Principal Dividend Yield Fund (D)
Fund Family PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund
Fund Class Diversified Equity
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Good performance in the category
The scheme is ranked 2 in Diversified Equity category by Crisil. If you are already invested in this scheme, you may continue to stay invested. But, do keep a check on its performance.
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Returns (NAV as on May-25-2012)
| Period | Returns (%) | Rank # |
|---|---|---|
| 1 mth | -5.6 | 76 |
| 3 mth | -2.9 | 21 |
| 6 mth | 6.2 | 12 |
| 1 year | -4.3 | 17 |
| 2 year | 1.4 | 33 |
| 3 year | 12.8 | 22 |
| 5 year | 5.4 | 30 |
# Moneycontrol Rank within 101 Diversified Equity Schemes.
Absolute Returns (in %)
| Year | Qtr 1 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 4 | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | -6.9 | -2.7 | -9.9 | -9.2 | -27.1 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 14.7 | -1.6 | 23.3 |
| 2009 | -5.2 | 41.3 | 19.8 | 8.0 | 75.7 |
| 2008 | -33.0 | -7.8 | -5.9 | -22.5 | -55.9 |
| 2007 | -8.5 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 20.6 | 46.3 |
* Returns over 1 year are Annualised
Performance
Fund returns v/s Category average (Diversified Equity)
| 1 mth (%) | 3 mth (%) | 6 mth (%) | 1 yr (%) | 2 yr (%) | 3 yr (%) | 5yr (%) | |
| Fund Returns | -5.6 | -2.9 | 6.2 | -4.3 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 5.4 |
| Category avg | -4.6 | -4.6 | 1.9 | -7.4 | -0.1 | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| Difference of Fund returns and Category returns | -1.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Best of category | 0.4 | 3.4 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 25.0 | 11.9 |
| Worst of category | -8.8 | -11.7 | -9.2 | -20.4 | -8.1 | -21.1 | -5.9 |
| Benchmark returns # | -5.7 | -6.1 | 4.5 | -9.4 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Difference of Fund returns and Benchmark returns | 0.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
Investment Info
Investment Objective
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.
Scheme details
| Fund Type | Open-Ended |
|---|---|
| Investment Plan | Dividend |
| Launch date | Sep 27, 2004 |
| Benchmark | S&P CNX 500 |
| Asset Size (Rs cr) | 105.02 (Mar-31-2012) |
| Minimum Investment | Rs.5000 |
| Last Dividend | Rs.1.50 (Oct-12-2007) View Dividend History |
| Bonus | N.A. |
| Fund Manager | Dhimant Shah View performance of schemes managed by the Fund Manager |
| Notes | N.A |
Load Details
| Entry Load | N.A |
|---|---|
| Exit Load | 1.00% |
| Load Comments | Exit Load 1% if units are redeemed / switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. |
Contact Details
| Regd. Office | Principal Mutual Fund, Exchange Plaza, 'B' Wing, 2nd Floor, NSE Building, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai, 400 051 |
|---|---|
| Tel. No. | 022 - 2202 1111 |
| Fax No. | 91 22 2204 4990 |
| customer@principalindia.com | |
| Website | http://www.principalindia.com/ |
Peer Comparison
| Diversified Equity | Crisil Rank | Assets (Rs.cr) |
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| 3mth (%) | 6mth (%) | 1yr (%) | 3yr (%) | 5yr (%) | |||
| DSP-BR Equity Fund - RP (D) | Not Ranked |
1,229.08 | -6.6 | 0.8 | -8.7 | 9.0 | 6.1 |
| DSP-BR Equity Fund - Inst | Not Ranked |
155.82 | -4.2 | 3.4 | -6.1 | 4.2 | -- |
| DSP-BR Equity Fund - RP (G) | Rank 3 |
1,166.24 | -4.3 | 3.2 | -6.5 | 12.6 | 8.3 |
| Franklin India Prima Plus (G) | Rank 3 |
1,828.81 | -4.9 | 0.8 | -5.1 | 11.0 | 6.4 |
| Franklin (I) Flexi Cap (G) | Rank 3 |
1,771.36 | -7.2 | -0.3 | -10.0 | 10.8 | 5.4 |
| * Returns over 1 year are Annualised | More » | ||||||
Portfolio
Top Holdings (Apr 30, 12)
| Equity | Sector | Value (Rs cr) |
Asset % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Motors | Automotive | - | 4.75 |
| NIIT Tech | Technology | - | 4.39 |
| Sun TV Network | Media | - | 4.01 |
| ITC | Tobacco | - | 3.85 |
| Bajaj Holdings | Banking/Finance | - | 3.42 |
| JK Bank | Banking/Finance | - | 3.23 |
| Hexaware Tech | Technology | - | 3.18 |
| Tata Chemicals | Chemicals | - | 3.09 |
| Gateway Distri | Miscellaneous | - | 2.81 |
| ICICI Bank | Banking/Finance | - | 2.77 |
Sector Allocation (Apr 30, 12)
| Sector | % | 1-Year HighLow |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking/Finance | 21.82 | 29.96 | 18.48 |
| Technology | 14.90 | 15.51 | 5.79 |
| Automotive | 8.56 | 9.42 | 3.78 |
| Oil & Gas | 8.09 | 13.38 | 7.55 |
| Tobacco | 6.09 | 6.09 | 3.12 |
| Chemicals | 5.68 | 11.23 | 5.54 |
Asset Allocation (%)(Apr 30, 12)
| Equity | 99.17 |
| Others | 0.00 |
| Debt | 0.00 |
| Mutual Funds | N.A |
| Money Market | 0.00 |
| Cash / Call | 0.86 |
Concentration
| Holdings | (%) |
|---|---|
| Top 5 | 20.42 |
| Top 10 | 35.50 |
| Sector | (%) |
|---|---|
| Top 3 | 45.28 |
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