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Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH

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
₹144.4589
▼ 0.07% 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
₹99.2k
▼ ₹819 loss · -0.8% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.35 L
▲ ₹35.3k gain · 10.6% / 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₹1.85 L
Gain / loss+₹5.0k
XIRR (annualised)1.89%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.85 L
Projected gain*+₹5.3k
*at this fund's historical rate of 1.89% 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 22 other funds in Equity Scheme - Dividend Yield Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-0.82%median 6.45% (-7.26%)
Rank #18 of 23Beats 15% of peers
3-year return
10.59%median 15.27% (-4.68%)
Rank #15 of 23Beats 22% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
13.35%median 14.74% (-1.40%)
Rank #6 of 23Less risky than 77% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-18.88%median -20.44% (+1.57%)
Rank #17 of 23Less risky than 27% 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. 4 of last 5 years were positive.

+1%
2022
+35%
2023
+17%
2024
+4%
2025
-6%
2026
Best year
2023 · 35.01%
Worst year
2026 · -5.99%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
13.3%

The value swings roughly 13% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-18.88%

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

Side-by-side comparisons of Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH against other sector funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-0.82%
CAGR — 3 years10.59%
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch10.29%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)10.86%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)13.35%
Max drawdown — 1 year-11.45%
Max drawdown — 3 years-18.88%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.63
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.32

Fund info

Fund house
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - Dividend Yield Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF173K01EV3
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
149700
First price on record
3 Jan 2022 · 1,152 daily prices

About Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH

Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH is a Equity Scheme - Dividend Yield 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 sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

The current NAV of Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH is ₹144.4589 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.82% over the last year, 10.59% 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 13.3% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 18.9%. 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 Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

The latest NAV of Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH is ₹144.4589 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 Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH has delivered 1-year return -0.82%, 3-year CAGR 10.59%, since-inception CAGR 10.29%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH belong to?+

Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH is categorised as Equity Scheme - Dividend Yield Fund. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.3%, Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH a direct plan?+

Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - 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 Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH?+

Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH 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.