Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth
A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund. It's been running since 13 May 2014.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 4 years were positive.
Price over time
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 17% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund
- Category
- Income
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 129725
- First price on record
- 13 May 2014 · 756 daily prices
About Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth
Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth is a Income offered by PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 12 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 Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth is ₹19.9063 (as of 9 Jun 2017). Historically, it has delivered 33.92% over the last year, 17.72% CAGR over 3 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 17.5% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 18.4%. 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 Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth?+
The latest NAV of Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth is ₹19.9063 as of 9 Jun 2017, down 0.00% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth?+
Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return 33.92%, 3-year CAGR 17.72%, since-inception CAGR 24.26%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth belong to?+
Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth is categorised as Income. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.
How risky is Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 17.5%, Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth a direct plan?+
Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth 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 Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth?+
Principal Index Fund- Midcap- Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 13 May 2014 — approximately 12 years of track record and 756 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.