Sundaram Business Cycle Fund
The scheme seeks to provide long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities with a focus on identifying medium term cycles which can impact the business fundamentals. This will be done through dynamic allocation between various themes and stocks at different stages of cycles in the economy.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #65 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹11.68 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹1,650 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.79% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Madanagopal Ramu |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| Standard deviation | 0.00% |
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| Max drawdown | -20.13% |
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| Alpha | 0 |
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| Beta | 0 |
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Over 5 years, captured 96.3% of Nifty 500's upside and 83.0% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 25.6% |
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| Mid cap | 33.1% |
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| Small cap | 41.3% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 22.6% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 41.3% |
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| Total holdings | 33 |
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Top holdings
- Radico Khaitan Ltd. — 5.3%
- Eternal Limited — 4.7%
- Oracle Financial Services Software Limited — 4.5%
- TREPS — 4.1%
- Kalyan Jewellers India Limited — 4.1%
- TD Power Systems Ltd — 4.0%
- InterGlobe Aviation Limited — 3.9%
- Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. — 3.8%
- Shriram Finance Limited — 3.8%
- FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited — 3.6%
Top sectors
- Software & Services — 12.5%
- Banking & Financial — 12.3%
- Energy — 10.3%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 7.1% | Q2 | #50 of 167 |
| 2025 | 1.0% | Q3 | #86 of 132 |