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Kotak Flexi Cap Fund vs UTI Flexi Cap Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Kotak Flexi Cap Fund is worth ₹7.42 L (XIRR 8.7%) and UTI Flexi Cap Fund ₹6.87 L (XIRR 5.5%) — Kotak Flexi Cap Fund ahead by ₹55,087. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, Kotak Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 73 of 106 and UTI Flexi Cap Fund in 33.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Kotak Flexi Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Kotak Flexi Cap 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 Flexi Cap Fund | XIRR | UTI Flexi Cap Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.14 L | -9.9% | ₹1.20 L | 0.2% | ₹1.14 L / ₹1.20 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.71 L | 2.0% | ₹3.71 L | 2.2% | ₹3.71 L / ₹3.71 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7.42 L | 8.7% | ₹6.87 L | 5.5% | ₹7.40 L / ₹6.87 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹22.56 L | 12.3% | ₹20.63 L | 10.6% | ₹21.43 L / ₹19.73 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. Kotak Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 69% of them; the median gap was 2.5 percentage points a year in Kotak Flexi Cap Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Kotak Flexi Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -2.8% a year (started Apr 2015) and 1 of 106 lost money; UTI Flexi Cap Fund's worst returned -1.7% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Kotak Flexi Cap Fund minus UTI Flexi Cap Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Kotak / UTI) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 130 | 71% / 29% | +4.2 pp | -13.1 ppstarted Dec 2018 | +16.3 ppstarted Jun 2021 |
| 5-year SIPs | 106 | 69% / 31% | +2.5 pp | -8.5 ppstarted Dec 2016 | +9.0 ppstarted Mar 2021 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Kotak Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 67% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +0.8 pp a year) — Kotak Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Kotak Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,19,912 below Direct.
- UTI Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 6% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -5.2 pp a year) — UTI Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- UTI Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹83,067 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Kotak Flexi Cap Fund or UTI Flexi Cap Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.42 L in Kotak Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 8.7%) and ₹6.87 L in UTI Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 5.5%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Kotak Flexi Cap Fund beaten UTI Flexi Cap Fund consistently?
In 69% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), Kotak Flexi Cap Fund ended ahead of UTI Flexi Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +2.5 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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