹10,556. Across every 5-year SIP since Mar 2014, DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund finished ahead in 8 of 92 and ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund in 84.

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₹10,000
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DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

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XIRR —
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YearInvestedDSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund valueXIRR to date

₹10,000 a month in each: what it became

Each row is a monthly SIP ending today (1 Oct 2026), Direct plans. Post-tax assumes everything is redeemed today with no other capital gains this year.

SIP periodInvestedDSP Dynamic Asset Allocation FundXIRRICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.19 L-1.6%₹1.19 L-2.1%₹1.19 L / ₹1.19 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.89 L5.3%₹3.90 L5.6%₹3.89 L / ₹3.90 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.39 L8.5%₹7.49 L9.1%₹7.37 L / ₹7.46 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹19.47 L9.5%₹21.07 L11.0%₹18.70 L / ₹20.11 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 92 SIPs, the first starting Mar 2014. DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund finished ahead in 9% of them; the median gap was 1.8 percentage points a year in ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned 2.3% a year (started Apr 2015) and 0 of 92 lost money; ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund's worst returned -0.3% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.

0%5%10%15%Mar 2014Oct 2021
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation FundICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund

XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund minus ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (DSP / ICICI)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs11616% / 84%-1.8 pp-6.5 ppstarted Jan 2020+5.6 ppstarted Apr 2017
5-year SIPs929% / 91%-1.8 pp-4.1 ppstarted Apr 2019+2.5 ppstarted Apr 2015

Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan

  • DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,38,872 below Direct.
  • ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹77,124 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund or ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.39 L in DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (XIRR 8.5%) and ₹7.49 L in ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund (XIRR 9.1%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund beaten ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund consistently?

In 9% of 92 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Mar 2014), DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund ended ahead of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -1.8 percentage points a year.

Where does this data come from?

Official daily NAVs published by AMFI. SIP instalments fall on the first business day of each month; both funds are compared on identical dates. Updated monthly.

Comparison on official AMFI NAVs, SIP on the first business day of each month, identical dates for both funds. It shows what happened, not which fund to buy — past performance does not indicate future returns. sipcalculatorhub.com is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Methodology.

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