Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund)
Direct 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 | +1.98% | +1.65% | 7 of 24 |
| 1M | +1.80% | +1.41% | 7 of 24 |
| 3M | -1.02% | -0.63% | 17 of 24 |
| 6M | +1.26% | +1.75% | 18 of 24 |
| YTD | -7.76% | +1.08% | 22 of 24 |
| 1Y | -10.09% | +1.67% | 20 of 24 |
| 2Y | -3.07% | +2.65% | 16 of 21 |
| 3Y | +1.58% | +6.29% | 11 of 21 |
| INCEPTION | +1.27% | — | — |
Ranked among: Hybrid Scheme - Equity Savings.
Rolling Returns
| Period | Average | Best | Worst | Positive Periods | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | +0.47% | +9.03% | -9.60% | 53% | 21% |
| 6M | +1.09% | +14.41% | -12.96% | 58% | 23% |
| 1Y | +3.36% | +17.37% | -12.55% | 74% | 30% |
| 2Y | +4.57% | +10.51% | -4.90% | 82% | 34% |
| 3Y | +4.39% | +7.59% | -0.14% | 99% | 41% |
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
- Equity79.38%
- Debt13.08%
- Cash7.51%
- Other0.03%
Market Cap Split
- Large Cap60.82%
- Mid Cap10.45%
- Small Cap8.11%
- Others20.62%
Fundamentals
| Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 22.71 | 20.07 |
| P/B | 2.90 | 2.61 |
| Price / Sales | 2.95 | 2.74 |
| Price / Cash Flow | 13.45 | 13.32 |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.19 | 1.87 |
Holdings · Sep 2026
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Change (1M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharti Airtel | Telecom - Services | 9.29% | +0.37% |
| ICICI Bank | Banks | 7.53% | -0.26% |
| Reliance Industries | Petroleum Products | 7.36% | +0.15% |
| Margin Money For Derivatives | Net Current Assets | 5.95% | — |
| HDFC Bank | Banks | 5.52% | -0.06% |
| Axis Bank | Banks | 4.87% | +0.02% |
| Larsen & Toubro | Construction | 3.59% | -0.04% |
| Kotak Bank | Banks | 3.14% | +0.17% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.65% - 15/02/2027** | Debt | 2.64% | +0.16% |
| GOI LOAN 6.48% 2035 | Debt | 2.53% | +0.11% |
| State Bank of India | Banks | 2.44% | -0.10% |
| TREPS | Reverse Repo / TREPS | 2.22% | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra | Automobiles | 2.00% | -0.55% |
| Hindalco Industries | Non - Ferrous Metals | 1.98% | +0.05% |
| Eternal | Retailing | 1.86% | +0.46% |
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| Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust | Telecom - Services | 1.66% | +0.13% |
| GOI LOAN 7.37% 2028 | Debt | 1.62% | +0.09% |
| 723GS2039 | Debt | 1.59% | +0.07% |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.47% - 05/09/2029** | Debt | 1.57% | +0.08% |
| GOI LOAN 6.01% 2030 | Debt | 1.55% | +0.08% |
| Bajaj Finance | Finance | 1.34% | -0.04% |
| JSW Steel | Ferrous Metals | 1.18% | +0.02% |
| TVS Motors | Automobiles | 1.11% | +0.23% |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.48% - 15/09/2028 | Debt | 1.05% | +0.06% |
| One 97 Communications | Financial Technology (Fintech) | 0.96% | -0.06% |
| Bajaj Finserv | Finance | 0.93% | -0.03% |
| NTPC | Power | 0.88% | +0.04% |
| Oracle Financial Services Software | It - Software | 0.87% | -0.10% |
| Cholamandalam Investment | Finance | 0.83% | -0.07% |
| Coforge | It - Software | 0.78% | -0.37% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal | Non - Ferrous Metals | 0.74% | +0.00% |
| Fractal Analytics | It - Software | 0.74% | -0.06% |
| Amber Enterprises | Consumer Durables | 0.70% | -0.05% |
| Groww | Capital Markets | 0.65% | +0.01% |
| Granules | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.64% | +0.21% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp | Finance | 0.64% | +0.01% |
| MTAR Technologies | Electrical Equipment | 0.63% | +0.09% |
| Coromandel International | Fertilizers & Agrochemicals | 0.62% | -0.02% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.61% | -0.02% |
| Aster DM Quality Care | Equity | 0.61% | -0.02% |
| PB FinTech | Financial Technology (Fintech) | 0.60% | -0.40% |
| Cummins | Industrial Products | 0.60% | +0.00% |
| SBI Life Insurance | Insurance | 0.59% | — |
| Force Motors | Automobiles | 0.57% | +0.11% |
| MCX | Capital Markets | 0.56% | +0.01% |
| UNO Minda | Auto Components | 0.55% | -0.01% |
| GOI LOAN 7.04% 2029 | Debt | 0.53% | +0.02% |
| JSW Infrastructure | Transport Infrastructure | 0.52% | +0.06% |
| Mankind Pharma | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.50% | +0.04% |
| Delhivery | Transport Services | 0.49% | -0.02% |
| Home First Finance Company | Finance | 0.49% | +0.00% |
| UltraTech Cement | Cement & Cement Products | 0.49% | +0.01% |
| Horizon Industrial Parks | Realty | 0.48% | -0.03% |
| Interglobe Aviation | Transport Services | 0.47% | +0.03% |
| CCL Products | Agricultural Food & Other Products | 0.45% | +0.00% |
| CRISIL | Finance | 0.45% | -0.01% |
| Ambuja Cements | Cement & Cement Products | 0.42% | +0.00% |
| Indegene | Equity | 0.40% | +0.01% |
| Bajaj Auto | Automobiles | 0.39% | -0.02% |
| Mrs. Bectors Food | Food Products | 0.39% | -0.01% |
