HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth

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

The HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.86% since inception. HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception -4.79% 29.48% 35.37% 12.89% 12.86%

NAV as of Sep 29, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹52.175+0.09% 1 day change	12.86% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,483 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹52.175 as on Sep 29, 2025

This fund Category average

HDFC Infrastructure Fund overview

Expense ratio	1.09% as on Aug 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹2,483 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 8 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	BSE India Infrastructure TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹100 & Lumpsum: ₹100
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%

HDFC Infrastructure 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 Sep 30, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.8%	0.9%
3 Months	-2.34%	-2.81%
6 Months	9.41%	9.16%
1 Year	-4.79%	-7.92%
2 Years	21.97%	21.62%
3 Years	29.48%	25.58%
4 Years	24.32%	21.09%
5 Years	35.37%	32.1%
7 Years	18.28%	20.91%
10 Years	12.89%	16.94%

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Asset allocationas on Aug 31, 2025

Large Cap 52.12%

Mid Cap 3.61%

Small Cap 33.82%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

ICICI Bank Ltd.7.32%

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.5.51%

HDFC Bank Ltd.5.36%

Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.3.81%

Top sectors

Financial 19.6%

Construction 15.73%

Capital Goods 11.59%

Energy 11.15%

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 8.28%

Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.2800000000000002%

Other Holdings

Others 8.28%

Nexus Select Trust 1.19%

Embassy Office Parks REIT 1.09%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	0.8%	9.41%	-4.79%	29.48%	35.37%	12.89%
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund	0.81%	8.52%	-4.05%	29.48%	37.66%	18.02%
Franklin Build India Fund	1.01%	9.57%	-3.66%	29.36%	35.27%	18.86%
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund	0.03%	9.2%	-10.13%	27.38%	34.34%	17.36%
Invesco India Infrastructure Fund	-1.37%	9.57%	-7.95%	26.83%	31.54%	18.76%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	16.23	0.58	1.22	1.95
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund	14.86	0.54	1.33	2.39
Franklin Build India Fund	15.81	0.57	1.24	2.07
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund	17.83	0.6	1.05	1.47
Invesco India Infrastructure Fund	19.29	0.65	0.98	1.25

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	2,483 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	1.09%
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	7,645 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	1.14%
Franklin Build India Fund	N.A.	2,857 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.95%
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund	N.A.	5,319 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.74%
Invesco India Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	1,524 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.84%

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

Alpha	8.44 vs. 9.91 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.22 vs. 8.98 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.58 vs. 0.96 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	16.23 vs. 16.31 More stable returns

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About this fund

About HDFC Infrastructure Fund

HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth is a Sectoral-Infrastructure mutual fund scheme from Hdfc Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 8 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth has ₹2,483 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/08/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth as of 29/09/2025 is ₹52.17. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.09%, which is close to what most other Sectoral-infrastructure funds charge.

HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are -5.31%. Since launch, it has delivered 12.86% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 3 yrs.
HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth 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 above average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Construction, Capital Goods, Energy, Services sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Construction sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in ICICI Bank Ltd., Larsen & Toubro Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Kalpataru Projects International Ltd., J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd..

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Fund AUM	2,483 Cr as on Aug 31, 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.

Srinivasan Ramamurthy

Mr. Ramamurthy is an engineer by qualification from Jadavpur University and has done his MBA from IIM - Calcutta. Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Mahindra Mutual Fund, IDBI Federal Life Insurance, IIFL Capital Limited, Maybank Kim Eng, Credit Suisse and KPMG Advisory.

Investment objective

The scheme aims to invest predominantly in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities of companies which are either engaged in or expected to benefit from the growth and development of infrastructure. The scheme may also invest upto 35% of the fund in non-infrastructure related companies. The scheme shall invest across all market capitalization.

HDFC Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	77 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
Email	shareholders.relations@hdfcfund.com
Phone	022 ? 66316333

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the HDFC Infrastructure Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹52.175 as of Sep 29, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.86% since inception.

HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
-4.79%	29.48%	35.37%	12.89%	12.86%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The HDFC Infrastructure Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 1.09%, 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 Infrastructure Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,483 Cr as on Aug 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of HDFC Infrastructure Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
ICICI Bank Ltd.	7.32%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	5.51%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	5.36%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.	3.81%
J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.	3.48%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.	3.41%
NTPC Ltd.	2.9%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	2.73%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	2.66%
GR Infraprojects Ltd.	2.37%

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

The HDFC Infrastructure Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	19.6%
Construction	15.73%
Capital Goods	11.59%
Energy	11.15%
Services	10.16%
Materials	6.66%
Communication	3.68%
Metals & Mining	3.6100000000000003%
Automobile	2.71%
Chemicals	2.36%

What is risk level of HDFC Infrastructure Fund?

This is a Sectoral-infrastructure fund comes with Very High risk.

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

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

How do I invest in HDFC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

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 Infrastructure Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the HDFC Infrastructure Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in HDFC Infrastructure Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the HDFC Infrastructure 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.

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Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Sectoral-Infrastructure funds in the last 5 Years.
Age: This is the 2nd oldest Sectoral-Infrastructure fund.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.