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Sundaram

Sundaram Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan

Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 10 of 35

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹1,687.88+3.55+0.21%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+11.6%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictStrong on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.88% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

17.2% vs 18.0% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 11 of 12 years

Beats its Mid Cap category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+12.9%

+5.8 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+21.9%

+6.0 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+19.0%

+4.9 vs cat

AUM

₹14.0K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.88%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

17.2%

▼ vs 18.0%

Go deeper on Sundaram Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan

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

In plain English

Sundaram Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan is a Mid Cap scheme from Sundaram. The portfolio is ~96% in equities. Long-run track record: about 19.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -44% in Mar 2020, recovered in 10 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 5 years.

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

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF903J01MJ3

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹1687.8778

Last 1Y

+11.61%

Aug 25Min ₹1387.76 · Max ₹1690.01 · 246 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-44.3%

Peak ₹568.82 on 8 Jan 2018 → trough ₹316.78 on 23 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 8 Jan 2021

Feb 2016

-21.9%

Peak ₹378.12 on 5 Aug 2015 → trough ₹295.46 on 29 Feb 2016 (7 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 1 Jul 2016

Aug 2013

-21.2%

Peak ₹175.04 on 7 Jan 2013 → trough ₹137.88 on 28 Aug 2013 (8 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 23 Dec 2013

Feb 2025

-20.7%

Peak ₹1564.13 on 24 Sept 2024 → trough ₹1240.51 on 28 Feb 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 27 Oct 2025

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.

5

Honesty score

5 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.88% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹14.0K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 54.0% — diversified across sectors.

  • Style drift

    Allocation matches the declared category mandate.

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-0.13%+0.33%35/ 39
1M+3.07%+2.81%18/ 39
3M+8.08%+5.45%20/ 39
6M+6.90%+3.98%26/ 38
YTD+7.23%+3.17%21/ 37
1Y+12.94%+7.15%15/ 36
2Y+7.80%+2.11%9/ 35
3Y+21.87%+15.86%10/ 35
5Y+19.05%+14.14%7/ 29
7Y+21.22%+19.45%15/ 27
10Y+15.43%+14.41%14/ 24

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity96.30%
  • Cash3.68%

By market cap

  • Large cap14.53%
  • Mid cap66.81%
  • Small cap13.91%
  • Others4.75%

Concentration

Holdings

81

Avg market cap

₹66.1K Cr

Top 10 stocks

24.61%

Top 5 stocks

14.36%

Top 3 sectors

54.02%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    4.05%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.44%
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    3.35%
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    3.35%
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    3.35%
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    3.35%
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    3.35%
  • 1

    Cummins India Ltd

    3.35%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.34%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.34%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.34%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.34%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.34%
  • 2

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    3.34%
  • 3

    Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd

    2.76%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio32.4431.18+1.26
  • P/B ratio4.704.54+0.16
  • Price / Sales2.893.40-0.51
  • Price / Cash Flow22.7922.96-0.17
  • Dividend yield0.77%0.80%-0.03
  • Return on equity (ROE)19.79%18.19%+1.60

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    18.7117.3115.8719.4017.9716.47
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.110.890.830.010.720.68
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.161.371.360.041.131.09
  • Beta

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

    0.900.940.910.960.950.93

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