Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps. From Principal Mutual Fund. It's been running since 14 May 2019.
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Vs 56 other funds in Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 3 of last 3 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 21% 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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Head-to-head comparisons
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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- Principal Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 147131
- First price on record
- 14 May 2019 · 650 daily prices
About Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund offered by Principal Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 7 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the small cap category — Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps.
The current NAV of Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹25.7300 (as of 30 Dec 2021). Historically, it has delivered 76.11% over the last year. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 20.7% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 36.4%. 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 Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹25.7300 as of 30 Dec 2021, up 0.08% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 76.11%, since-inception CAGR 43.55%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund. Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps.
How risky is Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 20.7%, Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
Principal Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Principal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 14 May 2019 — approximately 7 years of track record and 650 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.