Lumpsum Calculator – Calculate Your Mutual Fund Lumpsum Returns
What is Mutual Fund Lump sum Calculator?
If an investor wants to estimate the returns that will be made by him through a lump sum mutual fund investment, an online lumpsum calculator can help you to do the same. A lumpsum calculator provides the maturity amount for a given present value lumpsum investment. It provides the value of the wealth gained during the tenure of investment for the amount invested at the beginning of the period.
An investor needs to enter the lumpsum or one time investment amount. They also need to enter the number of years and expected rate of return to get the earning on the investment and maturity amount.
Example
If an investor has Rs 2 lakh in hand and wants to invest. But before investing the lumpsum amount he wants to evaluate the investment options and the wealth that can be gained out of each investment he must use an one time investment or lumpsum calculator.
He must first decide the period for which he wants to invest. And then the return that he expects from the investment. He just needs to enter this lumpsum amount of Rs 2 lakh. He also needs to enter the period of investment say 3 years and the expected returns say 15%. The online calculator will calculate the wealth or return gained i.e Rs 1,04,175 and the maturity amount i.e. Rs 3,04,175
However, the expected wealth to be gained and return earned is just an estimation and does not assure or claim the values calculated. Actual returns might vary depending on the performance of the amount is invested. It can be either higher or lower than the estimated return based on the current performance of the fund and the underlying assets.
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How Does Scripbox’s Lumpsum Calculator Work?
The lumpsum calculator is easy and simple to use, an investor just needs to enter the required details and the calculator calculates the earning on the investment and the maturity amount
- The amount of lumpsum money you are willing to invest
- The period for which you want to be invested in
- The expected rate of return that the scheme might earn
Once the above variables are entered, the calculator will provide the future value of the investment.
How to Use the Mutual Fund Lumpsum Calculator?
Scripbox mutual fund lumpsum calculator is available on our website. Calculate the return on investment via periodic Systematic Investment Plan or lumpsum in mutual funds
Follow the below-listed steps to get the maturity amount and estimated earnings.
- Open Scripbox’s Lumpsum Calculator.
- Select the type of investment type. You can choose among the two approaches i.e
- Lumpsum investment
- Target amount.
Lumpsum Investment approach
A lumpsum investment approach can be selected if an investor has received a lumpsum amount or has a spare large amount that he/she would not need in the near future. And he/ she has ensured the cash flow with the available funds with him/ her
The lumpsum calculator will provide the maturity amount of the present value of the lumpsum investment after the investment period for an expected growth rate.
- If you know the lumpsum amount available to you, select ‘Lumpsum Investment’ approach
- Enter the lumpsum investment
- Then enter the investment period in years
- Enter the expected return (%)
You will be provided with the wealth gained and maturity value
Example
Mr. Arun wants to invest a lumpsum amount of Rs 50,000 for 5 years with an expected return of 15%. The estimated wealth gained is Rs 50,568 and the maturity amount is Rs 1,00,568.
Target Amount approach
The target amount approach is ideal for an investor who has a financial goal in mind to be achieved at the end of the investment period.
The online calculator will provide the present value of the amount to be invested today to ensure the targeted maturity amount is achieved if invested for a defined number of years and the expected growth rate.
- If you have already decided the financial objective and the target amount you want to achieve at the end of the tenure, select ‘Target Amount’ approach
- Once you have decided your approach, enter the target amount you have in mind to achieve from this investment
- Enter the investment period in years
- Enter the expected return (%)
You will be provided with the initial amount to be invested, the wealth you will gain.
Example
Mr. Arun wants to earn Rs 500,000 at the end of 5 years and expects a growth return of 15%. He wants to know how much he must invest today.
He will have to invest Rs 2,48,588 and he would gain a wealth of Rs 2,51,412 for a maturity amount of Rs 500,00 at the end of 5 years
You can also refer to the ‘Mutual Fund Investment Chart’. This chart provides a visualization of the maturity amount over the tenure of investment. It is a ready tool to understand the year in which the wealth gained is higher.
How the Lumpsum Calculator Helps You?
The lumpsum calculator is an easy to use tool which provides an investor the wealth gained and maturity value for a given investment, investment period and expected returns from the investment.
For a prospective investor, it is important to estimate whether the investment option selected will meet the goals at the end of the investment term or not.
Our lumpsum calculator provides both, SIP calculator and a lumpsum calculator. An investor can use it to calculate returns under both the approach, lumpsum, and SIP.
The lumpsum calculator helps an investor to get an estimate of the returns and wealth he would create in the future for a given investment period.
- A calculator provides an investor with the flexibility to change the period, amount, rate of return and get an estimate of returns. An investor can set multiple combinations of an amount to be invested, tenure, rate of return and then decide what is the optimum combination.
- With a goal in mind, an investor can use the calculator and find out if his/ her goals are being met or not.
