HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Very High Risk
Equity
Equity - Other

NAV as on Apr 28, 2025

Price per unit of the scheme.

₹ 21.28602.76%1 Day Change

5.57%

Minimum Investment₹100

Expense Ratio0.99%

FUND RATING

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RISK-O-METER

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FUND PERFORMANCE

As On Jan 01, 2023

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Returns <= 1 year are absolute and > 1 year are annualised (CAGR)

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HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Equity: Equity - Other Average NAV

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HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Investment Type

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Time Period (yrs)

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FUND SUMMARY

Benchmark

Nifty India Defence

Expense Ratio

0.99%

Category Avg Expense Ratio

0.93%

Minimum Investment (Lumpsum/SIP)

₹ 100 /₹ 100

Lock In (Years)

No Lock-in

Fund Size

₹ 3,880.46 Cr(As on Feb, 2025)

Inception Date

Jun 02, 2023

Turnover

- %

Exit Load

In respect of each purchase/switch-in of units, an Exit load of 1% is payable if units are redeemed/switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. No Exit Load is payable if units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment.

ABOUT THE FUND

Objective: To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is an Equity - Equity - Other fund. The fund was launched inJun 02, 2023. Its risk level is . The NAV of the fund as onApr 28, 2025 is ₹21.29. Its expense ratio is 0.99 %. The fund has an AUM of ₹3,880.46 Cr.The fund is managed byPriya Ranjan,Abhishek Poddar,Dhruv Muchhal,Rahul Baijal.
The minimum initial investment is ₹100 in Lumpsum mode.

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FUND MANAGER

Abhishek Poddar

Lead Fund Manager.

Jun 2, 2023 - Present

Schemes managed1
Total AUM₹ 3,880.46 Cr
Highest Return In 1 Yr10.91 %

Other Funds

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Fund NameMorningstar RatingNAVFund ReturnCategory ReturnRiskFund Size

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

₹ 21.29

5.57%

Very High Risk

₹3,880.46Cr

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Very High Risk--

NAV₹ 21.29
Fund Size₹3,880.46Cr

Fund Return5.57%

Category Return--

Returns <= 1 year are absolute and > 1 year are annualised (CAGR)

Priya Ranjan

Lead Fund Manager.

Jun 2, 2023 - Present

Schemes managed39
Total AUM₹ 6,27,306.95 Cr
Highest Return In 1 Yr17.79 %

Other Funds

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Fund NameMorningstar RatingNAVFund ReturnCategory ReturnRiskFund Size

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund - Equity Plan - Direct Plan

₹ 55.09

3.58%

Very High Risk

₹5,983.38Cr

HDFC Income Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option

₹ 64.35

1.78%

2.06%

Moderate Risk

₹884.76Cr

HDFC Dynamic Debt Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option

₹ 99.00

1.71%

2.10%

Moderate Risk

₹778.49Cr

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund - Equity Plan - Direct Plan

Very High Risk--

NAV₹ 55.09
Fund Size₹5,983.38Cr

Fund Return3.58%

Category Return--

HDFC Income Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option

Moderate Risk

NAV₹ 64.35
Fund Size₹884.76Cr

Fund Return1.78%

Category Return2.06%

HDFC Dynamic Debt Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Moderate Risk

NAV₹ 99.00
Fund Size₹778.49Cr

Fund Return1.71%

Category Return2.10%

Returns <= 1 year are absolute and > 1 year are annualised (CAGR)

Dhruv Muchhal

Lead Fund Manager.

Jun 22, 2023 - Present

Schemes managed41
Total AUM₹ 6,80,586.81 Cr
Highest Return In 1 Yr17.79 %

Other Funds

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Fund NameMorningstar RatingNAVFund ReturnCategory ReturnRiskFund Size

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

₹ 21.29

5.57%

Very High Risk

₹3,880.46Cr

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option

₹ 542.81

2.62%

0.88%

Very High Risk

₹94,824.34Cr

HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund Direct Plan Growth Option

₹ 25.66

1.12%

0.87%

Moderately High risk

₹7,229.73Cr

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Very High Risk--

NAV₹ 21.29
Fund Size₹3,880.46Cr

Fund Return5.57%

Category Return--

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option

Very High Risk

NAV₹ 542.81
Fund Size₹94,824.34Cr

Fund Return2.62%

Category Return0.88%

HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund Direct Plan Growth Option

Moderately High risk

NAV₹ 25.66
Fund Size₹7,229.73Cr

Fund Return1.12%

Category Return0.87%

Returns <= 1 year are absolute and > 1 year are annualised (CAGR)

Rahul Baijal

Lead Fund Manager.

