Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Direct Plan

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 99 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹124.30-0.49-0.39%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+8.8%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.80% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

16.6% vs 17.1% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Steady

positive in 9 of 12 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 5Y but trails on 1Y & 3Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+8.8%

-0.8 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+14.9%

-2.3 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+15.0%

+0.3 vs cat

AUM

₹1.6K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.80%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

16.6%

▼ vs 17.1%

Go deeper on Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Direct Plan

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Direct Plan SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Direct Plan real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Direct Plan is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Sundaram. The portfolio is ~97% in equities. Long-run track record: about 15.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -43% in Mar 2020, recovered in 9 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF903J01NB8

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹124.2979

Last 1Y

+8.76%

Aug 25Min ₹106.35 · Max ₹128.49 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-43.2%

Peak ₹51.22 on 16 Jan 2020 → trough ₹29.08 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 9 months· 16 Dec 2020

Sept 2013

-36.4%

Peak ₹21.76 on 15 Jan 2013 → trough ₹13.84 on 3 Sept 2013 (8 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 12 May 2014

Feb 2016

-33.0%

Peak ₹32.05 on 27 Jan 2015 → trough ₹21.46 on 25 Feb 2016 (13 months down).

Recovered in 6 months· 18 Aug 2016

Jun 2022

-20.1%

Peak ₹69.25 on 26 Oct 2021 → trough ₹55.33 on 16 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 13 Sept 2022

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
0.80% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹1.6K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 95.8% — heavy concentration risk.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	-0.67%	-0.40%	165/ 286
1M	-1.84%	+2.47%	273/ 286
3M	+6.52%	+8.01%	169/ 286
6M	-3.26%	+6.33%	252/ 278
YTD	-0.42%	+6.03%	202/ 273
1Y	+8.76%	+9.52%	112/ 258
2Y	+7.44%	+5.82%	74/ 203
3Y	+14.89%	+17.18%	99/ 157
5Y	+15.03%	+14.76%	54/ 125
7Y	+16.24%	+18.88%	74/ 104
10Y	+14.47%	+14.74%	47/ 81

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity97.27%
Debt1.13%
Cash1.60%

By market cap

Large cap58.65%
Mid cap11.03%
Small cap20.80%
Others9.52%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹1.41 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

66.06%

Top 5 stocks

46.82%

Top 3 sectors

95.82%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—15.84%
1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—14.90%
2
ICICI Bank Ltd
—11.87%
2
ICICI Bank Ltd
—11.09%
3
Axis Bank Ltd
—9.83%
3
Axis Bank Ltd
—9.58%
4
State Bank of India
—6.83%
4
State Bank of India
—6.65%
5
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
—4.61%
5
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
—4.60%
6
DCB Bank Ltd
—4.44%
6
DCB Bank Ltd
—4.38%
7
PNB Housing Finance Ltd
—4.09%
7
Shriram Finance Ltd
—4.08%
8
Shriram Finance Ltd
—3.91%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio14.4418.31-3.87
P/B ratio1.702.26-0.56
Price / Sales3.023.94-0.92
Price / Cash Flow—0.00—
Dividend yield1.06%0.94%+0.12
Return on equity (ROE)12.68%15.70%-3.02

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
15.3116.7316.3422.8417.0817.14
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.010.570.640.010.420.45
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.010.871.010.020.630.70
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
1.081.000.971.040.980.97

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