SWP Calculator

Plan your systematic withdrawals — see how long your corpus lasts and calculate a sustainable monthly income. For illustrative purposes only.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan

SWP Calculator

Final Value
Total Investment (₹)
₹10,000
₹500₹1 Cr
Withdrawal per month (₹)
₹500
₹500₹10 L
Expected Return Rate (% p.a.)
1%
1%30%
Time Period (Years)
1 Yr
1 Yr30 Yr
Total Investment
Total Withdrawal
Corpus Balance Over Time
Corpus Balance
Area = Remaining Value
No. Year Age Start Corpus (₹) Yearly Withdrawal (₹) Monthly Avg (₹) End Corpus (₹)

What is a Systematic Withdrawal Plan?

A Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) is the reverse of a SIP. Instead of investing a fixed amount every month, you withdraw a fixed amount every month from your existing mutual fund corpus. The remaining corpus continues to stay invested — earning returns that partially or fully offset the withdrawals depending on the rate of return.

SWP is particularly popular for retirement income planning — creating a predictable, tax-efficient monthly income stream from a corpus built over working years. Unlike FD interest, SWP withdrawals from equity funds after one year are taxed as Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) — often at lower effective tax rates.

The key to a sustainable SWP is ensuring your withdrawal rate is lower than the expected return rate of your corpus. If you withdraw more than the fund earns, your corpus will gradually deplete. If you withdraw less, your corpus grows over time — providing financial security for the long term.

SWP Corpus Balance Formula (Month by Month)
Corpus (Month N) = [Corpus (Month N-1) × (1 + r)] − Withdrawal

Sustainable Withdrawal = Corpus × Monthly Return Rate
(where Corpus never depletes)
r = Monthly return rate = Annual Rate ÷ 12 ÷ 100 · If Monthly Withdrawal < Corpus × r, the corpus grows indefinitely · If Monthly Withdrawal > Corpus × r, the corpus depletes over time
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Retirement Income
SWP is ideal for retirees — providing a steady, predictable monthly income from a corpus built over years of SIP investing, while keeping remaining funds invested and growing.
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Tax Efficiency
SWP withdrawals from equity mutual funds held over 1 year qualify as Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) — taxed at a lower effective rate than FD interest income for many investors.
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Corpus Continuity
A well-planned SWP at a sustainable rate means your corpus never depletes — the fund's returns continuously replenish what you withdraw, creating a perpetual income stream.
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Full Flexibility
Unlike annuities, SWP can be paused, modified, or stopped at any time. You retain full ownership and control of your corpus and can access the full balance whenever needed.
Retirement Planning

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SWP Planning Tips
Keep withdrawal rate below return rate. If your corpus earns 8% p.a., withdraw at or below 8% p.a. of the corpus to ensure it never depletes.
Start SWP from a balanced fund. Lower volatility funds are ideal for SWP — large price swings can disrupt the plan when withdrawals coincide with market dips.
Review annually. Reassess your withdrawal amount and fund performance each year and adjust based on actual returns and changing lifestyle needs.
Keep an emergency buffer. Maintain 6–12 months of expenses in liquid funds separately — never start an SWP on your entire corpus.

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