HDFC Childrens Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 119066ISIN: INF179KC1IX0MUTF_IN: HDFC_CHIL_DIR_1OVE923HDFC Mutual FundChildren's funds
Formerly 1, HDFC Childrens Gift Fund
NAV ₹311.1000up ₹0.81 (0.26%)
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular Growth ₹277.6600, 0.26%
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹10,339 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 1.03%18 Oct 2026
- P/EP/E. What the fund pays for each rupee of yearly profit its companies earn: the total value of its shares divided by those companies' last four quarters of profit, each in proportion to what the fund holds. The profit leaves out one-off items (exceptional items and businesses sold or demerged), so one company's one-off gain cannot pull the fund's P/E down. A loss-making company lowers the profit. Shown when at least 80% of the fund's shares are counted. P/E in the glossary
- 21.730 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- Very HighAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 10830 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer. Launch date in the glossary
- 2 Mar 2001
HDFC Childrens Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 27 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). Trailing return: how it is worked out | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | −1.23% | −1.25% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −3.52% | −3.59% | – | 6 of 12 | −3.68% | −4.5% to −2.7% |
| 3 months | −3.36% | −3.55% | – | 4 of 12 | −4.24% | −5.6% to −3.3% |
| 6 months | −1.44% | −1.82% | – | 6 of 12 | −1.47% | −2.6% to −0.5% |
| 1 year | −6.11% | −6.86% | −3.96%to 30 Sep 2026 | 9 of 12 | −4.41% | −6.5% to −2.7% |
| 3 years | +8.00% | +7.12% | +6.09%to 30 Sep 2026 | 6 of 10 | +8.23% | +7.2% to +10.5% |
| 5 years | +8.87% | +7.97% | +6.12%to 30 Sep 2026 | 4 of 10 | +7.31% | +5.3% to +9.6% |
| 10 years | +12.30% | +11.32% | +10.07%to 30 Sep 2026 | 1 of 8 | +10.47% | +9.2% to +10.9% |
₹10,000 put in on 1 Jan 2013 is ₹61,178 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Children's funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 27 Oct 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −1.05% | −3.96% |
| 3 years | +8.13% | +6.09% |
| 5 years | +9.88% | +6.12% |
| 10 years | +12.65% | +10.07% |
| Since launch | +14.23% | +10.36% |
Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2014, +44.0%; lowest year to Dec 2018, −0.3%
HDFC Childrens Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,16,332₹1,16,326 after stamp duty | −5.74% | −5.75% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,62,913₹3,62,895 after stamp duty | +0.53% | +0.52% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,14,681₹7,14,645 after stamp duty | +6.96% | +6.96% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹22,06,743₹22,06,691 after stamp duty | +11.74% | +11.74% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013166 instalments | ₹16,60,000 | ₹42,90,521₹42,90,470 after stamp duty | +12.79% | +12.79% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 1 Jan 2013 to 27 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year3,154 windows−23.8%+16.4%+71.6%88.8%
3 years2,666 windows−1.6%+15.3%+30.9%99.8%
5 years2,173 windows+2.6%+15.0%+25.8%100.0%
10 years940 windows+12.1%+15.2%+18.0%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
HDFC Childrens Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.78 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 1.03%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.81%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.40%, Feb 2019.Direct plan lowest 0.87%, May 2025.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 0.84% | 1.50% |
| Brokerage | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.18% | 0.30% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 18 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Exit load, in the fund house's words
(i) For existing investments by investors including SIP / SWAP registrations, etc (until May 22, 2018). In respect of units subject to lockin period: Nil In case of Units not subject to Lock-in Period: -3% if the Units are redeemed / switched-out within one year from the date of allotment. - 2% if the Units are redeemed / switched-out between first and second year of the date of allotment. - 1% if the Units are redeemed / switched-out between second and third year of the date of allotment. - Nil if the Units are redeemed / switched-out after third year from the date of allotment (ii) Fresh investments by investors including SIP/ SWAP registrations, etc (effective May 23, 2018): NilMoreLess
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹100
- Minimum top-up
- ₹100
- Minimum redemption
- ₹100
- SIP
- Accepted
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- 5 years, or until the child turns 18 if sooner
As listed for this plan on 28 Oct 2026.
