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UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW

Invests in very short-duration debt. Used to park money for a few days to months, safer than most fund types. From UTI Mutual Fund. It's been running since 14 Aug 2017.

Latest price per unit
₹168.5773
▲ 0.02% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹10.6k
▼ ₹89.4k loss · -89.4% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹12.3k
▼ ₹87.7k loss · -50.3% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹13.6k
▼ ₹86.4k loss · -32.9% / 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₹33.4k
Gain / loss-₹1.47 L
XIRR (annualised)5.6653908265988115e+305%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*—
Projected gain*+—
*at this fund's historical rate of 5.6653908265988115e+305% 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 71 other funds in Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Liquid Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-89.36%median 0.03% (-89.39%)
Rank #59 of 72Beats 8% of peers
3-year return
-50.33%median 0.03% (-50.36%)
Rank #57 of 72Beats 8% of peers
5-year return
-32.88%median 0.02% (-32.90%)
Rank #56 of 72Beats 10% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
116.76%median 0.26% (+116.51%)
Rank #67 of 72Less risky than 6% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-90.00%median -0.25% (-89.75%)
Rank #6 of 72Less risky than 93% 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. 6 of last 7 years were positive.

+4%
2020
+3%
2021
+5%
2022
+7%
2023
+7%
2024
+7%
2025
-90%
2026
Best year
2024 · 7.40%
Worst year
2026 · -89.55%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
116.8%

The value swings roughly 117% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-90.00%

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 UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW against other liquid funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-89.36%
CAGR — 3 years-50.33%
CAGR — 5 years-32.88%
CAGR — since launch-17.85%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)200.31%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)116.76%
Max drawdown — 1 year-90.00%
Max drawdown — 3 years-90.00%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.88
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.51

Fund info

Fund house
UTI Mutual Fund
Category
Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Liquid Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF789F1AE60
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF789F1AE78
Fund code
141768
First price on record
14 Aug 2017 · 2,547 daily prices

About UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW

UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Liquid Fund offered by UTI Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 9 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the liquid category — Invests in very short-duration debt. Used to park money for a few days to months, safer than most fund types.

The current NAV of UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW is ₹168.5773 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -89.34% over the last year, -50.33% CAGR over 3 years, -32.88% 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 116.8% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 90.0%. 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 UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW?+

The latest NAV of UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW is ₹168.5773 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.02% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW?+

UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW has delivered 1-year return -89.34%, 3-year CAGR -50.33%, 5-year CAGR -32.88%, since-inception CAGR -17.85%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW belong to?+

UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Liquid Fund. Invests in very short-duration debt. Used to park money for a few days to months, safer than most fund types.

How risky is UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 116.8%, UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW a direct plan?+

UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW?+

UTI - Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW has NAV history available from 14 Aug 2017 — approximately 9 years of track record and 2,547 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.