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HDFC Defence Fund Regular - IDCW Reinvestment

Equity, Thematic, Principal at very high risk

1 Year Return 44.65%

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Fund Details

NAV 24.367

Sub-Type Thematic

Rating Not Rated

Min. SIP Amount 100.0

Fund Age(Year) 2.72

Fund Size 7793.87

Fund Performance

1 Month 4.02%

3 Month -1.92%

6 Month 3.75%

1 Year 44.65%

3 Year 0.0%

5 Year 0.0%

Comparison with same funds

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Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Conglomerate Fund Regular - IDCW Ret 1M 0.47% Ret 1Y 10.18% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund Regular-Growth Ret 1M 4.17% Ret 1Y 52.35% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund Regular-IDCW Ret 1M 4.17% Ret 1Y 52.35% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Regular-Growth Ret 1M -0.78% Ret 1Y 20.87% Ret 3Y 21.07% Ret 5Y 15.98%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Regular-IDCW Ret 1M -0.78% Ret 1Y 20.87% Ret 3Y 21.07% Ret 5Y 15.98%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund Regular-IDCW Reinvestment Ret 1M -0.78% Ret 1Y 20.87% Ret 3Y 21.07% Ret 5Y 15.98%

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 0.1% Ret 1Y 12.51% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Momentum Fund Regular - IDCW Payout Ret 1M 0.1% Ret 1Y 12.51% Ret 3Y 0% Ret 5Y 0%

Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Momentum Fund Regular - IDCW Reinvestment Ret 1M 0.1% Ret 1Y 12.51% 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

Priya Ranjan

Education Mr. Ranjan is B.E(Computer Science) and PGDBM (Finance).

Experience He has over 14 years of experience in equity research.

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.

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

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) 11

Date of Incorporation 2023-06-02

Total AUM 2026-01-31

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.

Know This Fund

As on 18 Feb 2026

Investment strategy that balances risk & reward by dividing the investment portfolio among different types of asset classes.

Equity (98%) Market Cap Mid Cap 23.02 Small Cap 26.83 Large Cap 48.15 Top Sectors Capital Goods 60.41 Automobile 17.81 Chemicals 13.66 Communication 5.19 Construction 0.81 Technology 0.12 Top Holding Power Mech Projects 0.81 Astra Microwave Products 5.19 Eicher Motors 3.66 Premier Explosives 3.02 Solar Industries India 10.64 MTAR Technologies 3.01 ideaForge Technology 0.19 Bharat Electronics 19.49 Bosch 1.83 Diffusion Engineers 0.17 Rishabh Instruments 0.46 Bharat Dynamics 5.92 Avalon Technologies 0.54 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders 2.95 Hindustan Aero 13.63 Cyient DLM 2.65 Bharat Forge 12.32 Cummins India 0.73 BEML 6.57 Data Patterns (India) 1.82 Centum Electronics 2.11 Aequs 0.12 JNK 0.17

Debt & Others (2%) Sector Allocation Repo 1.8 Net Current Assets 0.2 Debt Credit Ratings Debt Category Others 2.0

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