Value averaging investment program (VIP) is equivalent to its more well known cousin, dollar price averaging, which is broadly identified as systematic investment plans (SIP). The idea of worth averaging investment program was initial introduced in the year 1988 by former Harvard professor Edelson. It follows the traditional investment philosophy of purchasing at low and promoting at higher.
What is VIP?
Under this investment philosophy, an investor determines his goal—the final quantity or corpus which he desires to attain through the holding period and invests accordingly with the marketplace movement. Accordingly, a worth path is produced which directs the investor on what the worth of the portfolio must be at any provided point of time.
Investors make positive that the actual portfolio worth is as close as attainable to the worth path. If the portfolio worth is behind the worth path, then investors need to have to invest more revenue. This is a more of a formula driven strategy and accordingly, the investor buys larger at low costs and may perhaps not obtain at all when costs are higher. Thus, this approach is incredibly considerably distinctive from the well known and broadly employed SIPs.
SIP vs VIP
SIP follows the rupee price averaging and accordingly the investor invests a pre-defined quantity just about every month/quarter irrespective of marketplace movement. So, if marketplace goes down the investor ends up purchasing more units but may perhaps not be investing a larger quantity.
Let us have an understanding of the mechanics of SIP and VIP by assuming a month-to-month investment of Rs 10,000 in each the plans with the anticipated price of return at 1% per month. Accordingly, by the time the second instalment is due, the invested worth must develop to Rs 10,one hundred. But, owing to marketplace ups and downs the actual worth is Rs 9,500. The SIP investor will continue with the Rs 10,000 investment, the VIP investor will compensate for the deficit of Rs 600 (Rs 10,one hundred minus Rs 9,500) and make an investment of Rs 10,600. By the third month, the initial two instalments are anticipated to attain Rs 20,301.
Let us suppose the marketplace goes up by 4% through the second month and invested worth is basically Rs 20,904. Since the present worth is larger than the targeted worth, investment for the month will be decreased by Rs 603 (i.e. Rs 20,904 – Rs 20,301) and the VIP for the month will be Rs 9,397. In VIP, this procedure is followed month immediately after month till you attain the target date. But, SIP will continue to invest Rs 10,000 just about every month irrespective of the present marketplace worth of the portfolio.
Advantages of VIP
It mandates the investors to begin with the finish target in thoughts and even permits the investors to sell if the marketplace situations are favourable. Under this, it is attainable to adjust the finish target if the need to have arises. Further, things such as marketplace returns, inflation can be factored in when making the worth path.
With SIP, the investment quantity is fixed for just about every month but the worth of the portfolio is larger than the investments produced. With VIP, the worth of the portfolio is fixed. The price of investments is normally reduce than the worth of the portfolio. To conclude, each the ideas functions effectively in many marketplace situations and guard the investors from the threat connected with marketplace volatility.
The writer is a professor of finance & accounting, IIM Tiruchirappalli
VIP benefits
Under VIP, an investor determines the final corpus he desires to attain through the holding period and invests in accordance with the marketplace movement
Factors such as marketplace returns, inflation can be factored in when making the worth path
With VIP, the worth of the portfolio is fixed. The price of investments is normally reduce than the worth of the portfolio
The investor buys more at low costs and may perhaps not obtain at all when costs are higher