Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Investing Through SIP for Higher Returns

The popularity of a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) has increased tremendously in the last few years. As one of the disciplined and safest options of investment, most of the market experts suggest investing in mutual funds^^ through SIP. If we talk about long-term wealth accumulation and smart investment planning then equity investment has given far profitable returns as compared to the debt-based investment instrument.

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₹ 10,000
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AUM (Cr)

₹10,929

NAV

118.4

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 29.3 22.69 17.8 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹2,606

NAV

74.31

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 21.7 17.89 16 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹3,292

NAV

71.45

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.62 17.64 14.97 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹35,507

NAV

77.51

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 21.94 16.64 14.44 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹5,476

NAV

82.17

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.95 14.46 14.29 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹426

NAV

70.52

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.8 15.55 14.22 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹4,466

NAV

70.65

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.61 16.79 14.14 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹3,538

NAV

42.53

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.72 14.81 13.96 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹232

NAV

51.23

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.24 16.75 13.72 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹7,238

NAV

155.59

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.45 14.74 13.45 %

Instant tax receipt
AUM (Cr)

₹2,606

NAV

74.31

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 21.7 17.89 16 %

AUM (Cr)

₹3,292

NAV

71.45

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.62 17.64 14.97 %

AUM (Cr)

₹426

NAV

70.52

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.8 15.55 14.22 %

AUM (Cr)

₹4,466

NAV

70.65

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.61 16.79 14.14 %

AUM (Cr)

₹3,538

NAV

42.53

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.72 14.81 13.96 %

AUM (Cr)

₹232

NAV

51.23

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.24 16.75 13.72 %

AUM (Cr)

₹7,238

NAV

155.59

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.45 14.74 13.45 %

AUM (Cr)

₹108

NAV

57.35

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.75 16.38 13.36 %

AUM (Cr)

₹2,922

NAV

69.14

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 16.86 14.52 13.02 %

AUM (Cr)

₹12,581

NAV

84.51

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.46 14.41 12.96 %

AUM (Cr)

₹10,929

NAV

118.4

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 29.3 22.69 17.8 %

AUM (Cr)

₹35,507

NAV

77.51

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 21.94 16.64 14.44 %

AUM (Cr)

₹5,476

NAV

82.17

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.95 14.46 14.29 %

AUM (Cr)

₹8,754

NAV

65.59

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 26.25 23.01 20.55 %

AUM (Cr)

₹9

NAV

10.66

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 20.5 15.5 %

AUM (Cr)

₹1,006

NAV

74.8

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 19.86 16.39 14.47 %

AUM (Cr)

₹13,497

NAV

70.92

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 18.85 15.53 13.2 %

AUM (Cr)

₹1,104

NAV

54.94

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 19.19 14.64 12.36 %

AUM (Cr)

₹523

NAV

58.98

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.16 13.94 11.51 %

AUM (Cr)

₹264

NAV

28.85

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 10.31 11.28 10.77 %

AUM (Cr)

₹823

NAV

41.13

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 6.17 7.92 7.6 %

AUM (Cr)

₹480

NAV

38.74

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 5.83 8.01 7.43 %

AUM (Cr)

₹76

NAV

41.43

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 5.68 7.42 7.14 %

AUM (Cr)

₹122

NAV

29.73

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 6.03 7.11 7.14 %

AUM (Cr)

₹189

NAV

47.53

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 5.17 7.37 7.03 %

AUM (Cr)

₹91

NAV

39.31

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 5.61 7.48 6.95 %

AUM (Cr)

₹18,605

NAV

50.31

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 5.6 7.32 6.95 %

AUM (Cr)

₹1,043

NAV

47.27

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 6.17 7.37 6.92 %

AUM (Cr)

₹1,704

NAV

43.88

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 5.53 6.94 6.79 %

AUM (Cr)

₹883

NAV

100.35

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 19.71 17.39 15.25 %

AUM (Cr)

₹354

NAV

48.84

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 13.49 12.11 10.57 %

AUM (Cr)

₹64

NAV

61.39

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 11.11 10.56 10.07 %

AUM (Cr)

₹5,437

NAV

40.64

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 12.55 11.14 9.99 %

AUM (Cr)

₹478

NAV

104.77

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 11.23 10.83 9.97 %

AUM (Cr)

₹22,111

NAV

74.31

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 11.24 10.8 9.92 %

AUM (Cr)

₹278

NAV

32.15

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 12.34 10.53 9.83 %

AUM (Cr)

₹821

NAV

39.98

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 12.44 11.01 9.74 %

AUM (Cr)

₹1,915

NAV

44.26

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 12.99 10.78 9.54 %

AUM (Cr)

₹18

NAV

33.45

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 11.33 10.25 9.27 %

AUM (Cr)

₹1,295

NAV

80.36

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 18.18 15.22 13.65 %

AUM (Cr)

₹7,238

NAV

155.59

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 17.45 14.74 13.45 %

AUM (Cr)

₹2,922

NAV

69.14

Estimated Value

After 5 years After 7 years After 10 years
Returns (p.a.)

