HDFC Defence Fund
HDFC Mutual FundEquity: Sectoral / ThematicRegular planGrowth
Overview
NAV
₹28.7630
Gain 0.48% 1-day changeData as of 9 Oct 2026
- 1 year
- Gain 16.4%
- 3 years
- Gain 34.1%
- 5 years
- —
The principal will be at Very High risk
Data as of 9 Oct 2026Source: amfiHow we calculatePast performance may or may not be sustained in future. Returns shown are not an indication of future returns.
Trailing returns
Periods under 1 year show absolute return. 1 year and longer show CAGR (annualised).
| Period | This fund | Nifty 500 TRI | Category average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | Loss 7.34% | Loss 4.75% | Loss 4.44% |
| 3 months | Loss 1.01% | Loss 5.01% | Loss 2.46% |
| 6 months | Gain 17.83% | Loss 0.14% | Gain 5.91% |
| 1 year | Gain 16.38% | Loss 5.06% | Gain 0.97% |
| 3 years | Gain 34.12% | Gain 9.52% | Gain 12.50% |
| 5 years | — | Gain 8.39% | Gain 10.56% |
| 7 years | — | Gain 14.35% | Gain 16.06% |
| 10 years | — | Gain 12.45% | Gain 12.77% |
| Since launch | Gain 36.97% | Gain 11.85% | Gain 9.97% |
SIP returns (XIRR)
XIRR of a monthly SIP over each period, valued at the latest NAV.
| Period | This fund | Nifty 500 TRI | Category average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Gain 20.90% | Loss 8.25% | Gain 0.98% |
| 3 years | Gain 22.59% | Gain 1.31% | Gain 5.05% |
| 5 years | — | Gain 7.53% | Gain 10.31% |
| 10 years | — | Gain 12.12% | Gain 13.57% |
Calendar-year returns
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| Year | This fund | Nifty 500 TRI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | ▲ +23.10% | ▼ −7.68% |
| 2025 | ▲ +9.61% | ▲ +7.76% |
| 2024 | ▲ +40.20% | ▲ +16.24% |
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Returns shown are not an indication of future returns.
Rolling returns
Returns over every possible holding period since launch show the range of outcomes an investor could have had, not just one start date.
| Holding period | 1Y | 3Y |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | −2.50% | 34.16% |
| Median | 20.66% | 39.53% |
| Average | 35.22% | 39.01% |
| Highest | 143.99% | 43.55% |
| Periods with a loss | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Periods above 8% | 84.4% | 100.0% |
| Periods above 10% | 78.6% | 100.0% |
| Periods above 12% | 73.6% | 100.0% |
| Number of periods | 576 | 87 |
Distribution and comparison with the benchmark
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Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Returns shown are not an indication of future returns.
Risk measures (3 years)
Calculated on daily NAVs over the last 3 years. Tap ? for a plain-language explanation.
- Standard deviation
Standard deviation
How much the fund's returns swing around their average, per year. A higher number means a bumpier ride.
- 26.05%
- Sharpe ratio
Sharpe ratio
Return earned above a treasury-bill rate for each unit of ups and downs. Higher means more return for the risk taken.
- 1.05
- Sortino ratio
Sortino ratio
Like the Sharpe ratio, but it counts only the falls, not the rises. Higher is better.
- 1.44
- Beta
Beta
How much the fund tends to move when its benchmark moves. 1 means the same as the benchmark; below 1 means it moved less.
- 1.35
- Alpha
Alpha
Return per year above what the fund's beta would predict from the benchmark. Positive means the fund added value.
- ▲ +21.90%
- Maximum drawdown
Maximum drawdown
The deepest fall from a peak to a later low. It shows the worst loss an investor would have seen on paper.
- ▼ −35.01%
- Up-market capture
Up-market capture
How much of the benchmark's gains the fund caught in rising months. Above 100% means it rose more.
- 199.1%
- Down-market capture
Down-market capture
How much of the benchmark's losses the fund took in falling months. Below 100% means it fell less.
- 127.4%
Beta, alpha and capture ratios are measured against Nifty 500 TRI.
Fund facts
- Fund size (AUM)
- ₹11,211 Cr
- Expense ratio (TER)
- 1.79%
- Exit load
- Not available
- Minimum SIP
- ₹100
- Minimum lumpsum
- ₹100
- Launch date
- 19 May 2023
- Fund managers
- Rahul Baijal, Priya Ranjan, Dhruv Muchhal
- Benchmark index
- Nifty 500 TRI
- Category
- Equity: Sectoral / Thematic
- Fund house
- HDFC Mutual Fund
- Scheme type
- Open Ended
- AMFI scheme code
- 151751
- ISIN
- INF179KC1GL9
Investment objective
To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.
Portfolio holdings
Holdings are coming soon. We will show the portfolio once the monthly disclosures are in our data feed.
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Data sources
| Data | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest NAV | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| NAV history | captnemo | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Expense ratio | amfi | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Fund size | amfi | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Fund managers | kuvera | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Riskometer | amfi | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Scheme details | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Benchmark | niftyindices | 9 Oct 2026 |
| minSip | kuvera | 11 Oct 2026 |
| minLumpsum | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| objective | kuvera | 11 Oct 2026 |
| launch | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
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