Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is a 20 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.01% since inception. Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.11% 7.46% 5.88% 7.22% 7.01%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.55% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹41.0529+0.04% 1 day change	7.01% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹798 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹41.0529 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹798 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	20 yrs 10 m since Dec 20, 2004
Benchmark	Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	0.55% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Oct 26, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.71%	0.71%
3 Months	1.24%	1.19%
6 Months	3.03%	3.0%
1 Year	8.11%	8.03%
2 Years	8.23%	8.17%
3 Years	7.46%	7.65%
4 Years	6.3%	6.31%
5 Years	5.88%	5.88%
7 Years	7.61%	7.15%
10 Years	7.22%	7.04%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 73.284381%

SOV 19.853559%

Cash & Call Money 6.492871%

Others 0.36919%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 16.66%

REC Ltd. 8.84%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 8.34%

Bajaj Finance Ltd. 5.71%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 46.228851999999996%

GOI Securities 16.659264%

Non Convertible Debenture 12.754496%

Bonds 11.118932000000001%

Other Holdings

Others 0.37%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund	0.71%	3.03%	8.11%	7.46%	5.88%	7.22%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.71%	3.32%	8.27%	7.9%	6.43%	7.5%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	0.72%	3.04%	8.36%	8.05%	6.63%	7.27%
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	0.7%	3.1%	8.3%	7.7%	5.92%	5.29%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	0.72%	3.17%	8.27%	7.8%	6.15%	7.33%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	0.65%	3.18%	9.3%	7.83%	6.11%	7.22%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund	1.09	0.56	0.73	1.23
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.8	0.38	1.54	2.47
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	1.23	0.66	1.12	1.76
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	1.09	0.58	0.94	1.78
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	1.1	0.58	1.03	1.74
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	1.35	0.53	0.87	2.27

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	798 Cr	20 yrs 10 m	0.55%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	33,753 Cr	16 yrs 4 m	0.57%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	9,922 Cr	25 yrs 2 m	0.75%
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	5,716 Cr	7 yrs 3 m	0.57%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	17,546 Cr	18 yrs 1 m	0.68%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	1,204 Cr	28 yrs 4 m	0.81%

View all Corporate Bond funds

Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	0.43 vs. 2.58 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.73 vs. 3.22 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.56 vs. 0.82 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.09 vs. 1.1 More stable returns

Compare Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund in detail with

About this fund

About Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond mutual fund scheme from Sundaram Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 20 yrs 10 m, having been launched on 20/12/2004. Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund has ₹798 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹41.05. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.55%, which is higher than what most other Corporate Bond funds charge.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund returns of last 1-year are 8.11%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.02% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is lower than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is below average.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, REC Ltd., Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd., Bajaj Finance Ltd., Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd..

...

Fund AUM	798 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Dwijendra Srivastava

Mr. Srivastava is B.Tech , PGDM (Finance) and CFA. Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with PGIM India Mutual Fund, JM Financial AMC, Tata AMC Private Ltd., Tower Capital and Securities, Indo Swiss Financial and Gontermann Pipers.

Sandeep Agarwal

Mr. Agarwal is a B.Com (H) from University of Kota, Chartered Accountant and CS. Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Deutsche AMC.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income and capital appreciation by investing predominantly in AA+ and above rated corporate bonds.

Sundaram Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	31 view all schemes
Total AUM	74,005 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	Sundaram Towers No. 46,,1st& 2nd Floor, Whites Road, Royapettah Chennai, 600014
Phone	1860-425-7237

More funds from Sundaram Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
Sundaram Banking & PSU Fund	N.A.	400 Cr	8.05%	7.65%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	N.A.	195 Cr	7.69%	7.49%
Sundaram Money Market Fund	N.A.	1,761 Cr	7.47%	7.3%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	N.A.	390 Cr	7.03%	6.95%
Sundaram Liquid Fund	N.A.	7,482 Cr	6.58%	6.94%

See all Debt funds from this AMC

Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund plan is approximately ₹41.0529 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is a 20 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.01% since inception.

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.11%	7.46%	5.88%	7.22%	7.01%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.55%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 798 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	16.66%
REC Ltd.	8.84%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	8.34%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	73.284381%
SOV	19.853559%
Cash & Call Money	6.492871%

What is risk level of Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

This is a Corporate Bond fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Corporate Bond

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Corporate Bond funds in the last 10 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.