Apr 18, 2025 - Present

Schemes managed4
Total AUM₹ 43,309.72 Cr
Highest Return In 1 Yr10.91 %

Other Funds

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Fund NameMorningstar RatingNAVFund ReturnCategory ReturnRiskFund Size

HDFC Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth

₹ 14.13

2.05%

Very High Risk

₹2,762.36Cr

HDFC MNC Fund Direct Growth

₹ 12.76

1.06%

Very High Risk

₹558.17Cr

HDFC Top 100 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option

₹ 1,200.42

3.15%

1.56%

Very High Risk

₹36,108.73Cr

HDFC Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth

Very High Risk--

NAV₹ 14.13
Fund Size₹2,762.36Cr

Fund Return2.05%

Category Return--

HDFC MNC Fund Direct Growth

Very High Risk--

NAV₹ 12.76
Fund Size₹558.17Cr

Fund Return1.06%

Category Return--

HDFC Top 100 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option

Very High Risk

NAV₹ 1,200.42
Fund Size₹36,108.73Cr

Fund Return3.15%

Category Return1.56%

Returns <= 1 year are absolute and > 1 year are annualised (CAGR)

DETAILED PORTFOLIO

As on Mar, 2025

EQUITY (95.84%)

DEBT (-%)

CASH (4.16%)

Allocation by Market Cap

Large Cap(47.44%)

Mid Cap(12.83%)

Small Cap(35.58%)

Industry Holdings

Aerospace Defense42.01%
Specialty Chemicals15.96%
Conglomerates10.29%
Electronic Components8.40%
Engineering Construction6.95%
Diversified Industrials5.79%

Stock Holdings

Bharat Electronics Ltd20.47%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares19.80%
Solar Industries India Ltd12.83%
BEML Ltd9.86%
Cyient DLM Ltd5.16%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd4.86%

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Fund evaluation across critical parameters for better decision making. Study period is 3 years.

Consistency
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Downside Risk
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Risk Adjusted Return
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Risk adjusted return represents the return generated after factoring the risk taken to achieve it.
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Volatility
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Volatility represents the standard deviation of fund returns that is, how much the fund returns have deviated from the average.
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Upside Capture Ratio
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Fund performance relative to the index when the market is up. An upside capture ratio of >100 indicates better fund performance.
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Downside Capture Ratio
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Fund performance relative to the index when the market is down. A downside capture ratio of <100 indicates better fund performance.
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HISTORICAL RISK MEASURES

Statistical measures to evaluate mutual fund risk. All ratios are calculated for a three-year time duration.

Alpha: Excess return of the fund over benchmark
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Any Alpha above zero is considered good. However, for comparison, a fund with a higher Alpha is considered better. Alpha is normally used in conjunction with Beta. If the Beta is high, it implies that the fund manager took a high risk to generate Alpha.
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R-Squared: How well the fund tracks benchmark
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R-Squared measures the correlation of fund returns and its benchmark returns. It varies between 0 and 1. The metric, Beta makes no sense if R-Squared is equal to zero. Thus, both Beta and R-Squared should be used in conjunction. A fund with a high R-Squared and low Beta is considered a less risky fund.
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Beta: Risk of the fund in relation to benchmark
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Beta >1 indicates that the fund is more volatile than its benchmark while Beta < 1 indicates that the fund is less volatile than its benchmark. The Beta of the benchmark is equal to 1.
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Sharpe Ratio: Risk adjusted return of the fund
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Sharpe Ratio is a measure of return per unit of risk. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk adjusted return given by the fund.
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Sortino Ratio: Return per unit of bad risk
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A variation of Sharpe ratio, Sortino considers only the downside risk. Unlike Sharpe ratio which considers both good risk and bad risk, Sortino factors only the bad risk. A high Sortino ratio indicates better return for each unit of downside risk.
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Standard Devation: Volatility of the fund
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Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion of fund returns from its average return. A fund with a higher Standard deviation is more volatile than a fund with a low standard deviation.
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Benchmark used in calculation : S&P BSE 500 India TR INR

PEER ANALYSIS

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ABOUT THE AMC

HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd

HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd manages assets worth ₹ 7,71,687.84 crores. It’s current offering of mutual fund schemes includes 39 equity, 33 debt and 11 hybrid schemes.

Phone

+91 22 66316333

cliser@hdfcfund.com

AUM

₹ 7,71,687.84 Cr (

As on Mar 31, 2025

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Address

“HUL House”, 2nd Floor, Mumbai,400 020

FAQ's

What is the category of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The category of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is Equity - Equity - Other

What is the current NAV of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The current NAV of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth as on Apr 28, 2025 is ₹21.29

How safe is HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The risk level of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is Very High.

What are short term returns given by HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The return given by HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth in 1 month is 5.57%, 3 months is 14.24%, 6 months is 4.61%, and 1 year is 10.91%

What are the long term returns given by HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The return given by HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth in 3 years is -- and 5 years is --.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The expense ratio of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is 0.99%

What is the AUM of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The assets under Management (AUM) of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is Rs 3,880.46 crores.

What is the minimum investment in HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth ?

The minimum Lumpsum investment in HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is ₹100.00 and the minimum SIP investment in HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is ₹100.00

What is the asset allocation of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth?

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has an exposure of 95.84% in Equity and 4.16% in Cash & Money Market Securities