HDFC Income Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The HDFC Income Fund is a 25 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.24% since inception. HDFC Income Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 6.17% 7.2% 4.79% 5.91% 7.24%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The HDFC Income Fund has an expense ratio of 1.39% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹58.7808+0.04% 1 day change	7.24% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹935 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹58.7808 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

HDFC Income Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹935 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	25 yrs 3 m since Jul 20, 2000
Benchmark	CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.39% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

HDFC Income Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

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

Trailing returns as on Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.55%	0.66%
3 Months	0.14%	0.45%
6 Months	0.62%	1.16%
1 Year	6.17%	6.45%
2 Years	8.13%	7.76%
3 Years	7.2%	7.18%
4 Years	5.34%	5.72%
5 Years	4.79%	5.25%
7 Years	6.22%	6.49%
10 Years	5.91%	6.25%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

SOV 75.03%

AAA 17.15%

Cash & Call Money 7.07%

Others 0.28%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 73.35%

Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. 2.69%

NTPC Ltd. 2.65%

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust 2.47%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 73.35%

Non Convertible Debenture 8.09%

Debenture 5.27%

Repo 4.62%

Other Holdings

Others 2.45%

Embassy Office Parks REIT 0.47%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
HDFC Income Fund	0.55%	0.62%	6.17%	7.2%	4.79%	5.91%
SBI Magnum Income Fund	0.66%	1.34%	6.53%	7.52%	5.67%	7.39%
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	0.94%	1.75%	7.62%	8.0%	5.82%	7.18%
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	0.59%	1.34%	6.83%	7.73%	5.15%	6.25%
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	0.83%	0.51%	5.68%	7.02%	4.95%	6.73%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.75%	2.83%	7.76%	7.49%	5.99%	6.81%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
HDFC Income Fund	2.49	1.5	0.22	0.31
SBI Magnum Income Fund	1.96	1.15	0.41	0.59
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	1.99	1.15	0.61	0.79
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	2.35	1.36	0.38	0.56
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	2.42	1.43	0.15	0.21
Aditya Birla Sun Life Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	1.17	N.A.	0.7	1.15

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
HDFC Income Fund	N.A.	935 Cr	25 yrs 3 m	1.39%
SBI Magnum Income Fund	N.A.	2,162 Cr	27 yrs	1.5%
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	N.A.	2,859 Cr	17 yrs 2 m	1.03%
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	204 Cr	26 yrs 7 m	1.22%
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	420 Cr	27 yrs 10 m	1.53%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	1,274 Cr	18 yrs 10 m	0.28%

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

Alpha	-0.44 vs. 2.38 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.22 vs. 1.91 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.5 vs. 0.74 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	2.49 vs. 2.02 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About HDFC Income Fund

HDFC Income Fund is a Medium to Long Duration mutual fund scheme from Hdfc Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 25 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 20/07/2000. HDFC Income Fund has ₹935 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of HDFC Income Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹58.78. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.39%, which is higher than what most other Medium To Long Duration funds charge.

HDFC Income Fund returns of last 1-year are 6.37%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.30% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 12 yrs.
HDFC Income Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is average.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd., NTPC Ltd., IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development.

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Fund AUM	935 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Amar Kalkundrikar

Mr. Kalkundrikar has done B.Com, CA, CFA, and MBA from Columbia Business School. Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund, he has worked with HDFC Asset Management Company Limited where he has handled multiple roles in Investment – Equity function such as Portfolio Management for PMS business, & performing Equity research in various sectors such as Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Retail, Construction Materials.

Shobhit Mehrotra

He is an MBA from Clemson University, USA. Prior to joining HDFC AMC he has worked with Franklin Templeton AMC, and ICRA.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income / capital appreciation through investments in debt and money market instruments.

HDFC Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	78 view all schemes
Total AUM	8,93,028 Cr as on Sep 30, 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

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HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	1,725 Cr	1.72%	12.61%
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HDFC Nifty G-Sec Sep 2032 Index	N.A.	654 Cr	8.46%	N.A.
HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund	N.A.	15,446 Cr	8.04%	7.96%
HDFC Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	35,574 Cr	7.89%	7.96%
HDFC NIFTY G-Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund	N.A.	966 Cr	7.63%	N.A.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of HDFC Income Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the HDFC Income Fund plan is approximately ₹58.7808 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The HDFC Income Fund is a 25 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.24% since inception.

HDFC Income Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
6.17%	7.2%	4.79%	5.91%	7.24%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The HDFC Income Fund has an expense ratio of 1.39%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The HDFC Income Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 935 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does HDFC Income Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of HDFC Income Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	73.35%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.	2.69%
NTPC Ltd.	2.65%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The HDFC Income Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	75.03%
AAA	17.15%
Cash & Call Money	7.07%

What is risk level of HDFC Income Fund?

This is a Medium To Long Duration fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

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

How can I redeem my investments in HDFC Income Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the HDFC Income Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

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

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Medium to Long Duration

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Medium to Long Duration funds in the last 3 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.