HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan

HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan

+12.20%
3Y annualised
+0.89% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 10 Apr '26
₹311.88
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size (AUM)
₹9,562.28 Cr
Expense ratio
0.93%
Rating
4

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹58,159
-3.07%
3 years₹1,80,000₹1,91,240
+6.24%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,78,836
+26.28%
10 years₹6,00,000₹11,75,278
+95.88%

Holdings (89)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity6.91%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity6.53%
GOISovereignGOI Sec4.05%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity3.61%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity3.49%
GOISovereignGOI Sec3.26%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity3.18%
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.63%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.59%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity2.49%
GOISovereignGOI Sec2.39%
eClerx Services Ltd.ServicesEquity2.07%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity1.83%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.75%
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.59%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialBonds1.55%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.53%
Akzo Nobel India Ltd.ChemicalsEquity1.38%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.37%
Finolex Cables Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.26%
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.26%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.25%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.20%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.17%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.16%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.12%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.05%
Transport Corporation Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity1.03%
Punjab National BankFinancialBonds1.03%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.92%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.91%
Tega Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.91%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.84%
Zensar Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.82%
Sagility Ltd.ServicesEquity0.80%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.78%
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.ConstructionNCD0.76%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.72%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.68%
Sonata Software Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.66%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.63%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity0.60%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.59%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.58%
Rolex Rings LtdCapital GoodsEquity0.55%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds0.52%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.52%
Timken India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.51%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.51%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.51%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.50%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.FinancialEquity0.47%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.47%
Tenneco Clean Air India LtdAutomobileEquity0.46%
Aditya Vision Ltd.ServicesEquity0.45%
Wakefit Innovations Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.45%
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.40%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.37%
VST Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.36%
REC Ltd.FinancialBonds0.36%
GOISovereignCGL0.33%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.31%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.31%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.31%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.31%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.31%
GMM Pfaudler Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.30%
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.29%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.27%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.26%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds/NCD0.26%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.26%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.26%
National Housing BankFinancialBonds0.26%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.26%
The Anup Engineering Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.26%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.26%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.25%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.25%
PNC Infratech Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.23%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.21%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.21%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialBonds0.16%
Rajasthan StateOthersSDL0.15%
Landmark Cars Ltd.ServicesEquity0.14%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.10%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.06%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.02%
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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
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+12.2%+13.4%+14.2%+14.6%
Category average (Hybrid Aggressive Hybrid)+14.3%+13.9%+12.0%--
Rank (Hybrid Aggressive Hybrid)34136--

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

Returns are taxed at 20%, if you redeem before one year. After 1 year, you are required to pay LTCG tax of 12.5% on returns of Rs 1.25 lakh+ in a financial year.
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Fund management

CS
Chirag Setalvad
Jan 2013 - Present
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Education
Mr. Setalvad is a B. Sc and MBA from University of North Carolina.
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC AMC he has worked with New Vernon Advisory Services Ltd., HDFC AMC and ING Barings N.V.

DM
Dhruv Muchhal
Jun 2023 - Present
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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
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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 ₹8,54,364 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 10 Apr 2026 is ₹311.88. The HDFC Children's Fund Direct Plan is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. ;

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₹8,54,364.43 Cr
Date of Incorporation10 Dec 1999
Phone022 – 66316333
Launch Date10 Dec 1999
Address"HDFC House", 2nd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 165-166, BackbayReclamation, Churchgate Mumbai 400020
Custodian--
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,