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Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 149533ISIN: INF173K01EK6MUTF_IN: SUND_FOCU_DIR_CVEURSundaram Mutual FundFocused funds

Formerly 1, Principal Focused Multicap Fund-Half
NAV ₹175.6549up ₹1.27 (0.73%)

NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Other plans: Regular IDCW ₹37.3571 · Regular Growth ₹156.6351, 0.73% · Direct IDCW ₹41.1663

Fund size
₹1,032 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
1.36%25 Oct 2026
P/E
29.630 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
2930 Sep 2026
Offer opened
23 Sep 2005

Sundaram Focused Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 27 Oct 2026

OverDirect GrowthRegular GrowthBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−1.70%−1.72%−1.38%–––
1 month−3.57%−3.65%−3.81%17 of 28−3.17%−4.8% to −2.4%
3 months−3.31%−3.55%−5.95%8 of 28−4.30%−5.9% to −3.2%
6 months+1.91%+1.42%−4.14%9 of 28−0.73%−3.3% to +2.1%
1 year−3.16%−4.11%−8.03%10 of 28−5.13%−8.1% to −1.0%
3 years+10.27%+9.17%+10.06%19 of 27+12.31%+9.4% to +14.0%
5 years+7.77%+6.68%+8.08%20 of 25+9.69%+8.0% to +10.3%
10 years+12.86%+11.85%+12.50%7 of 14+12.85%+12.1% to +14.3%
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹56,264 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Focused funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 28 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+2.73%−2.03%
3 years+9.72%+9.50%
5 years+9.19%+9.04%
10 years+13.15%+12.76%
Since launch+13.62%+12.99%
Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Nifty 500 TRI
  • Loss
44.19%39.30%Dec 141.29%0.22%Dec 154.54%5.12%Dec 1632.63%37.65%Dec 17−0.20%−2.14%Dec 1812.36%8.97%Dec 1920.67%17.89%Dec 2035.00%31.60%Dec 210.74%4.25%Dec 2225.71%26.91%Dec 2318.46%16.24%Dec 243.02%7.76%Dec 25
Highest year to Dec 2014, +44.2%; lowest year to Dec 2018, −0.2%Above the benchmark in 7 of 12 years

Sundaram Focused Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,18,891₹1,18,885 after stamp duty−1.75%−1.76%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,73,398₹3,73,379 after stamp duty+2.41%+2.40%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,28,948₹7,28,912 after stamp duty+7.75%+7.75%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹23,00,330₹23,00,278 after stamp duty+12.52%+12.52%₹38
Since Jan 2013165 instalments₹16,50,000₹43,35,642₹43,35,589 after stamp duty+13.09%+13.09%₹38

A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 27 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year3,153 windows−21.9%+16.4%+85.8%82.8%
3 years2,665 windows−1.9%+15.0%+30.1%99.9%
5 years2,172 windows+1.5%+15.0%+26.0%100.0%
10 years940 windows+12.3%+14.9%+17.6%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.

Sundaram Focused Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.98 ptsA year, on 25 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.35%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.34%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
2.57%1.11%2.34%1.36%Jan 22Sep 22May 23Jan 24Sep 24May 25Jan 26Oct 26
Direct plan highest 1.49%, Jun 2022.Direct plan lowest 1.11%, Mar 2024.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio1.07%1.92%
Brokerage0.03%0.03%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.26%0.39%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 25 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

If Units purchased/ switchin within 7 days from the date of allotment 0.25%. NIL after 7 days from the date of allotment

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹300
Minimum top-up
₹300
Minimum redemption
₹500
SIP
Accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP minimum
Weekly: Rs. 1000, Daily, Monthly: Rs.100, Quarterly: Rs. 750
SIP instalments, at least
Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Minimum 12 installments, Daily : 92 Instalments
SIP dates
Any Day (1st to 31st), Weekly (All Working days)
As listed for this plan on 28 Oct 2026.

How Sundaram Focused Fund is taxed

Gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year; gains on units held 12 months or less at 20%.

IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.

Rules in force from 23 Jul 2024, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.

Sundaram Focused Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹1,069 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
9.0%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
₹1,064 Cr₹48 Cr₹973 Cr₹97 CrMar 22Dec 22Sep 23Jun 24Mar 25Dec 25Sep 26
Largest ₹1,145 Cr, quarter to Sep 2024.

Assets at each month end

₹1,173 Cr₹294 Cr₹1,032 CrFeb 19Feb 20Feb 21Feb 22Feb 23Feb 24Feb 25Feb 26Sep 26
Highest ₹1,173 Cr, Sep 2024.Lowest ₹294 Cr, Mar 2020.

