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HDFC Large And Mid Cap Fund

Large & Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 20 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹348.12-2.94-0.84%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-2.5%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictMixed picture

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

High

0.90% vs 0.69% peers

Volatility

Above average

16.5% vs 16.2% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Steady

positive in 9 of 12 years

Beats its Large & Mid Cap category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — but has run more volatile than peers.

1Y return

-2.9%

+1.2 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+11.6%

+2.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+12.8%

+3.6 vs cat

AUM

₹30.3K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.90%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

16.5%

▲ vs 16.2%

Go deeper on HDFC Large And Mid Cap Fund

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

In plain English

HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund is a Large & Mid Cap scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~100% in equities. Long-run track record: about 12.8% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -39% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 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

Showing Direct · Growth · INF179KA1RQ7

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹348.1190

Last 1Y

-2.52%

Oct 25Min ₹316.55 · Max ₹376.65 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-39.5%

Peak ₹120.69 on 17 Jan 2020 → trough ₹73.03 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 23 Nov 2020

Feb 2016

-24.2%

Peak ₹95.73 on 3 Mar 2015 → trough ₹72.58 on 12 Feb 2016 (12 months down).

Recovered in 13 months· 22 Feb 2017

Feb 2025

-18.7%

Peak ₹371.78 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹302.23 on 28 Feb 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 2 Jan 2026

Jun 2022

-17.1%

Peak ₹203.70 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹168.78 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 9 Sept 2022

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

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.90% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹30.3K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 57.5% — diversified across sectors.

  • Style drift

    Only 40% in mid caps — SEBI mandate is 65%+.

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-3.17%-3.13%24/ 43
1M-5.91%-5.71%24/ 43
3M-5.28%-4.13%30/ 41
6M+8.02%+4.46%19/ 39
YTD-5.52%-6.89%28/ 39
1Y-2.91%-4.14%30/ 39
2Y-1.37%-3.36%25/ 35
3Y+11.63%+9.44%20/ 30
5Y+12.80%+9.21%7/ 30
7Y+18.12%+14.73%8/ 26
10Y+14.07%+11.94%10/ 24

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.66%
  • Cash0.34%

By market cap

  • Large cap43.77%
  • Mid cap39.80%
  • Small cap14.09%
  • Others2.34%

Concentration

Holdings

244

Avg market cap

₹1.19 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

19.28%

Top 5 stocks

12.39%

Top 3 sectors

57.52%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.24%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.00%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.00%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.00%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —3.83%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —3.83%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.79%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.77%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.77%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.77%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.77%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.71%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.71%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.71%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —3.65%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio23.5429.14-5.60
  • P/B ratio2.984.40-1.42
  • Price / Sales2.423.66-1.24
  • Price / Cash Flow16.5621.90-5.34
  • Dividend yield1.24%0.94%+0.30
  • Return on equity (ROE)—16.51%—

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    15.3016.1015.0917.7416.1815.06
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.180.550.680.230.570.53
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.250.821.070.360.850.82
  • Beta

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

    1.021.011.000.960.970.95

Peers in Large & Mid Cap

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

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