Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund)
Regular Plan · IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) · Sundaram Mutual Fund
Returns
Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.
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Rank in Category
| Period | This Fund | Category Avg. | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1W | +4.71% | +3.57% | 1 of 12 |
| 1M | +4.28% | +2.25% | 1 of 12 |
| 3M | -3.04% | -4.43% | 1 of 11 |
| 6M | -3.00% | -1.14% | 9 of 11 |
| YTD | -13.49% | -5.02% | 9 of 12 |
| 1Y | -12.30% | -4.64% | 6 of 10 |
| 2Y | -7.48% | -2.20% | 6 of 10 |
| 3Y | +2.47% | +9.47% | 6 of 9 |
| INCEPTION | +1.59% | — | — |
Ranked among: Equity Scheme - Dividend Yield Fund.
Rolling Returns
| Period | Average | Best | Worst | Positive Periods | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | +0.87% | +22.16% | -16.60% | 54% | 20% |
| 6M | +2.18% | +24.89% | -20.64% | 54% | 21% |
| 1Y | +6.09% | +37.67% | -17.06% | 51% | 20% |
| 2Y | +7.64% | +24.00% | -12.54% | 73% | 30% |
| 3Y | +6.93% | +12.45% | +0.03% | 100% | 42% |
Rolling returns show the average, best and worst outcome an investor would have seen entering at any point in the window.
NAV History
AUM Trend (₹ Cr, quarterly average)
Expense Ratio Trend
Portfolio · Sep 2026
Asset Allocation
- Equity96.77%
- Debt0.00%
- Cash3.23%
- Other0.00%
Market Cap Split
- Large Cap70.41%
- Mid Cap15.00%
- Small Cap11.36%
- Others3.23%
Fundamentals
| Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 16.37 | 21.77 |
| P/B | 2.27 | 2.88 |
| Price / Sales | 1.54 | 2.75 |
| Price / Cash Flow | 9.07 | 13.88 |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.08 | 2.26 |
Holdings · Sep 2026
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Change (1M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank | Banks | 4.87% | +0.30% |
| ICICI Bank | Banks | 4.62% | -0.16% |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT | Realty | 4.13% | +0.22% |
| NTPC | Power | 4.05% | +0.19% |
| State Bank of India | Banks | 3.76% | -0.14% |
| Coal India | Consumable Fuels | 3.37% | +0.38% |
| Power Grid Corporation of India | Power | 3.01% | +0.15% |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation | Oil | 2.98% | +0.11% |
| Somany Ceramics | Consumer Durables | 2.85% | +0.43% |
| Tech Mahindra | It - Software | 2.82% | -0.01% |
| Infosys | It - Software | 2.80% | -0.20% |
| TREPS | Reverse Repo / TREPS | 2.80% | — |
| GAIL | Gas | 2.65% | +0.06% |
| ITC | Diversified Fmcg | 2.43% | +0.21% |
| Larsen & Toubro | Construction | 2.33% | -0.03% |
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| Bharti Airtel | Telecom - Services | 2.20% | +0.07% |
| Bajaj Auto | Automobiles | 2.10% | -0.10% |
| Vardhman Textiles | Textiles & Apparels | 2.05% | -0.01% |
| Tata Steel | Ferrous Metals | 1.95% | +0.12% |
| Hindustan Petroleum | Petroleum Products | 1.94% | +0.04% |
| Bharat Electronics | Aerospace & Defense | 1.79% | -0.01% |
| Reliance Industries | Petroleum Products | 1.72% | -0.02% |
| HCL Technologies | It - Software | 1.62% | -0.01% |
| Hindustan Unilever | Diversified Fmcg | 1.61% | +0.02% |
| Thermax | Electrical Equipment | 1.61% | — |
| Castrol | Petroleum Products | 1.52% | +0.20% |
| Shriram Finance | Finance | 1.49% | -0.09% |
| Britannia Industries | Food Products | 1.47% | -0.03% |
| CESC | Power | 1.46% | -0.04% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra | Automobiles | 1.44% | -0.07% |
| Coforge | It - Software | 1.39% | -0.09% |
| Aster DM Quality Care | Equity | 1.38% | -0.03% |
| Axis Bank | Banks | 1.38% | +0.01% |
| Oil India | Oil | 1.30% | -0.02% |
| Cummins | Industrial Products | 1.26% | -0.01% |
| Kotak Bank | Banks | 1.24% | +0.07% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics | Aerospace & Defense | 1.23% | +0.04% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 1.20% | -0.03% |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust | Realty | 1.17% | +0.06% |
| LIC of India | Insurance | 1.15% | +0.01% |
| Indian Oil Corporation | Petroleum Products | 1.11% | +0.03% |
| Bank of Baroda | Banks | 1.10% | +0.04% |
