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Sundaram

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known As Principal Focused Multicap Fund)

FocusedEquityVery High risk Rank 22 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹189.42-0.14-0.07%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+6.8%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

1.30% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

12.9% vs 15.5% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 11 of 12 years

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

1Y return

+6.8%

+0.1 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+12.5%

-1.9 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+11.3%

-1.3 vs cat

AUM

₹1.0K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.30%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

12.9%

▼ vs 15.5%

Go deeper on Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known As Principal Focused Multicap Fund)

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

In plain English

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) is a Focused scheme from Sundaram. The portfolio is ~95% in equities. Within equity, ~64% sits in large-cap stocks, 8% in mid-cap, and 20% in small-cap. Long-run track record: about 11.3% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -33% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months.

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

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF173K01EK6

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹189.4204

Last 1Y

+6.76%

Aug 25Min ₹158.55 · Max ₹189.56 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-32.8%

Peak ₹75.63 on 19 Feb 2020 → trough ₹50.83 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 9 Nov 2020

Feb 2016

-20.9%

Peak ₹50.14 on 3 Mar 2015 → trough ₹39.67 on 25 Feb 2016 (12 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 25 Jul 2016

Jun 2022

-20.1%

Peak ₹123.79 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹98.94 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 5 Jun 2023

Apr 2025

-17.2%

Peak ₹189.21 on 23 Sept 2024 → trough ₹156.72 on 7 Apr 2025 (7 months down).

Recovered in 16 months· 10 Aug 2026

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.

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Honesty score

3 / 5

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  • Expense ratio

    1.30% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹1.0K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 64.3% — fairly concentrated.

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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+0.52%-0.37%3/ 31
1M+4.19%+2.17%4/ 31
3M+10.82%+8.26%6/ 31
6M+5.14%+3.48%11/ 31
YTD+4.09%+3.09%11/ 31
1Y+6.76%+6.65%13/ 31
2Y+2.68%+4.01%20/ 31
3Y+12.54%+14.48%22/ 30
5Y+11.34%+12.68%22/ 27
7Y+16.86%+16.32%9/ 22
10Y+13.90%+13.87%6/ 16

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity95.41%
  • Cash4.59%

By market cap

  • Large cap63.59%
  • Mid cap7.83%
  • Small cap20.18%
  • Others8.40%

Concentration

Holdings

31

Avg market cap

₹1.43 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

53.07%

Top 5 stocks

31.49%

Top 3 sectors

64.27%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    8.11%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    7.70%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    6.82%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    6.63%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    6.49%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    6.21%
  • 4

    TVS Motor Co Ltd

    5.95%
  • 6

    Craftsman Automation Ltd

    5.57%
  • 4

    TVS Motor Co Ltd

    5.54%
  • 5

    Craftsman Automation Ltd

    5.42%
  • 6

    Happy Forgings Ltd

    5.02%
  • 7

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    4.99%
  • 7

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    4.92%
  • 8

    Happy Forgings Ltd

    4.58%
  • 9

    Triveni Turbine Ltd

    4.32%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio28.0626.85+1.21
  • P/B ratio3.843.70+0.14
  • Price / Sales3.763.38+0.38
  • Price / Cash Flow21.6618.74+2.92
  • Dividend yield0.99%0.98%+0.01
  • Return on equity (ROE)15.78%16.62%-0.84

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    10.2913.0513.2517.8615.5014.61
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.280.430.44-0.250.480.49
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.360.610.65-0.310.730.76
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.830.810.870.980.950.93

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