Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)
Legally required to hold at least 25% each in large, mid and small cap. Diversified but with a fixed structure. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2022.
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Vs 48 other funds in Equity Scheme - Multi Cap Fund
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 3 of last 5 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 15% 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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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- Sundaram Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Multi Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF173K01FN7
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF173K01FO5
- Fund code
- 149668
- First price on record
- 3 Jan 2022 · 1,152 daily prices
About Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Equity Scheme - Multi Cap Fund offered by Sundaram Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 5 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the multi cap category — Legally required to hold at least 25% each in large, mid and small cap. Diversified but with a fixed structure.
The current NAV of Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹88.8462 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -1.83% over the last year, 6.15% 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 15.3% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 26.5%. 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 Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
The latest NAV of Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹88.8462 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.07% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has delivered 1-year return -1.83%, 3-year CAGR 6.15%, since-inception CAGR 5.33%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) belong to?+
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is categorised as Equity Scheme - Multi Cap Fund. Legally required to hold at least 25% each in large, mid and small cap. Diversified but with a fixed structure.
How risky is Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 15.3%, Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth 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 Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) a direct plan?+
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) 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 Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth 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.