How HDFC Childrens Fund is taxed
Tax depends on the fund's own mix. With 65% or more in shares of listed Indian companies, gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year, and gains on units held 12 months or less at 20%; with more than 65% in debt and money market instruments, gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held, and on units bought earlier at 12.5% after 24 months; otherwise, gains on units held over 24 months are taxed at 12.5%, and gains on units held 24 months or less at the income tax slab rate.
Rules in force from 1 Apr 2025, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
HDFC Childrens Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹10,584 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 9.4%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2010.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹10,658 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹2,519 Cr, Mar 2020.
HDFC Childrens Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month. Large, mid and small cap in the glossary | Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI BankBanks | Shares | Large cap5th | 6.62% | 684.70 | 51,80,483 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| HDFC BankBanks | Shares | Large cap2nd | 6.19% | 640.32 | 90,35,200 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| 7.18% GOI MAT 140833Sovereign, 7.18% coupon, repaid 14 Aug 2033 | Bonds and bills | 3.74% | 386.27 | 3,85,00,000 | Nov 2024or earlier | |
| Larsen & ToubroConstruction | Shares | Large cap8th | 3.58% | 370.23 | 9,84,667 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| State Bank of IndiaBanks | Shares | Large cap4th | 3.25% | 335.83 | 35,00,000 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| Kotak Mahindra BankBanks | Shares | Large cap16th | 3.00% | 310.67 | 74,50,000 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| 7.1% GOI MAT 080434Sovereign, 7.10% coupon, repaid 8 Apr 2034 | Bonds and bills | 2.99% | 309.19 | 3,10,00,000 | Nov 2024or earlier | |
| Reliance IndustriesPetroleum Products | Shares | Large cap1st | 2.85% | 295.01 | 24,85,332 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| eClerx ServicesCommercial Services & Supplies | Shares | Small cap402nd | 2.55% | 263.46 | 14,47,688 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| Aster DM Quality CareHealthcare Services | Shares | Mid cap244th | 2.53% | 262.07 | 37,59,174 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| Finolex CablesIndustrial Products | Shares | Small cap457th | 2.24% | 231.56 | 15,96,602 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| 7.1% GOI MAT 180429Sovereign, 7.10% coupon, repaid 18 Apr 2029 | Bonds and bills | 2.20% | 227.34 | 2,25,00,000 | Nov 2024or earlier | |
| Axis BankBanks | Shares | Large cap15th | 1.81% | 187.58 | 15,30,000 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| Voltamp TransformersElectrical Equipment | Shares | Small cap579th | 1.77% | 183.51 | 1,74,770 | Nov 2024or earlier |
| EternalRetailing | Shares | Large cap37th | 1.70% | 176.00 | 55,00,000 | Jan 2026 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| TREPS - Tri-party Repo | 2.43% | 251.60 |
| Net Current Assets | 0.76% | 73.84 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 6.62%ICICI Bank
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 23.38%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 37.30%
- Top 10 sharesTop 10 shares. The share of the fund held in its ten largest shareholdings, bonds and fund units left out. Top 10 shares in the glossary
- 34.62%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 42.9Taken over 96.81% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Indian shares70.45%
- Bonds and bills26.36%
- Cash and receivables3.19%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Large, mid and small cap
- Large cap52.07%Category 51.00%
- Mid cap9.28%Category 16.93%
- Small cap38.18%Category 31.26%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.33% of the fund. Category is the average of 12 Children's funds.
