What is portfolio dividend yield?
Roll up each holding’s own dividend yield, weighted by how much of the fund it represents, and you get one number describing how much cash income the whole portfolio throws off relative to its price.
Portfolio Yield = Σ(wi × DYi) / Σwi
Real comparison across 6 funds
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Portfolio Dividend Yield - 6 real funds
Holdings-weighted dividend yield (%) as of the fund's latest disclosed portfolio.
Funds compared: Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth · Canara Robeco Large and Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth · Bandhan Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth · Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth · Franklin India Large Cap Fund - Direct - Growth · Canara Robeco Infrastructure Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Reading the spread
Across these 6 funds, portfolio dividend yield runs from 0.85% (Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth) to 1.28% (Canara Robeco Large and Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth), a gap of 0.43%. The middle value is 1.10%, with 3 of 6 above it. The highest reading is 1.5 times the lowest, so the choice of fund changes this number a lot. Neither end is better or worse in itself; the number describes how a fund behaves, and what matters is whether that matches what you want.
How to use it in practice
Portfolio dividend yield shows the cash income the stocks in a fund pay out as a share of their price. It is a rough sign of how income-oriented a portfolio is. A fund with a higher yield tends to hold mature, cash-generating companies. Note that the fund’s Growth option reinvests this income rather than paying it out to you.
Common mistakes
The yield is the dividends the fund’s stocks pay, not what you receive. The fund collects them and the NAV reflects them. A high yield can also signal a falling share price, which inflates the ratio. It is a description of the portfolio, not a forecast of income.
Frequently asked questions
Is a high dividend yield good?
Not automatically. A high yield can reflect a mature, cash-rich business or simply a share price that has fallen. Check that the dividend is sustainable.
Do I receive the portfolio dividend yield?
Not directly. The fund collects the dividends, and in a Growth option they are reinvested and reflected in the NAV.
How is it different from IDCW payouts?
Dividend yield describes what the fund’s stocks pay. IDCW is what the fund chooses to distribute to you, which can be larger or smaller.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU A higher portfolio yield often means a more value/dividend-tilted book of stocks; a lower one is common in growth-oriented funds reinvesting earnings instead of paying them out. Neither is automatically better - it depends what you’re holding the fund for.
METHODOLOGY Weighted by each holding’s share of the portfolio, from the fund’s latest disclosed holdings. Data: July-2026 portfolio disclosure via Punji. Not investment advice.