HDFC Defence Fund - Growth - Regular Plan

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Fund Objective

To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Fund Performance

Scheme Name 1-Month Return (%) 3-Month Return (%) 1-Year Return (%) 3-Year Return (%) 5-Year Return (%) Since Inception
NIFTY 50 - TRI N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nifty India Defence - TRI N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Returns upto 1 year is Absolute, and above 1 year are Compounded Annualised

Peer Fund Comparison

Scheme Name Launch Date Ratings 1-Year Return (%) 3-Year Return (%) 5-Year Return (%) Expense Ratio (%) Assets (Cr.)
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund - Cumulative Option Jan 15, 2019 12.33 23.09 25.58 1.56 34,778.96
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund - Cumulative Option Oct 11, 2018 9.44 24.56 23.72 1.82 6,549.15
UTI-Transpotation and Logistics Fund-Growth Option Apr 16, 2004 19.95 25.97 21.99 1.90 4,083.94
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund - Growth Option Oct 15, 2019 17.73 17.19 23.49 1.98 3,408.52
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Growth Oct 09, 2020 6.67 19.65 14.37 2.15 1,491.30

Fund Holdings as on 31-December-2025

  • Bharat Electronics Ltd.

  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

  • Bharat Forge Ltd.

  • Solar Industries India Ltd.

  • BEML Limited

  • Bharat Dynamics Limited

  • Astra Microwave Products Ltd.

  • MTAR Technologies Limited

  • Eicher Motors Ltd.

  • Premier Explosives Ltd.

  • Cyient DLM Limited

  • Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd

  • Centum Electronics Ltd.

  • Data Patterns (India) Limited

  • Avalon Technologies Limited

  • TREPS - Tri-party Repo

  • Power Mech Projects Ltd.

  • Bosch Limited

  • Cummins India Ltd.

  • The Anup Engineering Limited

  • Rishabh instruments Limited

  • Diffusion Engineers Limited

  • IDEAFORGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

  • JNK India Limited

  • AEQUS LIMITED

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  • Defence

  • Chemicals

  • Forgings

  • Construction Vehicles

  • Electronics - Components

  • Engineering

  • Automobile Two & Three Wheelers

  • Ship Building

  • Engineering - Industrial Equipments

  • Miscellaneous

  • Engineering - Construction

  • Auto Ancillary

  • Diesel Engines

  • Electric Equipment

  • Electrodes & Welding Equipment

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  • Cash

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About HDFC Defence Fund

Scheme Analysis

HDFC Defence Fund is a Equity - Thematic Fund - Other fund and belongs to HDFC Mutual Fund. It was launched on 02-Jun-2023 and currently has an AUM of ₹7,390.95 crore. HDFC Defence Fund is benchmarked against NIFTY 50 - TRI as primary index and Nifty India Defence - TRI as secondary index.

The NAV of HDFC Defence Fund ended down ₹-0.15(-0.63%)yesterday to ₹23.766.

Among its top 3 holdings the fund has exposure to Bharat Electronics Ltd., and

The HDFC Defence Fund is managed by Rahul Baijal and Priya Ranjan.

Fund House Contact

HDFC House, 2nd floor, H.T. Parekh Marg, 165-166 Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate Mumbai - 400 020

+91 (22) 66316333
cliser@hdfcindia.com
+91 (22) 22821144