HDFC Defence Fund - IDCW - Regular Plan

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Fund Overview IDCW | 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 - IDCW Option Jan 15, 2019 13.22 23.67 32.70 1.63 25,696.42
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund - IDCW Option Oct 11, 2018 0.50 22.17 31.18 1.86 6,161.56
Franklin INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND - IDCW Feb 21, 2000 Unrated 9.11 29.70 32.05 1.79 6,046.75
SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Regular Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) Jan 01, 1991 Unrated 7.80 13.30 20.87 1.94 5,433.25
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund-Regular - Payout of IDCW Dec 30, 2019 -6.54 28.87 32.65 1.77 5,342.23

Fund Holdings as on 31-March-2025

  • Bharat Electronics Ltd.

  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

  • Solar Industries India Ltd.

  • BEML Limited

  • Cyient DLM Limited

  • Astra Microwave Products Ltd.

  • TREPS - Tri-party Repo

  • Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

  • InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.

  • MTAR Technologies Limited

  • Premier Explosives Ltd.

  • Avalon Technologies Limited

  • The Anup Engineering Limited

  • Power Mech Projects Ltd.

  • Techno Electric & Engin. Co. Ltd.

  • Adani Energy Solutions Limited

  • Centum Electronics Ltd.

  • Bansal Wire Industries Limited

  • JNK India Limited

  • Rishabh instruments Limited

  • Diffusion Engineers Limited

  • DEE Development Engineers Limited

  • IDEAFORGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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  • Defence

  • Chemicals

  • Construction Vehicles

  • Engineering - Construction

  • Electric Equipment

  • Miscellaneous

  • Engineering - Industrial Equipments

  • Electronics - Components

  • Airlines

  • Engineering

  • Power Generation/Distribution

  • Steel & Iron Products

  • Electrodes & Welding Equipment

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Fund Manager

  • Education:PGP, CIMA (UK), C.A., B.Com
  • Experience:17
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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 ₹4,975.51 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 ₹-0.46(-2.15%)yesterday to ₹20.955.

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

The HDFC Defence Fund is managed by Abhishek Poddar .

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