Official AMFI data
Arthkar — Understand Money, Invest Smartly
HDFC

HDFC Childrens Fund

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹315.59-1.22-0.39%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-2.0%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

1Y return

-2.3%

3Y CAGR

+8.2%

5Y CAGR

+9.7%

AUM

—

fund size

Expense

—

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

10.9%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on HDFC Childrens Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

Long-run track record: about 9.7% CAGR over 5 years. Worst historical drawdown: -29% in Mar 2020, recovered in 5 months.

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

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF179KC1IX0

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹315.5880

Last 1Y

-2.02%

Oct 25Min ₹296.20 · Max ₹333.22 · 245 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-28.9%

Peak ₹135.26 on 24 Jan 2020 → trough ₹96.23 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 26 Aug 2020

Feb 2016

-14.1%

Peak ₹88.92 on 19 Aug 2015 → trough ₹76.35 on 25 Feb 2016 (6 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 23 Jun 2016

Mar 2025

-12.4%

Peak ₹330.72 on 11 Dec 2024 → trough ₹289.74 on 3 Mar 2025 (3 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 27 Oct 2025

Jun 2022

-11.7%

Peak ₹207.72 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹183.50 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 17 Aug 2022

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

Performance

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

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-2.13%——
1M-3.25%——
3M-2.87%——
6M+5.00%——
YTD-4.85%——
1Y-2.26%——
2Y-0.85%——
3Y+8.17%——
5Y+9.70%——
7Y+14.13%——
10Y+12.37%——

Available plans & options

PlanOptionFull nameISIN

Click a plan to see its NAV and chart above. Direct plans have lower expense ratios than Regular — same portfolio, more of the return stays with you.