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Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund vs Tata Balanced Advantage Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is worth ₹7.39 L (XIRR 8.5%) and Tata Balanced Advantage Fund ₹7.04 L (XIRR 6.5%) — Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund ahead by ₹34,965. Across every 3-year SIP since Feb 2019, Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund finished ahead in 31 of 57 and Tata Balanced Advantage Fund in 26.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Nippon India 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 | Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund | XIRR | Tata Balanced Advantage Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.19 L | -1.8% | ₹1.17 L | -6.3% | ₹1.19 L / ₹1.17 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.84 L | 4.5% | ₹3.70 L | 2.0% | ₹3.84 L / ₹3.70 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7.39 L | 8.5% | ₹7.04 L | 6.5% | ₹7.37 L / ₹7.04 L |
Every 3-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 57 SIPs, the first starting Feb 2019. Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund finished ahead in 54% of them; the median gap was 0.5 percentage points a year in Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund's worst 3-year SIP returned 4.8% a year (started Oct 2023) and 0 of 57 lost money; Tata Balanced Advantage Fund's worst returned 2.3% (started Oct 2023) and 0 lost money.
XIRR of every 3-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund minus Tata Balanced Advantage Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Nippon / Tata) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 57 | 54% / 46% | +0.5 pp | -2.4 ppstarted Mar 2019 | +2.6 ppstarted Oct 2022 |
| 5-year SIPs | 33 | 82% / 18% | +1.0 pp | -1.0 ppstarted Mar 2019 | +2.0 ppstarted Oct 2021 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,42,475 below Direct.
- Tata Balanced Advantage Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹24,359 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund or Tata Balanced Advantage Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.39 L in Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (XIRR 8.5%) and ₹7.04 L in Tata Balanced Advantage Fund (XIRR 6.5%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund beaten Tata Balanced Advantage Fund consistently?
In 54% of 57 rolling 3-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Feb 2019), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund ended ahead of Tata Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +0.5 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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