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HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

Sectoral/Thematic
Very High Risk
Rs 31.88  
-0.95
  |  
 NAV as on Sep 10, 2026
Benchmark
NA
Expense Ratio
0.90%
Fund Category
Equity - Sectoral/Thematic
Fund Size
Rs 11,478 Crores
Exit Load
1.00%
Min. Investment
Rs 100

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1W
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y

Source: Dion Global

Asset Allocation

Source: Dion Global

Sector Allocation

Source: Dion Global

HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Fund Details

Investment Objective - 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.

Return Since Launch
42.45%
Launch Date
May 19, 2023
Type
Open Ended
Riskometer
Very High

Source: Dion Global

Ratio Analysis

Standard Deviation
31.15 vs 13.84
Fund Vs Category Avg
Beta
0.82 vs 0.90
Fund Vs Category Avg
Sharpe Ratio
1.02 vs 0.77
Fund Vs Category Avg
Portfolio Turnover Ratio
11.33 vs 48.39
Fund Vs Category Avg

Source: Dion Global

Performance Analysis

1W
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
SI
Fund Returns (%)1.052.4111.7623.4332.1036.57NANA42.45
Category Average (%)-0.64-1.646.689.825.847.535.25NA11.84
Rank within Category536714085105NANA3

Source: Dion Global

* Returns over 1 year are CAGR

Peer Comparision

Scheme Name(Growth Direct)
NAV (Rs)
AUM (Rs Cr)
1W(%)
1M(%)
3M(%)
6M(%)
1Y(%)
3Y(%)
5Y(%)
10Y(%)
SI(%)
ER(%)
39.0438,338-2.20-4.011.83-0.640.6713.8018.19NA19.470.91
25.6815,873-1.83-4.321.82-0.85-1.4614.7415.79NA18.190.95
197.6013,661-3.58-4.815.654.78-11.275.353.5817.4824.341.22
31.8811,4781.052.4111.7623.4332.1036.57NANA42.450.90
147.0711,331-1.75-1.283.58-0.19-1.259.679.6511.8421.691.20
48.4210,872-1.46-2.213.04-1.912.4315.4712.6014.7014.661.16
12.2310,752-0.37-1.058.6911.448.68NANANA9.080.93
47.9310,214-3.48-4.866.134.64-13.144.583.7117.6115.760.67
639.779,479-0.36-0.446.5511.2011.3318.8313.7015.6035.481.00
298.589,3440.11-0.328.8910.374.3220.4118.6416.6528.140.89
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Source: Dion Global

Sep 10, 2026

Return Calculator

Over the past

Invested
5000
  • Invested Amount
  • Estimated Return

Total investment of ₹5000

Would have become ₹6,605 (+32.10%)

Fund Manager

Priya Ranjan
Rahul Baijal

Mr. Priya Ranjan holds PGDBM (Finance) and BE (Computer Science). Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund he has worked with Antique Stock Broking Limited, Systematix Shares & Stocks (I) Ltd., Phillip Capital (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Sutherland Global Services Pvt. Ltd.

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Here is the list of funds managed by Priya Ranjan

Scheme Name(Growth Direct)
Category
NAV(Rs)
AUM(Rs Cr)
1Y(%)
5Y(%)
Equity - Sectoral/Thematic31.8811,47832.10NA
Equity - Sectoral/Thematic20.422,1169.79NA

Source: Dion Global

Sep 10, 2026

Top Performing Related Funds

Scheme Name(Growth Direct)
NAV (Rs)
AUM (Rs Cr)
1W(%)
1M(%)
3M(%)
6M(%)
1Y(%)
3Y(%)
5Y(%)
10Y(%)
SI(%)
ER(%)
2,249.071,13,606-0.98-2.136.173.752.2615.4917.5815.6448.490.74
231.641,08,325-1.25-2.196.017.947.7316.9619.1917.2825.790.75
562.871,07,296-1.06-2.442.681.090.8411.1414.7514.0034.210.77
5,577.9771,3230.090.561.693.476.526.956.326.0813.370.20
159.7441,891-0.47-2.295.459.13-2.1210.4215.3617.4322.420.76
1,210.9839,933-1.43-3.424.45-0.03-1.599.0211.3412.1941.931.02

Source: Dion Global

Sep 10, 2026