Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 12-05-2025

₹ 80.01

1.1%

1D

Inception Returns

10.2%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
460 people have invested ₹ 24.7L 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 Dwijendra Srivastava, Rohit Seksaria, Sudhir Kedia. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹1004 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 10.16% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 11.89%, 14.53% and 16.84% respectively.

Holdings

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Government, Financial Services, Energy, Communication, Corporate, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Industrial, Consumer Defensive, Health, Basic Materials, 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₹1004 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
Risk meter
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (12-May-25)

Period
This Fund
Equity Savings Index
1 Month
3.27%
2.26%
3 Months
3.86%
0.97%
6 Months
3.71%
1.04%
1 Year
11.89%
7.84%
3 Years
14.53%
10.05%
5 Years
16.84%
12.12%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 34.4%

  • Debt & Cash 65.6%

Large cap
57.8%

Mid cap
6.5%

Small cap
5.3%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
24.7%
Communication
13.3%
Energy
13.2%
Consumer Cyclical
13.1%
Tech
9.8%
Industrial
9.1%
Health
5.4%
Basic Materials
5.2%
Consumer Defensive
4.9%
Utilities
0.9%
Real Estate
0.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 976.1 Cr
₹ 1K Cr
₹ 1.1K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 976.1 Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 56.8 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'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 March were Financial Services, Government & Tech

Mar'25
Government
26%
Financial Services
25%
Communication
13%
Feb'25
Financial Services
27%
Government
23%
Tech
15%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
9.54%
0%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
9.06%
55%
Infosys Ltd
Infosys Ltd
5.24%
0%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
3.37%
-20.6%
Axis Bank Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
3.02%
-43.4%
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
2.97%
0%
ITC Ltd
ITC Ltd
2.7%
0%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
2.35%
-18.4%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
1.59%
0%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd
1.42%
0%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
1.39%
-30.7%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd
1.31%
0%
Johnson Controls - Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd
Johnson Controls - Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd
1.23%
0%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
1.2%
-53.7%
UltraTech Cement Ltd
UltraTech Cement Ltd
1.13%
0%
State Bank of India
State Bank of India
1.09%
0%
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda
1.01%
0%
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd
0.98%
-3.1%
Hindalco Industries Ltd
Hindalco Industries Ltd
0.93%
0%
JSW Steel Ltd
JSW Steel Ltd
0.91%
0%
Force Motors Ltd
Force Motors Ltd
0.89%
0%
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
0.82%
-22.3%
Delhivery Ltd
Delhivery Ltd
0.8%
0%
The Federal Bank Ltd
The Federal Bank Ltd
0.8%
0%
TVS Motor Co Ltd
TVS Motor Co Ltd
0.79%
0%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd
0.76%
0%
IndusInd Bank Ltd
IndusInd Bank Ltd
0.74%
6%
ICRA Ltd
ICRA Ltd
0.72%
0%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd
0.71%
-24.6%
NTPC Ltd
NTPC Ltd
0.63%
0%
Tata Motors Ltd
Tata Motors Ltd
0.63%
0%
Eternal Ltd
Eternal Ltd
0.62%
0%
Ambuja Cements Ltd
Ambuja Cements Ltd
0.59%
0%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd
0.58%
0%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd Ordinary Shares
Computer Age Management Services Ltd Ordinary Shares
0.54%
0%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Bajaj Finance Ltd
0.49%
0%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
0.47%
0%
Info Edge (India) Ltd
Info Edge (India) Ltd
0.42%
0%
Schaeffler India Ltd
Schaeffler India Ltd
0.42%
0%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
0.36%
0%
Triveni Turbine Ltd
Triveni Turbine Ltd
0.35%
0%
Praj Industries Ltd
Praj Industries Ltd
0.34%
0%
Mankind Pharma Ltd
Mankind Pharma Ltd
0.32%
0%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd
0.31%
-42.5%
Dalmia Bharat Ltd
Dalmia Bharat Ltd
0.31%
0%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
0.31%
0%
Adani Enterprises Ltd
Adani Enterprises Ltd
0.29%
0%
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd
0.28%
0%
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd
0.28%
0%
United Spirits Ltd
United Spirits Ltd
0.28%
0%
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Tech Mahindra Ltd
0.27%
-62.5%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
0.25%
-49.5%
DLF Ltd
DLF Ltd
0.24%
0%
Lupin Ltd
Lupin Ltd
0.16%
0%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd
Neuland Laboratories Ltd
0.13%
0%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
0.12%
0%
United Breweries Ltd
United Breweries Ltd
0.07%
0%
Grasim Industries Ltd
Grasim Industries Ltd
0.05%
0%
Asian Paints Ltd
Asian Paints Ltd
0.03%
0%
Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares
Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares
0.01%
0%
Titan Co Ltd
Titan Co Ltd
0.01%
-95.8%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund
11.89%
14.53%
16.84%
10.16%
PGIM India Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
PGIM India Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.43%
8.35%
10.94%
9.04%
Union Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Union Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
7.37%
9.7%
10.5%
8.35%
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
12.72%
12.12%
14.52%
10.17%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
9.23%
13.02%
14.1%
10.22%
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
9.82%
9.39%
11.79%
8.67%
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.42%
11.47%
14.11%
9.84%
HSBC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
HSBC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
9.71%
13.76%
16.41%
9.86%
HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.93%
12.45%
14.9%
10.52%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
112
118
117
Top 5 Company Concentration
29.4%
25.7%
24.7%
Company having highest exposure
Reliance Industries Ltd (8.9%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (7.9%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (8.1%)
No of Sectors
13
13
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
90.2%
91.2%
90.1%
Sector having highest exposure
Government (26%)
Financial Services (27.3%)
Financial Services (29.5%)
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Dwijendra Srivastava
Dwijendra Srivastava
Fund Manager of Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
Rohit Seksaria
Rohit Seksaria
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
Top funds managed
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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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 1.06%.
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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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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 4.6% drop in AUM moving from 1.05K Cr to 1.00K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 12.32% return, outperforming this fund by 0.43%.

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 10.16% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.23%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 34.39% in Equity, 20.87% in Debt and 44.75% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1004 Cr

AUM size ₹1004 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1004 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 1652 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 ₹80.01 as on 12-May-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 12-May-2025.
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.27%
3.27%
6 Month Returns
3.71%
3.71%
1 Year Returns
11.89%
11.89%
3 Years Returns
50.22%
14.53%
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0.77% as on April 2025
₹1004 Cr as on April 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd(9.54%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(9.06%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(6.8%), Infosys Ltd(5.24%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.37%) as on April 2025
Cash Equivalent(39.96%), Government(17.27%), Financial Services(8.6%) as on April 2025
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Dwijendra Srivastava, Rohit Seksaria, 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%