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XIRR is especially useful when your mutual fund investment involves multiple cash flows over time.
For example, with an SIP, every instalment is invested on a different date.
So, each instalment has a different holding period.
XIRR accounts for these timings to calculate one annualised return for your overall investment.
This is different from CAGR, which is generally used when there is one initial investment and one final value over a defined period.
For example:
Lumpsum:
₹1 lakh invested → ₹1.50 lakh later
CAGR can measure the annualised growth.
SIP:
Multiple instalments → different investment dates → XIRR can calculate the annualised return.
XIRR can also account for additional investments, redemptions, and withdrawals, making it useful for understanding the return generated by your actual cash flows.
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