HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 54.18

1.4%

1D

Inception Returns

20.3%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
8862 people have invested ₹ 1.9Cr in HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth in the last three months

About HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 25 February, 2016. The fund is managed by Shobhit Mehrotra, Srinivasan Ramamurthy. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth has ₹5983 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 20.30% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 10.08%, 19.08% and 30.02% respectively.

Holdings

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

Taxation

As it is a retirement 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 Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide long-term capital appreciation / income by investing in a mix of equity and debt instruments to help investors meet their retirement goals. 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. There is a lock in period for HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth of 5 Years

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.85%
Benchmark
Nifty 500 TR INR
AUM₹5983 Cr
Inception Date25 February, 2016
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock In5 Years
TurnOver
11.82%
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-Apr-25)

Period
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth
Retirement Index
1M
6.7%
-
3M
0.7%
-
6M
-5.4%
-
1Y
10.1%
-
3Y
19.1%
-
5Y
30%
-

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 89.4%

  • Debt & Cash 10.6%

Large cap
62.2%

Small cap
18%

Mid cap
9.1%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Financial Services
37.1%
Industrial
15.1%
Consumer Cyclical
10.3%
Tech
7.9%
Health
6.4%
Energy
5.6%
Consumer Defensive
5.4%
Basic Materials
5.2%
Communication
4%
Utilities
2.6%
Real Estate
0.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 6K Cr
₹ 5.6K Cr
₹ 5.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 6K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 412.1 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks sold last month
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.68 %
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.68 %

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Industrial & Consumer Cyclical

Mar'25
Financial Services
37%
Industrial
15%
Consumer Cyclical
10%
Feb'25
Financial Services
36%
Industrial
15%
Consumer Cyclical
11%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
9.17%
0%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
7.21%
0%
Axis Bank Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
4.42%
9.1%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
3.84%
5.9%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
3.19%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
75
74
72
Top 5 Company Concentration
27.8%
27%
25.4%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.2%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.3%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.6%)
No of Sectors
12
12
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
78%
78.9%
79.8%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (37.1%)
Financial Services (36.3%)
Financial Services (35.1%)
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Shobhit Mehrotra
Shobhit Mehrotra
Fund Manager of HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth, since 25 February 2016
Srinivasan Ramamurthy
Srinivasan Ramamurthy
Fund Manager of HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth, since 14 December 2021
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

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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 7.4% growth in AUM moving from 5.57K Cr to 5.98K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement Fund - The 40s Pln Direct Growth has given 12.49% return, outperforming this fund by 2.41%.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity Plan Direct Growth has given 20.2% return, outperforming this fund by 1.12% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 28.8% moving from 0.66 to 0.85.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (retirement). Its expense ratio is 0.85% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.44%.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity Plan Direct Growth has given 30.48% return, outperforming this fund by 0.46% per annum.

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity 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 20.3% since inception which is more than its category average return of 10.46%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 89.4% in Equity, 0.79% in Debt and 9.81% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹5983 Cr

AUM size ₹5983 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹5983 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 775 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.85%

Expense Ratio 0.85%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.85% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.54%

Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth

The current NAV of HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth is ₹54.18 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
6.68%
6.68%
6 Month Returns
-5.4%
-5.4%
1 Year Returns
10.08%
10.08%
3 Years Returns
68.86%
19.08%
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0.85% as on March 2025
₹5983 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(9.17%), ICICI Bank Ltd(7.21%), Axis Bank Ltd(4.42%), Reliance Industries Ltd(3.84%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(3.19%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(33.19%), Industrial(13.51%), Cash Equivalent(9.81%) as on March 2025
Shobhit Mehrotra, Srinivasan Ramamurthy are the fund managers of HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Direct Growth is 0%