SEBI-registered advisor
Arthkar
HDFC

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund

Flexi CapEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹2,216.9460

As of 1 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹1.02 L Cr

Expense ratio

0.68%

1Y returns

+1.49%

cat 0.08%

3Y CAGR

+17.89%

cat 13.60%

5Y CAGR

+18.66%

cat 12.55%

Std deviation 3Y

+13.00%

cat 15.68%

In plain English

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund is a Flexi Cap scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~95% in equities. Within equity, ~75% sits in large-cap stocks, 10% in mid-cap, and 9% in small-cap. Long-run track record: about 18.7% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -42% in Mar 2020, recovered in 9 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 5 years.

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

NAV history

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹2216.9460

Last 1Y

+1.49%

Jul 25Min ₹1996.49 · Max ₹2303.31 · 202 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-41.8%

Peak ₹741.86 on 4 Jul 2019 → trough ₹431.47 on 23 Mar 2020 (9 months down).

Recovered in 9 months· 9 Dec 2020

Feb 2016

-27.7%

Peak ₹506.92 on 29 Jan 2015 → trough ₹366.63 on 25 Feb 2016 (13 months down).

Recovered in 6 months· 19 Aug 2016

Aug 2013

-21.9%

Peak ₹304.24 on 21 Jan 2013 → trough ₹237.68 on 28 Aug 2013 (7 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 23 Dec 2013

Oct 2018

-16.0%

Peak ₹715.61 on 24 Jan 2018 → trough ₹600.99 on 26 Oct 2018 (9 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 29 Mar 2019

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

    0.68% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹101.8K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 63.9% — 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-1.25%-0.08%45/ 47
1M+6.01%+8.33%45/ 47
3M-3.04%+0.81%46/ 46
6M-2.74%-0.88%31/ 45
YTD-2.45%-0.71%30/ 45
1Y+1.49%+0.08%17/ 40
2Y+10.08%+1.64%2/ 39
3Y+17.89%+13.60%7/ 35
5Y+18.66%+12.55%1/ 24
7Y+17.26%+12.39%4/ 23
10Y+17.10%+13.84%4/ 19

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity94.90%
  • Debt0.50%
  • Cash4.60%

By market cap

  • Large cap75.37%
  • Mid cap9.54%
  • Small cap9.35%
  • Others5.74%

Concentration

Holdings

74

Avg market cap

₹2.41 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

45.87%

Top 5 stocks

30.13%

Top 3 sectors

63.93%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    8.83%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    8.82%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    7.04%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    6.87%
  • 2

    Axis Bank Ltd

    6.84%
  • 3

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.48%
  • 4

    State Bank of India

    4.75%
  • 5

    Treps - Tri-Party Repo

    4.72%
  • 4

    Treps - Tri-Party Repo

    4.56%
  • 5

    State Bank of India

    4.22%
  • 6

    SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd

    3.89%
  • 6

    SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd

    3.76%
  • 7

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    3.55%
  • 7

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    3.52%
  • 8

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    3.43%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio22.2725.08-2.81
  • P/B ratio3.023.59-0.57
  • Price / Sales2.903.18-0.28
  • Price / Cash Flow15.2918.36-3.07
  • Dividend yield1.31%1.18%+0.13
  • Return on equity (ROE)13.79%18.19%-4.40

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    10.5013.0012.9417.6415.6814.58
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.230.840.94-0.230.510.49
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.291.271.53-0.290.770.76
  • Beta

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

    0.820.820.830.960.960.93

Peers in Flexi Cap

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

Available plans & options

PlanOptionFull nameISIN
  • DirectGrowthHDFC Flexi Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct PlanINF179K01UT0
  • DirectIDCW ReinvestmentHDFC Flexi Cap Fund - IDCW Option - Direct PlanINF179K01VL5
  • RegularGrowthHDFC Flexi Cap Fund - Growth PlanINF179K01608
  • RegularIDCW ReinvestmentHDFC Flexi Cap Fund - IDCW PlanINF179K01582