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Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option

Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2022.

Latest price per unit
₹1,006.3073
▲ 0.04% today
As of 28 Jun 2024 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹57 gain · 0.1% / 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₹60.0k
Value today₹60.0k
Gain / loss+₹16
XIRR (annualised)0.05%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹60.0k
Would become*₹60.0k
Projected gain*+₹16
*at this fund's historical rate of 0.05% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
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How it compares to peers

Vs 67 other funds in Debt Scheme - Low Duration Fund

Same plan
1-year return
0.06%median 3.73% (-3.67%)
Rank #43 of 68Beats 34% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
0.68%median 6.30% (-5.62%)
Rank #9 of 68Less risky than 88% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-0.32%median -12.88% (+12.56%)
Rank #62 of 68Less risky than 9% 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. 3 of last 3 years were positive.

+4%
2022
+0%
2023
+0%
2024
Best year
2022 · 4.33%
Worst year
2023 · 0.06%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
0.7%

The value swings roughly 1% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-0.32%

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)
CAGR — 1 year0.06%
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch1.75%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)0.68%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)0.68%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.17%
Max drawdown — 3 years-0.32%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-8.79
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-6.19

Fund info

Fund house
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Category
Debt Scheme - Low Duration Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
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ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
149524
First price on record
3 Jan 2022 · 601 daily prices

About Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option

Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is a Debt Scheme - Low Duration Fund offered by Sundaram Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

The current NAV of Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is ₹1006.3073 (as of 28 Jun 2024). Historically, it has delivered 0.06% 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 0.7% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 0.3%. 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 Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option?+

The latest NAV of Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is ₹1006.3073 as of 28 Jun 2024, up 0.04% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option?+

Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option has delivered 1-year return 0.06%, since-inception CAGR 1.75%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option belong to?+

Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is categorised as Debt Scheme - Low Duration Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

How risky is Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 0.7%, Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option a direct plan?+

Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option 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 Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option?+

Sundaram Low Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Low Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - Weekly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option has NAV history available from 3 Jan 2022 — approximately 5 years of track record and 601 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.