Should I invest in Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C?

We don't give personal investment advice. Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option 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.

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Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹11.7556

As of

2 Jul 2018

724 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	+0.00%	-3.05%	+3.05	673 / 796	Q4
1W	+0.09%	-3.63%	+3.71	315 / 666	Q2
2W	+0.42%	-3.63%	+4.05	23 / 651	Q1
1M	-0.52%	-3.45%	+2.93	592 / 645	Q4
3M	-0.02%	-2.59%	+2.57	578 / 637	Q4
6M	+0.90%	-1.24%	+2.14	548 / 623	Q4
YTD	+1.78%	-1.35%	+3.13	362 / 618	Q3
1Y	+3.64%	+1.96%	+1.68	536 / 590	Q4
2Y	+5.10%	+2.60%	+2.50	480 / 556	Q4
3Y	+5.74%	+2.95%	+2.80	482 / 551	Q4
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+5.74%	+4.26%	+1.49	683 / 796	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
2018 YTD	+1.78%	+5.25%	-3.47	145 / 156
2017	+8.92%	+5.65%	+3.26	23 / 217
2016	+5.78%	+7.49%	-1.72	161 / 202
2015	—	—	—	—

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

+7.02%

25 windows

min 3.6% · max 10.3%

100% positive

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

3-Year rolling

+5.74%

1 window

min 5.7% · max 5.7%

100% positive

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

5-Year rolling

—

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.

Period

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

2.52%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.34

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-0.80

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-2.72%

Jan 2016 → Feb 2016

% positive months

75.0%

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 Medium to Long Duration Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC FMP 1269D March 2023 - Growth Option	HDFC	₹12.4260	3 Jun 2026
Nippon India Fixed Maturity Plan XLI - Series 8 - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹17.0046	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 85 - 10 Years Plan I - Cumulative Option	ICICI Prudential	₹17.4336	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund - Growth	Franklin India	₹10.9122	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
22 Oct 2018	₹11.8300
19 Oct 2018	₹11.8257
17 Oct 2018	₹11.8226
16 Oct 2018	₹11.8210
15 Oct 2018	₹11.8198
12 Oct 2018	₹11.8146
11 Oct 2018	₹11.7731
10 Oct 2018	₹11.8048
9 Oct 2018	₹11.7716
8 Oct 2018	₹11.7805

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 02 Jul 2018, the NAV of Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option is ₹11.7556. It's a Medium to Long Duration Fund from Reliance, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option has NAV history starting from 21 Oct 2015, a track record of about 10 years 7 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.

Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option is managed by Reliance. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Medium to Long Duration Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 3.64% — +1.68 pp ahead of the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of 1.96%. The fund ranks #536 of 590 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 5.74% — +2.8 pp ahead of the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of 2.95%. The fund ranks #482 of 551 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth 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 Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹118,242 today — a multiplier of 1.18×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 5.74%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹109,098.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹390,203 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.29%.

Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹390,203 — XIRR 5.29%.

On a 3-year basis, Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option ranks #482 out of 551 funds in the Medium to Long Duration Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 2.95%; this fund delivered 5.74%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option has experienced over the last 3-year window is 2.72% — its NAV fell from a high on 01 Jan 2016 to a low on 25 Feb 2016. 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, Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option averaged 5.74% (best 5.74%, worst 5.74%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.34 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2017, Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option returned 8.92% — beating the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of 5.65% by 3.26 pp. It ranked #23 of 217 in its category that year.

Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option 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. Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VIII- Plan C- Growth Option 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.

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