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Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund vs UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund is worth ₹7.24 L (XIRR 7.7%) and UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan ₹6.99 L (XIRR 6.3%) — Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund ahead by ₹24,394. Across every 5-year SIP since Sep 2018, Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund finished ahead in 38 of 38 and UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan in 0.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund value | XIRR 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 period | Invested | Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund | XIRR | UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.18 L | -2.9% | ₹1.21 L | 2.0% | ₹1.18 L / ₹1.21 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.81 L | 3.9% | ₹3.83 L | 4.3% | ₹3.81 L / ₹3.83 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7.24 L | 7.7% | ₹6.99 L | 6.3% | ₹7.24 L / ₹6.99 L |
Every 5-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 38 SIPs, the first starting Sep 2018. Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund finished ahead in 100% of them; the median gap was 3.4 percentage points a year in Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned 7.7% a year (started Oct 2021) and 0 of 38 lost money; UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan's worst returned 5.0% (started Apr 2021) and 0 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund minus UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Kotak / UTI) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 62 | 98% / 2% | +2.7 pp | -0.3 ppstarted Oct 2023 | +6.7 ppstarted Aug 2021 |
| 5-year SIPs | 38 | 100% / 0% | +3.4 pp | +1.5 ppstarted Oct 2021 | +5.0 ppstarted Aug 2019 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹21,420 below Direct.
- UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹65,447 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund or UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.24 L in Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund (XIRR 7.7%) and ₹6.99 L in UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan (XIRR 6.3%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund beaten UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan consistently?
In 100% of 38 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Sep 2018), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund ended ahead of UTI Unit Linked Insurance Plan (Direct plans). The median difference was +3.4 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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