Mutual Funds
HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G)
Equity  |   Very High  |   Equity - Thematic Fund - Other
25.27   -0.34
NAV(₹) as on 6/6/2025
-1.34%
  1D
24.30%
  1Y
   -
  3Y
   -
  5Y
HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G)
Growth Chart of the Scheme

Scheme Details
Expense Ratio:
1.8
Launch Date:
02 Jun 2023
Exit Load:
1% on or before 1Y, Nil after 1Y
AUM:
₹ 5,487.27 Crs
Lock-in:
Nil
Investing Style:
Large Growth
Portfolio Price To Book Value:
11.14
Min. Investment:
SIP : ₹ NA
Lumpsum : ₹ 100.0
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 30/4/2025 4.74 % 95.26 %
TOP HOLDINGS

BEML Ltd. - Equity
9.31 %

Astra Microwave Prod - Equity
5.54 %

Tri-Party Repo (TREP - Cash
4.89 %

Cyient DLM Ltd. - Equity
4.57 %

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. - Equity
3.11 %

Hindustan Aeronautic - Equity
20.34 %

Premier Explosives L - Equity
2.77 %

See All Holding
ALLOCATION BY MARKET CAP
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

Defence
45.23 %

Chemicals
17.29 %

Construction Vehicles
9.31 %

Engineering - Construction
5.91 %

Electric Equipment
5.10 %

Electronics - Components
2.92 %

Engineering
2.75 %

See All Sectors
5 YEAR HISTORY

Financial Year 2023-24 2024-25
NAV (31/3/2025) 16.41 19.73
Net Assets (Rs Crores) 2,24,841.24 4,97,551.24
Scheme Returns(%)(Absolute) 64.07 17.57
B'mark Returns(%)(Absolute) NA NA
Category Rank 7/82 1/119
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
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Sundaram Business Cycle Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  10.84   +0.06  
25/6/2024 ₹ 1,678.43 - - - 8.43%
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HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  25.27   +-0.34  
2/6/2023 ₹ 5,487.27 24.30% - - 58.46%
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Tata Housing Opportunities Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  15.33   +0.25  
2/9/2022 ₹ 519.54 1.91% - - 16.73%
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ICICI Pru Transportation and Logistics Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  18.29   +0.19  
28/10/2022 ₹ 3,010.04 4.45% - - 26.05%
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Bandhan Transportation and Logistics Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  17.08   +0.18  
25/10/2022 ₹ 512.67 -1.41% - - 22.69%
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Invesco India Manufacturing Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  10.09   +-0.01  
14/8/2024 ₹ 771.55 - - - 0.90%
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Axis Business Cycles Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  16.40   +0.07  
22/2/2023 ₹ 2,330.0 9.12% - - 24.14%
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Samco Active Momentum Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  14.06   +0.01  
5/7/2023 ₹ 860.15 7.99% - - 19.38%
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ICICI Pru Innovation Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  18.14   +0.12  
28/4/2023 ₹ 6,580.61 11.29% - - 32.62%
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Quant Business Cycle Fund-Reg(G)
Equity - Thematic Fund - Other  |   Very High |  16.27   +0.14  
30/5/2023 ₹ 1,274.87 -0.32% - - 27.22%