Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)
Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2022.
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Calendar-year returns. 3 of last 5 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 9% 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
- Hybrid Scheme - Equity Savings
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF173K01HC6
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF173K01HD4
- Fund code
- 149677
- First price on record
- 3 Jan 2022 · 1,152 daily prices
About Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Hybrid Scheme - Equity Savings 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 hybrid category — Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds.
The current NAV of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹15.6757 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -7.26% over the last year, 0.79% 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 8.7% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 13.3%. 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 Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
The latest NAV of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹15.6757 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.07% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has delivered 1-year return -7.26%, 3-year CAGR 0.79%, since-inception CAGR 1.51%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) belong to?+
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is categorised as Hybrid Scheme - Equity Savings. Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds.
How risky is Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 8.7%, Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) a direct plan?+
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings 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 Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings 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.