HDFC Defence Fund Regular - Growth
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Equity, Thematic, Principal at very high risk
1 Year Return 2.88% at 22 Dec 2025 06:34 PM
Fund Details
NAV 22.656
Sub-Type Thematic
Rating Not Rated
Min. SIP Amount ₹100.0
Fund Age(Year) 2.56
Fund Size(in Crores) 7402.95
Fund Performance
1 Month -8.16%
3 Month -9.55%
6 Month -9.59%
1 Year 2.88%
3 Year 0.0%
5 Year 0.0%
Know This Fund
As on 22 Dec 2025
Investment strategy that balances risk & reward by dividing the investment portfolio among different types of asset classes.
Equity (70.02%) Market Cap Large Cap 55.49 Small Cap 8.07 Mid Cap 6.46 Top Sectors Financial 20.46 Energy 9.36 Automobile 6.65 Technology 5.84 Consumer Staples 5.03 Healthcare 4.87 Communication 3.43 Metals & Mining 3.32 Services 3.12 Capital Goods 2.57 Construction 2.14 Materials 1.45 Chemicals 0.56 Insurance 0.54 Consumer Discretionary 0.35 Unclassified 0.33 Top Holding Eicher Motors 1.14 Mold-Tek Packaging 0.9 Infosys 1.43 NTPC 1.08 KFin Technologies 0.47 REC 0.76 HCL Technologies 0.97 Bharat Electronics 0.84 HDFC Bank 4.98 Narayana Hrudayalaya 0.39 Aurobindo Pharma 0.62 Power Grid Corporation Of India 0.85 CCL Products 0.23 Rainbow Children's 0.49 BSE 0.33 Reliance Industries 4.11 Coforge 1.54 ITC 2.73 Manappuram Finance 0.3 Sapphire Foods 0.51 Lloyds Metals & Energy 0.58 Power Mech Projects 0.15 Varun Beverages 1.02 Hindalco Industries 1.08 TVS Motor Company 1.09 Canara Robeco Asset Management Company 0.33 Eternal 0.44 Marico 0.76 Siemens 0.62 R R Kabel 0.33 NMDC 0.74 State Bank of India 2.66 Bharat Petroleum Corporation 1.92 Tips Industries 0.36 Larsen & Toubro 1.99 LG Electronics India 0.02 HDFC Life Insurance 0.54 ONGC 0.37 Kotak Mahindra Bank 0.97 Bajaj Holdings & Invest. 1.6 TVS Motor Company - Pref. Shares 0.02 Kalpataru Projects Intl. 0.49 PNB Housing Finance 1.03 Tata Consultancy 1.9 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone 0.43 LT Foods 0.29 Mahindra & Mahindra 2.75 Fortis Healthcare 0.21 GAIL (India) 0.43 Coromandel International 0.26 Kirloskar Oil Engines 0.62 Pricol 0.67 Cipla 0.87 Tata Steel 0.92 ICICI Bank 3.94 Maruti Suzuki India 0.98 Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals 0.3 Ambuja Cements 0.55 Krsnaa Diagnostics 0.15 Oil India 0.6 Bharti Airtel 3.43 Ajanta Pharma 0.43 Axis Bank 3.75 Interglobe Aviation 1.05 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 1.71
Debt & Others (29.98%) Sector Allocation Debenture 13.75 CBLO 5.4 Net Receivables 0.76 Debt Credit Ratings AAA 13.75 SOV 8.09 Cash & Call Money 6.16 A1+ 1.98 Debt Category National Bank Agr. Rur. Devp 6.07 REC 5.46 GOI 6.12 Others 6.16
Comparison with same funds
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Aggressive Hybrid Omni FoF Regular-Growth Ret 1M -0.51% Ret 1Y 7.9% Ret 3Y 14.05% Ret 5Y 12.54%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Aggressive Hybrid Omni FoF Regular-IDCW Quarterly Ret 1M -0.51% Ret 1Y 7.9% Ret 3Y 14.05% Ret 5Y 12.54%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Aggressive Hybrid Omni FoF Regular-IDCW Quarterly Payout Ret 1M -0.51% Ret 1Y 7.9% Ret 3Y 14.05% Ret 5Y 12.54%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Hybrid '95 Fund Regular-Growth Ret 1M -0.11% Ret 1Y 5.66% Ret 3Y 13.9% Ret 5Y 13.16%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Hybrid '95 Fund Regular-IDCW Ret 1M -0.11% Ret 1Y 5.66% Ret 3Y 13.9% Ret 5Y 13.16%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Hybrid '95 Fund Regular-IDCW Reinvestment Ret 1M -0.11% Ret 1Y 5.66% Ret 3Y 13.9% Ret 5Y 13.16%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement Fund - The 40s Plan Regular-Growth Ret 1M -0.79% Ret 1Y 3.32% Ret 3Y 13.13% Ret 5Y 10.59%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement Fund - The 40s Plan Regular-IDCW Ret 1M -0.79% Ret 1Y 3.32% Ret 3Y 13.13% Ret 5Y 10.59%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement Fund - The 40s Plan Regular-IDCW Reinvestment Ret 1M -0.79% Ret 1Y 3.32% Ret 3Y 13.13% Ret 5Y 10.59%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Aggressive Hybrid Fund Regular-Growth Ret 1M -0.8% Ret 1Y 4.34% Ret 3Y 11.01% Ret 5Y 10.37%
Equity, Flexi Cap funds Axis Aggressive Hybrid Fund Regular-IDCW Monthly Payout Ret 1M -0.8% Ret 1Y 4.34% Ret 3Y 11.01% Ret 5Y 10.37%
Charges & Taxes Expense Ratio
Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax Slab.
Expense Ratio (Inclusive of GST): 1.83%
Exit Load 1.0%
Stamp Duty 0.005%
Fund Management
The various expenses, charges and taxes associated with your Mutual Fund
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.
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
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) 25
Date of Incorporation 2023-06-02
Total AUM 2025-11-30
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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