Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund

Corporate BondDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond fund run by Sundaram Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹619 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 6.8% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.6% a year. Its benchmark, NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II, returned 6.3% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹44.03; ▲ 0.03%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹42.44; ▲ 0.03%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 0.33%Direct0.56%Regular; 0.33%; A year
Riskometer: Moderate; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 6.8%Direct6.6%Regular; 6.8%; A year

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹44.03 (up 0.03% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹42.44 (up 0.03% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹44.0277

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Returns vs NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	−0.26%	+0.09%	+2.22%	+3.64%	+6.82%	+5.99%	+6.84%
This fund (Regular)	−0.28%	+0.03%	+2.10%	+3.38%	+6.57%	+5.74%	+6.52%
NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II	+0.06%	+0.27%	+2.36%	+3.75%	+6.33%	+5.64%	--
Corporate Bond average	−0.24%	+0.05%	+2.31%	+4.00%	+7.02%	+6.20%	+6.98%
Best in Corporate Bond	+0.29%	+1.38%	+3.12%	+5.71%	+7.80%	+6.72%	+7.49%
Worst in Corporate Bond	−0.60%	−0.87%	+1.72%	+2.83%	+6.50%	+5.69%	+6.41%
Rank in Corporate Bond	12/21	9/21	13/21	16/21	16/21	13/17	8/11

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 21 Corporate Bond funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. The benchmark row is as on 30-09-2026, as NSE published it.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular
2026to date	+2.98%	+2.76%
2025	+7.79%	+7.54%
2024	+8.23%	+7.98%
2023	+6.49%	+6.26%
2022	+3.92%	+3.66%
2021	+3.76%	+3.50%

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 2,534 periods, one for each trading day from 13-05-2016 to 30-10-2026.

0%5%10%15%

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Apr 2024Dec 2022
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Dec 2025

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Category average, 21 Corporate Bond funds

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	3,012	8.0%	0.6%	17.4%	0%	8.1%	48%
2 years	2,776	7.7%	3.6%	14.8%	0%	7.9%	49%
3 years	2,534	7.7%	4.5%	13.5%	0%	7.9%	49%
5 years	2,050	7.5%	5.8%	10.1%	0%	7.2%	69%
7 years	1,570	7.7%	6.5%	10.8%	0%	7.4%	75%
10 years	839	7.7%	6.8%	8.7%	0%	7.7%	88%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	150	7.7%	0.7%	18.7%	0%	7.9%	48%
2 years	138	7.9%	3.4%	13.0%	0%	8.0%	50%
3 years	126	7.4%	4.6%	12.9%	0%	7.6%	52%
5 years	102	7.1%	5.9%	9.8%	0%	7.3%	51%
7 years	78	7.0%	6.3%	9.8%	0%	6.9%	59%
10 years	42	7.2%	6.7%	7.5%	0%	7.1%	55%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 21 Corporate Bond funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+3.64%	+3.99%
Standard deviation	1.26%	1.28%
Sharpe ratio	-1.27	-0.98
Sortino ratio	-1.68	-1.33
Maximum drawdown	−0.58% (23-10-2026)	−0.60% (23-10-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+6.82%	+7.02%
Standard deviation	1.07%	1.05%
Sharpe ratio	0.75	0.95
Sortino ratio	1.08	1.41
Maximum drawdown	−0.58% (23-10-2026)	−0.60% (23-10-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+5.99%	+6.19%
Standard deviation	0.93%	1.01%
Sharpe ratio	0.20	0.38
Sortino ratio	0.28	0.52
Maximum drawdown	−0.74% (06-05-2022)	−1.2% (09-05-2022)

From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+6.84%	+6.94%
Standard deviation	1.78%	1.47%
Sharpe ratio	0.81	1.05
Sortino ratio	1.28	1.64
Maximum drawdown	−3.0% (24-03-2020)	−2.7% (23-03-2020)

From daily NAVs, 28-10-2016 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+7.32%	+7.51%
Standard deviation	2.84%	1.63%
Sharpe ratio	0.47	0.93
Sortino ratio	0.65	1.36
Maximum drawdown	−11.0% (19-08-2013)	−4.0% (19-08-2013)

