How to Invest in Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

You can easily invest in Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth in a hassle-free manner on Groww. The process is extremely simple, quick and completely paperless. Invest in a few minutes with the following steps: Log on to your Groww account Search for Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth from the search box In order to invest, you will have to complete all the KYC formalities which are completely online and paperless and take a few minutes to complete Once you are done with that, you can start investing in Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth as SIP or lumpsum as per your investment objective and risk tolerance

What kind of returns does Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth provide?

The Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth has been there from 19 Oct 2020 and the average annual returns provided by this fund is 28.32% since its inception.

How much expense ratio is charged by Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

The term Expense Ratio used for Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth or any other mutual fund is the annual charges one needs to pay to the Mutual Fund company for managing your investments in that fund. The Expense Ratio of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth is 0.50% as of 13 Sep 2025...

What is the AUM of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

The AUM, short for Assets Under Management of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹533.66Cr as of 13 Sep 2025.

How to Redeem Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

If you want to sell your Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth holdings, go to your holding on the app or web and simply click on it. You will get two options - redeem & invest more; click on redeem and enter your desired amount or if you wish to redeem the entire holding amount then select the 'redeem all' checkbox.

Can I invest in SIP and Lump Sum of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

You can select either SIP or Lumpsum investment of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth based on your investment objective and risk tolerance.

What is the NAV of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

The NAV of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹14.95 as of 31 Dec 2021.

What is the PE and PB ratio of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth?

The PE ratio ratio of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth is determined by dividing the market price by its earnings per share and the PB ratio of the same is evaluated by dividing the stock price per share by its book value per share (BVPS).

Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth - NAV, Mutual Fund Performance & Portfolio

