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elssModerate risk14 years oldSteady vs its 3-year pace

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment

An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From LIC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Mar 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹41.6446
▼ 0.63% today
As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.03 L
▲ ₹3.0k gain · 3.0% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.28 L
▲ ₹28.1k gain · 8.6% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.47 L
▲ ₹47.4k gain · 8.1% / 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₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.96 L
Gain / loss+₹15.5k
XIRR (annualised)5.76%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.97 L
Projected gain*+₹16.9k
*at this fund's historical rate of 5.76% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 76 other funds in Equity Scheme - ELSS

Same plan
1-year return
2.99%median 2.11% (+0.88%)
Rank #28 of 77Beats 64% of peers
3-year return
8.59%median 9.72% (-1.13%)
Rank #47 of 77Beats 39% of peers
5-year return
8.07%median 9.16% (-1.09%)
Rank #34 of 77Beats 48% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
10.35%median 13.76% (-3.41%)
Rank #15 of 77Less risky than 82% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-31.02%median -35.13% (+4.11%)
Rank #45 of 77Less risky than 20% 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. 7 of last 7 years were positive.

+8%
2020
+27%
2021
+0%
2022
+17%
2023
+13%
2024
+3%
2025
+3%
2026
Best year
2021 · 26.58%
Worst year
2022 · 0.06%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
10.4%

The value swings roughly 10% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-31.02%

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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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment against other elss funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year2.99%
CAGR — 3 years8.59%
CAGR — 5 years8.07%
CAGR — since launch11.11%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)10.80%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)10.35%
Max drawdown — 1 year-12.59%
Max drawdown — 3 years-13.91%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.28
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.24

Fund info

Fund house
LIC Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - ELSS
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF767K01DO9
Fund code
120259
First price on record
1 Mar 2013 · 3,312 daily prices

About LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment is a Equity Scheme - ELSS offered by LIC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the elss category — An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.

The current NAV of LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment is ₹41.6446 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 2.99% over the last year, 8.59% CAGR over 3 years, 8.07% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 10.4% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 31.0%. 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 LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment?+

The latest NAV of LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment is ₹41.6446 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 0.63% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment?+

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment has delivered 1-year return 2.99%, 3-year CAGR 8.59%, 5-year CAGR 8.07%, since-inception CAGR 11.11%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment belong to?+

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment is categorised as Equity Scheme - ELSS. An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.

How risky is LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 10.4%, LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

What is the lock-in period for LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment?+

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment is an ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) with a 3-year lock-in on each individual investment. Every SIP installment is locked separately for 3 years from its purchase date — the January 2024 units unlock in January 2027, February 2024 units in February 2027, and so on.

Is LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment a direct plan?+

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment?+

LIC MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme (ULIS) - Direct Plan - IDCW Reinvestment has NAV history available from 1 Mar 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,312 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.