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Arthkar
HDFC

HDFC Business Cycle Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹15.7060

As of 1 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹2.6K Cr

Expense ratio

1.00%

1Y returns

+4.90%

3Y CAGR

+12.92%

5Y CAGR

Std deviation 3Y

+15.18%

In plain English

HDFC Business Cycle Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~94% in equities with 5% kept in cash and short-term debt. 3-year CAGR: about 12.9%. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -18% in Mar 2026 — ongoing. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹15.7060

Last 1Y

+3.67%

Jul 25Min ₹13.10 · Max ₹15.77 · 245 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-18.0%

Peak ₹15.98 on 23 Sept 2024 → trough ₹13.10 on 23 Mar 2026 (18 months down).

Not yet recovered

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    1.00% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹2.6K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 66.3% — fairly concentrated.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+0.71%+0.61%n=44352/ 147
1M+8.95%+7.16%n=4434/ 138
3M+1.92%+8.51%n=43078/ 135
6M-5.62%+0.25%n=421111/ 131
YTD-2.65%+0.78%n=42881/ 135
1Y+5.76%+7.70%n=39787/ 118
2Y+5.14%+6.68%n=32251/ 73
3Y+12.92%+18.41%n=24845/ 56

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity93.69%
  • Debt1.10%
  • Cash5.21%

By market cap

  • Large cap44.03%
  • Mid cap22.60%
  • Small cap23.55%
  • Others9.82%

Concentration

Holdings

61

Avg market cap

₹94.1K Cr

Top 10 stocks

42.37%

Top 5 stocks

25.57%

Top 3 sectors

66.28%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    6.98%
  • 2

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    6.54%
  • 1

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    6.08%
  • 3

    Treps - Tri-Party Repo

    5.98%
  • 2

    Treps - Tri-Party Repo

    5.70%
  • 4

    Eternal Ltd

    5.36%
  • 3

    Eternal Ltd

    5.31%
  • 4

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    5.08%
  • 5

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    5.03%
  • 5

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    4.98%
  • 6

    Titan Co Ltd

    4.36%
  • 6

    Titan Co Ltd

    4.07%
  • 7

    Anthem Biosciences Ltd

    3.94%
  • 7

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    3.79%
  • 8

    Anthem Biosciences Ltd

    3.75%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio30.4228.47+1.95
  • P/B ratio3.724.25-0.53
  • Price / Sales4.503.21+1.29
  • Price / Cash Flow16.3819.97-3.59
  • Dividend yield0.70%1.23%-0.53
  • Return on equity (ROE)12.88%18.47%-5.59

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    12.0315.18
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.090.42
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.130.64
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

Available plans & options

PlanOptionFull nameISIN
  • DirectGrowthHDFC Business Cycle Fund - Growth Option - Direct PlanINF179KC1DY9
  • DirectIDCW ReinvestmentHDFC Business Cycle Fund - IDCW Option - Direct PlanINF179KC1DZ6
  • RegularGrowthHDFC Business Cycle Fund - Growth OptionINF179KC1EB5
  • RegularIDCW ReinvestmentHDFC Business Cycle Fund - IDCW OptionINF179KC1EC3