Should I invest in Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend is suitable for an investor whose:horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debtwants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debtis comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fundCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 14.4%. 5-year CAGR: 5.05%.

Edelweiss

Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend

Latest NAV

₹21.1200

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,162 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	+0.24%	+0.21%	+0.03	4 / 7	Q3
1W	-0.09%	+0.04%	-0.14	4 / 7	Q3
2W	+0.28%	+0.33%	-0.05	3 / 7	Q2
1M	+0.67%	+1.15%	-0.48	7 / 7	Q4
3M	+1.25%	+1.39%	-0.14	3 / 7	Q2
6M	-0.98%	-0.39%	-0.60	6 / 7	Q4
YTD	-2.13%	-1.70%	-0.44	6 / 7	Q4
1Y	+0.05%	-1.37%	+1.42	4 / 7	Q3
2Y	-2.09%	+1.51%	-3.59	6 / 7	Q4
3Y	+4.80%	+6.47%	-1.67	6 / 7	Q4
4Y	+6.87%	+7.14%	-0.27	6 / 7	Q4
5Y	+5.05%	+6.66%	-1.61	5 / 5	Q4
7Y	+7.60%	+8.30%	-0.70	3 / 5	Q3
10Y	+5.21%	+7.12%	-1.91	3 / 4	Q3
Inception	+4.51%	+5.53%	-1.02	6 / 7	Q4

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	-2.13%	-1.89%	-0.24	5 / 6
2025	+1.32%	+2.62%	-1.30	4 / 6
2024	+7.89%	+9.53%	-1.64	4 / 6
2023	+13.26%	+13.30%	-0.04	3 / 6
2022	+0.64%	+0.09%	+0.55	3 / 6
2021	+12.81%	+12.56%	+0.25	3 / 5
2020	+15.26%	+13.94%	+1.33	2 / 5
2019	+3.22%	+5.20%	-1.99	4 / 5
2018	-6.87%	-2.04%	-4.83	5 / 5
2017	+15.44%	+15.85%	-0.41	3 / 5
2016	-8.92%	-0.05%	-8.87	5 / 5

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

+5.03%

194 windows

min -12.2% · max 30.0%

64% positive

3-Year rolling

+4.95%

170 windows

min -3.1% · max 14.3%

85% positive

5-Year rolling

+4.90%

146 windows

min -2.8% · max 12.6%

92% positive

7-Year rolling

+4.36%

121 windows

min 0.9% · max 8.3%

100% positive

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.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

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

8.33%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.17

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-0.27

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-14.39%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2026

% positive months

61.1%

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 Balanced Advantage Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund - Monthly IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹22.6000	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund- IDCW	Franklin India	₹13.4756	17 Jul 2026
Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Growth	Edelweiss	₹52.5700	17 Jul 2026
UTI - Unit Linked Insurance Plan	UTI	₹42.6397	17 Jul 2026
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option	Sundaram	₹14.3389	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹21.1200
16 Jul 2026	₹21.0700
15 Jul 2026	₹21.1000
14 Jul 2026	₹21.0500
13 Jul 2026	₹21.1500
10 Jul 2026	₹21.1400
9 Jul 2026	₹20.9700
8 Jul 2026	₹20.8900
7 Jul 2026	₹21.1100
6 Jul 2026	₹21.1400

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 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend is ₹21.1200. It's a Balanced Advantage Fund from Edelweiss, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend has NAV history starting from 21 Aug 2009, a track record of about 16 years 10 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend is managed by Edelweiss. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Balanced Advantage Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend has delivered a absolute return of 0.05% — +1.42 pp ahead of the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of -1.37%. The fund ranks #4 of 7 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 4.80% — -1.67 pp behind the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 6.47%. The fund ranks #6 of 7 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 5.05% — -1.61 pp behind the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 6.66%. The fund ranks #5 of 5 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹166,169 today — a multiplier of 1.66×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 5.21%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹198,953.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹665,521 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 4.09%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,618,579 (multiplier 1.35×). XIRR: 5.83%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend ranks #5 out of 5 funds in the Balanced Advantage Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 6.66%; this fund delivered 5.05%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend has experienced over the last 5-year window is 14.39% — its NAV fell from a high on 23 Sep 2024 to a low on 31 Mar 2026. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend averaged 4.90% (best 12.58%, worst -2.83%). 92% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.15 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend returned 1.32% — lagging the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 2.62% by 1.30 pp. It ranked #4 of 6 in its category that year.

Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend is a Hybrid scheme. Tax treatment follows its actual equity allocation as disclosed by the AMC: at least 65% equity behaves like an equity fund (12.5% LTCG over 12 months, 20% STCG); 35-65% equity often gets an equity-style treatment with a 24-month threshold; under 35% equity is taxed at slab rate like a debt fund. Check the AMC's latest factsheet for the current classification.

We don't give personal investment advice. Edelweiss Absolute Return Equity Fund - Dividend is suitable for an investor whose:

horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debt
wants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debt
is comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fund

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 14.4%. 5-year CAGR: 5.05%.

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