Sector allocation
Sector weight. The fund's shares grouped by the business each company is in, less the futures sold on them, each group as a share of the fund's net assets. Sector weight in the glossary14sectors
- Financial Services22.66%Category 22.65%
- Capital Goods9.59%Category 6.93%
- Healthcare5.35%Category 6.14%
- Automobile And Auto Components4.30%Category 5.94%
- Services4.27%Category 1.50%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods4.08%Category 4.90%
- Consumer Services4.06%Category 3.46%
- Construction3.75%Category 1.54%
- Information Technology3.52%Category 4.06%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels3.44%Category 3.78%
- Consumer Durables1.82%Category 3.84%
- Telecommunication1.67%Category 1.79%
- Textiles1.29%Category 1.13%
- Media Entertainment & Publication0.65%Category 0.34%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 12 Children's funds. Category average. The sector's weight, less the futures sold on it, averaged over the 12 Children's funds that disclosed a portfolio for Sep 2026. A fund holding none of the sector counts as 0.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services8 companies | 22.66% | 22.85% | 22.97% | 23.38% | 22.69% | 23.08% | 22.08% | 24.27% | 24.03% | 23.82% | 24.12% | 23.84% | |
| Capital Goods11 companies | 9.59% | 8.17% | 7.20% | 8.74% | 8.11% | 8.12% | 6.99% | 7.04% | 6.29% | 6.36% | 6.44% | 6.58% | |
| Healthcare4 companies | 5.35% | 5.54% | 5.29% | 4.89% | 4.68% | 4.58% | 4.80% | 4.32% | 3.85% | 3.93% | 4.11% | 4.03% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components8 companies | 4.30% | 4.35% | 3.89% | 4.06% | 4.05% | 3.70% | 2.74% | 2.94% | 2.44% | 2.43% | 2.32% | 2.38% | |
| Services4 companies | 4.27% | 4.42% | 3.77% | 2.77% | 3.13% | 2.98% | 3.10% | 3.22% | 4.30% | 4.40% | 4.33% | 4.62% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods4 companies | 4.08% | 4.16% | 4.57% | 4.43% | 4.52% | 3.85% | 3.57% | 3.76% | 3.74% | 4.11% | 4.06% | 3.83% | |
| Consumer Services6 companies | 4.06% | 4.04% | 2.44% | 1.98% | 1.84% | 1.81% | 1.05% | 1.01% | 1.09% | 0.41% | 0.44% | 0.83% | |
| Construction2 companies | 3.75% | 3.98% | 3.98% | 4.18% | 4.24% | 4.17% | 3.84% | 4.34% | 4.02% | 4.11% | 4.08% | 4.13% | |
| Information Technology4 companies | 3.52% | 3.84% | 3.96% | 3.57% | 4.09% | 5.77% | 6.62% | 6.62% | 7.74% | 7.81% | 7.87% | 7.90% | |
| Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels2 companies | 3.44% | 3.59% | 3.67% | 3.65% | 3.84% | 4.09% | 4.08% | 4.08% | 4.05% | 4.40% | 4.34% | 4.19% | |
| Consumer Durables2 companies | 1.82% | 1.82% | 1.63% | 1.76% | 1.78% | 1.74% | 1.83% | 1.82% | 1.75% | 1.88% | 1.44% | 1.43% | |
| Telecommunication1 company | 1.67% | 1.67% | 1.83% | 1.74% | 1.78% | 1.83% | 1.83% | 1.78% | 1.87% | 1.95% | 1.94% | 1.92% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 20.77% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 40.75% of the fund before
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 5
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 3
