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HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan
ELSS • 5Y Lock-in
Hybrid
Aggressive Hybrid
Very High Risk
+14.17%
3Y annualised
+0.08% 1D
NAV: 20 Feb '26
₹324.41
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹10,361.36 Cr
Expense ratio
0.91%
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹60,749 | +1.25% | |
| 3 years | ₹1,80,000 | ₹2,02,652 | +12.58% | |
| 5 years | ₹3,00,000 | ₹4,01,374 | +33.79% |
Holdings (90)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 8.10% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 6.77% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 3.81% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 3.74% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | Equity | 3.35% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | Equity | 3.22% |
| eClerx Services Ltd. | Services | Equity | 3.20% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 3.06% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.81% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 2.66% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 2.24% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.13% |
| Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 2.00% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | Equity | 1.87% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 1.58% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 1.49% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | Bonds | 1.43% |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.28% |
| Akzo Nobel India Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 1.25% |
| Voltamp Transformers Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.24% |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 1.21% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 1.13% |
| Transport Corporation Of India Ltd. | Services | Equity | 1.10% |
| Finolex Cables Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.08% |
| Ipca Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 1.06% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 1.04% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.97% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | Bonds | 0.96% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 0.95% |
| Sagility Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.93% |
| Sonata Software Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 0.92% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.92% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.90% |
| Tega Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.85% |
| Lupin Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 0.79% |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 0.77% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.73% |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. | Construction | NCD | 0.72% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Energy | Equity | 0.70% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.66% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.59% |
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 0.56% |
| Rolex Rings Ltd | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.56% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.55% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 0.54% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.53% |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | Equity | 0.50% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 0.49% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.48% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.48% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 0.48% |
| Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.48% |
| Carborundum Universal Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.47% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.44% |
| Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd | Automobile | Equity | 0.43% |
| Aditya Vision Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.43% |
| Timken India Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.43% |
| VST Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 0.39% |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.36% |
| Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.35% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.34% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.34% |
| GMM Pfaudler Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.33% |
| GOI | Sovereign | CGL | 0.31% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.29% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.29% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.29% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.29% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.29% |
| PNC Infratech Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 0.28% |
| The Anup Engineering Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.26% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.25% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.25% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.25% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.24% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.24% |
| Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.24% |
| National Housing Bank | Financial | Bonds | 0.24% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | CD | 0.24% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.24% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.24% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.24% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.20% |
| Rajasthan State | Others | SDL | 0.14% |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | Bonds | 0.14% |
| Landmark Cars Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.14% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.10% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.05% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.05% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.02% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | +14.2% | +14.3% | +15.3% | +15.1% |
| Category average (Hybrid Aggressive Hybrid) | +14.3% | +13.9% | +12.0% | -- |
| Rank (Hybrid Aggressive Hybrid) | 30 | 14 | 5 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Nil
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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About HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan
HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by HDFC Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 10 Dec 1999. Anil Bamboli is the Current Fund Manager of HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹9,37,232 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 20 Feb 2026 is ₹324.41.
The HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100.
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Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation / income from a portfolio of equity & equity related instruments and debt and money market instruments.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#2 in India
Total AUM₹9,37,232.21 Cr
Date of Incorporation10 Dec 1999
Launch Date10 Dec 1999
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