Sundaram Focused Fund

FocusedDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

Sundaram Focused Fund is a Focused fund run by Sundaram Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹1,032 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 10.3% a year and its Regular plan returned 9.2% a year. Its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, returned 10.2% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹176.62; ▼ 0.71%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹157.48; ▼ 0.71%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.36%Direct2.34%Regular; 1.36%; A year
Riskometer: Very High; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 10.3%Direct9.2%Regular; 10.3%; A year

Sundaram Focused Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹176.62 (down 0.71% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹157.48 (down 0.71% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹176.6201

Sundaram Focused Fund Returns vs Nifty 500 TRI

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)	−1.63%	−4.22%	+3.28%	−2.25%	+10.30%	--	--
This fund (Regular)	−1.71%	−4.45%	+2.78%	−3.21%	+9.20%	--	--
Nifty 500 TRI	−0.75%	−6.05%	−2.83%	−7.34%	+10.22%	+8.81%	+12.51%
Focused average	−1.00%	−4.12%	+1.39%	−3.09%	+12.30%	--	--
Best in Focused	+2.11%	+5.18%	+17.02%	+19.34%	+21.38%	--	--
Worst in Focused	−5.18%	−8.77%	−5.73%	−14.35%	+7.49%	--	--
Rank in Focused	20/28	14/28	9/28	11/28	19/27	--	--

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 28 Focused funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.

Sundaram Focused Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular	Nifty 500 TRI
2026to date	−2.95%	−3.74%	−7.51%
2025	+3.02%	+2.03%	+7.76%
2024	+18.46%	+17.23%	+16.24%
2023	+25.71%	+24.37%	+26.91%

Sundaram Focused 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 449 periods, one for each trading day from 03-01-2025 to 30-10-2026.

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Sundaram Focused Fund (Direct)Nifty 500 TRI

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	940	8.0%	−7.5%	41.6%	17%	9.4%	32%
2 years	695	15.7%	−2.6%	31.6%	4%	18.3%	19%
3 years	449	13.8%	8.8%	21.2%	0%	15.4%	4%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	46	9.5%	−14.8%	41.2%	22%	10.8%	39%
2 years	34	9.5%	−7.1%	33.5%	9%	11.8%	24%
3 years	22	12.1%	1.3%	19.9%	0%	13.6%	27%

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 benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than Nifty 500 TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Sundaram Focused Fund Risk

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

Risk and return

Measure	Sundaram Focused Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)	−2.25%	−7.34%
Standard deviation	13.31%	14.48%
Sharpe ratio	-0.56	-0.87
Sortino ratio	-0.77	-1.16
Maximum drawdown	−13.7% (31-03-2026)	−14.7% (30-03-2026)
Beta	0.86	1.00
Alpha	+3.37%	0.00%

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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Sundaram Focused Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)	+10.30%	+10.22%
Standard deviation	13.26%	14.30%
Sharpe ratio	0.32	0.29
Sortino ratio	0.44	0.40
Maximum drawdown	−17.2% (07-04-2025)	−18.6% (28-02-2025)
Beta	0.88	1.00
Alpha	+0.58%	0.00%

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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Sundaram Focused Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)	+8.45%	+8.95%
Standard deviation	13.79%	14.27%
Sharpe ratio	0.19	0.21
Sortino ratio	0.25	0.29
Maximum drawdown	−20.1% (20-06-2022)	−18.6% (28-02-2025)
Beta	0.93	1.00
Alpha	−0.27%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 03-01-2022 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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

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.

