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HDFC Large Cap Fund vs UTI Large Cap Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years HDFC Large Cap Fund is worth ₹7.08 L (XIRR 6.7%) and UTI Large Cap Fund ₹6.70 L (XIRR 4.5%) — HDFC Large Cap Fund ahead by ₹37,649. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, HDFC Large Cap Fund finished ahead in 68 of 106 and UTI Large Cap Fund in 38.

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₹10,000
6%

HDFC Large Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

Value today
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XIRR —
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If fully redeemed today
Real XIRR
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After assumed inflation

YearInvestedHDFC Large Cap 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 periodInvestedHDFC Large Cap FundXIRRUTI Large Cap FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.13 L-11.8%₹1.13 L-12.3%₹1.13 L / ₹1.13 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.54 L-1.2%₹3.52 L-1.6%₹3.54 L / ₹3.52 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.08 L6.7%₹6.70 L4.5%₹7.08 L / ₹6.70 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹21.53 L11.4%₹20.04 L10.0%₹20.53 L / ₹19.22 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 106 SIPs, the first starting Jan 2013. HDFC Large Cap Fund finished ahead in 64% of them; the median gap was 1.5 percentage points a year in HDFC Large Cap Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: HDFC Large Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -6.7% a year (started Apr 2015) and 3 of 106 lost money; UTI Large Cap Fund's worst returned -4.0% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.

-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%Jan 2013Oct 2021
HDFC Large Cap FundUTI Large Cap Fund

XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = HDFC Large Cap Fund minus UTI Large Cap Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (HDFC / UTI)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs13065% / 35%+1.5 pp-8.2 ppstarted Oct 2017+9.4 ppstarted Mar 2021
5-year SIPs10664% / 36%+1.5 pp-4.8 ppstarted Nov 2015+5.5 ppstarted Jun 2019

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

  • HDFC Large Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 50 index fund in 62% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs (median gap +1.1 pp a year) — HDFC Large Cap Fund vs Nifty 50 index fund.
  • HDFC Large Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹75,512 below Direct.
  • UTI Large Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 50 index fund in 53% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs (median gap +0.0 pp a year) — UTI Large Cap Fund vs Nifty 50 index fund.
  • UTI Large Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,00,177 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, HDFC Large Cap Fund or UTI Large Cap Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.08 L in HDFC Large Cap Fund (XIRR 6.7%) and ₹6.70 L in UTI Large Cap Fund (XIRR 4.5%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has HDFC Large Cap Fund beaten UTI Large Cap Fund consistently?

In 64% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), HDFC Large Cap Fund ended ahead of UTI Large Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +1.5 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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