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Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From Principal Mutual Fund. It's been running since 15 Dec 2015.

Latest price per unit
₹13.5059
▲ 0.28% today
As of 24 Dec 2020 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.06 L
▲ ₹6.0k gain · 6.0% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.12 L
▲ ₹11.5k gain · 3.7% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.34 L
▲ ₹34.4k gain · 6.1% / 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₹1.95 L
Gain / loss+₹15.0k
XIRR (annualised)5.33%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.96 L
Projected gain*+₹15.6k
*at this fund's historical rate of 5.33% 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 51 other funds in Solution Oriented Scheme - Retirement Fund

Same plan
1-year return
6.04%median 4.84% (+1.19%)
Rank #20 of 52Beats 59% of peers
3-year return
3.71%median 9.24% (-5.54%)
Rank #37 of 52Beats 10% of peers
5-year return
6.09%median 8.31% (-2.22%)
Rank #31 of 52Beats 21% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
5.33%median 10.77% (-5.44%)
Rank #13 of 52Less risky than 74% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-10.84%median -14.49% (+3.65%)
Rank #30 of 52Less risky than 37% 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. 6 of last 6 years were positive.

+1%
2015
+9%
2016
+10%
2017
+2%
2018
+3%
2019
+6%
2020
Best year
2017 · 10.12%
Worst year
2015 · 0.67%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
5.3%

The value swings roughly 5% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-10.84%

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 Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth against other other funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year6.04%
CAGR — 3 years3.71%
CAGR — 5 years6.09%
CAGR — since launch6.14%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)7.83%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)5.33%
Max drawdown — 1 year-10.84%
Max drawdown — 3 years-10.84%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.01
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.43

Fund info

Fund house
Principal Mutual Fund
Category
Solution Oriented Scheme - Retirement Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
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ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
135751
First price on record
15 Dec 2015 · 1,226 daily prices

About Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth

Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth is a Solution Oriented Scheme - Retirement Fund offered by Principal Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 11 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 Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth is ₹13.5059 (as of 24 Dec 2020). Historically, it has delivered 6.05% over the last year, 3.71% CAGR over 3 years, 6.09% 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 5.3% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 10.8%. 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 Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth?+

The latest NAV of Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth is ₹13.5059 as of 24 Dec 2020, up 0.28% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth?+

Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return 6.05%, 3-year CAGR 3.71%, 5-year CAGR 6.09%, since-inception CAGR 6.14%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth belong to?+

Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth is categorised as Solution Oriented Scheme - Retirement Fund. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

How risky is Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 5.3%, Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth a direct plan?+

Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-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 Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth?+

Principal Retirement Savings Fund - Conservative Plan - Direct Sub-Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 15 Dec 2015 — approximately 11 years of track record and 1,226 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.