HDFC Defence Fund Regular - IDCW
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Equity, Thematic, Principal at very high risk
1 Year Return 26.16% at 05 Feb 2026 10:28 AM
Fund Details
NAV 23.941
Sub-Type Thematic
Rating Not Rated
Min. SIP Amount ₹100.0
Fund Age(Year) 2.68
Fund Size(in Crores) 7390.95
Fund Performance
1 Month 1.9%
3 Month -2.52%
6 Month 3.49%
1 Year 26.16%
3 Year 0.0%
5 Year 0.0%
Know This Fund
As on 05 Feb 2026
Investment strategy that balances risk & reward by dividing the investment portfolio among different types of asset classes.
Equity (98.95%) Market Cap Mid Cap 21.16 Small Cap 30.48 Large Cap 47.31 Top Sectors Capital Goods 61.38 Automobile 17.58 Chemicals 13.46 Communication 5.46 Construction 0.94 Technology 0.13 Top Holding Power Mech Projects 0.94 Astra Microwave Products 5.46 Eicher Motors 3.46 Premier Explosives 3.26 Solar Industries India 10.2 MTAR Technologies 3.47 ideaForge Technology 0.2 Bharat Electronics 18.29 Bosch 0.87 Rishabh Instruments 0.52 Diffusion Engineers 0.26 Bharat Dynamics 5.84 Avalon Technologies 1.19 The Anup Engineering 0.77 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders 2.07 Hindustan Aero 13.66 Cyient DLM 3.1 Bharat Forge 13.25 Cummins India 0.83 BEML 7.18 Data Patterns (India) 1.88 Centum Electronics 1.92 Aequs 0.13 JNK 0.2
Debt & Others (1.05%) Sector Allocation Repo 1.18 Net Payables -0.13 Debt Credit Ratings Debt Category Others 1.05
Comparison with same funds
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Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Conglomerate Fund Regular - IDCW Ret 1M -3.35% Ret 1Y 6.17% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund Regular-Growth Ret 1M 2.28% Ret 1Y 31.27% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund Regular-IDCW Ret 1M 2.28% Ret 1Y 31.27% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Regular-Growth Ret 1M -1.73% Ret 1Y 15.72% Ret 3Y 21.15% Ret 5Y 16.52%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Regular-IDCW Ret 1M -1.73% Ret 1Y 15.72% Ret 3Y 21.15% Ret 5Y 16.52%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Regular-IDCW Reinvestment Ret 1M -1.73% Ret 1Y 15.72% Ret 3Y 21.15% Ret 5Y 16.52%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis BSE India Sector Leaders Index Fund Regular - Growth Ret 1M 0% Ret 1Y 0% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Momentum Fund Regular - Growth Ret 1M -2.44% Ret 1Y 5.15% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Momentum Fund Regular - IDCW Payout Ret 1M -2.44% Ret 1Y 5.15% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Momentum Fund Regular - IDCW Reinvestment Ret 1M -2.44% Ret 1Y 5.15% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%
Charges & Taxes Expense Ratio
Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax Slab.
Expense Ratio (Inclusive of GST): 1.81%
Exit Load 1.0%
Stamp Duty 0.005%
Fund Management
The various expenses, charges and taxes associated with your Mutual Fund
Abhishek Poddar
Education Mr. Poddar has done B.Com, CA, ACMA and MBA
Experience Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund, he has worked with Kotak Sec., Tata Capital, Anand Rathi Sec., Vedanta Resources Plc and EY
Dhruv Muchhal
Education Mr. Dhruv has done B.Com, CA and CFA
Experience Prior to joining HDFC MF,he has worked with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd., Goldman Sachs, CRISIL Global Research & Analytics and Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Rahul Baijal
Education Mr. Baijal has done PGDM(MBA) from IIM Calcutta and is an engineering graduate of Delhi college of Engineering
Experience Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund, he has worked with Sundaram Mutual Fund, Bharti AXA Life Insurance, TVF Capital, HSBC Securities, Credit Suisse Securities & Standard Chartered Bank.
Priya Ranjan
Education Mr. Ranjan is B.E(Computer Science) and PGDBM (Finance).
Experience He has over 14 years of experience in equity research.
Riskometer
Mutual Fund Investments are subject to market risk. Read all scheme related documents carefully.
Principal at very high risk
AMC and Fund details
Rank (total sets) 19
Date of Incorporation 2023-06-02
Total AUM 2025-12-31
The Scheme Seeks to generate returns from a portfolio of pure debt oriented funds accessed through the diverse investment styles of underlying schemes selected in accordance with the BSLAMC process.
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