Q: What are the returns of HDFC Defence Fund?

The HDFC Defence Fund is a 2 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 61.13% since inception. HDFC Defence Fund Returns 1-Year Since Inception 27.38% 61.13%

Question 1

What is the current NAV of HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹26.225 as of Jun 05, 2025.

Question 2

What are the returns of HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

The HDFC Defence Fund is a 2 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 61.13% since inception.

HDFC Defence Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
27.38%	61.13%

Question 3

How much does HDFC Defence Fund charge as the expense ratio?

Accepted Answer

The HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.71%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

Question 4

What is the AUM or size of HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

The HDFC Defence Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹4,976 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

Question 5

What are the top stock holdings of HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

The HDFC Defence Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	20.47%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	19.8%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	12.83%
BEML Ltd.	9.86%
Cyient DLM Ltd.	5.16%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd.	4.86%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.59%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.	2.72%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.	2.69%
Premier Explosives Ltd.	2.47%

Question 6

What are the top sectors HDFC Defence Fund has invested in?

Accepted Answer

The HDFC Defence Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	20.47%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	19.8%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	12.83%
BEML Ltd.	9.86%
Cyient DLM Ltd.	5.16%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd.	4.86%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.59%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.	2.72%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.	2.69%
Premier Explosives Ltd.	2.47%

Question 7

What is the risk level of HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

This is a Thematic fund comes with Very High risk.

Question 8

Is there any lock-in period in HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

Question 9

How do I invest in HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for HDFC Defence Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in HDFC Defence Fund is complete.

Question 10

How can I redeem my investments in HDFC Defence Fund?

Accepted Answer

Redeeming your investments in HDFC Defence Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in HDFC Defence Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

Expense ratio	0.71% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹4,976 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	2 yrs since May 19, 2023
Benchmark	Nifty India Defence TRI
Min. investment	This scheme is currently not buyable
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	23.2%	7.24%
3 Months	47.95%	12.96%
6 Months	15.03%	-3.03%
1 Year	27.38%	7.25%
2 Years	61.66%	25.49%

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
HDFC Defence Fund	N.A.	₹4,976 Crs	2 yrs	0.71%
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund	N.A.	₹6,231 Crs	6 yrs 8 m	0.73%
Sundaram Services Fund	N.A.	₹3,998 Crs	6 yrs 9 m	0.75%
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund	N.A.	₹2,620 Crs	5 yrs 8 m	0.99%
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund	N.A.	₹1,362 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	1.69%
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund	N.A.	₹3,292 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.84%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
HDFC Defence Fund	23.2%	15.03%	27.38%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund	8.53%	-0.7%	4.09%	28.93%	31.52%	13.9%
Sundaram Services Fund	4.39%	2.13%	20.32%	22.25%	27.91%	13.99%
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund	6.24%	-0.88%	1.86%	21.82%	37.15%	15.91%
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund	4.18%	2.52%	15.42%	23.15%	27.01%	15.15%
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund	4.55%	-0.96%	-1.32%	25.2%	29.06%	13.26%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
HDFC Defence Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund	16.93	1.08	1.17	1.71
Sundaram Services Fund	13.51	0.87	1.05	1.79
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund	16.79	1.03	0.83	1.27
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund	11.63	0.76	1.28	2.59
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund	16.46	0.98	1.02	1.45

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Fund AUM	₹4,976 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

No. of schemes	75 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹7,80,967 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	"HDFC House", 2nd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate Mumbai, 400020
Email	shareholders.relations@hdfcfund.com
Phone	022 ? 66316333

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	5Y
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	₹2,329 Crs	7.64%	36.27%
HDFC Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹30,223 Crs	10.66%	35.58%
HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹72,610 Crs	12.62%	33.86%
HDFC Focused 30 Fund	N.A.	₹17,227 Crs	14.1%	30.87%
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	₹69,639 Crs	13.83%	30.14%
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	₹23,380 Crs	8.65%	29.32%

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Capital Goods	65.60000000000001%
Chemicals	15.3%
Construction	5.27%
Communication	4.86%
Services	3.0700000000000003%
Energy	0.86%
Metals & Mining	0.66%
Others	0.22%