HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Equity - Other

NAV as on 17-12-2024

₹ 22.94

1.1%

1D

Inception Returns

72.3%

/yr

About HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 2 June, 2023. The fund is managed by . The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has ₹4610 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 72.28% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of 55.83%.

Holdings

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Tech, Basic Materials, Utilities. Its top holdings are Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Cyient DLM Ltd, BEML Ltd, Solar Industries India Ltd

Taxation

As it is a equity - other mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

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36754 people have invested ₹ 10.7Cr in HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

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HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.75%
Benchmark
Nifty India Defence TR INR
AUM₹4610 Cr
Inception Date2 June, 2023
Min Lumpsum/SIP--/--
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
33.39%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (17-Dec-24)

Period
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
equity - other
1M
11.8%
6.3%
-
3M
3.5%
-2.6%
-
6M
-1.1%
5.1%
-
1Y
55.8%
22%
-

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 99.1%

  • Debt & Cash 0.9%

Large cap
49.2%

Small cap
40.6%

Mid cap
7.9%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Industrial
68.2%
Tech
18.5%
Basic Materials
12.5%
Utilities
0.9%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
5.96%
-2.64%
-3.39%
Nifty 500
-0.60%
-6.52%
2.04%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 5.96% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 6.56% in Nov'24
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 4.1K Cr
₹ 4K Cr
₹ 4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 4.1K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM increased by 120.2 Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 17.76% to 20.32%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 17.76% to 20.32%
Top Stocks sold last month
Premier Explosives Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.21 % to 3.97 %
Premier Explosives Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.21 % to 3.97 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8% to 7.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8% to 7.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 47.8% to 49.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 47.8% to 49.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 40.7% to 40.6%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 40.7% to 40.6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 2% to 0.9%
Cash allocation has gone down from 2% to 0.9%

Top 3 Sectors in November were Industrial, Tech & Basic Materials

Nov'24
Industrial
68%
Tech
18%
Basic Materials
12%
Oct'24
Industrial
68%
Tech
18%
Basic Materials
13%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
23
23
23
Top 5 Company Concentration
63.6%
63.6%
63.1%
Company having highest exposure
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (20.3%)
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (20.3%)
Bharat Electronics Ltd (19.5%)
No of Sectors
4
4
4
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
100%
100%
100%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (68.2%)
Industrial (67.5%)
Industrial (63.7%)
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Fund House
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.98L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
Address
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited,“HUL House”, 2nd Floor,,H.T. Parekh Marg,165-166, Backbay Reclamation,,Churchgate,
Phone
+912266316333
Website
cliser@hdfcfund.com

HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 72.28% since inception which is more than its category average return of 19.24%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 99.1% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 0.9% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹4610 Cr

AUM size ₹4610 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹4610 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2189 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.75%

Expense Ratio 0.75%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.75% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.18%

Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is ₹22.94 as on 17-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Dec-2024.
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
11.84%
11.84%
6 Month Returns
-1.14%
-1.14%
1 Year Returns
55.83%
55.83%
3 Years Returns
0%
0%
5 Years Returns
0%
0%
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0.75% as on November 2024
₹4610 Cr as on November 2024
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares(20.32%), Bharat Electronics Ltd(18.92%), Cyient DLM Ltd(8.31%), BEML Ltd(8.08%), Solar Industries India Ltd(7.97%) as on November 2024
Industrial(67.55%), Tech(18.3%), Basic Materials(12.36%) as on November 2024
The alpha ratio for the HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
-
-
-
As on November 2024
The alpha for HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty India Defence TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
-
-
-
As on November 2024
The Beta for HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty India Defence TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
2.01
-
-
As on November 2024
The sharpe ratio for HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty India Defence TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
23.88
-
-
As on November 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
The Exit load of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is 1%