HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth

Scheme code: INF179KC1GI5 NAV value: ₹ 24.0000 NAV date: 19 March, 2026 TER: 0.82%

Fund option: Direct Fund type: Growth

Asset class: Equity Asset category: Sectoral/Thematic

Rolling returns

Duration	Min (%)	Max (%)	Median (%)	Average return (%)	Category average return (%)
1 year	-1.45	147.04	21.94	41.03	13.63

Index

Metrics

NIFTY 50

Duration	Min (%)	Max (%)	Average return (%)	Fund's return (%)
1 year	-7.02	20.62	5.61	41.03
3 year	6.28	30.95	15.04
5 year	8.38	26.02	14.22
7 year	10.18	15.62	12.93
10 year	11.42	12.93	12.18
15 year	-5.65	15.88	6.78

NIFTY 100

Duration	Min (%)	Max (%)	Average return (%)	Fund's return (%)
1 year	-8.47	19.78	4.49	41.03
3 year	6.56	19.64	13.57
5 year	9.22	12.29	10.75

NIFTY 200

Duration	Min (%)	Max (%)	Average return (%)	Fund's return (%)
1 year	-8.39	20.91	4.75	41.03
3 year	7.68	21.49	15.06
5 year	10.37	13.5	11.93

NIFTY 500

Duration	Min (%)	Max (%)	Average return (%)	Fund's return (%)
1 year	-8.47	20.67	4.16	41.03
3 year	8.04	32.03	17.81
5 year	8.18	28.64	15.34
7 year	10.64	16.42	13.77
10 year	12.56	14.06	13.31

If you invest ₹1 lakh per month in this fund through SIP, here are the estimated returns over different timeframes.

Duration	Invested amount	Final value	Return	CAGR (%)

Index	Metrics

- Total Invested Amount: ₹12,00,000 - Final Portfolio Value: ₹13,76,895 - Absolute Returns: ₹1,76,895 - CAGR: %

Max Drawdown

-34.54 %

Drawdown Duration

8 months

Recovery Time

3 months

Avg Drawdown

-7.48 %

1 Y

1.1879

vs NIFTY 50

Duration	Alpha	Beta	Upside Capture	Downside Capture	Fund CAGR	Benchmark CAGR
1 year	32.44	1.02	128.8	90.0	36.38 %	4.00 %
3 years	25.97	1.22	132.3	97.9	34.27 %	7.98 %
5 years	15.02	1.22	132.3	97.9	19.34 %	4.71 %
7 years	10.80	1.22	132.3	97.9	13.46 %	3.34 %
10 years	7.81	1.22	132.3	97.9	9.24 %	2.33 %
12 years	6.69	1.22	132.3	97.9	7.65 %	1.94 %
15 years	5.59	1.22	132.3	97.9	6.07 %	1.55 %