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Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹9.86
▼ 0.20% today
As of 22 Feb 2013 · updated once each business day
Not enough price history yet to tell the money story.
How it compares to peers

Vs 500 other funds in Income

Same plan
Bumpiness (3Y)
9.71%median 4.87% (+4.84%)
Rank #324 of 501Less risky than 34% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-5.28%median -6.85% (+1.56%)
Rank #269 of 501Less risky than 46% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
9.7%

The value swings roughly 10% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-5.28%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year—
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch-24.78%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)9.71%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)9.71%
Max drawdown — 1 year-5.28%
Max drawdown — 3 years-5.28%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-3.41
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-3.41

Fund info

Fund house
PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund
Category
Income
Plan
Direct
Option
Dividend
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
119435
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 38 daily prices

About Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option

Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option is a Income offered by PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Dividend option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the other category — A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

The current NAV of Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option is ₹9.8600 (as of 22 Feb 2013). Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 9.7% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 5.3%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+

The latest NAV of Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option is ₹9.8600 as of 22 Feb 2013, down 0.20% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What category does Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option belong to?+

Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option is categorised as Income. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

How risky is Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 9.7%, Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option a direct plan?+

Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+

Principal Retail Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend Option has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 38 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.