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Sundaram Focused Fund (Direct)Nifty 500 TRI

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Sundaram Focused Fund (Direct)	−20.1%	17-01-2022	20-06-2022	05-06-2023	11 months	−7.1%
Nifty 500 TRI	−18.6%	26-09-2024	28-02-2025	Not yet	--	−8.8%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 03-01-2022, adjusted for unit splits, and Nifty 500 TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Sundaram Focused Fund vs Other Focused Funds

The five Focused 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
Invesco India Focused Fund	1/27	6,229	0.70%	+3.30%	+21.38%	+11.34%	1.04	0.96	1.35	Compare
ICICI Prudential Focused Fund	2/27	17,168	1.12%	−4.91%	+16.41%	+6.86%	0.91	0.77	1.09	Compare
ITI Focused Fund	3/27	607	0.90%	−0.70%	+15.80%	+5.33%	1.06	0.61	0.82	Compare
HDFC Focused Fund	4/27	26,553	0.83%	−4.98%	+15.40%	+6.13%	0.77	0.80	1.12	Compare
SBI Focused Fund	5/27	50,180	0.82%	+3.97%	+15.26%	+6.11%	0.76	0.76	1.05	Compare
Sundaram Focused Fund	19/27	1,032	1.36%	−2.25%	+10.30%	+0.58%	0.88	0.32	0.44

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 Focused Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 21-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Focused median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	1.07%	0.03%	0.00%	0.26%	1.36%	1.10%	23/28
Regular	1.92%	0.03%	0.00%	0.39%	2.34%	2.23%	20/28

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 Focused 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	−3.21%	−2.25%	0.96%	₹96,790	₹97,750
3 years	9.20%	10.30%	1.10% a year	₹1,30,217	₹1,34,192

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 Focused 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 03-01-2022 to 30-10-2026: 58 instalments, ₹5,80,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planSundaram Focused Fund (Direct)	₹5,80,000	₹7,03,074	₹1,23,074	7.9%
Regular planSundaram Focused Fund (Regular)	₹5,80,000	₹6,84,301	₹1,04,301	6.8%
Nifty 500 TRI	₹5,80,000	₹6,93,432	₹1,13,432	7.3%
Category averageCategory average, 28 Focused funds	₹5,80,000	₹7,34,867	₹1,54,867	9.8%

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Direct planSundaram Focused Fund (Direct)Regular planSundaram Focused Fund (Regular)Nifty 500 TRICategory averageCategory average, 28 Focused fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI 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 Focused Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

95.6%Equity

Asset	Fund	Category
Equity	95.6%	93.9%
Cash and others	4.4%	5.0%

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund	Category
Large Cap	58.2%	57.8%
Mid Cap	8.3%	18.9%
Small Cap	29.0%	15.4%

Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Focused funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

Sundaram Focused Fund Sector Allocation

Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

Largest sectors

Banks27.6%
Auto Components10.3%
Retailing7.7%
Industrial Products7.4%
Automobiles6.7%
Telecom - Services5.9%
Insurance5.3%
It - Software4.2%
Healthcare Services3.6%
Transport Services3.2%

The ten largest of 17 sectors. The other 7 add up to 13.9%.

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
Banks	26.4%	25.0%	27.6%	+1.2%
Auto Components	8.7%	9.7%	10.3%	+1.6%
Retailing	8.0%	7.8%	7.7%	−0.3%
Industrial Products	5.7%	8.1%	7.4%	+1.7%
Automobiles	6.8%	6.6%	6.7%	−0.1%

Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

Sundaram Focused Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 29 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector	Weight%	1M change
Happy Forgings Ltd	Industrial Products	7.36%	0.0%
ICICI Bank Ltd	Banks	6.87%	0.0%
TVS Motor Company Ltd	Automobiles	6.67%	0.0%
Craftsman Automation Ltd	Auto Components	6.13%	0.0%
Bharti Airtel Ltd	Telecom - Services	5.88%	0.0%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd	Banks	5.33%	0.0%
Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd	Auto Components	4.20%	0.0%
State Bank of India	Banks	3.96%	+102.3%
HDFC Bank Ltd	Banks	3.93%	0.0%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd	Healthcare Services	3.56%	0.0%
City Union Bank Ltd	Banks	3.38%	0.0%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd	Retailing	3.36%	0.0%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd	Transport Services	3.20%	0.0%
Triveni Turbine Ltd	Electrical Equipment	3.10%	0.0%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd	Insurance	2.96%	0.0%
Infosys Ltd	It - Software	2.96%	0.0%
Info Edge (India) Ltd	Retailing	2.39%	0.0%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd	Insurance	2.35%	0.0%
TATA Consumer Products Ltd	Agricultural Food & Other Products	2.25%	0.0%
PI Industries Ltd	Fertilizers & Agrochemicals	2.07%	0.0%
Bank of Baroda	Banks	2.05%	+5.2%
Axis Bank Ltd	Banks	2.05%	0.0%
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.	Cement & Cement Products	1.97%	0.0%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd	Finance	1.94%	0.0%
Swiggy Ltd	Retailing	1.92%	New
HCL Technologies Ltd	It - Software	1.21%	0.0%
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd	Leisure Services	1.02%	0.0%
Aavas Financiers Ltd	Finance	0.86%	0.0%
KEC International Ltd	Construction	0.65%	0.0%

