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Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)

Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹34.0709
▼ 1.35% today
As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹97.8k
▼ ₹2.2k loss · -2.2% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.12 L
▲ ₹11.7k gain · 3.7% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.36 L
▲ ₹36.2k gain · 6.4% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.77 L
Gain / loss-₹2.8k
XIRR (annualised)-1.06%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.77 L
Projected gain*+-₹2.9k
*at this fund's historical rate of -1.06% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 363 other funds in Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic

Same plan
1-year return
-2.23%median 6.52% (-8.75%)
Rank #274 of 364Beats 17% of peers
3-year return
3.75%median 13.63% (-9.88%)
Rank #202 of 364Beats 7% of peers
5-year return
6.37%median 11.94% (-5.57%)
Rank #133 of 364Beats 20% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
19.34%median 15.55% (+3.80%)
Rank #333 of 364Less risky than 9% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-46.52%median -25.20% (-21.31%)
Rank #32 of 364Less risky than 91% 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.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 7 years were positive.

-0%
2020
+9%
2021
+8%
2022
+23%
2023
+1%
2024
+10%
2025
-8%
2026
Best year
2023 · 23.12%
Worst year
2026 · -8.09%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
19.3%

The value swings roughly 19% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-46.52%

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

Side-by-side comparisons of Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) against other sector funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-2.23%
CAGR — 3 years3.75%
CAGR — 5 years6.37%
CAGR — since launch6.84%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)20.69%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)19.34%
Max drawdown — 1 year-20.51%
Max drawdown — 3 years-20.58%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.40
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.11

Fund info

Fund house
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF903J01MZ9
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF903J01NA0
Fund code
119596
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 3,362 daily prices

About Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic offered by Sundaram Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

The current NAV of Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹34.0709 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -2.23% over the last year, 3.75% CAGR over 3 years, 6.37% 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 19.3% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 46.5%. 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 Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

The latest NAV of Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹34.0709 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 1.35% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has delivered 1-year return -2.23%, 3-year CAGR 3.75%, 5-year CAGR 6.37%, since-inception CAGR 6.84%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) belong to?+

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is categorised as Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 19.3%, Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) a direct plan?+

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,362 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.