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HDFC Defence Fund Direct - Growth

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025Returns since inceptionET Money RankAUM (Fund size)
52.67% p.a.
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6,665 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹24.807 as on Jul 21, 2025
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HDFC Defence Fund overview

Expense ratio0.71% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load1.0%info
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.!
AUM (Fund size)6,665 Cr
Lock-in PeriodNil
Age2 yrs 2 m since May 19, 2023
BenchmarkNifty India Defence TRI
Min. investmentThis scheme is currently not buyable
RiskVery HighVery High Risk
Short term capital gains (STCG)Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

HDFC Defence Fund Returns calculator

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  • Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
  • Profit ₹12 lakhs
  • Total corpus ₹1 lakh
  • Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Jun 12, 2025

PeriodThis fundCategory average
1 Month -4.42% 1.32%
3 Months 16.83% 9.63%
6 Months 25.76% 9.53%
1 Year 5.23% 2.5%
2 Years 51.72% 23.24%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 40.15%

Mid Cap 20.45%

Small Cap 35.18%

Other Cap 0%

Top sectors

Capital Goods 61.69999999999999%

Chemicals 18.84%

Communication 6.03%

Construction 2.88%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 4.35%

Other Holdings

Others 4.35%

Peer comparison

Fund nameETM RankAUMFund ageExpense ratio
HDFC Defence FundN.A.6,665 Cr2 yrs 2 m0.71%
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing FundN.A.6,231 Cr6 yrs 10 m0.73%
Sundaram Services FundN.A.4,161 Cr6 yrs 10 m0.75%
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services FundN.A.1,362 Cr12 yrs 6 m1.69%
ICICI Prudential Commodities FundN.A.2,620 Cr5 yrs 9 m0.99%
UTI Transportation and Logistics FundN.A.3,447 Cr12 yrs 6 m0.84%
Fund name1M6M1Y3Y5Y10Y
HDFC Defence Fund-4.42%25.76%5.23%N.A.N.A.N.A.
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund1.86%12.94%1.43%28.84%30.82%14.31%
Sundaram Services Fund-1.14%13.43%14.86%22.48%27.43%14.37%
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund-0.55%10.02%7.74%23.14%25.62%14.24%
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund2.46%14.16%3.95%24.22%36.21%16.55%
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund1.22%12.96%-0.84%22.84%28.35%12.95%
Fund nameStd. deviationBetaSharpeSortino
HDFC Defence FundN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund16.471.081.371.91
Sundaram Services Fund13.010.861.362.36
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund11.170.751.522.66
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund15.811.01.181.9
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund16.491.041.11.57

Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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  • Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Thematic funds in the last 2 Years.
  • Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
  • Exit Load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.