| UltraTech Cement | Cement & Cement Products | 1.08% | +0.02% |
| NHPC | Power | 1.06% | +0.01% |
| Emami | Personal Products | 1.00% | +0.10% |
| Tata Consultancy Services | It - Software | 0.95% | -0.09% |
| Godrej Consumer Products | Personal Products | 0.84% | +0.00% |
| Engineers India | Construction | 0.82% | +0.17% |
| Asian Paints | Consumer Durables | 0.79% | -0.03% |
| NALCO | Non - Ferrous Metals | 0.79% | -0.04% |
| Ashok Leyland | Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles | 0.71% | -0.05% |
| Hero Motocorp | Automobiles | 0.69% | -0.53% |
| Sanofi | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.46% | +0.02% |
| Cash and Other Net Current Assets | Net Current Assets | 0.43% | — |
| Kwality Walls | Food Products | 0.03% | -0.01% |
| Sandur Laminates Ltd @ | Equity | 0.00% | — |
| Crystal Cable Industries Ltd @ | Equity | 0.00% | — |
| Tirrihannah Company Ltd @ | Equity | 0.00% | — |
| Minerava Holdings Ltd @ | Equity | 0.00% | — |
Sector Allocation · Sep 2026
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Risk Metrics
Standard Deviation
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 12.95 | 13.54 | Low Volatility |
| 3Y | 14.28 | 14.45 | Low Volatility |
What is this?
Annualized population standard deviation of daily denomination-adjusted NAV returns, multiplied by sqrt(252). Values require a full timeframe of NAV history.
Sharpe Ratio
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -1.54 | -0.78 | Below Average |
| 3Y | -0.18 | -0.23 | Above Average |
What is this?
Annualized Sharpe ratio calculated from month-end NAV returns using the latest available FBIL Overnight MIBOR rate as the risk-free rate. For schemes with less than three years of history, the 3Y value uses since-inception data. Applied risk-free rate: 5.73% (published 2026-10-28).
Sortino Ratio
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -1.19 | -0.38 | Below Average |
| 3Y | 0.32 | 0.97 | Below Average |
What is this?
Annualized from daily NAV returns using a 0.00% minimum acceptable return; downside deviation includes only returns below this target.
Beta
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 0.72 | 0.88 | Good Risk Adjusted Returns |
| 3Y | 0.89 | 0.94 | Good Risk Adjusted Returns |
| 5Y | 0.86 | 0.92 | Good Risk Adjusted Returns |
What is this?
This value gives idea about how volatile fund performance has been compared to similar funds in the market. Lower beta implies the fund gives more predictable performance compared to similar funds in the market.
Compare With Peers
| Scheme | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tata Dividend Yield Fund
Direct Plan · Growth Option
|
+3.90% | +13.87% | +12.94% | +14.54% |
|
SBI Dividend Yield Fund
Direct Plan · IDCW
|
+1.21% | +11.68% | — | +13.54% |
|
LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+0.05% | +17.07% | — | +15.72% |
|
Baroda BNP Paribas Dividend Yield Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
-2.00% | — | — | -2.56% |
|
UTI - Dividend Yield Fund
Regular Plan · IDCW
|
-3.74% | +10.05% | +6.92% | +4.38% |
|
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
-6.71% | +9.99% | +10.14% | +13.54% |
|
HDFC DIVIDEND YIELD FUND
Direct Plan · IDCW Option
|
-9.23% | +6.40% | +8.04% | +13.83% |
|
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund
Regular Plan · IDCW
|
-10.55% | +2.50% | +4.06% | +2.86% |
|
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Fund
Direct Plan · IDCW
|
-13.11% | +4.97% | +5.68% | +7.39% |
|
WhiteOak Capital Dividend Yield Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
— | — | — | -6.40% |
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About This Scheme
Investment Objective
The Investment Objective of the scheme is to provide capital appreciation and /or dividend distribution by investing predominantly in a well-diversified portfolio of companies that have a relatively high dividend yield.
Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Data is sourced from AMFI and fund houses via FinAPI and may lag official figures.
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