HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund

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

The HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund is a 2 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 29.09% since inception. HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Returns 1-Year Since Inception 5.2% 29.09%

NAV as of Dec 04, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹17.423+0.28% 1 day change	29.09% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,967 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹17.423 as on Dec 04, 2025

This fund Category average

HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹1,967 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	2 yrs 2 m since Sep 14, 2023
Benchmark	BSE Healthcare TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	2.09% as on Nov 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
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 Pharma And Healthcare 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 Dec 01, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-0.52%	-0.5%
3 Months	1.3%	-0.18%
6 Months	7.83%	2.26%
1 Year	5.2%	-2.19%
2 Years	26.49%	17.69%

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Asset allocationas on Oct 31, 2025

Large Cap 38.25%

Mid Cap 25.3%

Small Cap 34.76%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.10.7%

Divi's Laboratories Ltd.8.87%

Lupin Ltd.6.67%

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.6.05%

Top sectors

Healthcare 98.31%

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 1.91%

Other Holdings

Others 1.91%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund	-0.52%	7.83%	5.2%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare And Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund	-1.23%	4.82%	3.39%	26.7%	18.92%	15.06%
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	-1.1%	3.97%	0.86%	23.76%	18.07%	11.44%
DSP Healthcare Fund	-0.08%	4.88%	-4.97%	20.67%	16.37%	14.69%
Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund	-1.43%	4.98%	-0.15%	21.51%	16.34%	11.83%
Nippon India Pharma Fund	-0.66%	2.62%	-0.17%	21.01%	16.31%	13.46%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare And Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund	15.69	0.95	1.21	1.78
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	14.09	0.85	1.16	1.86
DSP Healthcare Fund	14.58	0.84	0.96	1.68
Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund	16.04	0.97	0.92	1.47
Nippon India Pharma Fund	15.23	0.91	0.94	1.42

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund	N.A.	1,967 Cr	2 yrs 2 m	2.09%
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare And Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund	N.A.	6,437 Cr	7 yrs 5 m	1.86%
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	N.A.	4,082 Cr	26 yrs 6 m	1.93%
DSP Healthcare Fund	N.A.	3,144 Cr	7 yrs 1 m	1.91%
Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund	N.A.	1,325 Cr	10 yrs	2.1%
Nippon India Pharma Fund	N.A.	8,346 Cr	21 yrs 7 m	1.81%

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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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About this fund

About HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund

HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund is a Sectoral-Pharma mutual fund scheme from Hdfc Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 2 yrs 2 m, having been launched on 14/09/2023. HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund has ₹1,967 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/10/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund as of 04/12/2025 is ₹17.42. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.09%, which is higher than what most other Sectoral-pharma funds charge.

HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund returns of last 1-year are 5.07%. Since launch, it has delivered 29.16% average annual returns.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Healthcare sectors. It has taken less exposure in Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Divi's Laboratories Ltd., Lupin Ltd., Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Alkem Laboratories Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,967 Cr as on Oct 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Nikhil Mathur

Mr. Mathur has done B.Tech and PGDM in Finance Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund, he has worked with Ambit Capital, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte India and EY

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Pharma and healthcare companies.

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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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund plan is approximately ₹17.423 as of Dec 04, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund is a 2 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 29.09% since inception.

HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
5.2%	29.09%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund has an expense ratio of 2.09%, 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 Pharma And Healthcare Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,967 Cr as on Oct 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund?

The HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	10.7%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.	8.87%
Lupin Ltd.	6.67%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	6.05%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.	5.83%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.	5.49%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.	4.12%
Laurus Labs Ltd.	3.8%
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.	3.71%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	3.63%

What are the top sectors HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund has invested in?

The HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Healthcare	98.31%

What is risk level of HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund?

This is a Sectoral-pharma 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 can I redeem my investments in HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the HDFC Pharma And Healthcare 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

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in Sectoral-Pharma

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Sectoral-Pharma 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 30 days.