- The calculator is very simple and easy to use. An investor only needs the information required handy
- An investor will be able to manage his finances better once he has an estimated idea of their investment.
- It saves time for the manual calculation to be made by the investor and also helps in avoiding errors.
Lumpsum Return Calculation Formulae
Mutual funds invest in a wide range of assets such as shares and stocks, bonds, money market instruments, treasury bonds, and other assets. The attempt of the fund managers is to produce capital gains or profitable returns. The returns depend on the performance of the underlying assets.
The types of returns on a lumpsum investment
- Total return
- Annualized return
- Trailing return
- Rolling return
- Absolute return
- Point to point return
Learn: Different types of returns in mutual funds
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is the most common method to calculate investment returns. It refers to the compound annual growth rate. This method is used to calculate the return of mutual funds having a holding period of greater than a year to reduce the short-term fluctuations and volatility of the NAV.
The lumpsum calculator uses the compounding of return method to compute the estimated return on investment. It is a measure of the annual growth rate of the investment over a period of time with the effect of compounding
The formula for CAGR is shown below
CAGR = (ending value/beginning value)^(1/number of years or months)-1*100
- Ending value of the investment made
- Beginning Value of the investment made
- Number of years or months of the investment
To calculate investment returns through the CAGR formula, the following details are needed.
- The NAV at which the investment was made
- The NAV at the end of the investment period
- Investment period
Let us understand the concept better with the help of an example:
Mr. Arun invested Rs 100,000 in the year 2018 for the NAV of Rs 50. In the current year 2020, the NAV is Rs 60. Here, the NAV has appreciated by 20%.
Here’s how the CAGR formula will work to calculate the return earned:
CAGR = (Ending value/Beginning value)^(1/Number of years)-1*100
Putting values in the above formula:
(60/50)^(½)*100 = 9.54%
The return earned can be calculated by considering the holding period in months. The result will be the same.
CAGR = (ending value/beginning value)^(12/number of months)-1*100
(60/50)^(12/24)*100 = 9.54%
Frequently Asked Questions
The difference between SIP and lumpsum is the number of times an amount is invested. In SIP a fixed amount is invested at a fixed interval while in lumpsum you invest one time and stay invested. The SIP option provides you with the flexibility to change the intervals, amount later during the course of the investment. With a lumpsum, you invest one time and this big amount generates returns from day 1. However, you must be careful enough before investing a huge amount as mutual funds are subject to market fluctuations
You must prefer lump sum investment if you have received a lump sum amount and would like to invest in mutual funds you are well aware of the market and the historical trend of the MF scheme. Alternatively, you can invest systematically over a period of 12 months using a systematic transfer plan STP. In STP, a fund house allows an investor to invest a lump sum amount in one scheme and transfer regularly a predefined amount into another scheme.
STP or systematic transfer plan is an automated way to transfer money from one MF to another. This plan is ideally chosen by investors who want to invest a lump sum amount and avoid market-timing risk and leverage out the market fluctuation.Mostly, the investor who has a lump sum amount and at the end wants to invest in equity-oriented mutual funds chose this option. The lump sum amount is invested in debt mutual funds and systematically transferred to equity mutual funds when the market is ideal for an investor to invest in equity mutual funds.
A lump sum option is suitable for a MF that has a good credit score i.e. AAA or AA+, has performed over and above the benchmark returns compared to the mutual funds in the same category.The MF has performed consistently based on historical returns and has performed relatively well even when the market is facing a downward trend.This shows how well the underlying assets have performed when other funds were facing negative fluctuations due to market trend. You can also choose to invest in a debt MF for lump sum investment.However,it is always advisable to consider SIP or a systematic transfer plan STP.
You can visit our website, create your account and explore the investment plans and decide based on your financial goals. Scripbox will provide you with recommendations of mutual funds based on your investment plan and help you optimize your investment.
To summarize, be it lump sum mutual fund investments or a regular and fixed SIP, investing must be an important financial goal to achieve. An investor must choose between both the approaches based on his liquidity condition. Lump sum investment is a straight way ahead for investors who understand the market and its positions, stay invested for longer, hold their anxiety during losses and hold till the goal end period. Another option is for an investor to invest in a liquid fund and start an STP from liquid fund to equity fund. SIP MF investment is a way for investors who have a fixed and regular source of income, want to develop a saving discipline and slowly enter the market.
An investor can invest in mutual funds in 2 ways either by investing a lump sum amount or through a systematic investment plan i.e. SIP. In a lump sum MF investment, an investor invests once and the amount remains invested for the desired investment period. A lump sum MF investment is a better option for investors who have a long term investment plan of 10 years or above and have a knowledge of the market.Though MF SIP is more attractive as it does not hit the liquidity of funds at once for an investor. But investing a lump sum amount has its own benefits and disadvantages. A thorough understanding of the underlying assets in a MF and historical returns during market slumps and rise must be gathered before making a decision.
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