How much did HSBC Infrastructure Fund fall in The 2015-16 China Slowdown?

HSBC Infrastructure Fund fell 24.9% from its peak NAV of ₹11.65 (5 Aug 2015) to ₹8.75 (29 Feb 2016), based on published NAV history.

How long did HSBC Infrastructure Fund take to recover?

The NAV regained its pre-crash peak on 25 Jul 2016 — 5 months after the bottom.

What happened to ₹1 lakh invested at the worst possible time?

₹1,00,000 invested exactly at the pre-crash peak fell to ₹75,107 at the bottom, was ₹1,02,661 one year after the peak — and is worth ₹4,37,729 today (1 Sept 2026).

Crash case study · real NAV data

How HSBC Infrastructure Fund survived The 2015-16 China Slowdown

China devalued the yuan, crude collapsed, and global growth fears dragged the Sensex down 23% over 11 slow, grinding months. No single dramatic day — just a long test of patience that shook out momentum chasers.

The fall

-24.9%

5 Aug 2015 → 29 Feb 2016

Index fell

-23%

Sensex, peak to trough

Recovery time

5 mo

peak regained 25 Jul 2016

₹1L at the peak → today

₹4,37,729

worst-possible timing, held on

The full round trip

NAV from 2 Mar 2015 to 25 Jul 2016 — peak ₹11.65, bottom ₹8.75, peak regained 25 Jul 2016.

The ₹1 lakh stress test — invested at the worst possible moment

Invested at the pre-crash peak (5 Aug 2015)	₹1,00,000
Value at the bottom (29 Feb 2016)	₹75,107
Value one year after the peak	₹1,02,661
Value today (1 Sept 2026)	₹4,37,729

The lesson isn't that crashes don't hurt — it's that selling at the bottom turns a temporary fall into a permanent loss. The investor who bought at the absolute worst day and simply held is in profit today.

The unluckiest SIP experiment

Imagine starting a ₹10,000/month SIP on the exact peak day — the single unluckiest start date possible — and continuing for 24 months straight through the crash:

Invested

₹2,40,000

Worth today

₹10,48,349

Return

+337%

Crash-month installments bought units cheap — that's the whole SIP thesis, demonstrated with real data instead of a brochure.

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How this page is produced

Every figure above is computed from our archive of published AMFI NAV history for HSBC Infrastructure Fund, to NAV dated 1 Sept 2026. Nothing here is copied from a factsheet or a third-party summary. The full method is published, including its limitations.

Drawdown, recovery and rebound figures are measured from the fund's own NAV series across the event window — not from a factsheet summary. Past performance, including past recoveries, does not guarantee future results.

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