Do you want about the performance of different types of National Pension Schemes (NPS)? Well, the performance of NPS schemes is delivered by NPS managers.
NPS managers track the return of a scheme to measure the performance of a scheme to another. The scheme with maximum return considers being the best NPS scheme.
National Pension Schemes offers different types of fund schemes to investors based on their needs. An investor can choose the type of fund as per his/her risk capacity.
Different Types of NPS Funds
NPS offers four types of funds. These are Ultra Safe, Conservative, Balanced and Aggressive funds. Given below are mixed results for four different types of investors allocating in a variety of equity funds.
➤ Ultra-Safe
Distribution in Asset Mix as follows:
Gilt/Debt funds: 60%
Corporate bond fund: 40%
Investors with no investment in equities have made the maximum returns. The best option is LIC Pension Fund in Ultra Safe Funds, delivering double-digit returns in the past 3-5 years.
| ULTRA-SAFE | 6-Month | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 3-Year SIP | 5-Year SIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Birla SL Pension Scheme | 7.07 | 15.87 | 10.34 | – | 11.27 | – |
| HDFC Pension Fund | 7.30 | 15.99 | 9.94 | 10.16 | 11.39 | 10.02 |
| ICICI Prudential Pension Fund | 6.42 | 15.12 | 9.70 | 10.03 | 10.98 | 9.75 |
| Kotak Pension Fund | 6.64 | 14.83 | 9.44 | 9.99 | 10.75 | 9.62 |
| LIC Pension Fund | 7.10 | 16.32 | 10.35 | 10.65 | 11.90 | 10.50 |
| SBI Pension Fund | 6.78 | 15.58 | 9.84 | 10.13 | 11.10 | 9.92 |
| UTI Retirement Solutions | 7.01 | 15.26 | 9.28 | 9.71 | 10.81 | 9.53 |
| AVERAGE | 6.90 | 15.57 | 9.84 | 10.11 | 11.17 | 9.89 |
➤ Conservative
Distribution in Asset Mix as follows:
Gilt/Debt funds: 50%
Corporate bond fund: 30%
Equity: 20%
Investors invested in conservative funds also did good, thanks to decreasing rates of interest. The best top comer in these funds is Newcomer Aditya Birla Sun Life. Long-term bonds rose sharply making up for the loss in equity.
| CONSERVATIVE | 6-Month | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 3-Year SIP | 5-Year SIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Birla SL Pension Scheme | 1.07 | 9.16 | 8.13 | – | 7.53 | – |
| HDFC Pension Fund | 1.10 | 9.00 | 7.75 | 8.69 | 7.65 | 8.04 |
| ICICI Prudential Pension Fund | 0.02 | 7.68 | 7.21 | 8.29 | 6.93 | 7.53 |
| Kotak Pension Fund | 0.40 | 7.90 | 6.95 | 8.38 | 6.87 | 7.51 |
| LIC Pension Fund | 0.37 | 8.33 | 7.41 | 8.59 | 7.50 | 7.98 |
| SBI Pension Fund | 0.58 | 8.23 | 7.42 | 8.49 | 7.21 | 7.77 |
| UTI Retirement Solutions | 0.51 | 7.88 | 6.89 | 8.15 | 6.77 | 7.37 |
| AVERAGE | 0.58 | 8.31 | 7.40 | 8.43 | 7.21 | 7.70 |
➤ Balanced
Distribution in Asset Mix as follows:
Gilt/Debt funds: 33.34%
Corporate bond fund: 33.3%
Equity: 33.33%
Investors in balanced funds suffered some pain because of a fall in equity. The returns earned in the past 3-5 years are misleading. Even the returns from SIP during the same time have not been so good.
| BALANCED | 6-Month | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 3-Year SIP | 5-Year SIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Birla SL Pension Scheme | -3.21 | 4.36 | 6.66 | – | 4.70 | – |
| HDFC Pension Fund | -3.48 | 3.87 | 6.11 | 7.63 | 4.70 | 6.47 |
| ICICI Prudential Pension Fund | -4.74 | 2.18 | 5.36 | 7.05 | 3.70 | 5.75 |
| Kotak Pension Fund | -4.19 | 2.63 | 5.04 | 7.17 | 3.70 | 5.75 |
| LIC Pension Fund | -4.52 | 2.55 | 5.17 | 7.01 | 3.92 | 5.86 |
| SBI Pension Fund | -3.93 | 2.91 | 5.64 | 7.30 | 4.15 | 6.08 |
| UTI Retirement Solutions | -4.04 | 2.52 | 5.14 | 7.04 | 3.59 | 5.68 |
| AVERAGE | -4.01 | 3.00 | 5.59 | 7.20 | 4.06 | 5.93 |
➤ Aggressive
Distribution in Asset Mix as follows:
Gilt/Debt funds: 20%
Corporate bond fund: 30%
Equity: 50%
Investors with an aggressive fund type lost money due to 50% investment in the equities. Now 50% investment in equity can be increased up to 75%, resulting in loss of more money. Aditya Birla SL Pension Fund has been the top performer.
| AGGRESSIVE | 6-Month | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 3-Year SIP | 5-Year SIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Birla SL Pension Scheme | -8.35 | -1.39 | 4.82 | – | 1.07 | – |
| HDFC Pension Fund | -8.86 | -2.19 | 4.19 | 6.37 | 1.00 | 4.52 |
| ICICI Prudential Pension Fund | -10.31 | -4.29 | 3.20 | 5.56 | -0.36 | 3.54 |
| Kotak Pension Fund | -9.60 | -3.47 | 2.85 | 5.76 | -0.22 | 3.62 |
| LIC Pension Fund | -10.33 | -4.34 | 2.58 | 5.19 | -0.58 | 3.24 |
| SBI Pension Fund | -9.29 | -3.42 | 3.54 | 5.89 | 0.29 | 3.95 |
| UTI Retirement Solutions | -9.57 | -3.85 | 3.07 | 5.70 | -0.43 | 3.56 |
| AVERAGE | -9.47 | -3.28 | 3.46 | 5.74 | 0.11 | 3.74 |
Note: Top Performing Schemes with the highest returns have been highlighted in bold.
3 year and 5-year returns are annualized. Data is updated till May 15, 2021.
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