HDFC Defence Fund
1Fund Details
- Expense Ratio: A charge to the mutual fund for handling your investments. It's a percentage of the fund's assets used for various expenses like administration and management.
- Exit Load : A fee paid to a mutual fund for leaving the investment early before a set period
- Lock In : Withdrawals are not allowed for this period
Current NAV
₹31.41
Total Expense Ratio
0.9%
Base Expense Ratio
NA
Min SIP
₹100
Fund Size
₹10529Cr
Min Investment
₹100
Lock In
NA
Scheme Information Document
Exit load: 1% on or before 1Y, Nil after 1Y
Fund Performance
- Alpha: Excess returns relative to market benchmark,
- Beta : Volatility of the scheme relative to its market benchmark
- Sharpe Ratio : Risk-adjusted returns
- Risk : Volatility of the fund
Alpha
0.03%
Beta
0.81
Sharpe Ratio
0.334234
Risk
42.05%
Above numbers are based upon past 3 years
Returns Calculator
Would have become
₹1,49,748.59
(32.08)%
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Rahul Baijal
HDFC Mutual FundTotal assets under management
₹793.71L Crores
Date of incorporation
10 Dec 1999
HDFC Defence Fund
Ans.
- Open the Rupeezy app.
- If you're on the Stocks or F&O screen, switch to the Mutual Funds section.
- Tap on Explore to browse available mutual fund schemes.
- Select the HDFC Defence Fund (or any fund you want to invest in).
- Choose your investment mode: Lumpsum or SIP.
- Enter the investment amount.
- Complete the payment using UPI, Net Banking, or other available options.
Ans. The HDFC Defence Fund has an AUM of ₹10529.25 Cr as on 8/7/2026. The scheme has delivered CAGR returns for the past 3 years against a category average of 16.38%. The risk is Very High against the category average of 57.61.
Ans. Mutual fund taxation depends on the scheme type and investment holding period.
Taxation on equity funds: For equity funds (funds that invest at least 65% of the corpus in Indian stocks), if the holding period is more than 12 months, LTCG (Long Term Capital Gains) tax is applicable. For units sold within 12 months of purchase, STCG (Short Term Capital Gains) Tax is applicable.
LTCG tax on equity-oriented schemes is 12.5% on capital gains over ₹1.25 lakh (as per the latest update in Budget 2024).
STCG tax applicable on the sale of units of equity-oriented mutual fund schemes is 20%.
Ans. There is no lock-in period applicable on HDFC Defence Fund.
Ans. The expense ratio of HDFC Defence Fund is 0.9%.