HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹21.4090

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹2.4K Cr

Expense ratio

0.92%

1Y returns

+23.56%

cat 12.11%

3Y CAGR

—

cat 22.73%

5Y CAGR

—

cat 13.72%

Std deviation 3Y

—

cat 16.29%

In plain English

HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~99% in equities. 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

Showing Direct · Growth · INF179KC1HO1

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹21.4090

Last 1Y

+23.28%

Jul 25Min ₹16.83 · Max ₹21.41 · 244 ptsJul 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.

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.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+2.59%	+0.29%	12/ 18
1M	+6.37%	+3.93%	5/ 18
3M	+11.43%	+5.61%	3/ 18
6M	+19.04%	+12.10%	2/ 18
YTD	+19.84%	+11.97%	2/ 18
1Y	+23.56%	+12.11%	1/ 17
2Y	+22.23%	+12.10%	1/ 14
3Y	—	+22.73%	—
5Y	—	+13.72%	—
7Y	—	+19.14%	—
10Y	—	+13.62%	—

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity98.70%
Cash1.30%

By market cap

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

Concentration

Holdings

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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