Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Invests in very short-duration debt. Used to park money for a few days to months, safer than most fund types. From Principal Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Principal Mutual Fund
- Category
- Debt Scheme - Liquid Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
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- ISIN (Div re-invest)
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- Fund code
- 119468
- First price on record
- 1 Jan 2013 · 2,618 daily prices
About Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Debt Scheme - Liquid Fund offered by Principal Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the liquid category — Invests in very short-duration debt. Used to park money for a few days to months, safer than most fund types.
The current NAV of Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹1862.0809 (as of 30 Dec 2021). Historically, it has delivered 3.27% over the last year, 4.43% CAGR over 3 years, 3.64% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 0.2% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 37.5%. 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 Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹1862.0809 as of 30 Dec 2021, up 0.01% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 3.27%, 3-year CAGR 4.43%, 5-year CAGR 3.64%, since-inception CAGR 0.46%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Debt Scheme - Liquid Fund. Invests in very short-duration debt. Used to park money for a few days to months, safer than most fund types.
How risky is Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 0.2%, Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Principal Cash Management Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 2,618 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.