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HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan
ELSS • 5Y Lock-in
Hybrid
Aggressive Hybrid
Very High Risk
+15.13%
3Y annualised
+0.17% 1D
NAV: 16 Jan '26
₹326.93
Min. SIP amount
₹100
Fund size
₹10,615.12 Cr
Expense ratio
0.91%
Return calculator
Monthly SIP
One time
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹61,417 | +2.36% | |
| 3 years | ₹1,80,000 | ₹2,06,908 | +14.95% | |
| 5 years | ₹3,00,000 | ₹4,10,117 | +36.71% | |
| 10 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹12,72,616 | +112.10% |
Holdings (89)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 8.44% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 6.55% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 3.79% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 3.74% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | Equity | 3.68% |
| eClerx Services Ltd. | Services | Equity | 3.30% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 3.00% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | Equity | 2.87% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 2.80% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.70% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 2.19% |
| Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 2.18% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.14% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | Equity | 1.95% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 1.63% |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 1.48% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | Bonds | 1.41% |
| Akzo Nobel India Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 1.39% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 1.35% |
| Voltamp Transformers Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.29% |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.16% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 1.11% |
| Finolex Cables Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.09% |
| Transport Corporation Of India Ltd. | Services | Equity | 1.08% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 1.02% |
| Sonata Software Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 1.02% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 1.01% |
| Ipca Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 1.00% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | Bonds | 0.95% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.95% |
| Tega Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.95% |
| Sagility Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.94% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.93% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.90% |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 0.79% |
| Lupin Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 0.75% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Energy | Equity | 0.72% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.71% |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. | Construction | NCD | 0.70% |
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 0.58% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.58% |
| Rolex Rings Ltd | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.58% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.57% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.53% |
| Carborundum Universal Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.50% |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | Equity | 0.49% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 0.48% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 0.48% |
| Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.48% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.47% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.47% |
| Timken India Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.43% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.43% |
| VST Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Equity | 0.42% |
| Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd | Automobile | Equity | 0.41% |
| Aditya Vision Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.41% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.38% |
| GMM Pfaudler Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.37% |
| Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.37% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.33% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.33% |
| PNC Infratech Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 0.32% |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.31% |
| GOI | Sovereign | CGL | 0.31% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.29% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.29% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.28% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.25% |
| National Housing Bank | Financial | Bonds | 0.24% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.24% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.24% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.24% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.24% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.23% |
| Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.23% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | CD | 0.23% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.23% |
| The Anup Engineering Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.20% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.19% |
| Landmark Cars Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.17% |
| Rajasthan State | Others | SDL | 0.14% |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | Bonds | 0.14% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.10% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.05% |
| GOI | Sovereign | CGL | 0.05% |
| WeWork India Management Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.02% |
| 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 | +15.1% | +15.4% | +15.0% | +15.3% |
| Category average (Hybrid Aggressive Hybrid) | +14.3% | +13.9% | +12.0% | -- |
| Rank (Hybrid Aggressive Hybrid) | 24 | 12 | 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 ₹9,32,192 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 16 Jan 2026 is ₹326.93.
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₹9,32,192.06 Cr
Date of Incorporation10 Dec 1999
Launch Date10 Dec 1999
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