SIP Calculator
Project the future value of your monthly mutual fund SIP and see the power of compounding.
About the SIP Calculator
A Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is how most Indians build wealth in mutual funds — a fixed amount invested every month, regardless of where the market is. The AlarmDaddy SIP Calculator projects what your monthly investment could grow into, based on an expected annual return and the number of years you stay invested. It separates your total contribution from the wealth gained, so you can see exactly how much of the final corpus is your money versus market growth.
Enter your monthly SIP amount, the expected annual return (equity funds have historically delivered 10% to 14% over long periods in India, though returns are never guaranteed), and your investment horizon in years. The calculator uses monthly compounding to estimate the maturity value. The longer the horizon, the more dramatic the compounding effect — a ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years versus 20 years is not double the corpus, it is roughly four times, because the later years compound on a much larger base.
This is a projection tool, not a guarantee. Actual mutual fund returns vary year to year. Use it to set realistic goals and to understand why starting early matters far more than investing large amounts later.
How to use this calculator
- 1Enter your monthly SIP amount.
- 2Enter the expected annual return (10% to 14% is a common equity assumption for long horizons).
- 3Enter the number of years you plan to invest.
- 4Read the estimated maturity value, total invested, and wealth gained.
The formula
Where P is the monthly investment, i is the monthly rate of return (annual return ÷ 12 ÷ 100), and n is the total number of monthly instalments. This is the future value of an annuity-due formula, assuming each SIP instalment is invested at the start of the month and compounds monthly.