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Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Large Cap
Very High Risk
1M
6M
1Y
All
 NAV: 31 Dec 2021
₹14.95
Rating
NA
Min. SIP amount
Not Supported
Fund size
₹533.66Cr
Return calculator
Monthly SIP
One-Time
₹5,000 per month
Over the past
Total investment of ₹0
Would have become ₹ (%)
Holdings (69)NameSectorInstrumentAssets
ICICI Bank Ltd.
FinancialEquity6.71%
Infosys Ltd.
TechnologyEquity6.34%
Reliance Industries Ltd - Partly Paid Equity
EnergyPPE5.60%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialEquity5.15%
State Bank of India
FinancialEquity3.28%
Axis Bank Ltd.
FinancialEquity3.06%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
TechnologyEquity2.58%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
FinancialEquity2.49%
Tata Motors DVR
AutomobileEquity2.31%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
AutomobileEquity2.20%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
FMCGEquity1.81%
Wipro Ltd.
TechnologyEquity1.81%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Partly Paid Equity
CommunicationPPE1.76%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
CommunicationEquity1.71%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.
InsuranceEquity1.71%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
ConstructionEquity1.68%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
FinancialEquity1.55%
Tata Steel Ltd.
MetalsEquity1.55%
Zomato Ltd.
ServicesEquity1.50%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
HealthcareEquity1.41%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.
FinancialEquity1.40%
Bosch Ltd.
AutomobileEquity1.38%
NVIDIA Corporation (USA)
TechnologyForgn. Eq1.33%
Microsoft Corportion (US)
TechnologyForgn. Eq1.31%
Housing Development Finance Corpn. Ltd.
FinancialWarrant1.31%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.
FMCGEquity1.30%
Tata Motors Ltd.
AutomobileEquity1.30%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
HealthcareEquity1.25%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.
FinancialEquity1.24%
Apple Inc. (USA)
Consumer DurableForgn. Eq1.23%
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.
AutomobileEquity1.16%
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd.
FinancialEquity1.16%
Housing Development Finance Corpn. Ltd.
FinancialEquity1.14%
Alphabet Inc Class A
TechnologyForgn. Eq1.13%
ITC Ltd.
FMCGEquity1.13%
SBI Cards & Payments Services Ltd.
FinancialEquity1.12%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
EnergyEquity1.10%
UPL Ltd.
ChemicalsEquity1.09%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (US)
FinancialForgn. Eq0.98%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.
TechnologyEquity0.95%
Nike Inc.
TextilesForgn. Eq0.91%
HCL Technologies Ltd.
TechnologyEquity0.85%
United Health Group Inc.
HealthcareForgn. Eq0.85%
Britannia Industries Ltd.
FMCGEquity0.84%
Home Depot INC
FMCGForgn. Eq0.83%
Indusind Bank Ltd.
FinancialEquity0.81%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.
ConstructionEquity0.81%
Facebook Co
TechnologyForgn. Eq0.80%
Amazon. com Inc. (USA)
Consumer DurableForgn. Eq0.78%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
TechnologyEquity0.76%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
ChemicalsForgn. Eq0.76%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.
ServicesEquity0.75%
Mastercard Ord Shs Class A
FinancialForgn. Eq0.66%
Eli Lilly
HealthcareForgn. Eq0.65%
Johnson & Johnson Ltd.
DiversifiedForgn. Eq0.63%
Paypal Holdings Inc - W/I
ServicesForgn. Eq0.58%
Cipla Ltd.
HealthcareEquity0.55%
Colgate-Palmolive (USA)
FMCGForgn. Eq0.53%
Titan Company Ltd.
Consumer DurableEquity0.53%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.
HealthcareEquity0.51%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.
FMCGEquity0.51%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
HealthcareEquity0.40%
NTPC Ltd.
EnergyEquity0.36%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
MetalsEquity0.34%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.
ServicesEquity0.33%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.
ServicesEquity0.24%
PB Fintech Ltd.
ServicesEquity0.20%
Reserve Bank of India
FinancialT-Bills0.02%
Britannia Industries Ltd.
FMCGNCD0.02%
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Minimum investment amountsMin. for 1st investmentNot Supported
Min. for 2nd investment onwardsNot Supported
Min. for SIPNot Supported
Understand termsAnnualised returnsAverage of the yearly returns of a mutual fund over a given period.
Absolute returnsThe total return of a mutual fund over a given period.
Returns and rankingsCategory: Equity Large Cap
Absolute returns
3M6M1YAll
Fund returns0.5%11.7%28.3%49.5%
Category averageNANA-1.4%NA
Rank with in category141829NA
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Peer ComparisonEquity, Large Cap fundsRating1Y3YFund Size(Cr)
Nippon India Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
5
2.7%20.0%45,012.18
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
5
1.3%18.2%71,839.85
DSP Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
5
1.6%18.0%6,397.58
HDFC Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
5
-2.6%16.2%37,659.18
Canara Robeco Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
4
1.2%16.1%16,280.52
Understand termsExpense ratioA 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.
TaxA 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 loadA 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 dutyA form of tax payable for the purchase or sale of an asset or security. 
Past expense ratio & exit load
Expense ratio
Exit load
30 Nov 2021 - Present
0.50%
31 Oct 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
0.35%
30 Sep 2021 - 31 Oct 2021
0.29%
31 Aug 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
0.37%
31 Jul 2021 - 31 Aug 2021
0.39%
30 Jun 2021 - 31 Jul 2021
0.39%
31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2021
0.37%
30 Apr 2021 - 31 May 2021
0.36%
31 Mar 2021 - 30 Apr 2021
0.30%
28 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021
0.27%
31 Jan 2021 - 28 Feb 2021
0.27%
31 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
0.27%
30 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
0.27%
31 Oct 2020 - 30 Nov 2020
0.27%
Expense ratio, exit load and taxExpense ratio: 0.50%Inclusive of GST
Exit loadFor units in excess of 24% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days.
Stamp duty0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
Tax implicationReturns are taxed at 20%, if you redeem before one year. After 1 year, you are required to pay LTCG tax of 12.5% on returns of Rs 1.25 lakh+ in a financial year.
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Fund managementSudhir Kedia
Sep 2020 - Present
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Education
Mr. Kedia is CA, CMA and MBA.
Experience
Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund, he has worked with Principal Mutual Fund, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund and ASK investment.
Also manages these schemes
Principal Personal Tax Saver Fund Direct
Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series I Direct Growth
Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series II Direct Growth
Sundaram Select Micro Cap Series XIV Direct Growth
Sundaram Select Micro Cap Series XV Direct Growth
Sundaram Select Micro Cap Series XVI Direct Growth
Sundaram Select Micro Cap Series XVII Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series 1 Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series II Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series III Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series IV Direct Growth
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund Series I Direct Growth
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund Series II Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series V Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series VI Direct Growth
Sundaram Emerging Small Cap Series VII Direct Growth
Principal Midcap Fund Direct Growth
Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
Sundaram Flexi Cap Fund Direct Growth
Anirvan Sarkar
Sep 2020 - Present
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Education
Mr. Sarkar has done PGDCM from IIM Calcutta
Experience
He has over 9 years of experience in sell side and buy side research. He has covered the banking and financial sector for 6 years as well as multiple other sectors prior to that. He has a very strong research background and has sound knowledge of equities markets.
Also manages these schemes
Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth
Fund house & investment objective
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Rank (total assets)#17 in India
Total AUM₹71,486.25Cr
Date of Incorporation26 Feb 1996
    Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Sundaram Mutual Fund.     This scheme was made available to investors on 26 Feb 1996.     Sudhir Kedia is the Current Fund Manager of Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth fund.     The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹71,486 Cr and     the Latest NAV as of 31 Dec 2021 is ₹14.95.  

    The Principal Large Cap Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk.     Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500.          For units in excess of 24% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days.
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Investment ObjectiveThe scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio predominantly consisting of equity and equity related securities of Large Cap companies including derivatives. 
 
