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Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)

Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2022.

Latest price per unit
₹43.798
▼ 0.24% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹97.8k
▼ ₹2.2k loss · -2.2% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.10 L
▲ ₹10.4k gain · 3.3% / 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₹1.81 L
Gain / loss+₹532
XIRR (annualised)0.20%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.81 L
Projected gain*+₹560
*at this fund's historical rate of 0.20% 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 44 other funds in Equity Scheme - Focused Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-2.16%median 5.90% (-8.06%)
Rank #34 of 45Beats 25% of peers
3-year return
3.35%median 12.38% (-9.04%)
Rank #40 of 45Beats 7% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
14.56%median 15.63% (-1.07%)
Rank #12 of 45Less risky than 75% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-28.34%median -36.32% (+7.98%)
Rank #35 of 45Less risky than 23% 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. 2 of last 5 years were positive.

-8%
2022
+16%
2023
+10%
2024
-1%
2025
-6%
2026
Best year
2023 · 15.99%
Worst year
2022 · -7.63%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
14.6%

The value swings roughly 15% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-28.34%

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)
CAGR — 1 year-2.16%
CAGR — 3 years3.35%
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch2.41%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)14.83%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)14.56%
Max drawdown — 1 year-20.47%
Max drawdown — 3 years-28.34%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.56
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.18

Fund info

Fund house
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - Focused Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF173K01EM2
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF173K01EL4
Fund code
149534
First price on record
3 Jan 2022 · 1,152 daily prices

About Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Equity Scheme - Focused 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 sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

The current NAV of Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹43.7980 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -2.16% over the last year, 3.35% 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 14.6% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 28.3%. 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 Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

The latest NAV of Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹43.7980 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.24% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has delivered 1-year return -2.16%, 3-year CAGR 3.35%, since-inception CAGR 2.41%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) belong to?+

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is categorised as Equity Scheme - Focused Fund. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 14.6%, Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) a direct plan?+

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) 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 Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Sundaram Focused Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Focused Multicap Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has NAV history available from 3 Jan 2022 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,152 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.