HDFC Value Fund

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

The HDFC Value Fund is a 31 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.73% since inception. HDFC Value Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception -4.46% 19.29% 22.33% 14.18% 14.73%

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

The HDFC Value Fund has an expense ratio of 1.84% , 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 Sep 29, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹730.065+0.02% 1 day change	14.73% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹7,179 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹730.065 as on Sep 29, 2025

This fund Category average

HDFC Value Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹7,179 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	31 yrs 9 m since Dec 16, 1993
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.84% as on Aug 31, 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 Value 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	0.37%	0.12%
3 Months	-3.04%	-2.86%
6 Months	8.85%	7.05%
1 Year	-4.46%	-6.53%
2 Years	19.15%	16.87%
3 Years	19.29%	18.29%
4 Years	14.16%	13.5%
5 Years	22.33%	22.0%
7 Years	14.32%	15.53%
10 Years	14.18%	14.35%

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Asset allocationas on Aug 31, 2025

Large Cap 69.99%

Mid Cap 14.51%

Small Cap 14.98%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

ICICI Bank Ltd.7.69%

HDFC Bank Ltd.7.03%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.4.21%

Axis Bank Ltd.3.71%

Top sectors

Financial 33.330000000000005%

Technology 8.35%

Automobile 8.01%

Energy 7.969999999999999%

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 0.47%

Net Current Assets 0.05%

Infrastructure Investment Trust 2.79E-6%

Other Holdings

Others 0.05%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
HDFC Value Fund	0.37%	8.85%	-4.46%	19.29%	22.33%	14.18%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	0.82%	7.25%	-1.31%	22.98%	31.72%	13.4%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	0.79%	7.15%	-3.09%	24.13%	28.9%	15.93%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	0.08%	6.99%	-1.34%	22.04%	26.25%	15.31%
SBI Contra Fund	0.42%	4.5%	-7.1%	20.0%	29.04%	15.93%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	-0.19%	6.36%	-3.05%	21.09%	25.78%	11.83%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
HDFC Value Fund	13.23	0.97	0.86	1.61
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.64	0.82	1.23	2.44
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	12.35	0.86	1.21	1.99
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.4	0.8	1.18	2.13
SBI Contra Fund	12.25	0.88	1.01	1.65
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	11.94	0.87	1.06	1.8

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
HDFC Value Fund	N.A.	7,179 Cr	31 yrs 9 m	1.84%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	29,871 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	1.58%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	5,779 Cr	11 yrs 5 m	1.82%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	53,750 Cr	21 yrs 2 m	1.51%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	46,654 Cr	20 yrs 4 m	1.5%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	219 Cr	5 yrs 7 m	1.23%

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

Alpha	3.56 vs. 4.64 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.86 vs. 4.24 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.97 vs. 0.71 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.23 vs. 9.04 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About HDFC Value Fund

HDFC Value Fund is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Hdfc Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 31 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 16/12/1993. HDFC Value Fund has ₹7,179 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 Value Fund as of 29/09/2025 is ₹730.07. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.84%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

HDFC Value Fund returns of last 1-year are -5.38%. Since launch, it has delivered 14.50% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
HDFC Value 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 above average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Technology, Automobile, Energy, Healthcare sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Technology sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd., Infosys Ltd..

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Fund AUM	7,179 Cr as on Aug 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Anand Laddha

Mr. Laddha has done B.Com. and CA Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Refco-Sify Securities India Pvt. Ltd. Last Position Held - AVP - FII Equity & Derivative Sales. Alchemy Share & Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd. Last Position Held - Equity & Derivative Sales.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation/income in the long term by primarily investing in undervalued stocks.

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

More funds from HDFC Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	2,483 Cr	-5.71%	34.3%
HDFC Small Cap Fund	N.A.	36,294 Cr	-1.94%	29.5%
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	81,936 Cr	2.67%	29.12%
HDFC Focused Fund	N.A.	22,444 Cr	2.77%	28.69%
HDFC Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	83,105 Cr	-1.77%	28.53%
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	25,412 Cr	-4.92%	25.99%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of HDFC Value Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the HDFC Value Fund plan is approximately ₹730.065 as of Sep 29, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The HDFC Value Fund is a 31 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.73% since inception.

HDFC Value Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
-4.46%	19.29%	22.33%	14.18%	14.73%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The HDFC Value Fund has an expense ratio of 1.84%, 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 Value Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 7,179 Cr as on Aug 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of HDFC Value Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
ICICI Bank Ltd.	7.69%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	7.03%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	4.21%
Axis Bank Ltd.	3.71%
Infosys Ltd.	3.68%
State Bank of India	3.58%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	2.63%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	2.44%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.	2.39%
NTPC Ltd.	2.28%

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

The HDFC Value Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	33.330000000000005%
Technology	8.35%
Automobile	8.01%
Energy	7.969999999999999%
Healthcare	7.550000000000001%
Consumer Staples	7.33%
Construction	6.329999999999998%
Communication	4.83%
Capital Goods	4.08%
Services	3.7800000000000002%

What is risk level of HDFC Value Fund?

This is a Strategy 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 Value Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the HDFC Value 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 Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 10 Years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year