| Ashok Leyland | Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles | 0.37% | +0.16% |
| Prudent Corporate Advisory Services | Capital Markets | 0.37% | -0.04% |
| Alkem Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.36% | +0.01% |
| Gland Pharma | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.35% | — |
| Lupin | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.33% | — |
| TD Power Systems | Electrical Equipment | 0.30% | +0.02% |
| Cochin Shipyard | Industrial Manufacturing | 0.27% | +0.09% |
| Clean Science & Technology | Chemicals & Petrochemicals | 0.27% | +0.08% |
| Elecon Engineering Company | Electrical Equipment | 0.25% | +0.04% |
| Thermax | Electrical Equipment | 0.25% | — |
| Dhoot Transmission | Auto Components | 0.14% | — |
| Maruti Suzuki | Automobiles | 0.01% | -0.22% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -0.01% | — |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -0.23% | — |
| Eternal Ltd ( Previously named as Zomato Ltd ) OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -0.41% | — |
| Gujarat Ambuja Cement Co.Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -0.42% | — |
| Cash and Other Net Current Assets^ | Net Current Assets | -0.66% | — |
| NTPC Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -0.87% | — |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -1.11% | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd NOV-2026 | Stock Future | -1.15% | — |
| JSW Steel Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -1.20% | — |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -1.34% | — |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd NOV-2026 | Stock Future | -1.75% | — |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -2.01% | — |
| State Bank Of India Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -2.46% | — |
| HDFC Bank Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -3.98% | — |
| Axis Bank Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -4.87% | — |
| ICICI Bank Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -4.91% | — |
| Reliance Industries Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -5.42% | — |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd OCT-2026 | Stock Future | -7.55% | — |
Sector Allocation · Sep 2026
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Risk Metrics
Standard Deviation
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 9.75 | 4.73 | High Volatility |
| 3Y | 8.03 | 5.34 | High 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 | -1.61 | -0.99 | Below Average |
| 3Y | -0.48 | 0.14 | Below 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 | -1.17 | 0.63 | Below Average |
| 3Y | 0.28 | 2.20 | 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.
Compare With Peers
| Scheme | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
quant Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · Growth Option
|
+8.02% | — | — | +8.08% |
|
Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · Growth
|
+6.67% | +11.23% | +9.52% | +10.47% |
|
WhiteOak Capital Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · Growth Option
|
+5.27% | — | — | +10.73% |
|
Bajaj Finserv Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · Growth
|
+4.48% | — | — | +4.53% |
|
Axis Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · Growth Option
|
+4.45% | +9.77% | +7.76% | +9.17% |
|
Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · GROWTH
|
+4.24% | +8.00% | +6.51% | +8.36% |
|
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund
Direct Plan · Growth
|
+4.23% | +10.46% | +8.87% | +11.23% |
|
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+2.62% | +6.61% | +5.75% | +6.78% |
|
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund
Regular Plan · Cumulative
|
+2.61% | +6.62% | +7.01% | +7.49% |
|
SBI EQUITY SAVINGS FUND
Regular Plan · IDCW
|
+1.99% | +7.64% | +7.46% | +7.61% |
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About This Scheme
Investment Objective
An open ended scheme investing in equity, arbitrage and debt.The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide capital appreciation and income distribution to the investors by using equity and equity related instruments, arbitrage opportunities, and investments in debt and money market instruments
Stated Asset Allocation
Equity & Equity related instruments (including derivatives): 65%-90%; Derivatives: 25%-75%; Unhedged Equity position: 15%-40%; Fixed Income and money market: 10%-35%; Units issued by InvITs: 0%-10%
Exit Load
0.5% - For redemption, withdrawn by way of SWP or transfer by way of Switch/STP within 07 days from the date of allotment. NIL - For redemption or withdrawn by way of SWP or transfer by way of Switch/STP after 07 days from the date of allotment.
Fund Managers
FM 1 -Mr. Mr. Clyton Richard Fernandes, FM 2- Mr. Rohit Seksaria, FM 3- Mr. Kumaresh Ramakrishnan (FI Portion)
Comanage
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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