Should I invest in Reliance Equity Advantage Fund Dividend Option?

We don't give personal investment advice. Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 51.6%. 5-year CAGR: 6.91%.

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Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option

Latest NAV

₹26.4680

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,658 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	+0.73%	+0.73%	+0.01	3 / 5	Q3
1W	+0.46%	+0.31%	+0.15	3 / 5	Q3
2W	+0.41%	+0.24%	+0.16	1 / 5	Q1
1M	+1.13%	+1.14%	-0.01	3 / 5	Q3
3M	+0.81%	+0.56%	+0.25	3 / 5	Q3
6M	-6.12%	-3.42%	-2.69	5 / 5	Q4
YTD	-8.10%	-6.91%	-1.18	4 / 5	Q4
1Y	-4.87%	-3.18%	-1.69	4 / 5	Q4
2Y	-3.27%	-1.30%	-1.98	4 / 5	Q4
3Y	+5.61%	+9.29%	-3.68	4 / 5	Q4
4Y	+8.84%	+12.51%	-3.67	4 / 5	Q4
5Y	+6.91%	+10.89%	-3.98	4 / 5	Q4
7Y	+8.41%	+11.57%	-3.16	4 / 5	Q4
10Y	+5.76%	+10.04%	-4.28	4 / 5	Q4
Inception	+5.40%	+10.11%	-4.70	5 / 5	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	-8.10%	-6.91%	-1.18	4 / 5
2025	+3.62%	+6.66%	-3.04	4 / 5
2024	+7.01%	+13.44%	-6.43	5 / 5
2023	+20.82%	+25.27%	-4.45	4 / 5
2022	+1.26%	+5.72%	-4.46	4 / 5
2021	+31.65%	+28.05%	+3.60	1 / 5
2020	+3.53%	+6.10%	-2.57	5 / 5
2019	-0.54%	+4.33%	-4.87	5 / 5
2018	-10.94%	-4.55%	-6.39	4 / 5
2017	+15.41%	+28.44%	-13.03	5 / 5
2016	+1.76%	+2.28%	-0.52	2 / 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

+8.00%

219 windows

min -51.4% · max 82.8%

61% positive

3-Year rolling

+6.74%

195 windows

min -14.2% · max 25.4%

81% positive

5-Year rolling

+6.14%

170 windows

min -9.2% · max 21.2%

90% positive

7-Year rolling

+5.50%

146 windows

min -2.0% · max 11.9%

98% 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

14.28%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.00

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.00

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-51.63%

Sep 2024 → Apr 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 Large Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Large Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹1,239.1080	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹101.8020	17 Jul 2026
SBI BLUE CHIP FUND-DIVIDEND	SBI	₹53.6607	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund - Retail Dividend Plan	ICICI Prudential	₹29.4400	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Largecap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹87.2600	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN Large Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Growth	Bandhan	₹90.9120	17 Jul 2026
quant Large Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹17.1312	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Large Cap Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹578.0500	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Large Cap Direct Plan Growth	Motilal Oswal	₹14.1993	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Bluechip Fund-Dividend	Franklin Templeton	₹42.7106	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹26.4680
16 Jul 2026	₹26.2753
15 Jul 2026	₹26.2666
14 Jul 2026	₹26.1396
13 Jul 2026	₹26.3265
10 Jul 2026	₹26.3466
9 Jul 2026	₹26.0841
8 Jul 2026	₹25.9550
7 Jul 2026	₹26.5074
6 Jul 2026	₹26.5585

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 Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option is ₹26.4680. It's a Large Cap Fund from Reliance, run as a Retail plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option has NAV history starting from 09 Aug 2007, a track record of about 18 years 11 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.

Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option is managed by Reliance. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Large Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option has delivered a absolute return of -4.87% — -1.69 pp behind the Large Cap Fund category average of -3.18%. The fund ranks #4 of 5 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option has delivered a CAGR of 5.61% — -3.68 pp behind the Large Cap Fund category average of 9.29%. The fund ranks #4 of 5 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option has delivered a CAGR of 6.91% — -3.98 pp behind the Large Cap Fund category average of 10.89%. The fund ranks #4 of 5 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹175,015 today — a multiplier of 1.75×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 5.76%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹260,255.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹675,025 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 4.66%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,722,143 (multiplier 1.44×). XIRR: 7.02%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option ranks #4 out of 5 funds in the Large Cap Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 10.89%; this fund delivered 6.91%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 51.63% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 Sep 2024 to a low on 01 Apr 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, Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option averaged 6.14% (best 21.16%, worst -9.17%). 90% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.09 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option returned 3.62% — lagging the Large Cap Fund category average of 6.66% by 3.04 pp. It ranked #4 of 5 in its category that year.

Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Reliance Equity Advantage Fund-Retail Plan Dividend Option is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 51.6%. 5-year CAGR: 6.91%.

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