From daily NAVs, 13-05-2013 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−12%−10%−8%−6%−4%−2%0%

2014201620182020202220242026

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Category average, 21 Corporate Bond funds

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)	−11.0%	28-05-2013	19-08-2013	05-05-2014	9 months	−0.45%
Category average	−4.0%	19-06-2013	19-08-2013	08-10-2013	50 days	−0.46%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 13-05-2013, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 21 Corporate Bond funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund vs Other Corporate Bond Funds

The five Corporate Bond funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
Franklin India Corporate Bond Fund	1/21	1,409	0.26%	+5.32%	+7.80%	--	--	1.49	2.92	Compare
Baroda BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund	2/21	269	0.21%	+4.83%	+7.62%	--	--	1.43	2.18	Compare
AXIS Corporate Bond Fund	3/21	7,453	0.36%	+4.31%	+7.44%	--	--	1.29	1.94	Compare
DSP Corporate Bond Fund	4/21	2,647	0.29%	+5.71%	+7.40%	--	--	2.21	3.77	Compare
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	5/21	8,907	0.37%	+4.02%	+7.28%	--	--	1.10	1.64	Compare
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund	16/21	619	0.33%	+3.64%	+6.82%	--	--	0.75	1.08

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-09-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Corporate Bond median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.27%	0.01%	0.00%	0.05%	0.33%	0.34%	9/21
Regular	0.47%	0.01%	0.00%	0.08%	0.56%	0.68%	4/21

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Corporate Bond funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	3.38%	3.64%	0.26%	₹1,03,380	₹1,03,640
3 years	6.57%	6.82%	0.25% a year	₹1,21,033	₹1,21,887
5 years	5.74%	5.99%	0.25% a year	₹1,32,189	₹1,33,759
10 years	6.52%	6.84%	0.32% a year	₹1,88,067	₹1,93,793

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 13-05-2013 to 30-10-2026: 162 instalments, ₹16,20,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planSundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)	₹16,20,000	₹26,74,479	₹10,54,479	7.1%
Regular planSundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Regular)	₹16,20,000	₹26,17,544	₹9,97,544	6.8%
Category averageCategory average, 21 Corporate Bond funds	₹16,20,000	₹26,71,497	₹10,51,497	7.1%

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Direct planSundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Regular planSundaram Corporate Bond Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 21 Corporate Bond fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

90.9%Debt

Asset	Fund	Category
Debt	90.9%	91.2%
Cash and others	9.1%	8.8%

Credit rating

Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 21 Corporate Bond funds.

Rating	Fund	Category
Sovereign	8.1%	10.8%
AAA and A1+	81.2%	78.7%
AA	1.6%	1.7%

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 35 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Rating	Weight%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.37% - 31/07/2029 · Bond	ICRA AAA	6.41%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 7.7% - 16/05/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	4.83%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.75% - 11/06/2030 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	4.83%
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 6.66% - 12/10/2028 · Bond	ICRA AAA	4.75%
Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.83% - 24/11/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	4.04%
REC LTD - 7.46% - 30/06/2028 · Bond	ICRA AAA	4.02%
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.48% - 15/09/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	4.02%
Embassy Office Parks REIT - 7.21% - 17/03/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	4.00%
6.94% Central Government Securities 11/05/2036 · Government security	Sovereign	3.97%
REC LTD - 7.17% - 01/07/2031 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.93%
BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD - 7.64% - 01/07/2030 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.72%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd - 8.2% - 25/09/2029 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.23%
Bajaj Finance Ltd - 7.82% - 31/01/2034 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.23%
HDB Financial Services Ltd - 7.9611% - 05/01/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.22%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 6.96% - 02/03/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	3.20%
Bank of Baroda - 05/02/2027 · Certificate of deposit	IND A1+	3.16%
Export Import Bank of India - 7.35% - 27/07/2028 · Bond	ICRA AAA	2.41%
Bharti Telecom Ltd - 7.4% - 01/02/2029 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	2.37%
State Bank of India - 6.93% - 20/10/2035** - Call Dt : 09-Oct-2030 · Bond	ICRA AAA	2.35%
HDB Financial Services Ltd - 7.4091% - 05/06/2028 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	2.23%
6.53% Tamil Nadu State Development Loan 06/01/2031 · State government security	Sovereign	2.19%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd - 7.44% - 25/11/2027 · Bond	ICRA AAA	1.62%
Muthoot Finance Ltd - 8.65% - 31/01/2028 · Bond	ICRA AA+	1.61%
Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.47% - 05/09/2029 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.60%
Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.04% - 09/02/2029 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	1.59%
Bank of Baroda - 04/02/2027 · Certificate of deposit	IND A1+	1.58%
6.45% Gujarat State Development Loan - 06/01/2030 · State government security	Sovereign	1.57%
Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.68% - 10/08/2027 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.89%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.46% - 18/06/2029 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.80%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.9% - 17/09/2027 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.80%
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development - 7.37% - 16/07/2029 · Bond	CRISIL AAA	0.80%
REC LTD - 6.52% - 31/01/2028 · Bond	ICRA AAA	0.80%
Punjab National Bank - 09/03/2027 · Certificate of deposit	CRISIL A1+	0.78%
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund - Class A2		0.50%
6.36% Central Government Securities 16/02/2031 · Government security	Sovereign	0.32%

