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Principal Dividend Yield Fund - G

NAV  ₹135.222 ↓ -0.55  (-0.41 %) as on 18 Jul 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 18 Jul 25₹135.222 ↓ -0.55  (-0.41 %)
Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 May 2025 ₹895 Cr.
Launch Date15 Oct 2004
CategoryEquity - Dividend Yield
Rating
TypeOpen Ended Fund
RiskModerately High
AMCPrincipal Pnb Asset Mgmt. Co. Priv. Ltd.
Alpha Ratio-4.9
Expense Ratio2.4 %
Sharpe Ratio-0.097
Information Ratio-0.2
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 18 Jul 25

DurationReturns
1 Month 1.2%
3 Month 4.3%
6 Month 3.3%
1 Year -4.1%
3 Year 18.7%
5 Year 20.9%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 13.4%

Historical Annual Returns

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

YearReturns
2024 15.7%
2023 34%
2022 1.3%
2021 32.5%
2020 20.2%
2019 4.4%
2018 -5.2%
2017 46.6%
2016 7.2%

Growth of 10k Over Years

DateValue
30 Jun 20₹10,000
30 Jun 21₹15,629
30 Jun 22₹15,680
30 Jun 23₹18,971
30 Jun 24₹27,182
30 Jun 25₹27,257

Asset Allocation

Asset ClassValue
Cash5.97%
Equity94.03%

Sector Allocation

SectorValue
Financial Services23.07%
Utility12.4%
Technology12.27%
Energy10.72%
Consumer Defensive7.61%
Consumer Cyclical7.29%
Industrials6.73%
Health Care5.13%
Basic Materials3.77%
Real Estate2.66%
Communication Services2.39%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Holdings/Securities

NameGlobal IndustryHoldingValueQuantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 13 | HDFCBANK
Banks - Regional8%₹73 Cr375,000
↓ -10,000
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK
Banks - Regional5%₹43 Cr300,000
↓ -25,000
NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | NTPC
Utilities - Regulated Electric4%₹32 Cr950,000
Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY
Information Technology Services3%₹30 Cr190,000
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | POWERGRID
Utilities - Regulated Electric3%₹25 Cr875,000
ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 | ITC
Tobacco3%₹25 Cr600,000
↑ 100,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | RELIANCE
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing3%₹24 Cr170,000
↓ -30,000
Embassy Office Parks REIT (Real Estate)
-, Since 30 Apr 25 | EMBASSY
REIT - Office3%₹24 Cr625,000
↑ 275,000
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | MARUTI
Auto Manufacturers3%₹23 Cr19,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 08 | SBIN
Banks - Regional3%₹23 Cr280,000
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Fund Managers

NameSinceTenure
Ashish Aggarwal1 Jan 223.42 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
₹135.222
↓ -0.55
3.26 %-4.09 %18.67 %20.9 %
Principal Dividend Yield Fund
Half-Yearly Dividend, Payout
₹39.3218
↓ -0.16
-0.33 %-7.55 %17 %19.86 %
Principal Dividend Yield Fund
Half-Yearly Dividend, Reinvestment
₹39.3218
↓ -0.16
-0.33 %-7.55 %17 %19.86 %
Data as on 18 Jul 25

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