Sundaram
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option
Latest NAV
₹17.8014
As of
17 Jul 2026
1,116 NAV records on file
Category
Balanced Advantage Fund
Plan type
Dividend
Structure
Close-ended
AMFI Scheme Code
149718
ISIN (Growth)
INF173K01FF3
ISIN (Dividend)
INF173K01FG1
NAV history & peer comparison
All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.
Period
No matches.
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Returns matrix
Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).
| Window | Fund | Category avg | +/− vs avg | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.16% | +0.25% | -0.08 | 29 / 40 | Q3 |
| 1W | -0.13% | +0.02% | -0.15 | 32 / 40 | Q4 |
| 2W | +0.23% | +0.17% | +0.05 | 17 / 40 | Q2 |
| 1M | +0.80% | +1.06% | -0.26 | 29 / 40 | Q3 |
| 3M | -1.28% | +1.36% | -2.65 | 40 / 40 | Q4 |
| 6M | -5.24% | -1.69% | -3.55 | 34 / 39 | Q4 |
| YTD | -6.24% | -2.78% | -3.47 | 34 / 39 | Q4 |
| 1Y | -8.02% | -1.91% | -6.10 | 35 / 39 | Q4 |
| 2Y | -5.28% | -0.35% | -4.93 | 35 / 39 | Q4 |
| 3Y | +1.35% | +6.02% | -4.67 | 31 / 34 | Q4 |
| 4Y | +2.81% | +7.17% | -4.36 | 28 / 31 | Q4 |
| 5Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Y | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inception | +1.15% | +6.11% | -4.96 | 39 / 40 | Q4 |
Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%
Calendar-year returns
Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).
| Year | Fund | Category avg | +/− vs avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | -6.24% | -2.86% | -3.38 | 33 / 38 |
| 2025 | -2.69% | +2.32% | -5.01 | 32 / 38 |
| 2024 | +6.83% | +9.52% | -2.69 | 28 / 35 |
| 2023 | +7.88% | +15.43% | -7.55 | 30 / 31 |
| 2022 | -0.60% | +1.33% | -1.93 | 18 / 29 |
Rolling returns
Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.
1-Year rolling
+3.46%
44 windows
min -8.5% · max 19.8%
61% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.
3-Year rolling
+4.10%
19 windows
min 1.3% · max 7.5%
100% positive
Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.
5-Year rolling
—
Insufficient history
7-Year rolling
—
Insufficient history
SIP returns — historical "what if"
If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.
Period
Total invested
₹
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Today's value
₹
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XIRR
Annualised
Wealth multiplier
| Period | Total invested | Today's value | XIRR | Wealth multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹ — | ₹ — |
XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.
Risk profile
Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.
Std deviation
8.03%
3-year · annualised
Sharpe ratio
-0.62
vs risk-free 6.5%
Sortino ratio
-0.85
Downside-only deviation
Max drawdown
-18.16%
Sep 2024 → Mar 2026
% positive months
61.1%
Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window
Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.
Peers in Balanced Advantage Fund
Recent NAVs
| Date | NAV |
|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | ₹17.8014 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | ₹17.7723 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | ₹17.8051 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | ₹17.7413 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | ₹17.8320 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | ₹17.8241 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | ₹17.6774 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | ₹17.5665 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | ₹17.7977 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | ₹17.8380 |
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Frequently asked questions
These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.
As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is ₹17.8014. It's a Balanced Advantage Fund from Sundaram, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option has NAV history starting from 03 Jan 2022, a track record of about 4 years 6 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is managed by Sundaram. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Balanced Advantage Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.
Over the trailing 1-year window, Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option has delivered a absolute return of -8.02% — -6.1 pp behind the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of -1.91%. The fund ranks #35 of 39 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.
Over the trailing 3-year window, Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option has delivered a CAGR of 1.35% — -4.67 pp behind the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 6.02%. The fund ranks #31 of 34 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.
₹1 lakh invested in Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹104,095 today — a multiplier of 1.04×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 1.35%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹119,170.
A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹344,310 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of -2.87%.
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹344,310 — XIRR -2.87%.
On a 3-year basis, Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option ranks #31 out of 34 funds in the Balanced Advantage Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 6.02%; this fund delivered 1.35%.
The worst peak-to-trough decline Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option has experienced over the last 3-year window is 18.16% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Sep 2024 to a low on 30 Mar 2026. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.
Across all 3-year rolling windows, Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option averaged 4.10% (best 7.51%, worst 1.35%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.62 — negative risk-adjusted performance.
In calendar year 2025, Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option returned -2.69% — lagging the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 2.32% by 5.01 pp. It ranked #32 of 38 in its category that year.
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is a Hybrid scheme. Tax treatment follows its actual equity allocation as disclosed by the AMC: at least 65% equity behaves like an equity fund (12.5% LTCG over 12 months, 20% STCG); 35-65% equity often gets an equity-style treatment with a 24-month threshold; under 35% equity is taxed at slab rate like a debt fund. Check the AMC's latest factsheet for the current classification.
We don't give personal investment advice. Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option is suitable for an investor whose:
- horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debt
- wants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debt
- is comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fund
Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.
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