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Sundaram Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Sundaram	27.1%	14	Compare
Sundaram Short Term FundShort Duration · Sundaram	21.8%	11	Compare
HSBC Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · HSBC	18.9%	13	Compare
TRUSTMF Short Term FundShort Duration · Trust	14.9%	5	Compare
HSBC Short Term FundShort Duration · HSBC	14.8%	10	Compare
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Kotak Mahindra	14.5%	11	Compare
Tata Short Term FundShort Duration · Tata	14.1%	6	Compare
AXIS Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Axis	13.5%	12	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 0.33%
Expense ratio (Regular): 0.56%
Category: Corporate Bond
Risk: Moderate
Benchmark: NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II
Launch date: 29-12-2004
Minimum investment: ₹5,000
Minimum additional investment: additional purchase - Rs. 1000
AUM: ₹618.89 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 119621
ISIN (Direct): INF903J01NR4
Scheme code (Regular): 100789
ISIN (Regular): INF903J01HW6
NAV history: From 13-05-2013, 13.5 years

Exit load: NIL

Tax on Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund returns

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is taxed as a debt fund: 65% or more of it is in bonds and money market papers.
For units bought on or after 01-04-2023, the gain is added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold the units.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹44.0277	30-10-2026
direct	Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal IDCW	₹18.668	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹42.4368	30-10-2026
regular	Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal IDCW	₹18.0245	30-10-2026

About Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is a mutual fund from Sundaram Mutual Fund. Its category is Corporate Bond. It was launched on 29-12-2004. Its benchmark is NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II. At the end of September 2026 it held 35 securities.

Fund Manager

Sandeep Agarwal
Fund manager of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund
Kumaresh Ramakrishnan
Fund manager of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund
Ronak Shah
Fund manager of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund

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AUM change

September 2026: ₹618.89 Cr; +0.30% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹617.02 Cr; −0.42% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹619.65 Cr; −1.37% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

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Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund

What is the current NAV of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹44.0277. The Regular plan NAV is ₹42.4368, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

The Direct plan returned +3.64% in 1 year, +6.82% a year over 3 years, +5.99% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +3.38% in 1 year, +6.57% a year over 3 years, +5.74% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

The Direct plan charges 0.33% a year. The Regular plan charges 0.56% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-09-2026.

What is the AUM of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund managed ₹618.89 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.37% - 31/07/2029 (6.41%), LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 7.7% - 16/05/2028 (4.83%), Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.75% - 11/06/2030 (4.83%), National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 6.66% - 12/10/2028 (4.75%), Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.83% - 24/11/2028 (4.04%). The fund held 35 securities in all.

How do I invest in Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

Through Sundaram Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

Sandeep Agarwal, Kumaresh Ramakrishnan, Ronak Shah.

What is the exit load of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

NIL

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.