Should I invest in Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Baroda BNP Paribas

Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option

Latest NAV

₹16.9959

As of

16 Jul 2026

1,032 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+1.32%	-0.85%	+2.17	3 / 40	Q1
1W	+2.95%	-0.60%	+3.55	3 / 40	Q1
2W	+1.05%	-0.65%	+1.69	17 / 40	Q2
1M	+4.04%	-0.87%	+4.91	4 / 40	Q1
3M	+5.64%	+4.22%	+1.42	21 / 40	Q3
6M	+11.45%	+7.73%	+3.73	13 / 39	Q2
YTD	+15.97%	+11.22%	+4.75	13 / 39	Q2
1Y	+24.73%	+26.45%	-1.73	22 / 39	Q3
2Y	+14.90%	+18.43%	-3.53	28 / 38	Q3
3Y	+14.86%	+17.94%	-3.08	23 / 34	Q3
4Y	+17.45%	+18.21%	-0.77	19 / 32	Q3
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+14.05%	+10.45%	+3.60	10 / 39	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+15.97%	+12.15%	+3.82	13 / 34
2025	+19.20%	+30.95%	-11.75	24 / 34
2024	+3.42%	+11.95%	-8.53	26 / 33
2023	+22.04%	+19.92%	+2.12	15 / 32
2022	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+15.13%

41 windows

min 0.3% · max 31.7%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+14.04%

17 windows

min 8.3% · max 18.6%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

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Total invested

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Today's value

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XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

13.93%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.60

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.15

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-14.85%

Sep 2024 → Apr 2025

% positive months

58.3%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Fund of Funds - Overseas

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
SBI US Specific Equity Active FoF- Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹25.0358	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Global Stable Equity Fund (FOF) - Direct - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹36.3700	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India - Invesco Global Consumer Trends Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹13.0237	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan US specific Equity Active FOF - IDCW - DIRECT PLAN	Bandhan	₹20.0950	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life US Equity Passive FOF-Direct IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹22.5819	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Global Emerging Market Overseas Equity Omni FOF - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option - Direct	Kotak	₹41.5050	17 Jul 2026
DSP Global Clean Energy Overseas Equity Omni FoF - Direct Plan - IDCW	DSP	₹21.3384	17 Jul 2026
HSBC Asia Pacific IDCW Yield Fund Direct Plan IDCW	HSBC	₹24.9471	17 Jul 2026
Axis Global Equity Alpha Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Axis	₹25.8323	17 Jul 2026
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds - Direct - IDCW		₹99.2126	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
16 Jul 2026	₹16.9959
15 Jul 2026	₹16.7747
14 Jul 2026	₹16.7923
13 Jul 2026	₹16.6515
10 Jul 2026	₹16.6394
9 Jul 2026	₹16.5096
8 Jul 2026	₹16.3958
7 Jul 2026	₹16.6912
6 Jul 2026	₹16.8703
2 Jul 2026	₹16.8196

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 16 Jul 2026, the NAV of Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹16.9959. It's a Fund of Funds - Overseas from Baroda BNP Paribas, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has NAV history starting from 13 Mar 2022, a track record of about 4 years 4 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is managed by Baroda BNP Paribas. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Fund of Funds - Overseas' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has delivered a absolute return of 24.73% — -1.73 pp behind the Fund of Funds - Overseas category average of 26.45%. The fund ranks #22 of 39 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has delivered a CAGR of 14.86% — -3.08 pp behind the Fund of Funds - Overseas category average of 17.94%. The fund ranks #23 of 34 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹151,516 today — a multiplier of 1.52×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 14.86%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹164,041.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹468,537 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 17.88%.

Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹468,537 — XIRR 17.88%.

On a 3-year basis, Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option ranks #23 out of 34 funds in the Fund of Funds - Overseas category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 17.94%; this fund delivered 14.86%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has experienced over the last 3-year window is 14.85% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 Sep 2024 to a low on 07 Apr 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option averaged 14.04% (best 18.58%, worst 8.33%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.60 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option returned 19.20% — lagging the Fund of Funds - Overseas category average of 30.95% by 11.75 pp. It ranked #24 of 34 in its category that year.

Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.