+ 16.86 14.52 13.02 %

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However, before investing through SIP in mutual funds it is important to know what is SIP?. Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is a process/method through which  you can invest in mutual funds. SIP offers a planned approach to investment wherein the investors can invest a specific amount of money per month at the predetermined date.

Further in this article, we will elaborately discuss the top 5 reasons why you should consider investing through SIP for higher returns.

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Returns
Fund Name 5 Years 7 Years 10 Years
Top 300 Fund SBI Life
Rating
15.69% 13.54%
12.27%
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Opportunities Fund HDFC Life
Rating
21.94% 16.64%
14.44%
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High Growth Fund Axis Max Life
Rating
29.3% 22.69%
17.8%
View Plan
Pension India Consumption Fund ICICI Prudential Life
Rating
20.5% -
15.5%
View Plan
Multi Cap Fund Tata AIA Life
Rating
26.25% 23.01%
20.55%
View Plan
Accelerator Mid-Cap Fund II Bajaj Life
Rating
20.95% 14.46%
14.29%
View Plan
Multiplier Birla Sun Life
Rating
22.96% 16.85%
15.52%
View Plan
Pension Mid Cap Fund PNB MetLife
Rating
34.5% -
18.41%
View Plan
Equity II Fund Canara HSBC Life
Rating
16.67% 12.43%
10.66%
View Plan
US Equity Fund Star Union Dai-ichi Life
Rating
14.69% -
13.87%
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  Returns
Fund Name 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Active Fund QUANT 23.92% 31.48%
21.87%
Flexi Cap Fund PARAG PARIKH 20.69% 26.41%
19.28%
Large and Mid-Cap Fund EDELWEISS 22.34% 24.29%
17.94%
Equity Opportunities Fund KOTAK 24.64% 25.01%
19.45%
Large and Midcap Fund MIRAE ASSET 19.74% 24.32%
22.50%
Flexi Cap Fund PGIM INDIA 14.75% 23.39%
-
Flexi Cap Fund DSP 18.41% 22.33%
16.91%
Emerging Equities Fund CANARA ROBECO 20.05% 21.80%
15.92%
Focused fund SUNDARAM 18.27% 18.22%
16.55%

Last updated: August 2025

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  1. Financial Discipline

    Most of the investors prefer investing through SIP Investment because of the benefit of maximizing profit. However, besides the advantage of wealth creation, the most important perk of investing through systematic investment plan is that it inculcates the habit of financial discipline in the investor’s life. With SIP, the investors are destined to invest a specific sum of money at a predetermined date regardless of the market conditions. As the amount of investment is auto-debited from the investor’s account, it simultaneously reduces the chance of missing out on investment . SIP  helps the investor in  creatinga financial backup by investing a small sum of money over a long period.

  2. Achieve Financial Objective

    To achieve the financial goals of life, it is significant to have smart financial planning. Whether one wants to make a short-term or long-term investment, SIP is a goal-oriented process of investment. The investors can start SIP by making a minimum monthly investment of Rs.500 and can invest up to the maximum as much as they want in any of the best sip plans. By making a small investment over a long-term period you can achieve your  financial goals in the expected time. Besides this, there are a lot of open-ended funds that offer liquidity. This allows the investors to withdraw their investment in case of an emergency.

  3. Offers the Benefit of Power of Compounding

    Through the benefit, of the power of compounding the investors can gain interest by reinvesting the interest earned. In the power of compounding the first investment made by the investors and the gained interest in it is used to earn the interest for the next period. One can also take the help of the SIP Calculator  to estimate the maximum return on investment. Therefore, the benefit of the power of compounding helps the investors to turn small investments into a large corpus. Hence, the early an individual starts making SIP investment, the larger wealth they can accumulate over a long-term period.

  4. Don’t Need to Time the Market

    Mostly, the market experts advise the investors, to invest when the market performs well. However, in the case of SIP, the investors do not need to worry about the timing of the market. Most of the investors often invest in stocks when the price is low and sell them when the price is high. Thus, timing the market is not only time consuming but also riskier. On contrary to this, by the advantage of rupee cost averaging one just need to invest a pre-determined amount continuously for a longer period. Since the amount invested by an individual is constant one can buy more units when the price is low and lesser units when the price is high which in result will lower the average cost.

