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Principal Dividend Yield Fund - G

NAV  ₹131.57 ↑ 1.31  (1.01 %) as on 28 Apr 25

Scheme Objective

The investment objective of the scheme would be to provide capital appreciation and/or dividend distribution by investing predominantly in a well-diversified portfolio of companies that have a relatively high dividend yield.

Principal Dividend Yield Fund is a Equity - Dividend Yield fund launched on 15 Oct 04. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR return of 13.4% since its launch.  Ranked 37 in Dividend Yield category.  Return for 2024 was 15.7% , 2023 was 34% and 2022 was 1.3% .

Below is the key information for Principal Dividend Yield Fund

NAV as on 28 Apr 25₹131.57 ↑ 1.31  (1.01 %)
Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Mar 2025 ₹863 Cr.
Launch Date15 Oct 2004
CategoryEquity - Dividend Yield
Rating
TypeOpen Ended Fund
RiskModerately High
AMCPrincipal Pnb Asset Mgmt. Co. Priv. Ltd.
Alpha Ratio-2.38
Expense Ratio2.4 %
Sharpe Ratio-0.098
Information Ratio0.26
BenchmarkNot Available
Min Investment ₹5,000
Min SIP Investment ₹500
Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Returns

Annual Compounded Returns

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25

DurationReturns
1 Month 2.6%
3 Month 4.3%
6 Month -4%
1 Year 3.7%
3 Year 15.7%
5 Year 23.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 13.4%

Historical Annual Returns

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

YearReturns
2023 15.7%
2022 34%
2021 1.3%
2020 32.5%
2019 20.2%
2018 4.4%
2017 -5.2%
2016 46.6%
2015 7.2%

Growth of 10k Over Years

DateValue
31 Mar 20₹10,000
31 Mar 21₹16,649
31 Mar 22₹19,945
31 Mar 23₹20,244
31 Mar 24₹29,080
31 Mar 25₹30,199

Asset Allocation

Asset ClassValue
Cash5.62%
Equity92.9%
Debt1.48%

Sector Allocation

SectorValue
Financial Services25.96%
Technology10.89%
Consumer Defensive9.38%
Utility9.25%
Industrials9.14%
Energy8.24%
Consumer Cyclical7.64%
Health Care5.46%
Basic Materials4.01%
Communication Services2.91%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Holdings/Securities

NameGlobal IndustryHoldingValueQuantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 13 | HDFCBANK
Banks - Regional8%₹70 Cr385,000
↑ 25,000
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK
Banks - Regional5%₹47 Cr350,000
↑ 5,000
Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY
Information Technology Services3%₹30 Cr190,000
NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | 532555
Utilities - Regulated Electric3%₹29 Cr800,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | RELIANCE
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing3%₹26 Cr205,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BHARTIARTL
Telecom Services3%₹25 Cr145,000
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | 532898
Utilities - Regulated Electric2%₹21 Cr725,000
↑ 50,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | LT
Engineering & Construction2%₹20 Cr57,000
ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 | ITC
Tobacco2%₹20 Cr480,000
↑ 25,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 08 | SBIN
Banks - Regional2%₹19 Cr250,000
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Fund Managers

NameSinceTenure
Ratish Varier1 Jan 223.25 Yr.
Ashish Aggarwal1 Jan 223.25 Yr.

Custodians

CompanyAddress
SBI-SG Global Securities Services Private Limited“B Wing”, “Jeevan Seva” Annexe Bldg.,Ground Floor, S.V. Road,Santacruz (W),,Mumbai – 400054

Registrar & Transfer Agent

KFin Technologies Ltd
Address138 -Suyesh Solitaire, Nr. Podar International School,Kudasan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
FAXN.A
EmailN.A

Administrator Companies

CompanyAddress
Principal Mutual FundExchange Plaza, 2nd Floor,,National Stock Exchange Building,Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra East

Auditors

CompanyAddress
S. R. BATLIBOI & CoExpress Tower, 6th Floor,Nariman Point,Mumbai
BSR & Co. LLPBSR & Co. LLP

All Plan & Options

Fund and PlanNAV6 Month1 Year3 Year5 Year
Principal Dividend Yield Fund
Growth
₹131.57
↑ 1.31
-4.03 %3.68 %15.73 %23.24 %
Principal Dividend Yield Fund
Half-Yearly Dividend, Payout
₹38.26
↓ -0.99
-7.37 %-0.07 %14.1 %22.16 %
Principal Dividend Yield Fund
Half-Yearly Dividend, Reinvestment
₹38.26
↓ -0.99
-7.37 %-0.07 %14.1 %22.16 %
Data as on 28 Apr 25

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data.