IDBI Principal MIP

Sundaram Select Focus

Issue details
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Opening date	June 24, 2002	Issue price	Rs.10/-
Closing date	July 19, 2002	Minimum investment	Rs.5,000/- and in multiples of Rs.500/-
Entry load	Nil during the initial offer, thereafter 2%	Type	Open-ended equity fund
Exit load	Nil

Nature of the Scheme:The fund seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing in very few select stocks.

Highlights

This scheme offers dividend option and growth option.

The scheme offers the unit holders an option to switch all or part of their investment in the scheme to any other scheme of Sundaram Mutual Fund.

The scheme offers SWP wherein the unitholders can withdraw a specified sum of money everymonth.

The entire initial issue expenses of the respective Plans will be borne by the AMC.

Investment Strategy

Under normal circumstances, the fund will be invested in equities, equity-related instruments, equity futures and options and money market instruments.

Performance of other funds in the fund house

Name	3 months	6 months	1 year	3 years	inception
Sundaran Growth fund	1.04%	15.21%	14.95%	6.15%	11.48%
Sundaram Bond Saver	1.54%	4.76%	12.92%	13.30%	13.54%
Sundaram Balanced	2.37%	12.12%	13.73%	N/A	1.34%

Risk Perception

Sundaram Select Focus is one of the first innovative products in the mutual fund industry, launched by Sundaram MF. The existing funds of Sundaram MF have set an exemplary performance in terms of returns and diversification . Therefore, with equity markets getting to stabilize and with good professional mangement, the fund will pay off well for investors looking at high returns with reasonably high risk.