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Sundaram

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

FocusedEquityVery High risk Rank 19 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹178.18-1.36-0.76%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+1.3%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

High

1.05% vs 0.79% peers

Volatility

Below average

13.3% vs 15.4% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

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

1Y return

+1.1%

+1.2 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+9.7%

-1.6 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+8.7%

-1.1 vs cat

AUM

₹1.1K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.05%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

13.3%

▼ vs 15.4%

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 ~93% in equities with 7% kept in cash and short-term debt. Within equity, ~58% sits in large-cap stocks, 6% in mid-cap, and 20% in small-cap. Long-run track record: about 8.7% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is below the equity average — drawdowns are usually shallower. 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)

₹178.1791

Last 1Y

+1.25%

Oct 25Min ₹158.55 · Max ₹190.09 · 247 ptsOct 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

    1.05% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹1.1K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 67.6% — 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-2.19%-2.91%7/ 31
1M-4.66%-5.22%10/ 31
3M-1.68%-3.47%9/ 31
6M+10.15%+9.96%15/ 31
YTD-2.09%-2.92%12/ 31
1Y+1.05%-0.16%13/ 31
2Y-1.04%-0.58%16/ 31
3Y+9.74%+11.36%19/ 30
5Y+8.73%+9.81%20/ 28
7Y+15.39%+14.84%9/ 22
10Y+12.82%+12.80%7/ 16

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity93.33%
  • Cash6.67%

By market cap

  • Large cap58.03%
  • Mid cap6.45%
  • Small cap20.18%
  • Others15.34%

Concentration

Holdings

31

Avg market cap

₹1.32 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

52.83%

Top 5 stocks

33.71%

Top 3 sectors

67.59%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —8.11%
  • 1

    Happy Forgings Ltd

    —8.08%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —7.70%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —7.36%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —7.36%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —7.36%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.20%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.20%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.20%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.10%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —6.82%
  • 3

    TVS Motor Co Ltd

    —6.77%
  • 3

    TVS Motor Co Ltd

    —6.77%
  • 3

    TVS Motor Co Ltd

    —6.77%
  • 4

    TVS Motor Co Ltd

    —6.63%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio28.2926.98+1.31
  • P/B ratio3.893.95-0.06
  • Price / Sales3.873.52+0.35
  • Price / Cash Flow22.6819.88+2.80
  • Dividend yield0.87%0.99%-0.12
  • Return on equity (ROE)—17.23%—

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    10.2912.9313.0917.7115.4514.41
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.270.490.400.210.500.42
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.360.700.590.360.760.64
  • Beta

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

    0.830.800.860.980.950.93

Peers in Focused

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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