HDFC Innovation FUND

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 37 of 258

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹11.97+0.03+0.23%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+19.1%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.78% vs NaN% peers

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y.

1Y return

+20.1%

+9.1 vs cat

3Y CAGR

—

5Y CAGR

—

AUM

₹2.4K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.78%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

—

3Y std dev

In plain English

HDFC INNOVATION FUND is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~97% in equities. Worst historical drawdown: -12% in Mar 2026, recovered in 1 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 · INF179KC1JO7

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹11.9720

Last 1Y

+19.09%

Aug 25Min ₹9.25 · Max ₹11.98 · 246 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2026

-12.3%

Peak ₹10.55 on 17 Nov 2025 → trough ₹9.25 on 31 Mar 2026 (4 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 6 May 2026

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
0.78% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹2.4K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 60.6% — 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.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+0.79%	-0.21%	28/ 286
1M	+6.36%	+2.68%	21/ 286
3M	+17.00%	+7.72%	13/ 286
6M	+18.20%	+7.00%	31/ 277
YTD	+16.56%	+6.23%	34/ 273
1Y	+20.06%	+10.98%	37/ 258

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity96.63%
Cash3.37%

By market cap

Large cap48.64%
Mid cap29.56%
Small cap9.84%
Others11.96%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹1.09 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

42.80%

Top 5 stocks

25.74%

Top 3 sectors

60.61%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
Eternal Ltd
—9.09%
1
Eternal Ltd
—8.75%
2
Bajaj Finance Ltd
—4.49%
2
Bajaj Finance Ltd
—4.47%
3
PB Fintech Ltd
—4.46%
4
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
—4.38%
3
Reliance Industries Ltd
—4.34%
5
Bharat Electronics Ltd
—4.30%
4
PB Fintech Ltd
—4.23%
5
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
—3.94%
6
Bharat Electronics Ltd
—3.88%
7
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
—3.77%
6
Reliance Industries Ltd
—3.59%
8
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
—3.53%
9
Lenskart Solutions Ltd
—3.40%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio38.6125.73+12.88
P/B ratio5.793.85+1.94
Price / Sales4.552.77+1.78
Price / Cash Flow25.3517.41+7.94
Dividend yield0.65%1.35%-0.70
Return on equity (ROE)—0.00%—

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