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    *All savings are provided by the insurer as per the IRDAI approved insurance plan. Standard T&C Apply
  5. Diversifies the Investment

    Investors who want to do smart financial planning should not keep all the eggs in the same basket. As per the market experts, the investors should allocate their money in diversified asset classes instead of putting all the money into one asset. The process of putting your money in different asset classes is known as diversification. By diversifying the investment and allocating the money in different investment securities reduces the risk of fluctuation in returns.  SIP offers the advantage of diversification. With the minimum investment of Rs.500, the investors get a bigger exposure to investing in different investment securities as per their suitability and requirement. It helps to reduce market risk and increases the chance of wealth creation.

    Once you are aware of the above information you can start your SIP investment.

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Monthly Investment ₹22.4 L
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Top Funds with High Returns (Past 7 Years)
Equity Pension
12.4%
Equity Pension
Global Equity Index Funds Strategy
16.14%
Global Equity Index Funds Strategy
High Growth Fund
17.8%
High Growth Fund
Pension India Consumption Fund
15.5%
Pension India Consumption Fund
Multi Cap Fund
20.55%
Multi Cap Fund
Accelerator Mid-Cap Fund II
14.29%
Accelerator Mid-Cap Fund II
Multiplier
15.52%
Multiplier
Frontline Equity Fund
14.14%
Frontline Equity Fund
Pension Mid Cap Fund
18.41%
Pension Mid Cap Fund
Equity II Fund
10.66%
Equity II Fund
US Equity Fund
13.87%
US Equity Fund
Growth Opportunities Plus Fund
14.47%
Growth Opportunities Plus Fund
Equity Top 250 Fund
11.51%
Equity Top 250 Fund
Future Apex Fund
13.36%
Future Apex Fund
Pension Dynamic Equity Fund
11.25%
Pension Dynamic Equity Fund
Accelerator Fund
13.72%
Accelerator Fund

How to Start SIP Investment?

Listed below are three simple steps to help you understand how to start SIP investment online:

  • Keep all the documents handy i.e. Address proof, PAN Card, Cheque book, Passport size photo

  • To start your SIP investment, another important step is to get your KYC done

  • Once your KYC is done you can register online through the fund house website and look for Register online or New Investor link

Once you get your KYC done you can invest in different funds by logging onto the website of the fund house with your username and password.

Wrapping it Up!

If you stay committed and invest regularly through SIP, then you will be able to achieve your short-term and long-term financial goals easily. With a systematic approach and flexibility of investment, SIP helps investors to achieve maximum ROI with minimum risk involved.  However, to gain maximum profit through SIP investment, it is also very important to have a proper understanding of the market and be aware of the funds' past performance.

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˜The insurers/plans mentioned are arranged in order of highest to lowest first year premium (sum of individual single premium and individual non-single premium) offered by Policybazaar’s insurer partners offering life insurance investment plans on our platform, as per ‘first year premium of life insurers as at 31.03.2025 report’ published by IRDAI. Policybazaar does not endorse, rate or recommend any particular insurer or insurance product offered by any insurer. For complete list of insurers in India refer to the IRDAI website www.irdai.gov.in
Disclaimer:#The investment risk in the portfolio is borne by the policyholder. Life insurance is available in this product. The maturity amount of Rs 1 Cr. is for a 30 year old healthy individual investing Rs 10,000/- per month for 30 years, with assumed rates of returns @ 8% p.a. that is not guaranteed and is not the upper or lower limits as the value of your policy depends on a number of factors including future investment performance. In Unit Linked Insurance Plans, the investment risk in the investment portfolio is borne by the policyholder and the returns are not guaranteed. Maturity Value: ₹1,05,02,174 @ CAGR 8%; ₹50,45,591 @ CAGR 4%. All SIPs listed here are of insurance companies’ funds. The tax benefits under Section 80C allow a deduction of up to ₹1.5 lakhs from the taxable income per year and 10(10D) tax benefits are for investments made up to ₹2.5 Lakhs/ year for policies bought after 1 Feb 2021. Tax benefits and savings are subject to changes in tax laws.
*All savings are provided by the insurer as per the IRDAI approved insurance plan. Standard T&C Apply
^The tax benefits under Section 80C allow a deduction of up to ₹1.5 lakhs from the taxable income per year and 10(10D) tax benefits are for investments made up to ₹2.5 Lakhs/ year for policies bought after 1 Feb 2021. Tax benefits and savings are subject to changes in tax laws.
¶Long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax (12.5%) is exempted on annual premiums up to 2.5 lacs.
++Source - Google Review Rating available on:- http://bit.ly/3J20bXZ
^^The information relating to mutual funds presented in this article is for educational purpose only and is not meant for sale. Investment is subject to market risks and the risk is borne by the investor. Please consult your financial advisor before planning your investments.
**Returns are based on past 10 years’ fund performance data (Fund Data Source: Value Research).

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