Sundaram Focused Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Happy ForgingsIndustrial ProductsSmall cap504th7.36%75.943,67,376Jan 2025
ICICI BankBanksLarge cap5th6.87%70.825,35,836Dec 2021or earlier
TVS Motor CompanyAutomobilesLarge cap49th6.67%68.821,67,610Nov 2024
Craftsman AutomationAuto ComponentsSmall cap354th6.13%63.2160,675Dec 2024
Bharti AirtelTelecom - ServicesLarge cap3rd5.88%60.623,45,000Apr 2024
Kotak Mahindra BankBanksLarge cap16th5.33%54.9913,18,785Oct 2024
SEDEMAC MechatronicsAuto ComponentsSmall cap588th4.20%43.291,23,888Mar 2026
State Bank of IndiaBanksLarge cap4th3.96%40.884,26,014Jan 2026
HDFC BankBanksLarge cap2nd3.93%40.575,72,389Jul 2023
Apollo Hospitals EnterpriseHealthcare ServicesLarge cap97th3.56%36.6844,916Apr 2025
City Union BankBanksSmall cap348th3.38%34.8215,40,173Jun 2025
Avenue SupermartsRetailingLarge cap33rd3.36%34.7091,283Mar 2025
InterGlobe AviationTransport ServicesLarge cap48th3.20%33.0366,269Mar 2024
Triveni TurbineElectrical EquipmentSmall cap379th3.10%31.975,92,632Sep 2022
SBI Life Insurance CompanyInsuranceLarge cap45th2.96%30.541,80,000Jul 2025
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
7.36%Happy Forgings
Top 5 holdings
32.90%
Top 10 holdings
53.88%
Effective holdings
22.2Taken over 95.55% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares95.55%
  • Cash and receivables4.45%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap60.89%Category 61.82%
  • Mid cap8.72%Category 20.05%
  • Small cap30.39%Category 16.74%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Category is the average of 28 Focused funds.

Sector allocation

12sectors
  • Financial Services35.67%Category 31.13%
  • Automobile And Auto Components17.00%Category 7.93%
  • Capital Goods10.46%Category 9.40%
  • Consumer Services8.69%Category 6.26%
  • Telecommunication5.88%Category 3.59%
  • Information Technology4.17%Category 4.44%
  • Healthcare3.56%Category 7.59%
  • Services3.20%Category 3.24%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods2.25%Category 3.04%
  • Chemicals2.07%Category 1.49%
  • Construction Materials1.97%Category 0.91%
  • Construction0.65%Category 2.20%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 28 Focused funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services11 companies35.67%33.02%34.29%35.27%34.36%32.27%32.76%34.44%34.46%31.73%31.72%28.97%
Automobile And Auto Components3 companies17.00%16.32%15.49%14.37%13.57%13.68%13.50%11.54%11.08%10.93%12.05%11.81%
Capital Goods2 companies10.46%11.20%9.02%9.25%9.34%8.19%7.33%7.49%6.73%6.99%6.58%6.55%
Consumer Services4 companies8.69%8.88%8.95%9.17%8.89%9.36%7.99%7.51%7.72%7.55%7.72%8.18%
Telecommunication1 company5.88%5.70%6.37%6.07%6.21%6.38%6.49%6.14%6.43%6.59%6.58%6.46%
Information Technology2 companies4.17%4.39%8.01%6.95%7.97%8.00%8.77%8.01%10.12%9.24%9.12%8.67%
Healthcare1 company3.56%3.64%3.77%3.70%5.98%5.59%5.65%5.48%6.93%4.80%4.91%4.98%
Services1 company3.20%3.16%3.21%3.38%2.87%2.79%2.76%3.03%2.89%2.76%3.23%3.09%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods1 company2.25%2.31%2.48%2.50%2.84%2.74%4.48%4.75%4.60%4.50%4.54%4.62%
Chemicals1 company2.07%1.99%2.38%2.24%2.52%2.76%2.65%2.72%2.79%2.71%2.84%3.01%
Construction Materials1 company1.97%2.04%2.03%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Construction1 company0.65%0.67%0.77%0.87%0.87%1.36%1.33%1.37%1.56%1.65%1.53%1.84%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
4131Oct 252110Nov 250011Dec 252411Jan 260012Feb 261001Mar 261022Apr 261120May 260001Jun 261100Jul 261111Aug 261201Sep 26
New positions
11.92% of the fund
Sold out
12.18% of the fund before
Added to
2
Trimmed
0
Unchanged
26
Traded at least
1.92%
Weight that moved
6.12%

