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HDFC

HDFC Infrastructure Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 78 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹52.79+0.01+0.01%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+0.6%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
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Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

1.14% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

17.7% vs 19.9% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Patchy

positive in 7 of 12 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 5Y but trails on 1Y & 3Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+1.2%

-9.7 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+17.0%

-0.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+21.0%

+6.2 vs cat

AUM

₹2.4K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.14%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

17.7%

▼ vs 19.9%

Go deeper on HDFC Infrastructure Fund

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

In plain English

HDFC Infrastructure Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~100% in equities. Long-run track record: about 21.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -63% in Mar 2020, recovered in 30 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 · INF179K01WQ2

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹52.7850

Last 1Y

+0.62%

Aug 25Min ₹46.62 · Max ₹54.40 · 246 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-63.1%

Peak ₹24.18 on 8 Jan 2018 → trough ₹8.93 on 23 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 30 months· 26 Aug 2022

Aug 2013

-40.4%

Peak ₹11.31 on 3 Jan 2013 → trough ₹6.74 on 28 Aug 2013 (8 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 21 Apr 2014

Feb 2016

-31.6%

Peak ₹18.09 on 3 Mar 2015 → trough ₹12.37 on 29 Feb 2016 (12 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 8 Feb 2017

Mar 2025 — ongoing

-21.3%

Peak ₹55.12 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹43.39 on 3 Mar 2025 (5 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.

3

Honesty score

3 / 5

Watch a few items. Read the signal detail before investing.

  • Expense ratio

    1.14% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹2.4K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 72.1% — 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-0.06%-0.21%104/ 286
1M+0.07%+2.68%236/ 286
3M+1.42%+7.72%270/ 286
6M-0.67%+7.00%224/ 277
YTD+0.12%+6.23%200/ 273
1Y+1.24%+10.98%229/ 258
2Y-0.15%+5.93%168/ 203
3Y+16.99%+17.18%78/ 157
5Y+20.99%+14.80%14/ 125
7Y+18.95%+18.94%53/ 104
10Y+12.42%+14.87%67/ 81

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.56%
  • Cash0.44%

By market cap

  • Large cap54.75%
  • Mid cap4.90%
  • Small cap34.35%
  • Others6.00%

Concentration

Holdings

70

Avg market cap

₹83.7K Cr

Top 10 stocks

36.96%

Top 5 stocks

22.60%

Top 3 sectors

72.10%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    7.17%
  • 1

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    7.09%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    6.22%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    4.44%
  • 3

    Kalpataru Projects International Ltd

    4.13%
  • 3

    NTPC Ltd

    3.91%
  • 4

    Kalpataru Projects International Ltd

    3.86%
  • 4

    NTPC Ltd

    3.80%
  • 5

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    3.34%
  • 6

    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd

    3.33%
  • 5

    InterGlobe Aviation Ltd

    3.06%
  • 7

    Coal India Ltd

    2.96%
  • 6

    J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd

    2.94%
  • 8

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    2.93%
  • 7

    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd

    2.91%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio18.7825.82-7.04
  • P/B ratio2.423.54-1.12
  • Price / Sales1.902.40-0.50
  • Price / Cash Flow11.5014.92-3.42
  • Dividend yield1.50%1.12%+0.38
  • Return on equity (ROE)12.99%15.16%-2.17

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    18.0318.3517.5921.7619.8917.70
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.180.830.920.020.730.81
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.271.411.600.071.221.36
  • Beta

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

    1.000.930.931.111.000.95

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

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