Average of the yearly returns of a mutual fund over a given period.
Absolute returns
The total return of a mutual fund over a given period.
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name
6M
1Y
3Y
All
Fund returns
+9.2%
+15.1%
+12.8%
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Category average (Debt Gilt Medium & Long Term)
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Understand terms
Expense ratio
A fee payable to a mutual fund house for managing your mutual fund investments. It is the total percentage of a company's fund assets used for administrative, management, advertising, and other expenses.
Tax
A percentage of your capital gains payable to the government upon exiting your mutual fund investments. Taxation is categorized as long-term capital gains (LTCG) and short-term capital gains (STCG) depending on your holding period and the type of fund.
Exit load
A fee payable to a mutual fund house for exiting a fund (fully or partially) before the completion of a specified period from the date of investment.
Stamp duty
A form of tax payable for the purchase or sale of an asset or security.
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Nil
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.
About Principal Govt Sec Fund Direct Growth
Principal Govt Sec Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Sundaram Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 26 Feb 1996. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹83,817 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 30 Dec 2016 is ₹33.80.
The Principal Govt Sec Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹2,000.
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Investment Objective
The scheme aims to generate risk free returns by investing fully in government securities which have an average maturity not exceeding ten years.