HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Plan Direct Growth

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Plan Direct Growth

+15.73%
3Y annualised
+0.39% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 20 Mar '26
₹52.77
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹6,987.38 Cr
Expense ratio
0.79%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹56,038
-6.60%
3 years₹1,80,000₹1,90,352
+5.75%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,94,093
+31.36%
10 years₹6,00,000₹13,67,785
+127.96%

Holdings (75)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity7.62%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity6.31%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.75%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity3.99%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity3.44%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity3.39%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity3.19%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.98%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity2.69%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.64%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity2.45%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyEquity2.14%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.99%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.93%
Eicher Motors Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.72%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.48%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.48%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.40%
Havells India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.40%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity1.37%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.36%
Max Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity1.30%
Jindal Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.25%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.21%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.13%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity1.07%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.06%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.FinancialEquity1.00%
Delhivery Ltd.ServicesEquity0.99%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.99%
Transport Corporation Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.98%
HDFC Nifty 50 ETF-IDCW--Mutual Fund0.98%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.96%
Gland Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.91%
The Ramco Cements Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.89%
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.85%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.85%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.84%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesEquity0.83%
Crisil Ltd.ServicesEquity0.81%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.ServicesEquity0.81%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.78%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.77%
Redington Ltd.ServicesEquity0.72%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.ServicesEquity0.69%
PVR Inox Ltd.ServicesEquity0.66%
Zensar Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.65%
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd.EnergyEquity0.65%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.64%
Akzo Nobel India Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.63%
Ceat Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.62%
Timken India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.60%
Finolex Cables Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.59%
Gateway Distriparks Ltd.ServicesEquity0.59%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.57%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstructionREITs0.56%
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.56%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.51%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.50%
The Anup Engineering Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.45%
Finolex Industries Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.44%
VRL Logistics Ltd.ServicesEquity0.44%
SKF India (Industrial) Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.41%
GNA Axles Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.40%
Greenply Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.39%
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.37%
Bajaj Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.37%
Symphony Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.36%
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.31%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.30%
PNC Infratech Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.30%
Cyient Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.18%
KEC International Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.17%
Nilkamal Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.14%
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.12%
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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+15.7%+17.2%+17.3%+18.0%
Category average (Equity Flexi Cap)+16.0%+15.6%+13.5%--
Rank (Equity Flexi Cap)3773--

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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Fund management

AA
Arun Agarwal
Apr 2025 - Present
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Education
Mr. Agarwal is a B.Com. and Chartered Accountant
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., ICICI Bank Limited, UTI Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.
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SR
Srinivasan Ramamurthy
Dec 2021 - Present
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Education
Mr. Ramamurthy is an engineer by qualification from Jadavpur University and has done his MBA from IIM - Calcutta.
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Mahindra Mutual Fund, IDBI Federal Life Insurance, IIFL Capital Limited, Maybank Kim Eng, Credit Suisse and KPMG Advisory.

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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NM
Nandita Menezes
Apr 2025 - Present
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Education
CA (ICAI, INDIA), B.Com (University of Mumbai)
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC AMC, she was associated with S.V. Ghatalia & Associates LLP.
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About HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Plan Direct Growth

HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Plan Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by HDFC Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 10 Dec 1999. Arun Agarwal is the Current Fund Manager of HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Plan Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹9,52,320 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 20 Mar 2026 is ₹52.77. The HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity Plan Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. ;

Investment Objective

The Scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation / income by investing in a mix of equity and debt instruments to help investors meet their retirement goals.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 500 Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#2 in India
Total AUM₹9,52,319.77 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,