Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 11-04-2025

₹ 77.48

0.5%

1D

Inception Returns

9.9%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
444 people have invested ₹ 23.9L in Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Rohit Seksaria, Dwijendra Srivastava, Sudhir Kedia. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹976 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 9.94% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.25%, 11.42% and 16.28% respectively.

Holdings

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Government, Financial Services, Communication, Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Corporate, Tech, Industrial, Health, Basic Materials, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Real Estate.

Taxation

As it is a equity savings mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and capital appreciation through a moderate exposure in equity.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.77%
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TR INR
AUM₹976 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
0.5%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
431.04%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (11-Apr-25)

Period
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Equity Savings Index
1M
1.6%
0.6%
3M
-0.1%
-1.4%
6M
-1.3%
-2.1%
1Y
8.3%
4.8%
3Y
11.4%
8.1%
5Y
16.3%
11.7%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 32.5%

  • Debt & Cash 67.5%

Large cap
57.8%

Mid cap
6.5%

Small cap
5.3%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Financial Services
27.3%
Tech
14.6%
Consumer Cyclical
14.4%
Energy
11.8%
Industrial
8.7%
Communication
7.7%
Health
5%
Consumer Defensive
5%
Basic Materials
4.4%
Utilities
0.8%
Real Estate
0.3%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 1K Cr
₹ 1.1K Cr
₹ 1.1K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 18.4 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks sold last month
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s allocation decreased from 1.13 % to 1.01 %
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s allocation decreased from 1.13 % to 1.01 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 1 % to 0.99 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 1 % to 0.99 %

Top 3 Sectors in February were Financial Services, Government & Consumer Cyclical

Feb'25
Financial Services
27%
Government
23%
Tech
15%
Jan'25
Financial Services
29%
Government
23%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
8.9%
0%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
8.66%
-4.6%
Infosys Ltd
Infosys Ltd
5.64%
34.5%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
3.28%
0%
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
2.9%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.25%
11.42%
16.28%
9.94%
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth
10.4%
10.21%
14.3%
10.02%
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
7.55%
8.4%
11.3%
8.54%
HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan
HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan
6.92%
10.93%
15.49%
9.67%
Fund
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
No of Holdings
118
117
98
Top 5 Company Concentration
25.7%
24.7%
22.3%
Company having highest exposure
Reliance Industries Ltd (7.9%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (8.1%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (6%)
No of Sectors
13
13
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
91.2%
90.1%
89.8%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (27.3%)
Financial Services (29.5%)
Financial Services (29.9%)
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Rohit Seksaria
Rohit Seksaria
Fund Manager of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
Dwijendra Srivastava
Dwijendra Srivastava
Fund Manager of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
Sudhir Kedia
Sudhir Kedia
Fund Manager of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 29 October 2019
Fund House
Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
Total AUM
₹63.67K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited,Sundaram Towers,,2nd Floor, 46 Whites Road,,Royapettah,
Phone
+914428583362/3367
Website
rahulm@sundarammutual.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 1 year, DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 10.4% return, outperforming this fund by 2.15%.
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In the last 3 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 0.77% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.07%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 5.4% growth in AUM moving from 926.21 Cr to 976.11 Cr.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 9.94% since inception which is more than its category average return of 7.96%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 32.53% in Equity, 21.24% in Debt and 46.23% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹976 Cr

AUM size ₹976 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹976 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 1641 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.77%

Expense Ratio 0.77%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.77% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.15%

Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹77.48 as on 11-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 11-Apr-2025.
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.6%
1.6%
6 Month Returns
-1.26%
-1.26%
1 Year Returns
8.25%
8.25%
3 Years Returns
38.32%
11.42%
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0.77% as on March 2025
₹976 Cr as on March 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd(8.9%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(8.66%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(6.88%), Infosys Ltd(5.64%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.28%) as on March 2025
Cash Equivalent(41.38%), Government(17.52%), Corporate(8.57%) as on March 2025
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Rohit Seksaria, Dwijendra Srivastava, Sudhir Kedia are the fund managers of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 0.5%