Sundaram Focused Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

State Bank of India	Added	+102.3%	3.96%
Trent Ltd	Sold out	−100%	was 2.18%
Bank of Baroda	Added	+5.2%	2.05%
Swiggy Ltd	New	New	1.92%

A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

What Sundaram Focused Fund bought and sold

Sundaram Focused Fund Portfolio Overlap

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

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Sundaram Large Cap FundLarge Cap · Sundaram	60.6%	21	Compare
Franklin India Large Cap FundLarge Cap · Franklin Templeton	38.3%	11	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG Integration Strategy FundThematic · Aditya Birla Sun Life	37.6%	15	Compare
ICICI Prudential Long Term Wealth Enhancement FundELSS · ICICI Prudential	36.5%	10	Compare
Motilal Oswal Nifty Services Sector ETFETF · Motilal Oswal	36.4%	12	Compare
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy FundThematic · ICICI Prudential	35.7%	13	Compare
Axis Large Cap FundLarge Cap · Axis	35.4%	14	Compare
ICICI Prudential Flexi Cap FundFlexi Cap · ICICI Prudential	35.3%	15	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 Focused Fund Overview

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

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.36%
Expense ratio (Regular): 2.34%
Category: Focused
Risk: Very High
Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI
Launch date: 02-01-2013
Minimum investment: New Investor – Rs.300/-
Minimum additional investment: Existing Investor - Rs. 300/-
AUM: ₹1,031.55 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 149533
ISIN (Direct): INF173K01EK6
Scheme code (Regular): 149532
ISIN (Regular): INF173K01189
NAV history: From 03-01-2022, 4.8 years

Exit load: Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 7 days.

Tax on Sundaram Focused Fund returns

Sundaram Focused Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
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	₹176.6201	30-10-2026
direct	Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal IDCW	₹41.3925	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹157.483	30-10-2026
regular	Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal IDCW	₹37.5593	30-10-2026

About Sundaram Focused Fund

Sundaram Focused Fund is a mutual fund from Sundaram Mutual Fund. Its category is Focused. It was launched on 02-01-2013. Its benchmark is Nifty 500 TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 29 securities.

Fund Manager

Ashwin Jain
Fund manager of Sundaram Focused Fund
Shalav Saket
Fund manager of Sundaram Focused Fund

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AUM change

September 2026: ₹1,031.55 Cr; −5.95% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹1,096.80 Cr; +2.68% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹1,068.19 Cr; +1.44% from June 2026

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

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Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Focused Fund

What is the current NAV of Sundaram Focused Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹176.6201. The Regular plan NAV is ₹157.483, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Sundaram Focused Fund?

The Direct plan returned −2.25% in 1 year, +10.30% a year over 3 years. The Regular plan returned −3.21% in 1 year, +9.20% a year over 3 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Sundaram Focused Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.36% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.34% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 21-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Sundaram Focused Fund?

Sundaram Focused Fund managed ₹1,031.55 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Sundaram Focused Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were HAPPYFORGE (7.36%), ICICIBANK (6.87%), TVSMOTOR (6.67%), CRAFTSMAN (6.13%), BHARTIARTL (5.88%). The fund held 29 securities in all.

What did Sundaram Focused Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It bought 1 new stock: Swiggy Ltd. It sold out of 1: Trent Ltd. It added shares in 2.

How do I invest in Sundaram Focused 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 New Investor – Rs.300/-. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Sundaram Focused Fund?

Ashwin Jain, Shalav Saket.

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.