Changes in Sep 2026

TrentSold out–2.18%−2.18 pts−82,842
State Bank of IndiaAdded3.96%2.04%+1.93 pts+2,15,377
SwiggyNew1.92%0.00%+1.92 pts+7,90,931
Bank of BarodaAdded2.05%1.90%+0.15 pts+44,906
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
Happy Forgings3.66%3.70%4.10%3.91%Cut4.75%Cut4.58%4.86%Cut5.02%5.37%5.68%8.08%7.36%
ICICI Bank6.57%Cut6.75%6.52%6.88%7.00%6.82%6.64%6.63%7.00%7.20%7.10%6.87%
TVS Motor Company5.36%5.37%5.65%5.84%6.14%5.95%5.74%5.54%5.51%6.77%6.63%6.67%
Craftsman Automation4.61%4.82%5.28%5.24%5.40%5.57%5.70%5.42%Cut5.45%5.61%6.20%6.13%
Bharti Airtel6.46%6.58%6.59%6.43%6.14%6.49%6.38%6.21%6.07%6.37%5.70%5.88%
Kotak Mahindra Bank5.06%5.08%5.26%5.10%5.19%4.92%4.96%4.99%4.91%4.82%5.04%5.33%
SEDEMAC Mechatronics–––––1.98%Bought2.24%2.62%3.41%3.11%3.49%4.20%
State Bank of India–––2.15%Bought again2.40%2.18%2.21%2.00%2.05%2.03%2.04%3.96%Added
HDFC Bank9.46%9.60%9.45%9.25%8.84%8.11%7.95%7.70%7.96%7.36%3.70%Cut3.93%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise3.15%2.99%2.87%2.96%3.33%3.52%3.36%3.61%3.70%3.77%3.64%3.56%
City Union Bank2.41%2.84%3.05%3.30%3.10%2.92%3.06%2.90%3.05%2.98%3.22%3.38%
Avenue Supermarts3.63%3.48%3.29%3.35%3.50%4.01%4.10%Cut3.64%3.80%3.35%3.25%3.36%
InterGlobe Aviation3.09%3.23%2.76%2.89%Added3.03%2.76%2.79%2.87%3.38%3.21%3.16%3.20%
Triveni Turbine2.89%2.89%2.89%2.82%2.75%2.75%3.33%4.32%3.88%3.34%3.12%3.10%
Infosys4.32%4.53%4.49%Cut4.77%3.78%4.05%3.55%3.50%2.91%3.25%3.17%2.96%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
47.15%Dec 2151.34%Jan 2253.35%Feb 2252.38%Mar 2249.96%Apr 2241.93%May 2238.75%Jun 2242.64%Jul 2243.18%Aug 2242.54%Sep 2228.98%Oct 2225.05%Nov 2223.94%Dec 2221.06%Jan 2328.09%Feb 2328.78%Mar 2328.97%Apr 2333.44%May 2329.91%Jun 2338.03%Jul 2343.85%Aug 2348.83%Sep 2347.52%Oct 2346.13%Nov 2348.09%Dec 2350.59%Jan 2447.00%Feb 2447.98%Mar 2451.20%Apr 2443.16%May 2444.90%Jun 2436.29%Jul 2432.39%Aug 2426.44%Sep 2434.03%Oct 2456.53%Nov 2461.82%Dec 2465.46%Jan 2569.65%Feb 2569.10%Mar 2575.59%Apr 2575.51%May 2581.89%Jun 2585.41%Jul 2582.41%Aug 2582.03%Sep 2579.36%Oct 2561.49%Nov 2558.84%Dec 2550.87%Jan 2644.34%Feb 2645.55%Mar 2633.42%Apr 2636.07%May 2625.99%Jun 2623.32%Jul 2625.92%Aug 2629.94%Sep 26
Highest 85.4% in Jul 2025

Risk ratios

NAV to 27 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Focused funds (27 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation13.45%
13.37%Lowest15.89%Average19.67%Highest
Downside deviation9.01%
7.80%Lowest10.21%Average12.41%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.32
0.09Lowest0.40Average0.77Highest
Sortino ratio0.44
0.11Lowest0.59Average1.25Highest

