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HDFC

HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 3 of 164

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹21.98+0.04+0.16%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+26.6%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictStrong on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y all ahead

Cost

High

0.92% vs 0.83% peers

Volatility

Below average

16.1% vs 16.3% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 3 of 3 years

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

1Y return

+26.9%

+24.1 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+30.2%

+16.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

—

AUM

₹2.4K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.92%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

16.1%

▼ vs 16.3%

In plain English

HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~99% in equities. 3-year CAGR: about 30.2%. Worst historical drawdown: -15% in Feb 2025, recovered in 4 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

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NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹21.9790

Last 1Y

+26.61%

Oct 25Min ₹16.83 · Max ₹22.89 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Feb 2025

-14.9%

Peak ₹17.42 on 2 Jan 2025 → trough ₹14.82 on 28 Feb 2025 (2 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 4 Jul 2025

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.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.92% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹2.4K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 98.7% — heavy concentration risk.

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-2.79%-2.97%126/ 291
1M-1.91%-4.80%23/ 289
3M+2.66%-2.87%38/ 286
6M+27.27%+11.48%15/ 286
YTD+24.15%+0.50%7/ 273
1Y+26.88%+2.78%6/ 261
2Y+16.35%+1.38%7/ 211
3Y+30.17%+14.01%3/ 164

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.70%
  • Cash1.30%

By market cap

  • Large cap27.41%
  • Mid cap34.24%
  • Small cap33.75%
  • Others4.60%

Concentration

Holdings

34

Avg market cap

₹53.3K Cr

Top 10 stocks

54.55%

Top 5 stocks

33.12%

Top 3 sectors

98.70%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —10.20%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —9.20%
  • 2

    Divi's Laboratories Ltd

    —8.20%
  • 2

    Divi's Laboratories Ltd

    —8.02%
  • 3

    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

    —6.78%
  • 4

    Lupin Ltd

    —6.65%
  • 5

    Alkem Laboratories Ltd

    —5.99%
  • 6

    Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares

    —5.96%
  • 7

    Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares

    —5.70%
  • 3

    Lupin Ltd

    —5.45%
  • 4

    Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares

    —5.26%
  • 5

    Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares

    —5.18%
  • 8

    Ipca Laboratories Ltd

    —5.16%
  • 6

    Cipla Ltd

    —4.92%
  • 7

    Acutaas Chemicals Ltd

    —4.50%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio42.6141.09+1.52
  • P/B ratio6.205.83+0.37
  • Price / Sales6.635.71+0.92
  • Price / Cash Flow31.9330.54+1.39
  • Dividend yield0.56%0.63%-0.07
  • Return on equity (ROE)15.69%16.57%-0.88

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    17.41——14.9216.2915.44
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.99——0.480.980.58
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    1.93——0.831.710.94
  • Beta

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

    1.04——0.940.950.94

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

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