Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Focused Fund
NAV as on 29-11-2024
₹ 178.53
▲0.5%
1D
Inception Returns
15.8%
/yr
About Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Ravi Gopalakrishnan, Sudhir Kedia. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹1105 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 2024 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 1.3.
Returns
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 15.83% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 28.71%, 15.53% and 20.10% respectively.
Holdings
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Communication, Health, Energy, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Consumer Defensive. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd
Taxation
As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.
Investment objective of Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Investment Objective of the scheme would be to provide capital appreciation and /or dividend distribution by investing in companies across market capitalization.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 300.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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271 people have invested ₹ 5.2L in Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 1.25% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE 500 India TR INR |
| AUM | ₹1105 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹300/₹100 |
Exit Load | 0.2% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 48.01% |
| STCG | Redeeming before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
Trailing Returns
as on (29-Nov-24)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Oct-24)
Large cap
77.4%
Mid cap
11.9%
Small cap
6.7%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
34.5%
Industrial
21%
Communication
11%
Health
9%
Energy
7.2%
Tech
6.8%
Consumer Cyclical
4.8%
Basic Materials
3.7%
Consumer Defensive
2%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
- This fund’s returns stands at -5.28% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -6.52% as on Oct'24
- This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 1.24% in Oct'24
- AUM of the fund stands at 1.1K Cr as of Oct'24
- AUM decreased by 51.5 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Laurus Labs Ltd's allocation increased from 1.17% to 2.45%
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 5.97% to 7.16%
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 7.79% to 8.64%
Top Stocks sold last month
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.27 % to 5.3 %
Zomato Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.76 % to 4.63 %
Bharat Electronics Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.78 % to 3.55 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 14.2% to 11.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 75.1% to 77.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 8.8% to 6.7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.8% to 4%
Top 3 Sectors in October were Financial Services, Industrial & Communication
Oct'24
Financial Services
34%
Industrial
21%
Communication
11%
Sep'24
Financial Services
29%
Industrial
22%
Communication
10%
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Laurus Labs Ltd | 12.9% |
 State Bank of India | 0.7% |
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Ravi Gopalakrishnan
Fund Manager of Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 11 October 2019
Top funds managed
Sudhir Kedia
Fund Manager of Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 16 May 2022
Top funds managed
Fund House
Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹70.43K Cr
as on 31-Oct-2024
Address
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited,Sundaram Towers,,2nd Floor, 46 Whites Road,,Royapettah,
Phone
+914428583362/3367
Website
rahulm@sundarammutual.com
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 55.14% return, outperforming this fund by 26.44%.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 1.25% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.27%.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 4.5% drop in AUM moving from 1.15K Cr to 1.10K Cr.
In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 25.48% return, outperforming this fund by 5.38% per annum.
In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 27.57% return, outperforming this fund by 12.04% per annum.
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 15.83% since inception which is less than its category average return of 17.36%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 96.04% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.96% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1105 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹1105 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4697 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.25%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1.25% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.47%
Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹178.53 as on 29-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Nov-2024.
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 0.15% | 0.15% |
6 Month Returns | 9.77% | 9.77% |
1 Year Returns | 28.71% | 28.71% |
3 Years Returns | 54.21% | 15.53% |
5 Years Returns | 149.9% | 20.1% |
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1.25% as on October 2024
₹1105 Cr as on October 2024
HDFC Bank Ltd(8.64%), ICICI Bank Ltd(7.16%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd(5.54%), Reliance Industries Ltd(5.3%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(5.04%) as on October 2024
Financial Services(33.12%), Industrial(20.21%), Communication(10.52%) as on October 2024
The alpha ratio for the Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth | 3.98 | -0.63 | 1.98 |
As on October 2024
The alpha for Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.88 |
As on October 2024
The Beta for Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth | 1.71 | 0.71 | 0.85 |
As on October 2024
The sharpe ratio for Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth | 11.01 | 13.29 | 17.34 |
As on October 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.17 as on October 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Ravi Gopalakrishnan, Sudhir Kedia are the fund managers of Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Sundaram Focused Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%