Sundaram

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹71.0542

As of

17 Jul 2026

1,116 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	+0.12%	+0.17%	-0.05	8 / 10	Q4
1W	-0.06%	+0.14%	-0.20	10 / 10	Q4
2W	+0.14%	+0.21%	-0.07	4 / 10	Q2
1M	+0.44%	+0.63%	-0.19	6 / 10	Q3
3M	+0.76%	+0.94%	-0.18	6 / 10	Q3
6M	-0.78%	+0.75%	-1.53	9 / 10	Q4
YTD	-1.50%	+0.20%	-1.70	9 / 10	Q4
1Y	+0.41%	+2.81%	-2.41	9 / 10	Q4
2Y	+3.64%	+2.51%	+1.13	6 / 10	Q3
3Y	+8.23%	+4.83%	+3.40	2 / 10	Q1
4Y	+9.33%	+5.71%	+3.63	1 / 10	Q1
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+7.86%	+5.56%	+2.31	1 / 10	Q1

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	-1.50%	+0.20%	-1.70	7 / 8
2025	+6.14%	+2.43%	+3.71	3 / 8
2024	+12.61%	+7.77%	+4.84	1 / 8
2023	+14.71%	+9.92%	+4.80	1 / 8
2022	+3.46%	+3.24%	+0.22	5 / 8

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

+10.17%

44 windows

min 0.4% · max 21.9%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+10.90%

19 windows

min 8.2% · max 13.2%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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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

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

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

5.08%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.31

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.55

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-6.53%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

69.4%

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 Equity Savings Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
Nippon India Equity Savings Fund - Segregated Portfolio 2 - Growth Plan - Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹0.0000	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund - Cumulative option	ICICI Prudential	₹23.3000	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund- Growth	Franklin India	₹16.9723	17 Jul 2026
PGIM India Equity Savings Fund - Growth Option	PGIM India	₹51.0862	17 Jul 2026
IDFC Arbitrage Plus Fund -A-DIVIDEND	IDFC	₹10.9130	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹71.0542
16 Jul 2026	₹70.9667
15 Jul 2026	₹71.0742
14 Jul 2026	₹70.9395
13 Jul 2026	₹71.1127
10 Jul 2026	₹71.0944
9 Jul 2026	₹70.7487
8 Jul 2026	₹70.5078
7 Jul 2026	₹71.0489
6 Jul 2026	₹71.1320

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 Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option is ₹71.0542. It's a Equity Savings Fund from Sundaram, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth 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 Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option is managed by Sundaram. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Equity Savings Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 0.41% — -2.41 pp behind the Equity Savings Fund category average of 2.81%. The fund ranks #9 of 10 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 8.23% — +3.4 pp ahead of the Equity Savings Fund category average of 4.83%. The fund ranks #2 of 10 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth 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 Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹126,765 today — a multiplier of 1.27×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 8.23%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹115,189.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹388,653 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.04%.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹388,653 — XIRR 5.04%.

On a 3-year basis, Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option ranks #2 out of 10 funds in the Equity Savings Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 4.83%; this fund delivered 8.23%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option has experienced over the last 3-year window is 6.53% — its NAV fell from a high on 02 Jan 2026 to a low on 31 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 Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option averaged 10.90% (best 13.19%, worst 8.23%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.31 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option returned 6.14% — beating the Equity Savings Fund category average of 2.43% by 3.71 pp. It ranked #3 of 8 in its category that year.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.