Should I invest in LIC MF Liquid Fund-Daily IDCW?

We don't give personal investment advice. LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.1%. 5-year CAGR: 0.43%.

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LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW

Unit split applied to historical metrics

This scheme had a 100× unit consolidation on 21 Jan 2013. Returns, SIP simulations and risk metrics on this page are split-adjusted — they reflect what a real investor's portfolio experienced (a consolidation doesn't change portfolio value, only the unit count and per-unit NAV).

Latest NAV

₹1,035.2975

As of

3 Jun 2026

4,215 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.

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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	+0.00%	0.00%	+0.00	112 / 139	Q4
1W	+0.00%	+0.04%	-0.04	108 / 138	Q4
2W	+0.00%	+0.05%	-0.05	87 / 138	Q3
1M	+0.00%	+0.11%	-0.11	90 / 138	Q3
3M	+0.07%	+0.30%	-0.24	47 / 138	Q2
6M	+0.07%	+0.41%	-0.35	47 / 135	Q2
YTD	+0.07%	+0.39%	-0.32	50 / 135	Q2
1Y	+0.07%	+1.00%	-0.94	43 / 128	Q2
2Y	+0.12%	+1.19%	-1.07	40 / 127	Q2
3Y	+0.67%	+1.40%	-0.73	36 / 122	Q2
4Y	+0.53%	+1.28%	-0.75	30 / 114	Q2
5Y	+0.43%	+1.19%	-0.76	32 / 113	Q2
7Y	-0.84%	+0.84%	-1.67	106 / 107	Q4
10Y	-0.59%	+0.68%	-1.26	73 / 73	Q4
Inception	-0.44%	+1.24%	-1.67	138 / 139	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	+0.07%	+0.25%	-0.18	38 / 120
2025	+0.11%	+1.10%	-0.98	33 / 115
2024	+1.70%	+1.42%	+0.28	28 / 118
2023	+0.26%	+1.63%	-1.37	34 / 112
2022	+0.00%	+1.11%	-1.11	102 / 116
2021	-7.69%	+0.45%	-8.13	107 / 107
2020	+0.00%	+0.35%	-0.35	64 / 110
2019	+0.00%	+1.19%	-1.19	50 / 99
2018	+0.00%	+1.03%	-1.03	67 / 91
2017	+0.00%	+1.12%	-1.12	51 / 87
2016	+0.00%	+1.02%	-1.02	46 / 73

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

-0.44%

152 windows

min -7.8% · max 1.8%

29% positive

3-Year rolling

-0.60%

128 windows

min -2.7% · max 0.7%

22% positive

5-Year rolling

-0.82%

103 windows

min -1.6% · max 0.5%

4% positive

7-Year rolling

-0.81%

79 windows

min -1.2% · max 0.0%

0% 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

0.49%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

—

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.01%

Apr 2025 → Mar 2026

% positive months

38.9%

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 Liquid Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Liquid Fund - IDCW Daily - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹1,019.8200	3 Jun 2026
NIPPON INDIA LIQUID FUND - DIRECT Plan - DAILY IDCW OPTION	Nippon India	₹1,528.7400	3 Jun 2026
SBI Liquid Fund - Direct Paln - Fortnightly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹1,423.4119	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Others	ICICI Prudential	₹191.3611	3 Jun 2026
Invesco India Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹1,083.5347	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW	Bandhan	₹1,008.3799	3 Jun 2026
quant Liquid Fund - Monthly IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹15.7591	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund -Direct - daily IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹100.1950	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - IDCW Quarterly Payout/Reinvestment	Motilal Oswal	₹10.2338	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan - Direct - Daily - IDCW	Franklin India	₹1,002.8152	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹1,035.2975
2 Jun 2026	₹1,035.2975
1 Jun 2026	₹1,035.2975
31 May 2026	₹1,035.2975
29 May 2026	₹1,035.2975
28 May 2026	₹1,035.2975
26 May 2026	₹1,035.2975
25 May 2026	₹1,035.2975
24 May 2026	₹1,035.2975
22 May 2026	₹1,035.2975

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 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW is ₹1,035.2975. It's a Liquid Fund from LIC, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW has NAV history starting from 01 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 5 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW is managed by LIC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Liquid Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 0.07% — -0.94 pp behind the Liquid Fund category average of 1.00%. The fund ranks #43 of 128 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 0.67% — -0.73 pp behind the Liquid Fund category average of 1.40%. The fund ranks #36 of 122 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 0.43% — -0.76 pp behind the Liquid Fund category average of 1.19%. The fund ranks #32 of 113 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹94,289 today — a multiplier of 0.94×, based on the 10-year CAGR of -0.59%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹106,990.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹607,567 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 0.49%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,174,909 (multiplier 0.98×). XIRR: -0.42%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW ranks #32 out of 113 funds in the Liquid Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 1.19%; this fund delivered 0.43%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 0.13% — its NAV fell from a high on 10 Jun 2021 to a low on 22 Jun 2021. 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, LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW averaged -0.82% (best 0.47%, worst -1.62%). 4% of rolling windows ended positive.

In calendar year 2025, LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW returned 0.11% — lagging the Liquid Fund category average of 1.10% by 0.98 pp. It ranked #33 of 115 in its category that year.

LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. LIC MF Liquid Fund-Direct Plan-Daily IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.1%. 5-year CAGR: 0.43%.

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