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HDFC

HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 133 of 164

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹22.17-0.23-1.04%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-7.6%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
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Returns

Lags category

0 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

High

1.25% vs 0.83% peers

Consistency

Steady

positive in 7 of 9 years

Trails its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y.

1Y return

-8.1%

-10.9 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+8.2%

-5.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+10.2%

-1.9 vs cat

AUM

₹1.2K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.25%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

18.2%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund

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

In plain English

HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~94% in equities with 6% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 10.2% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -42% in Mar 2020, recovered in 11 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 · INF179KC1AU3

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹22.1690

Last 1Y

-7.59%

Oct 25Min ₹21.08 · Max ₹25.02 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-42.2%

Peak ₹10.47 on 23 Jan 2018 → trough ₹6.06 on 24 Mar 2020 (26 months down).

Recovered in 11 months· 2 Feb 2021

Mar 2025 — ongoing

-23.1%

Peak ₹26.45 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹20.34 on 3 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Not yet recovered

Jun 2022

-20.4%

Peak ₹14.28 on 9 Nov 2021 → trough ₹11.37 on 20 Jun 2022 (7 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 13 Sept 2022

Mar 2023

-10.4%

Peak ₹15.32 on 14 Dec 2022 → trough ₹13.73 on 28 Mar 2023 (3 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 7 Jun 2023

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.

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Honesty score

3 / 5

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  • Expense ratio

    1.25% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹1.2K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 71.5% — 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-2.92%-2.97%146/ 291
1M-5.35%-4.80%156/ 289
3M-7.66%-2.87%271/ 286
6M+2.71%+11.48%252/ 286
YTD-8.60%+0.50%223/ 273
1Y-8.14%+2.78%230/ 261
2Y-7.04%+1.38%195/ 211
3Y+8.22%+14.01%133/ 164
5Y+10.21%+12.09%86/ 126
7Y+13.76%+17.57%79/ 104

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity94.20%
  • Cash5.80%

By market cap

  • Large cap65.19%
  • Mid cap6.37%
  • Small cap25.82%
  • Others2.62%

Concentration

Holdings

37

Avg market cap

₹1.49 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

61.34%

Top 5 stocks

37.70%

Top 3 sectors

71.55%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    —8.71%
  • 1

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    —8.57%
  • 2

    NTPC Ltd

    —8.53%
  • 3

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —8.42%
  • 2

    NTPC Ltd

    —8.14%
  • 3

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —7.83%
  • 4

    State Bank of India

    —7.66%
  • 5

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.49%
  • 4

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.13%
  • 5

    Ambuja Cements Ltd

    —6.03%
  • 6

    Ambuja Cements Ltd

    —5.91%
  • 7

    State Bank of India

    —5.68%
  • 7

    Tata Steel Ltd

    —5.30%
  • 8

    Tata Steel Ltd

    —4.90%
  • 8

    Kalpataru Projects International Ltd

    —4.87%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio17.2328.47-11.24
  • P/B ratio2.154.25-2.10
  • Price / Sales2.033.21-1.18
  • Price / Cash Flow12.8919.97-7.08
  • Dividend yield1.23%1.23%+0.00
  • Return on equity (ROE)13.83%18.47%-4.64

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    17.8118.2917.00———
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.380.480.53———
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.500.740.82———
  • Beta

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

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Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

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