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 98
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 0.75%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 3.28%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usha Martin | New | 0.53% | 0.00% | +0.53 pts | +11,00,000 |
| 6.94% GOI MAT 110536 | New | 0.24% | 0.00% | +0.24 pts | +25,00,000 |
| 7.71% GOI MAT 180566 | Sold out | – | 0.24% | −0.24 pts | −25,00,000 |
| HDFC BankHDFC Bank Ltd.£ | Sold out | – | 0.24% | −0.24 pts | −250 |
| 7.18% GOI MAT 240737 | Trimmed | 0.82% | 1.05% | −0.23 pts | −25,00,000 |
| Power Finance CorporationPower Finance Corporation Ltd. | Sold out | – | 0.23% | −0.23 pts | −2,500 |
| State Bank of India | Added | 3.25% | 3.08% | +0.17 pts | +4,00,000 |
| 7.3% GOI MAT 190653 | Trimmed | 0.09% | 0.23% | −0.14 pts | −15,00,000 |
| PVR INOX | Added | 0.65% | 0.51% | +0.14 pts | +91,298 |
| Lumax Industries | Added | 0.16% | 0.05% | +0.11 pts | +20,351 |
| 7.25% GOI MAT 120663 | Sold out | – | 0.04% | −0.04 pts | −5,00,000 |
| CMR Green Technologies | Added | 0.54% | 0.52% | +0.02 pts | +59,660 |
| Shoppers Stop | Added | 0.19% | 0.17% | +0.02 pts | +1,780 |
| Rolex Rings | Trimmed | 0.41% | 0.40% | +0.01 pts | −1,29,148 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ICICI Bank | 6.62% | 6.77% | 6.55% | 6.77% | 6.90% | 6.53% | 6.45% | 6.44% | 6.79% | 7.03% | 7.07% | 6.62% |
 HDFC Bank | 8.47% | 8.56% | 8.44% | 8.10% | 7.74% | 6.91% | 6.87% | 6.65% | 6.87% | 6.39% | 6.01% | 6.19% |
| 7.18% GOI MAT 140833 | 4.53% | 3.76%Cut | 3.74% | 3.81% | 3.83% | 4.05% | 3.83% | 3.84% | 3.78% | 3.74% | 3.69% | 3.74% |
 Larsen & Toubro | 3.77% | 3.77% | 3.79% | 3.74% | 4.07% | 3.61% | 3.89% | 3.97% | 3.89% | 3.67% | 3.74% | 3.58% |
 State Bank of India | 2.76% | 2.85% | 2.87% | 3.22% | 3.60% | 3.18% | 3.26% | 2.96% | 3.04% | 3.01% | 3.08% | 3.25%Added |
 Kotak Mahindra Bank | 2.69% | 2.70% | 2.80% | 2.66% | 2.71% | 2.49% | 2.81%Added | 2.83% | 2.79% | 2.75% | 2.93% | 3.00% |
| 7.1% GOI MAT 080434 | 3.04% | 3.01% | 3.00% | 3.06% | 3.07% | 3.26% | 3.07% | 3.08% | 3.03% | 2.99% | 2.95% | 2.99% |
 Reliance Industries | 3.51% | 3.66% | 3.68% | 3.35% | 3.34% | 3.49% | 3.50% | 3.25% | 3.07% | 3.07% | 2.98% | 2.85% |
 eClerx Services | 3.35% | 3.20% | 3.30% | 3.20%Cut | 2.19% | 2.07% | 2.01% | 2.16%Added | 1.83% | 2.53% | 2.69% | 2.55% |
 Aster DM Quality Care | 2.42% | 2.35% | 2.18% | 2.00% | 2.38% | 2.63% | 2.60% | 2.71% | 2.81% | 2.92% | 2.67% | 2.53% |
 Finolex Cables | 1.22% | 1.09%Cut | 1.09% | 1.08% | 1.36% | 1.26% | 1.51% | 1.74% | 1.72% | 1.44% | 1.87%Added | 2.24% |
| 7.1% GOI MAT 180429 | 2.21% | 2.19% | 2.19% | 2.24% | 2.24% | 2.39% | 2.26% | 2.26% | 2.20% | 2.17% | 2.15% | 2.20% |
 Axis Bank | 1.32% | 1.36% | 1.35% | 1.49% | 1.51% | 1.37% | 1.91%Added | 1.95% | 1.96% | 1.78% | 1.87% | 1.81% |
 Voltamp Transformers | 1.23% | 1.34% | 1.29% | 1.24% | 1.54% | 1.59% | 2.02% | 1.64% | 1.73% | 1.64% | 1.79% | 1.77% |
 Eternal | – | – | – | 0.66%Bought | 0.59% | 0.60% | 1.34%Added | 1.36% | 1.39% | 1.57% | 1.69% | 1.70% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.
Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year
- TurnoverPortfolio turnover. How much of the portfolio the fund bought or sold over the last year, as a share of its assets, as the fund house states it. Portfolio turnover in the glossary
Highest 10.3% in Jun 2026
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Children's funds (10 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary10.97%
5.02%Lowest12.70%Average15.94%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossary7.03%
2.07%Lowest7.93%Average10.62%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary0.23
−0.09Lowest0.34Average1.04Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary0.32
−0.12Lowest0.56Average1.87Highest
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −11.11% | 5 Dec 2025 | 30 Mar 2026 | Not yet |
| 3 and 5 years | −12.39% | 11 Dec 2024 | 3 Mar 2025 | 27 Oct 2025 |
| 10 years and since Jan 2013 | −28.86% | 24 Jan 2020 | 23 Mar 2020 | 26 Aug 2020 |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 months | Very High | HighNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
HDFC Childrens Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirag SetalvadFund Manager of the Scheme (Equity Assets) | Apr 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ₹1,61,313 Cr |
| Gopal AgrawalFund Manager for Overseas Investments | Sep 2026 | −5.08%over 55 days | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Anil BamboliFund Manager of the Scheme (Debt Assets) | Oct 2022 | +10.29%a year | – | – | – | – | 15 | ₹2,14,749 Cr₹39,923 Cr alone |
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Mid Cap FundChirag Setalvad | Jun 2007 | – | +14.04% | – | ₹1,01,856 Cr |
| HDFC Small Cap FundChirag Setalvad | Jun 2014 | +17.06%a year | – | – | ₹40,801 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityChirag Setalvad | Sep 2026 | −5.53%over 55 days | −7.36% | +1.83 pts | ₹6,645 Cr |
| HDFC Balanced Advantage FundGopal Agrawal | Jul 2022 | +13.52%a year | – | – | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| HDFC Balanced Advantage FundAnil Bamboli | Jul 2022 | +13.52%a year | – | – | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundAnil Bamboli | Feb 2022 | +6.89%a year | +6.87% | +0.02 pts | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Ultra Short Term FundAnil Bamboli | Sep 2018 | +6.60%a year | – | – | ₹15,675 Cr |
| HDFC Floating Interest Rates FundAnil Bamboli | Mar 2026 | +2.97%over 231 days | – | – | ₹15,659 Cr |
| HDFC Short Term FundAnil Bamboli | Jun 2010 | – | – | – | ₹14,219 Cr |
| HDFC Multi-Asset Active FOFAnil Bamboli | May 2021 | +13.30%a year | – | – | ₹5,956 Cr |
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| Axis Children's FundAxis Mutual Fund | 33.98% | 18 |
| UTI Children's Equity FundUTI Mutual Fund | 31.73% | 14 |
| Tata Childrens FundTata Mutual Fund | 26.00% | 10 |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life BAL BHAVISHYA YOJNAAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 25.45% | 12 |
| Union Children's FundUnion Mutual Fund | 24.15% | 13 |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Children's FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | 20.67% | 14 |
| UTI Children's Hybrid FundUTI Mutual Fund | 18.24% | 18 |
| ICICI Prudential Children's FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 17.36% | 10 |
| SBI Children's Fund - InvestmentSBI Mutual Fund | 9.67% | 4 |
| LIC MF Children's FundLIC Mutual Fund | 5.15% | 3 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
Fund details
Objective
To generate capital appreciation / income from a portfolio of equity & equity related instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Equity and Equity related Instruments: 65% -80%
- Debt Securities (including securitised debt) and money market instruments: 20%-35%
- Units issued by InvITs: 0%-10%
- Non-convertible preference shares: 0%-10%
- For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website
Type of scheme
An open ended fund for investment for children having a lock-in period for atleast 5 years or till the child attains age of majority(whichever is earlier)
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index (Total Returns Index)
- New fund offer
- 25 Jan 2001 to 2 Feb 2001
- Units first allotted
- 2 Mar 2001
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 119066 | INF179KC1IX0 | HDFC_CHIL_DIR_1OVE923 | 1 Jan 2013 |
| Regular Growth | 100900 | INF179KC1IY8 | HDFC_CHIL_FUND_1S0D43Y | 3 Apr 2006 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- HDFC MF Factsheet - September 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI HDFC Mutual FundHDFC Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- HDFC Mutual Fund - Trustee Report- FY- 2025- 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- ANNEXURE I.pdf (Consolidated Annexures)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- ANNEXURE III.pdf (Consolidated Annexures)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- ANNEXURE IV.pdf (Consolidated Annexures)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Annual Disclosure of Riskometers - HDFC MF - as at March 31, 2026 - FinalHDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Annual Disclosure of Riskometers - HDFC MF - as at March 31, 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap 30 SepHDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026