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HDFC Large And Mid Cap Fund

Large & Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 17 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹374.31-0.02-0.01%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+5.2%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictStrong on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.89% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

16.1% vs 16.2% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

Beats its Large & Mid Cap category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+6.5%

+2.5 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+15.6%

+2.6 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+16.4%

+4.2 vs cat

AUM

₹29.3K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.89%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

16.1%

▼ 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 ~99% in equities. Long-run track record: about 16.4% 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

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NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹374.3130

Last 1Y

+5.22%

Aug 25Min ₹316.55 · Max ₹376.65 · 246 ptsAug 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

    0.89% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹29.3K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 58.4% — diversified across sectors.

  • Style drift

    Only 39% 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-0.32%-0.19%24/ 42
1M+1.71%+2.26%28/ 41
3M+7.14%+5.06%21/ 39
6M+2.34%+0.30%30/ 39
YTD+1.58%-0.47%30/ 39
1Y+6.54%+4.08%29/ 39
2Y+3.29%+1.05%23/ 34
3Y+15.57%+13.01%17/ 30
5Y+16.43%+12.20%6/ 30
7Y+19.61%+16.33%7/ 26
10Y+15.17%+13.30%12/ 24

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.27%
  • Cash0.73%

By market cap

  • Large cap44.39%
  • Mid cap39.11%
  • Small cap14.09%
  • Others2.41%

Concentration

Holdings

241

Avg market cap

₹1.18 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

20.19%

Top 5 stocks

13.04%

Top 3 sectors

58.35%

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%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    3.71%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    3.71%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    3.71%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    3.48%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    3.48%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    3.29%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    2.05%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    1.95%
  • 4

    Axis Bank Ltd

    1.95%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio22.0627.72-5.66
  • P/B ratio2.873.90-1.03
  • Price / Sales2.353.27-0.92
  • Price / Cash Flow15.8719.86-3.99
  • Dividend yield1.28%1.00%+0.28
  • Return on equity (ROE)14.71%17.21%-2.50

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    15.3016.3015.1218.0516.2415.16
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.240.620.72-0.220.590.59
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.330.941.14-0.280.890.91
  • Beta

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

    1.011.020.990.960.970.95

Peers in Large & Mid Cap

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

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