HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Equity Savings

NAV as on 21-02-2025

₹ 69.58

Inception Returns

10.4%

/yr

About HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Anil Bamboli, Srinivasan Ramamurthy. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹5584 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.37% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 5.96%, 10.20% and 11.66% respectively.

Holdings

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Energy, Tech, Industrial, Health, Consumer Defensive, Basic Materials, Utilities, Communication, Securitize.

Taxation

As it is a equity savings mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

To provide capital appreciation by investing in Equity & equity related instruments, Arbitrage opportunities, and Debt & money market instruments. 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 Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
769 people have invested ₹ 2Cr in HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

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6
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15% Performance
84% Risk Management
41% Cost
6 out of 13 among equity savings

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.91%
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TR INR
AUM₹5584 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
22.38%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Moderately High risk

Trailing Returns

as on (21-Feb-25)

Period
HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Equity Savings Index
1M
-1%
-1.7%
3M
-0.7%
-1%
6M
-1.1%
-1.2%
1Y
6%
6.1%
3Y
10.2%
8.3%
5Y
11.7%
9.2%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 32.5%

  • Debt & Cash 67.5%

Large cap
58.5%

Small cap
4.1%

Mid cap
3.5%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Financial Services
30%
Consumer Cyclical
17.7%
Energy
9.6%
Tech
8.6%
Industrial
7.7%
Health
7.5%
Consumer Defensive
7.1%
Basic Materials
5.1%
Utilities
4%
Communication
2.7%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 5.6K Cr
₹ 5.6K Cr
₹ 5.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 5.6K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM increased by 4.8 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's allocation increased from 1.55% to 1.77%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's allocation increased from 1.55% to 1.77%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 0.27% to 0.45%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 0.27% to 0.45%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 0.09% to 0.27%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 0.09% to 0.27%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.44 % to 8.24 %
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.44 % to 8.24 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.72 % to 4.6 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.72 % to 4.6 %
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.7 % to 2.62 %
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.7 % to 2.62 %

Top 3 Sectors in January were Financial Services, Government & Corporate

Jan'25
Financial Services
30%
Corporate
20%
Consumer Cyclical
18%
Dec'24
Financial Services
32%
Government
18%
Corporate
18%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
142
142
139
Top 5 Company Concentration
24.2%
22.4%
22.7%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (7.9%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.2%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.4%)
No of Sectors
13
13
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
94.4%
93.8%
91%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (30%)
Financial Services (31.8%)
Financial Services (32.6%)
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Anil Bamboli
Anil Bamboli
Fund Manager of HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 17 September 2004
Srinivasan Ramamurthy
Srinivasan Ramamurthy
Fund Manager of HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 14 December 2021
Fund House
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.12L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
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

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 5 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 14.15% return, outperforming this fund by 2.49% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 10.82% return, outperforming this fund by 4.86%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 14.6% growth in AUM moving from 4.87K Cr to 5.58K Cr.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 15.7% moving from 1.08 to 0.91.
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In the last 3 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 11.85% return, outperforming this fund by 1.65% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 0.91% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.08%.

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderately High risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 10.37% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.05%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 32.48% in Equity, 25.44% in Debt and 42.07% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹5584 Cr

AUM size ₹5584 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹5584 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1673 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.91%

Expense Ratio 0.91%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.91% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.15%

Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹69.58 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-0.96%
-0.96%
6 Month Returns
-1.13%
-1.13%
1 Year Returns
5.96%
5.96%
3 Years Returns
33.83%
10.2%
5 Years Returns
73.59%
11.66%
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0.91% as on January 2025
₹5584 Cr as on January 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(7.89%), Reliance Industries Ltd(5.11%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.65%), Infosys Ltd(3.47%), United Spirits Ltd(3.13%) as on January 2025
Cash Equivalent(41.03%), Corporate(13.19%), Government(11.85%) as on January 2025
AAA
93.29
AA
6.71
Anil Bamboli, Srinivasan Ramamurthy are the fund managers of HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 1%