Mutual Fund

Description:
The HDFC Defence Fund aims to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related securities of companies in the defence and allied sectors.

Asset Class:

• Equity

Asset Sub-Class:

• Thematic – Defence Sector

Risk Level:

• Very High

Benchmark:

• Nifty India Defence Total Return Index

Performance Metrics:

• XIRR (Since Inception): 44.24%

• 1-Year Return: 21.31%

• 5-Year Return: Not available (Fund launched on June 2, 2023)

• CAGR (Since Inception): 44.24%

Expense Ratio:

• Regular Plan: 1.86%

• Direct Plan: 0.85%

Minimum Investment Details:

• Minimum Investment Amount: ₹100

• Minimum Additional Investment: ₹100

• Minimum SIP Investment: ₹100

Lock-in Period:

• No lock-in period

Exit Load:

• 1% if redeemed within 1 year of investment

Portfolio Allocation:

• Equity: 85.13%

• Debt: 0.00%

• Cash & Others: 2.00%

Top Holdings:

• Bharat Electronics Ltd. – 21.44%

• Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. – 18.77%

• Solar Industries India Ltd. – 11.62%

• BEML Ltd. – 9.53%

• Cyient DLM Ltd. – 5.82%

Sector Allocation:

• Capital Goods

• Chemicals

• Communication

• Construction

• Services

Fund Managers:

• Abhishek Poddar (B.Com, CA, ACMA, MBA) – Previously worked at Kotak Securities, Tata Capital, and Anand Rathi Securities.

• Dhruv Muchhal (B.Com, CA, CFA) – Experience