Sundaram Services Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of Sundaram Services Fund?

The Sundaram Services Fund is a 6 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 21.7% since inception. Sundaram Services Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 14.86% 22.48% 27.43% 21.7%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹38.3557+0.39% 1 day change	21.7% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹4,161 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹38.3557 as on Jul 21, 2025

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Sundaram Services Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.75% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% For units more than 25% of the investments, an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 365 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹4,161 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	6 yrs 10 m since Aug 29, 2018
Benchmark	NIFTY Service Sector TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹100 & Lumpsum: ₹100
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Sundaram Services 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 Jun 12, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-1.14%	1.32%
3 Months	6.93%	9.63%
6 Months	13.43%	9.53%
1 Year	14.86%	2.5%
2 Years	22.39%	23.24%
3 Years	22.48%	20.98%
4 Years	19.25%	16.75%
5 Years	27.43%	25.32%

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Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 54.74%

Mid Cap 9.35%

Small Cap 29.03%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bharti Airtel Ltd.8.08%

HDFC Bank Ltd.7.57%

Reliance Industries Ltd.5.23%

Eternal Ltd.3.76%

Top sectors

Financial 33.76%

Services 20.560000000000002%

Communication 10.31%

Technology 8.63%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 0.71%

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 5.553123%

Foreign - Equity 0.789752%

Treasury Bills 0.709834%

Mutual Fund 0.483978%

Other Holdings

Sundaram Money Market Fund Direct - Growth 0.48%

Others 0.13%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Sundaram Services Fund	N.A.	4,161 Cr	6 yrs 10 m	0.75%
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund	N.A.	6,231 Cr	6 yrs 10 m	0.73%
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund	N.A.	1,362 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	1.69%
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund	N.A.	2,620 Cr	5 yrs 10 m	0.99%
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund	N.A.	3,447 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.84%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Sundaram Services Fund	-1.14%	13.43%	14.86%	22.48%	27.43%	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund	1.86%	12.94%	1.43%	28.84%	30.82%	14.31%
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund	-0.55%	10.02%	7.74%	23.14%	25.62%	14.24%
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund	2.46%	14.16%	3.95%	24.22%	36.21%	16.55%
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund	1.22%	12.96%	-0.84%	22.84%	28.35%	12.95%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Sundaram Services Fund	13.01	0.86	1.36	2.36
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund	16.47	1.08	1.37	1.91
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund	11.17	0.75	1.52	2.66
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund	15.81	1.0	1.18	1.9
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund	16.49	1.04	1.1	1.57

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

Alpha	5.22 vs. 2.67 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.36 vs. 3.13 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.86 vs. 0.43 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.01 vs. 4.62 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Sundaram Services Fund

Sundaram Services Fund Direct - Growth is a Thematic mutual fund scheme from Sundaram Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 6 yrs 10 m, having been launched on 29/08/2018. Sundaram Services Fund Direct - Growth has ₹4,161 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Sundaram Services Fund Direct - Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹38.36. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which is close to what most other Thematic funds charge.

Sundaram Services Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 15.07%. Since launch, it has delivered 21.73% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 4 yrs.
Sundaram Services Fund Direct - Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is above average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Services, Communication, Technology, Healthcare sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Bharti Airtel Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Eternal Ltd., Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd..

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Fund AUM	4,161 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rohit Seksaria

Mr. Seksaria is CS, CA & has done MBA from IIM Ahmedabad Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Progress Capital/Asia Capital & Advisor Pte Ltd., Matchpoint Investment Management and Progress Capital Pte Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks capital appreciation by investing in equity / equity related instruments of companies who drive a majority of their income from business predominantly in the Services sector of the economy.

Sundaram Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	30 view all schemes
Total AUM	69,421 Cr as on Jun 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	5Y
Sundaram Small Cap Fund	N.A.	3,311 Cr	8.02%	33.46%
Sundaram Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	12,344 Cr	8.56%	29.66%
Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage Fund	N.A.	952 Cr	1.42%	29.35%
Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund	N.A.	1,548 Cr	7.93%	24.4%
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	2,773 Cr	5.64%	24.37%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Sundaram Services Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Sundaram Services Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹38.3557 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Services Fund is a 6 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 21.7% since inception.

Sundaram Services Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
14.86%	22.48%	27.43%	21.7%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Sundaram Services Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

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

The Sundaram Services Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 4,161 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Sundaram Services Fund?

The Sundaram Services Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	8.08%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	7.57%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	5.23%
Eternal Ltd.	3.76%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.	3.75%
Axis Bank Ltd.	3.38%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.	3.02%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.	2.97%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	2.88%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.	2.72%

What are the top sectors Sundaram Services Fund has invested in?

The Sundaram Services Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	33.76%
Services	20.560000000000002%
Communication	10.31%
Technology	8.63%
Healthcare	6.890000000000001%
Energy	5.23%
Consumer Discretionary	3.05%
Insurance	2.97%
Construction	1.69%

What is risk level of Sundaram Services Fund?

This is a Thematic fund comes with Very High risk.

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

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

How do I invest in Sundaram Services Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Sundaram Services Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Sundaram Services Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Sundaram Services Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Sundaram Services Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

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

ET Money rank

in Thematic

#NA

Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Thematic funds in the last 5 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 22.46% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Exit Load: For units more than 25% of the investments, an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 365 days.