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ULIP Returns Calculator

ULIP maturity value after all four charge layers. The comparison shown is against buying term insurance and investing the difference, which is the decision this product actually competes with.

Also called: ulip vs mutual fund, unit linked plan returns.

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Maturity value
₹35,37,751

₹35,37,751 after 15 years on ₹18,00,000 of premiums, a net return of 9.22% against a gross 11%. Charges of ₹5,09,841 consumed 1.79% percentage points. Term insurance plus a low-cost fund produced more on the same outlay here.

Premiums paid
₹18,00,000
Total charges
₹5,09,841
Net return
9.22%
Return lost to charges
1.79%
The same money in a low-cost fund
₹42,01,673
Difference
₹6,63,923
Against separating the two
Term insurance plus a low-cost fund produced more on the same outlay here.

An estimate, not an offer or a guarantee. Projected returns assume the rate you entered holds for the whole term, which no market does.

Method and background

This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.

How this is calculated

A ULIP applies charges at four points: a share of each premium, a monthly admin charge, an annual mortality charge for the life cover, and a fund management charge on the return. Each is small and together they consume a meaningful part of the return, particularly in the early years when allocation charges are highest. The honest comparison is against term insurance plus a low-cost fund, which provides the same two things separately and is shown here. ULIP maturity proceeds are tax exempt subject to premium limits, which is the counterweight.

allocation charges come off the premium, admin and mortality off the fund, and the management charge off the return
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Allocation charge
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Fund management charge

Worked examples

Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.

fifteen years at eleven percent gross

Annual premium
₹1,20,000
Policy term
15
Gross fund return
11%
Premium allocation charge
4%
Fund management charge
1.35%
Policy admin charge a month
₹400
Mortality charge a year
₹6,000

Maturity value₹35,37,751

15 x 1.2 lakh

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no charges makes it a plain fund

Annual premium
₹1,20,000
Policy term
15
Gross fund return
11%
Premium allocation charge
0%
Fund management charge
0%
Policy admin charge a month
₹0
Mortality charge a year
₹0

Maturity value₹45,82,794

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Method and limits

What it assumes

  • Charges stay constant across the term. Real ULIPs front-load allocation charges heavily.
  • The comparison fund charges a typical index fund expense ratio.

What it deliberately does not model

  • Actual ULIP charge structures vary and are often front-loaded more than a flat rate suggests.
  • The tax exemption on maturity is subject to the premium thresholds and is not modelled.
  • This is a mechanical comparison, not advice on whether to buy insurance-linked investment.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a ULIP better than term plus a mutual fund?
The comparison here is mechanical: the same money, one product with four charge layers against two products with one each. The ULIP advantage is the tax treatment on maturity, and whether it outweighs the charges depends on the specific policy.
Why do early years perform so badly?
Allocation charges are typically front-loaded, so the first years contribute much less to the fund than the premium suggests. That money never compounds.