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HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Thematic
Very High Risk
NAV: 20 Feb '26
₹25.10
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹7,793.88 Cr
Expense ratio
0.82%
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | ₹15,000 | ₹15,315 | +2.10% | |
| 6 months | ₹30,000 | ₹30,651 | +2.17% | |
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹64,916 | +8.19% |
Holdings (23)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 19.49% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 13.63% |
| Bharat Forge Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 12.32% |
| Solar Industries India Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 10.64% |
| BEML Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 6.57% |
| Bharat Dynamics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 5.92% |
| Astra Microwave Products Ltd. | Communication | Equity | 5.19% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 3.66% |
| Premier Explosives Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 3.02% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 3.01% |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.95% |
| Cyient DLM Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.65% |
| Centum Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.11% |
| Bosch Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 1.83% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 1.82% |
| Power Mech Projects Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 0.81% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.73% |
| Avalon Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.54% |
| Rishabh Instruments Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.46% |
| ideaForge Technology Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.19% |
| JNK India Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.17% |
| Diffusion Engineers Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.17% |
| Aequs Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 0.12% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
Not Supported
Min. for 2nd investment
Not Supported
Min. for SIP
₹100
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3M | 6M | 1Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | -1.8% | +3.0% | +37.6% | +148.1% |
| Category average (Equity Thematic) | -- | -- | +1.7% | -- |
| Rank (Equity Thematic) | 23 | 12 | 4 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.
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%.
Check past data
Fund management
RBRahul BaijalApr 2025 - PresentView details
RB
Rahul Baijal
Apr 2025 - Present
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PRPriya RanjanApr 2025 - PresentView details
PR
Priya Ranjan
Apr 2025 - Present
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DMDhruv MuchhalJun 2023 - PresentView details
DM
Dhruv Muchhal
Jun 2023 - Present
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About HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by HDFC Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 10 Dec 1999. Rahul Baijal is the Current Fund Manager of HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth 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 ₹25.10.
The HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.
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Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies.
Fund benchmarkNifty India Defence Total Return 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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