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Scheme

HDFC Defence Fund

Holds 24 companies worth ₹11,294 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    HDFCThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹11,493 CrHDFC Defence Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 0.1% on Aug 2026, ₹11,478 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Bharat ElectronicsBharat Electronics is 14.9% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Rahul BaijalRuns it since 18 Apr 2025, as the fund house dates it. With Priya Ranjan (co-manager), Bhagyesh Kagalkar (gold & silver), Gopal Agrawal (overseas).

AUM(Jun 2023 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 202611,493+0.1%
Aug 202611,478+7.2%
Jul 202610,709+1.7%
Jun 202610,529+8.3%
May 20269,718+6.5%
Apr 20269,124+24.9%
Mar 20267,305−9.8%
Feb 20268,095+3.8%
Jan 20267,796+5.5%
Dec 20257,391−0.1%
Nov 20257,399−2.1%
Oct 20257,557+7.6%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹11,493 Cr
+52.1% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.AUM at each month's end, ₹ crore; under All, the quarterly average since 2010. Source: AMFI.

Direct plans(Jun 2023 – Sept 2026)

Direct plans' share of AUM each quarter, and its change on the quarter before
4 quartersShareChange
Sept 202626.73%+0.34 pt
Jun 202626.38%+0.08 pt
Mar 202626.31%+0.03 pt
Dec 202526.28%+0.16 pt
Direct plans' share of AUM, Sept 2026
26.73%
+0.45 pt since Dec 2025
Fig. 2.HDFC Defence Fund's quarterly average AUM in direct plans, which pay no distributor; changes in points. Source: AMFI.

Returns(9 Oct 2026)

Growth · Direct and Regular plans

To 9 Oct 2026; past a year, a yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty India Defence TRI. * From NAVs. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
1 month *
−7.27%−7.34%––−4.25%
3 months *
−0.79%−1.01%––−2.83%
6 months *
+18.38%+17.83%––+6.17%
1 year
+17.51%+16.38%+11.62%+5.89 pt−0.06%
3 years
+35.58%+34.12%+41.27%−5.69 pt+15.80%
Since launch
+38.47%+36.97%+48.32%−9.85 pt+13.93%
Fig. 3.To 9 Oct 2026; past a year, a yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty India Defence TRI. * From NAVs. Source: AMFI.