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ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From ING Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹36.01
▲ 1.09% today
As of 9 Oct 2014 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.29 L
▲ ₹29.0k gain · 29.0% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹60.0k
Value today₹68.9k
Gain / loss+₹8.9k
XIRR (annualised)32.42%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹60.0k
Would become*₹71.7k
Projected gain*+₹11.7k
*at this fund's historical rate of 32.42% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
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How it compares to peers

Vs 500 other funds in Income

Same plan
1-year return
29.00%median 4.48% (+24.52%)
Rank #35 of 501Beats 92% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
11.95%median 4.87% (+7.08%)
Rank #346 of 501Less risky than 30% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-11.12%median -6.75% (-4.37%)
Rank #190 of 501Less risky than 62% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 2 of last 2 years were positive.

+6%
2013
+24%
2014
Best year
2014 · 23.66%
Worst year
2013 · 5.82%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
11.9%

The value swings roughly 12% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-11.12%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year29.00%
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch16.47%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)10.47%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)11.95%
Max drawdown — 1 year-4.15%
Max drawdown — 3 years-11.12%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)1.94
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.80

Fund info

Fund house
ING Mutual Fund
Category
Income
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
119979
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 436 daily prices

About ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Income offered by ING Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the other category — A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

The current NAV of ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹36.0100 (as of 9 Oct 2014). Historically, it has delivered 28.98% over the last year. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 11.9% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 11.1%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

The latest NAV of ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹36.0100 as of 9 Oct 2014, up 1.09% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 28.98%, since-inception CAGR 16.47%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+

ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Income. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

How risky is ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 11.9%, ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+

ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

ING Balanced Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 436 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.