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NAV as of Jul 21, 2025 | Returns since inception | ET Money Rank | AUM (Fund size) |
---|---|---|---|
₹24.807+0.54% 1 day change | 52.67% p.a. | ₹6,665 Cr |
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) | ₹6,665 Cr |
Lock-in Period | Nil |
Age | 2 yrs 2 m 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, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5% |
Period | This fund | Category 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% |
Large Cap 40.15%
Mid Cap 20.45%
Small Cap 35.18%
Other Cap 0%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.19.04%
BEML Ltd.10.25%
Capital Goods 61.69999999999999%
Chemicals 18.84%
Communication 6.03%
Construction 2.88%
Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund
Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund
Repo 4.35%
Others 4.35%
Fund name | ETM Rank | AUM | Fund age | Expense ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
HDFC Defence Fund | N.A. | 6,665 Cr | 2 yrs 2 m | 0.71% |
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund | N.A. | 6,231 Cr | 6 yrs 10 m | 0.73% |
Sundaram Services Fund | N.A. | 4,161 Cr | 6 yrs 10 m | 0.75% |
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund | N.A. | 1,362 Cr | 12 yrs 6 m | 1.69% |
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund | N.A. | 2,620 Cr | 5 yrs 9 m | 0.99% |
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund | N.A. | 3,447 Cr | 12 yrs 6 m | 0.84% |
Fund name | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HDFC Defence Fund | -4.42% | 25.76% | 5.23% | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund | 1.86% | 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 Fund | 2.46% | 14.16% | 3.95% | 24.22% | 36.21% | 16.55% |
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund | 1.22% | 12.96% | -0.84% | 22.84% | 28.35% | 12.95% |
Fund name | Std. deviation | Beta | Sharpe | Sortino |
---|---|---|---|---|
HDFC Defence Fund | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund | 16.47 | 1.08 | 1.37 | 1.91 |
Sundaram Services Fund | 13.01 | 0.86 | 1.36 | 2.36 |
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund | 11.17 | 0.75 | 1.52 | 2.66 |
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund | 15.81 | 1.0 | 1.18 | 1.9 |
UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund | 16.49 | 1.04 | 1.1 | 1.57 |
Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.
Fund AUM | 6,665 Cr as on May 31, 2025 |
Scheme document | View Scheme Document |
The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies.
No. of schemes | 75 view all schemes |
Total AUM | 8,37,348 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025 |
Address | "HDFC House", 2nd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate Mumbai, 400020 |
shareholders.relations@hdfcfund.com | |
Phone | 022 ? 66316333 |
Fund name | ETM Rank | AUM | 1Y | 5Y |
---|---|---|---|---|
HDFC Infrastructure Fund | N.A. | 2,540 Cr | 0.77% | 36.19% |
HDFC Small Cap Fund | N.A. | 34,032 Cr | 7.26% | 35.31% |
HDFC Mid Cap Fund | N.A. | 79,718 Cr | 8.35% | 33.1% |
HDFC Focused Fund | N.A. | 19,578 Cr | 9.67% | 29.52% |
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund | N.A. | 75,784 Cr | 8.43% | 29.34% |
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund | N.A. | 25,412 Cr | 4.3% | 28.51% |
The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹24.807 as of Jul 21, 2025.
The HDFC Defence Fund is a 2 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 52.67% since inception.
1-Year | Since Inception |
---|---|
5.23% | 52.67% |
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.
The HDFC Defence Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 6,665 Cr as on May 31, 2025.
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. | 19.04% |
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | 17.24% |
Solar Industries India Ltd. | 15.68% |
BEML Ltd. | 10.25% |
Astra Microwave Products Ltd. | 6.03% |
Cyient DLM Ltd. | 4.07% |
Premier Explosives Ltd. | 3.16% |
Bharat Forge Ltd. | 2.86% |
MTAR Technologies Ltd. | 2.61% |
Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 2.12% |
The HDFC Defence Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors
Sector | Percentage of Portfolio |
---|---|
Capital Goods | 61.69999999999999% |
Chemicals | 18.84% |
Communication | 6.03% |
Construction | 2.88% |
Automobile | 2.86% |
Services | 2.44% |
Metals & Mining | 0.46% |
Energy | 0.31% |
Others | 0.26% |
This is a Thematic fund comes with Very High risk.
No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.
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