Against Nifty 500 TRI

Beta0.81
0.81Lowest0.95Average1.13Highest
Alpha+0.88 pts
−2.80 ptsLowest+1.69 ptsAverage of 18 funds+7.05 ptsHighest
R-squared89.8
68.4Lowest88.8Average96.5Highest
Correlation0.95
0.83Lowest0.94Average0.98Highest
Upside capture90.2%
88.3%Lowest103.6%Average131.1%Highest
Downside capture84.5%
60.5%Lowest90.4%Average128.8%Highest
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 20260.01

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−13.71%2 Jan 202631 Mar 202629 Jul 2026
3 years−17.17%23 Sep 20247 Apr 202510 Aug 2026
5 years−20.08%17 Jan 202220 Jun 20225 Jun 2023
10 years and since Jan 2013−32.79%19 Feb 202023 Mar 20209 Nov 2020

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty 500 TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Sundaram Focused Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Ashwin JainOct 2024−2.25%a year−2.66%+0.41 pts47.7%9.7%2₹3,897 Cr₹3,897 Cr alone
Shalav SaketOverseas Securities–––––––
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Sundaram Large Cap FundAshwin JainOct 2024−2.89%a year−3.06%+0.16 pts₹2,866 Cr
Sundaram Global Brand Theme-Equity Active FOFShalav SaketDec 2017+12.28%a year––₹169 Cr
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Axis Focused FundAxis Mutual Fund34.06%10
HDFC Focused FundHDFC Mutual Fund32.71%9
Canara Robeco Focused FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund28.71%8
DSP Focused FundDSP Mutual Fund27.07%8
ICICI Prudential Focused FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund25.23%7
Tata Focused FundTata Mutual Fund24.83%7
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund24.41%7
360 ONE Focused Fund360 One Mutual Fund23.33%6
Franklin India Focused Equity FundFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund23.30%6
SBI Focused FundSBI Mutual Fund22.08%5
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Sundaram Large Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund60.62%
Sundaram Flexicap FundSundaram Mutual Fund32.45%
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver FundSundaram Mutual Fund32.19%
Sundaram Value FundSundaram Mutual Fund26.14%
Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities FundSundaram Mutual Fund25.05%
Sundaram Services FundSundaram Mutual Fund24.44%
Sundaram Consumption FundSundaram Mutual Fund23.15%
Sundaram Dividend Yield FundSundaram Mutual Fund22.25%
Sundaram Multi Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund18.96%
Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage FundSundaram Mutual Fund15.64%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Sundaram Focused Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts

Paid per unit, the latest payouts

  • Paid per unit
₹1.30Mar 22₹1.33Sep 22₹1.20Mar 23₹1.40Sep 23₹1.55Mar 24₹1.75Sep 24₹1.77Apr 25₹3.46Jan 26
Largest ₹3.461 a unit, Jan 2026.

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
23 Jan 2026₹3.4617.84%₹44.1684₹41.0574
25 Apr 2025₹1.7683.97%₹44.5298₹43.0961
26 Sep 2024₹1.7523.38%₹51.8448₹50.0859
26 Mar 2024₹1.5513.54%₹43.7640₹42.5599
22 Sep 2023₹1.3983.50%₹39.8896₹38.4095
17 Mar 2023₹1.2013.51%₹34.2379₹32.7454
23 Sep 2022₹1.3253.61%₹36.7491₹34.6165
25 Mar 2022₹1.3043.48%₹37.4749₹36.3393
All 8 payouts since 25 Mar 2022.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
  2. 2021

    • 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: BSE 250 Large MidCap TRI to Nifty 500 TRI

Fund details

Objective

The Investment Objective of the scheme would be to provide capital appreciation and /or dividend distribution by investing in companies across market capitalization

Asset allocation

  • Equity & Equity Related Instruments: 80%-100%;
  • Debt, Money Market Instruments and Cash & Cash Equivalents: 0%-20%;
  • Units of InvITs: 0%-10%

Type of scheme

An open ended equity scheme investing in maximum 30 stocks with a focus on investing across market capitalization

Benchmark
Nifty 500 TRI
Second benchmark
Nifty Large Mid Cap 250 TRI
Risk level at launch
Very High Risk
New fund offer
23 Sep 2005 to 19 Oct 2005
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹300

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth149533INF173K01EK6SUND_FOCU_DIR_CVEUR2 Jan 2013
Regular Growth149532INF173K01189SUND_FOCU_GR_7NYH5E3 Apr 2006
Direct IDCW149534INF173K01EM2INF173K01EL4SUND_FOCU_DIR_19PJH7H2 Jan 2013
Regular IDCW149531INF173K01197INF173K01205SUND_FOCU_HY_N141YJ3 Apr 2006

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Annual report

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure