Mutual Funds

HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G)
Equity | Very High | Equity - Thematic Fund - Other

24.41 +0.25
NAV(₹) as on 9/4/2026

1.03%
1D

29.54%
1Y

-
3Y

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5Y

HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G)
Growth Chart of the Scheme

Scheme Details
Expense Ratio: 1.81	Launch Date: 02 Jun 2023
Exit Load: 1% on or before 1Y, Nil after 1Y	AUM: ₹ 7,304.61 Crs
Lock-in: Nil	Investing Style: Large Growth
Portfolio Price To Book Value: 9.93	Min. Investment: SIP : ₹ 100.00 Lumpsum : ₹ 100.00
Scheme Benchmark: NA
Fund Manager: Rahul Baijal ,Priya Ranjan

FUND OBJECTIVE

To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

LATEST ASSET & PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION		Others		Equity
as on 31/3/2026		3.89 %		96.11 %

TOP HOLDINGS

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

18.70 %

Bharat Forge Ltd.

15.27 %

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

12.18 %

Solar Industries India Ltd.

10.54 %

BEML Ltd.

5.35 %

Astra Microwave Products Ltd.

4.82 %

Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

4.50 %

Eicher Motors Ltd.

4.46 %

MTAR Technologies Ltd.

3.80 %

Centum Electronics Ltd.

2.67 %

See All Holding

ALLOCATION BY MARKET CAP (Equity)

ALLOCATION BY RATING (Debt & Others)

No Data

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

Defence

42.57 %

Forgings

15.27 %

Chemicals

12.94 %

Construction Vehicles

5.35 %

Electronics - Components

4.73 %

See All Sectors

PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS (Debt)

No Data

5 YEAR HISTORY

Financial Year	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26
NAV (31/3/2026)	16.41	19.73	21.77
Net Assets (Rs Crores)	2,24,841.24	4,97,551.24	7,30,461.15
Scheme Returns(%)(Absolute)	64.07	17.57	10.54
B'mark Returns(%)(Absolute)	NA	NA	NA
Category Rank	7/82	1/119	10/133

RISKOMETER
Level of Risk in the Scheme

Clients will understand that their principal will be at Very High risk.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR SCHEMES

Fund Details	Inception Date	Aum(₹ Crs)	1Y	3Y	5Y	Since Inception
The Wealth Company Ethical Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 9.21 +0.05	14/10/2025	₹ 33.71	-	-	-	-7.93%
WOC ESG Best-In-Class Strategy Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 9.54 +-0.04	30/10/2024	₹ 48.84	3.07%	-	-	-3.25%
Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 10.16 +0.03	14/8/2025	₹ 65.87	-	-	-	1.55%
Quantum Ethical Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 9.14 +0.02	20/12/2024	₹ 88.35	4.34%	-	-	-6.68%
Samco Special Opportunities Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 7.68 +-0.02	6/6/2024	₹ 131.97	5.21%	-	-	-13.36%
Motilal Oswal Quant Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 9.49 +0.02	6/6/2024	₹ 143.03	15.19%	-	-	-2.82%
Shriram Multi Sector Rotation Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 7.51 +-0.03	9/12/2024	₹ 154.99	-0.82%	-	-	-19.37%
Mahindra Manulife Innovation Opportunities Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 9.74 +-0.04	30/1/2026	₹ 157.58	-	-	-	-2.61%
Nippon India Active Momentum Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 11.56 +0.00	28/2/2025	₹ 362.26	14.05%	-	-	13.96%
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund-Reg(G) Equity - Thematic Fund - Other \| Very High \| 11.39 +0.08	17/3/2025	₹ 369.75	23.69%	-	-	13.05%