HDFC Defence Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 2 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹32.08+0.33+1.05%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+33.1%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.83% vs NaN% peers

Consistency

Strong

positive in 3 of 3 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y & 3Y.

1Y return

+33.1%

+23.6 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+42.3%

+25.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

—

AUM

₹9.7K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.83%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

31.1%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on HDFC Defence Fund

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

HDFC Defence Fund SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.HDFC Defence Fund real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

HDFC Defence Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. 3-year CAGR: about 42.3%. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -35% in Feb 2025, recovered in 3 months. 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

Showing Direct · Growth · INF179KC1GI5

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹32.0750

Last 1Y

+33.11%

Aug 25Min ₹22.48 · Max ₹32.08 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Feb 2025

-34.5%

Peak ₹25.20 on 8 Jul 2024 → trough ₹16.50 on 28 Feb 2025 (8 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 27 May 2025

Mar 2026

-15.4%

Peak ₹26.56 on 23 Jun 2025 → trough ₹22.48 on 31 Mar 2026 (9 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 16 Apr 2026

Jun 2024

-14.5%

Peak ₹22.83 on 3 Jun 2024 → trough ₹19.52 on 4 Jun 2024 (0 months down).

Recovered in 0 months· 14 Jun 2024

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.

Honesty score

4 / 5

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

Expense ratio
0.83% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹9.7K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 86.9% — heavy concentration risk.

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.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+3.33%	-0.40%	1/ 286
1M	+6.56%	+2.47%	17/ 286
3M	+14.98%	+8.01%	20/ 286
6M	+26.64%	+6.33%	2/ 278
YTD	+33.28%	+6.03%	2/ 273
1Y	+33.11%	+9.52%	4/ 258
2Y	+19.48%	+5.82%	8/ 203
3Y	+42.35%	+17.18%	2/ 157

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity98.26%
Cash1.74%

By market cap

Large cap49.00%
Mid cap18.42%
Small cap33.16%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹68.9K Cr

Top 10 stocks

82.39%

Top 5 stocks

59.99%

Top 3 sectors

86.92%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
Bharat Electronics Ltd
—18.70%
1
Bharat Electronics Ltd
—15.48%
2
Bharat Forge Ltd
—15.27%
2
Bharat Forge Ltd
—14.39%
3
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares
—12.18%
3
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares
—12.06%
4
Solar Industries India Ltd
—11.97%
4
Solar Industries India Ltd
—10.54%
5
MTAR Technologies Ltd
—6.08%
6
Astra Microwave Products Ltd
—5.93%
5
BEML Ltd
—5.35%
7
BEML Ltd
—5.06%
6
Astra Microwave Products Ltd
—4.82%
7
Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares
—4.50%
8
Eicher Motors Ltd
—4.46%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio48.4328.47+19.96
P/B ratio9.664.25+5.41
Price / Sales7.703.21+4.49
Price / Cash Flow36.5219.97+16.55
Dividend yield0.62%1.23%-0.61
Return on equity (ROE)18.68%18.47%+0.21

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
39.5131.31————
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
0.441.13————
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
0.802.20————
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
——————

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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