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175621 people have invested ₹ 53.6Cr in HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund is a mid-cap mutual fund that is required by SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) to invest at least 65% of its assets in mid-sized companies. These are companies that rank 101st to 250th on the stock exchange as per their market capitalization.
The fund follows Nifty Mid Cap 150 TRI as its benchmark index. A benchmark index is used to measure and compare the performance of the fund against a broader market of mid-cap companies. HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund maintains a strong focus on sectors like Financials, Automobiles, Healthcare, Technology, etc.
The fund manager adopts a bottom-up stock-picking approach, focusing on individual companies rather than sectors or market trends. The emphasis is on identifying high-quality businesses with reasonable valuations and strong long-term growth potential.
Currently, the fund's portfolio comprises 20.2% small-cap stocks, 5.52% large-cap stocks, and 67.31% mid-cap stocks.
With an AUM of ₹72610.0 crores, HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth generated a return of 3.2% in 1 year, 21.7% in 3 years, 33.4% in 5 years. while its benchmark index (Nifty Midcap 150) generated 4.9% in 1 year, 18.5% in 3 years, and 31.9% in 5 years.
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.83% |
Benchmark | Nifty Midcap 150 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹72610 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 18.46% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
INDmoney Rank for HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
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79% Performance
88% Risk Management
54% Cost
2 out of 19 among mid-cap
Lower probablity of downside risk
Recovers losses quickly
Larger AUM within category
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (15-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Mid cap
67.3%
Small cap
20.2%
Large cap
5.5%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
25.6%
Consumer Cyclical
19.5%
Health
13.6%
Tech
11.4%
Industrial
10.1%
Basic Materials
7.2%
Consumer Defensive
4.8%
Communication
3.3%
Energy
3%
Utilities
1.5%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 6.77% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Midcap 150 returns stands at 7.55% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty Midcap 150 by 0.78% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 72.6K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 5K Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 2.41% to 2.76%
Max Financial Services Ltd's allocation increased from 3.77% to 4.04%
Solar Industries India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.13% to 1.36%
Top Stocks sold last month
Indian Hotels Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.77 % to 3.69 %
Balkrishna Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.53 % to 3.22 %
Indian Bank's allocation decreased from 2.79 % to 2.75 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 20.4% to 20.2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 65.9% to 67.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 5.4% to 5.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 7.5% to 7%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Health
Mar'25
Financial Services
26%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Health
14%
Feb'25
Financial Services
26%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Health
13%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Max Financial Services Ltd | 4.04% | 0% | |
 Indian Hotels Co Ltd | 3.69% | -4.4% | |
 The Federal Bank Ltd | 3.39% | 0% | |
 Coforge Ltd | 3.36% | 0% | |
 Ipca Laboratories Ltd | 3.27% | 0% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 3.16% | 21.67% | 33.43% | 20.4% |
 Invesco India Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth Option | 12.39% | 20.5% | 30.79% | 20.69% |
 Motilal Oswal Midcap Direct Growth | 8.95% | 24.23% | 35.96% | 23.05% |
 Kotak Emerging Equity Scheme Direct Growth | 7.13% | 16.57% | 31.36% | 20.07% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd | 17.4% |
 Max Financial Services Ltd | 11.9% |
 Tata Communications Ltd | 4.1% |
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Chirag Setalvad
Fund Manager of HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 25 June 2007
Top funds managed
Fund House
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.63L Cr
as on 31-Mar-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
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 7.4% growth in AUM moving from 67.57K Cr to 72.61K Cr.
In the last 5 years, Motilal Oswal Midcap Direct Growth has given 35.96% return, outperforming this fund by 2.53% per annum.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 15.3% moving from 0.72 to 0.83.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (mid-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.83% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.17%.
In the last 3 years, Motilal Oswal Midcap Direct Growth has given 24.23% return, outperforming this fund by 2.56% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Invesco India Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 12.39% return, outperforming this fund by 9.23%.
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 20.4% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.8%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 93% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 7% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹72610 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹72610 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 11737 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.83%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.83% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.21%
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▲ 31.87
5Y CAGR
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5Y CAGR
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Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is ₹188.53 as on 15-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 15-Apr-2025.
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 1.25% | 1.25% |
6 Month Returns | -12.4% | -12.4% |
1 Year Returns | 3.16% | 3.16% |
3 Years Returns | 80.13% | 21.67% |
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0.83% as on March 2025
₹72610 Cr as on March 2025
Max Financial Services Ltd(4.04%), Indian Hotels Co Ltd(3.69%), The Federal Bank Ltd(3.39%), Coforge Ltd(3.36%), Ipca Laboratories Ltd(3.27%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(23.85%), Consumer Cyclical(18.18%), Health(12.61%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 2.91 | 5.02 | 3.65 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty Midcap 150 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 Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Midcap 150 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 Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 0.31 | 1.11 | 1.65 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Midcap 150 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 Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 17.89 | 15.54 | 16.21 |
As on March 2025
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.
Sortino ratio is 1.97 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.19 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Chirag Setalvad is the fund manager of HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is 1%