Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth
Invests in India's largest listed companies (top 100 by size). Generally steadier than mid or small cap funds, but slower growing. From Principal Mutual Fund. It's been running since 20 Oct 2020.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 2 of last 2 years were positive.
Price over time
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 14% 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 - Large Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
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- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 148524
- First price on record
- 20 Oct 2020 · 295 daily prices
About Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth
Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth is a Equity Scheme - Large Cap Fund offered by Principal Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 6 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the large cap category — Invests in India's largest listed companies (top 100 by size). Generally steadier than mid or small cap funds, but slower growing.
The current NAV of Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth is ₹14.8100 (as of 30 Dec 2021). Historically, it has delivered 27.02% 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 13.6% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 8.0%. 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 Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth?+
The latest NAV of Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth is ₹14.8100 as of 30 Dec 2021, down 0.13% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth?+
Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth has delivered 1-year return 27.02%, since-inception CAGR 38.84%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth belong to?+
Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth is categorised as Equity Scheme - Large Cap Fund. Invests in India's largest listed companies (top 100 by size). Generally steadier than mid or small cap funds, but slower growing.
How risky is Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.6%, Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth a direct plan?+
Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct 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 Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth?+
Principal Large Cap Fund - Direct Growth has NAV history available from 20 Oct 2020 — approximately 6 years of track record and 295 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.