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Fund benchmarkNIFTY 100 Total Return Index
Scheme Information Document(SID)
Fund house contact details
Address
Sundaram Towers No. 46,,1st& 2nd Floor, Whites Road,Royapettah Chennai 600014
Phone
1860-425-7237
Launch Date
26 Feb 1996
E-mail
NA
Website
www.sundarammutual.com
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company
Custodian
NA
Registrar & Transfer Agent
KFin Tech
Address
Karvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4,  Street No.1 Banjara Hills,
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.karvymfs.com
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Name	Sector	Instrument	Assets
ICICI Bank Ltd.	Financial	Equity	6.71%
Infosys Ltd.	Technology	Equity	6.34%
Reliance Industries Ltd - Partly Paid Equity	Energy	PPE	5.60%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	Financial	Equity	5.15%
State Bank of India	Financial	Equity	3.28%
Axis Bank Ltd.	Financial	Equity	3.06%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	Technology	Equity	2.58%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.	Financial	Equity	2.49%
Tata Motors DVR	Automobile	Equity	2.31%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.	Automobile	Equity	2.20%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.	FMCG	Equity	1.81%
Wipro Ltd.	Technology	Equity	1.81%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Partly Paid Equity	Communication	PPE	1.76%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	Communication	Equity	1.71%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.	Insurance	Equity	1.71%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	Construction	Equity	1.68%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	Financial	Equity	1.55%
Tata Steel Ltd.	Metals	Equity	1.55%
Zomato Ltd.	Services	Equity	1.50%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	Healthcare	Equity	1.41%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.	Financial	Equity	1.40%
Bosch Ltd.	Automobile	Equity	1.38%
NVIDIA Corporation (USA)	Technology	Forgn. Eq	1.33%
Microsoft Corportion (US)	Technology	Forgn. Eq	1.31%
Housing Development Finance Corpn. Ltd.	Financial	Warrant	1.31%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.	FMCG	Equity	1.30%
Tata Motors Ltd.	Automobile	Equity	1.30%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.	Healthcare	Equity	1.25%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.	Financial	Equity	1.24%
Apple Inc. (USA)	Consumer Durable	Forgn. Eq	1.23%
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.	Automobile	Equity	1.16%
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd.	Financial	Equity	1.16%
Housing Development Finance Corpn. Ltd.	Financial	Equity	1.14%
Alphabet Inc Class A	Technology	Forgn. Eq	1.13%
ITC Ltd.	FMCG	Equity	1.13%
SBI Cards & Payments Services Ltd.	Financial	Equity	1.12%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	Energy	Equity	1.10%
UPL Ltd.	Chemicals	Equity	1.09%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (US)	Financial	Forgn. Eq	0.98%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.	Technology	Equity	0.95%
Nike Inc.	Textiles	Forgn. Eq	0.91%
HCL Technologies Ltd.	Technology	Equity	0.85%
United Health Group Inc.	Healthcare	Forgn. Eq	0.85%
Britannia Industries Ltd.	FMCG	Equity	0.84%
Home Depot INC	FMCG	Forgn. Eq	0.83%
Indusind Bank Ltd.	Financial	Equity	0.81%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	Construction	Equity	0.81%
Facebook Co	Technology	Forgn. Eq	0.80%
Amazon. com Inc. (USA)	Consumer Durable	Forgn. Eq	0.78%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.	Technology	Equity	0.76%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	Chemicals	Forgn. Eq	0.76%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.	Services	Equity	0.75%
Mastercard Ord Shs Class A	Financial	Forgn. Eq	0.66%
Eli Lilly	Healthcare	Forgn. Eq	0.65%
Johnson & Johnson Ltd.	Diversified	Forgn. Eq	0.63%
Paypal Holdings Inc - W/I	Services	Forgn. Eq	0.58%
Cipla Ltd.	Healthcare	Equity	0.55%
Colgate-Palmolive (USA)	FMCG	Forgn. Eq	0.53%
Titan Company Ltd.	Consumer Durable	Equity	0.53%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.	Healthcare	Equity	0.51%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.	FMCG	Equity	0.51%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.	Healthcare	Equity	0.40%
NTPC Ltd.	Energy	Equity	0.36%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.	Metals	Equity	0.34%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.	Services	Equity	0.33%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.	Services	Equity	0.24%
PB Fintech Ltd.	Services	Equity	0.20%
Reserve Bank of India	Financial	T-Bills	0.02%
Britannia Industries Ltd.	FMCG	NCD	0.02%

	3M	6M	1Y	All
Fund returns	0.5%	11.7%	28.3%	49.5%
Category average	NA	NA	-1.4%	NA
Rank with in category	14	18	29	NA

Equity, Large Cap funds	Rating	1Y	3Y	Fund Size(Cr)
Nippon India Large Cap Fund Direct Growth	5	2.7%	20.0%	45,012.18
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund Direct Growth	5	1.3%	18.2%	71,839.85
DSP Large Cap Fund Direct Growth	5	1.6%	18.0%	6,397.58
HDFC Large Cap Fund Direct Growth	5	-2.6%	16.2%	37,659.18
Canara Robeco Large Cap Fund Direct Growth	4	1.2%	16.1%	16,280.52