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HDFC Defence Fund - Regular Plan - Growth

HDFC Mutual Fund Equity Equity Sectoral Thematic

Fund Performance

Historical NAV

Fund Facts

Very High Risk

Latest NAV · 2026-11-03

₹28.60 +1.79%

Fund Size (AUM): 11493.39 Cr
Expense Ratio · Regular: 1.79%
Risk Level: Very High
Exit Load: • In respect of each purchase/switch-in of units, an Exit load of 1% is payable if units are redeemed/switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. • No Exit Load is payable if units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment.
Asset Management Company: HDFC Mutual Fund

SIP Returns

Historical performance of a ₹1,000 monthly SIP

Historical data

Investment Period	SIP Start Date	Amount Invested	Current Value	Absolute Return
One Week	2026-10-27	₹1,000.00	₹1,017.69	+1.77%
Two Week	2026-10-19	₹1,000.00	₹991.57	-0.84%
One Month	2026-10-05	₹1,000.00	₹979.15	-2.09%
Three Months	2026-08-05	₹3,000.00	₹2,889.52	-3.68%
Six Months	2026-05-07	₹6,000.00	₹5,913.73	-1.44%
One Year	2025-11-03	₹12,000.00	₹13,208.50	+10.07%
Three Year	2023-11-06	₹36,000.00	₹48,556.31	+34.88%
Since Inception	2023-06-02	₹42,000.00	₹62,829.71	+49.59%

Past returns are historical, not guaranteed. SIP values depend on the dates and NAVs used.

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Portfolio Allocation

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Debt

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Others

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Sector Allocation

Distribution across different sectors

Aerospace & Defense 46.11%

Auto Components 18.22%

Chemicals & Petrochemicals 13.05%

Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 6.18%

Electrical Equipment 5.09%

Automobiles 4.67%

Industrial Manufacturing 4.08%

Other 1.73%

Construction 0.65%

Industrial Products 0.22%

Top Holdings

Company-wise portfolio exposure

Bharat Electronics Ltd. 14.87%

Bharat Forge Ltd. 12.91%

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 12.61%

Solar Industries India Ltd. 10.28%

Astra Microwave Products Ltd. 6.44%

BEML Limited 5.11%

MTAR Technologies Limited 5.09%

Eicher Motors Ltd. 4.67%

Bosch Limited 4.10%

Bharat Dynamics Limited 3.19%

Cyient DLM Limited 3.18%

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd 3.17%

Centum Electronics Ltd. 2.95%

Premier Explosives Ltd. 2.77%

Data Patterns (India) Limited 1.98%

Sedemac Mechatronics Limited 1.21%

Tata Motors Limited 1.07%

IDEAFORGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0.77%

Power Mech Projects Ltd. 0.65%

INDO-MIM Limited 0.36%

Cochin Shipyard Ltd. 0.34%

Diffusion Engineers Limited 0.22%

JNK India Limited 0.21%

AEQUS LIMITED 0.12%

TREPS - Tri-party Repo 2.33%

Net Current Assets -0.60%

Risk Ratios & Analysis

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Standard Deviation

31.21%

Return volatility

Beta

0.819

Benchmark sensitivity

Sharpe Ratio

0.962

Risk-adjusted return

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Lock-in Period

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Redemption restriction

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Residual Maturity

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Time to maturity

Scheme Riskometer

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Principal risk level

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Peer Comparison

Compare similar mutual funds by performance, fundamentals and risk.

Fund Name	1Y Return	3Y Return	Since Inception
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	59.11%	48.18%	22.89%
Kotak Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	21.83%	0.00%	19.25%
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	20.30%	18.34%	15.87%
Nippon India - Japan Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	20.05%	20.38%	8.48%
SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	18.72%	0.00%	10.86%
Mirae Asset Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	17.38%	22.11%	20.05%
Whiteoak Capital - Pharma And Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	17.07%	0.00%	20.11%
Bajaj Finserv Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	16.66%	0.00%	8.50%
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	16.50%	23.22%	15.44%
PGIM India Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	16.27%	0.00%	9.01%

Fund Name	AUM	Expense Ratio
Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation And Logistics Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.06%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Esg Integration Strategy Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.44%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Conglomerate Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.05%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.49%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Manufacturing Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.40%
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.77%
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.99%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.19%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.65%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Consumption Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.98%

Fund Name	Std. Deviation	Beta	Sharpe Ratio
Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation And Logistics Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.97	N/A
Aditya Birla Sun Life Esg Integration Strategy Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.97	0.24
Aditya Birla Sun Life Conglomerate Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.97	N/A
Aditya Birla Sun Life Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.97	0.54
Aditya Birla Sun Life Manufacturing Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.95	0.8
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.96	0.47
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.87	1.23
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.94	0.78
Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.96	0.37
Aditya Birla Sun Life Consumption Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.91	0.09

Returns are historical and do not guarantee future performance.

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Fund Family

Compare schemes from HDFC Mutual Fund by performance, fundamentals and risk.

Fund Name	1Y Return	3Y Return	Since Inception
HDFC Developed World Overseas Equity Passive FOF - Regular Plan	24.97%	24.62%	16.63%
HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	22.21%	29.08%	28.07%
HDFC Silver ETF Fund Of Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	15.79%	32.68%	29.61%
HDFC Defence Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	14.40%	33.71%	35.91%
HDFC Gold ETF Bse Scrip Code: 533230 Nse Symbol: Hdfcgold - Regular Plan	13.18%	29.73%	19.99%
HDFC Gold ETF Fund Of Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	12.27%	29.14%	9.70%
HDFC Innovation Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	10.11%	0.00%	11.72%
HDFC Crisil-IBX Fin Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	6.73%	0.00%	6.77%
HDFC Liquid Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	6.36%	6.78%	6.14%
HDFC Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	6.24%	6.73%	6.49%

Fund Name	AUM	Expense Ratio
HDFC Ultra Short To Short Term Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.46%
HDFC Silver ETF Fund Of Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.21%
HDFC Childrens Fund (Lock-In) - Regular Plan	N/A	1.04%
HDFC Defence Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.89%
HDFC Technology Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.09%
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.39%
HDFC Nifty Realty Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.46%
HDFC Nifty Largemidcap 250 Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.25%
HDFC Crisil-IBX Fin Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.09%
HDFC Credit Risk Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	1.01%

Fund Name	Std. Deviation	Beta	Sharpe Ratio
HDFC Ultra Short To Short Term Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Silver ETF Fund Of Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Childrens Fund (Lock-In) - Regular Plan	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Defence Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.819	0.962
HDFC Technology Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	0.984	0.013
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Nifty Realty Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Nifty Largemidcap 250 Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Crisil-IBX Fin Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDFC Credit Risk Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	N/A	N/A	N/A

Returns are historical and do not guarantee future performance.

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Scheme Objective

The investment mandate and purpose of this scheme

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 achieved.

Scheme Details

Investment requirements and key fund information

Fund Information

Min. SIP Amount: N/A
Min. Lumpsum Amount: N/A
AUM (in Cr.): N/A
Expense Ratio (Regular): 1.79%
Expense Ratio (Direct): 0.89%
Lock-in Period: N/A
Fund Age: N/A
Benchmark: NIFTY India Defence Index TRI

Fund Managers

Priya Ranjan

18 Years Experience

Rahul Baijal

25 Years Experience

Bhagyesh Kagalkar

32 Years Experience

Exit Load

Charges that may apply when you redeem units

• In respect of each purchase/switch-in of units, an Exit load of 1% is payable if units are redeemed/switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. • No Exit Load is payable if units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment.

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