HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 119132ISIN: INF179K01VX0MUTF_IN: HDFC_GOLD_ETF_1HYDG3SHDFC Mutual FundFund of Funds
Formerly HDFC Gold Fund
NAV ₹43.6073down ₹0.16 (0.36%)
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular Growth ₹41.4906, −0.36%
- 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
- ₹12,013 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
- 0.20%18 Oct 2026
- Exit loadExit load. A charge, as a share of the amount redeemed, on units sold before a set period has passed since they were bought. Exit load in the glossary
- 1%if sold within 15 days
- 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
- 130 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
- 1 Nov 2011
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of 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 | −3.53% | −3.54% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −7.09% | −7.12% | – | 41 of 49 | −6.90% | −7.0% to −6.8% |
| 3 months | −2.53% | −2.60% | – | 40 of 48 | −2.22% | −2.5% to −2.2% |
| 6 months | −6.97% | −7.10% | – | 40 of 47 | −6.70% | −6.9% to −6.6% |
| 1 year | +15.58% | +15.23% | +28.94%to 30 Sep 2026 | 16 of 37 | +15.54% | +15.4% to +15.7% |
| 3 years | +30.68% | +30.28% | +36.88%to 30 Sep 2026 | 13 of 21 | +30.83% | +30.6% to +31.1% |
| 5 years | +22.83% | +22.45% | +26.52%to 30 Sep 2026 | 10 of 16 | +22.91% | +22.8% to +23.1% |
| 10 years | +15.52% | +15.10% | +16.84%to 30 Sep 2026 | 3 of 10 | +15.29% | +15.2% to +15.5% |
₹10,000 put in on 1 Jan 2013 is ₹39,433 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: Gold 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 funds tracking Gold, 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 | +26.46% | +28.94% |
| 3 years | +35.08% | +36.88% |
| 5 years | +25.06% | +26.52% |
| 10 years | +15.64% | +16.84% |
| Since launch | +10.90% | +12.13% |
Benchmark: Gold 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 2025, +71.8%; lowest year to Dec 2014, −9.5%
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of 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 | ₹1,17,487₹1,17,481 after stamp duty | −3.94% | −3.95% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹5,44,019₹5,43,992 after stamp duty | +28.96% | +28.96% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹11,50,402₹11,50,345 after stamp duty | +26.47% | +26.47% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹33,62,256₹33,62,177 after stamp duty | +19.59% | +19.59% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013166 instalments | ₹16,60,000 | ₹54,10,781₹54,10,702 after stamp duty | +15.75% | +15.75% | ₹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 year3,155 windows−17.6%+13.8%+115.9%74.9%
3 years2,667 windows−7.9%+11.6%+44.0%89.4%
5 years2,174 windows−2.2%+11.1%+28.4%92.6%
10 years941 windows+4.9%+11.0%+19.7%100.0%
Every 10-year window ended higher than it started.
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of 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
- 0.27 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
- 0.20%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 0.47%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.35%, Apr 2020.Direct plan lowest 0.05%, Jan 2020.
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 | 0.17% | 0.40% |
| Brokerage | None | None |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.03% | 0.07% |
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
In respect of each purchase/switch in of units- an Exit Load of 1% is payable if Units are redeemed/switched out within 15 days from the date of allotment. No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed/switched-out on or after 15 days from the date of allotment
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Not 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
- Not 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
- None
As listed for this plan on 28 Oct 2026.
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of 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.
- ₹11,865 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
- 45.7%Of the quarter's average
- Less the house's funds of fundsAverage assets, excluding the house's funds of funds. The quarter's average assets less the money the same fund house's funds of funds hold in this fund, so that money is not counted twice. Average assets, excluding the house's funds of funds in the glossary
- ₹0.00 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2011.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹12,359 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹200 Cr, Mar 2019.
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Gold ETF | 100.12% | 12,027.14 | 95,64,32,783 | Apr 2021or earlier |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Net Current Assets | −0.25% | −29.00 |
| TREPS - Tri-party Repo | 0.13% | 15.13 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
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- Units of other funds100.12%
- Cash and receivables−0.12%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
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
- 0
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 0
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 0
- 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
- 0.00%
- 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
- 0.05%
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Gold ETF | Added | 100.12% | 100.07% | +0.05 pts | +1,81,55,615 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Gold ETF | 100.14%Added | 99.99%Added | 100.14%Added | 99.98%Added | 99.95%Added | 100.07%Added | 100.10%Added | 100.00%Added | 99.99%Added | 100.05%Added | 100.07%Added | 100.12%Added |
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.
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of funds tracking Gold (21 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 glossary18.88%
17.77%Lowest19.50%Average20.63%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 glossary8.57%
8.11%Lowest8.54%Average9.04%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 glossary1.39
1.30Lowest1.36Average1.49Highest
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 glossary2.85
2.70Lowest2.88Average2.97Highest
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, 3, 5 and 10 years and since Jan 2013 | −24.77% | 29 Jan 2026 | 23 Mar 2026 | Not yet |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 to Aug 202612 months | Very High | HighGold Index |
| Aug 20251 month | High | HighGold Index |
| Jun 2025 to Jul 20252 months | Very High | HighGold Index |
| May 20251 month | High | HighGold Index |
| Apr 20251 month | Very High | HighGold Index |
| Mar 2024 to Mar 202513 months | High | HighGold Index |
| Feb 20241 month | High | Very HighDomestic price of physical gold |
| Apr 2022 to Jan 202422 months | High | HighDomestic price of physical gold |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandita MenezesFund Manager of the Scheme | Mar 2025 | +32.40%a year | – | – | 0.0% | 0.0% | 37 | ₹2,09,123 Cr |
| Arun AgarwalFund Manager of the Scheme | Feb 2023 | +27.01%a year | – | – | 0.0% | 0.0% | 51 | ₹2,17,709 Cr |
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 Balanced Advantage FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +1.57%a year | – | – | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +6.57%a year | +7.05% | −0.48 pts | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Nifty 50 Index FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | −1.11%a year | −0.85% | −0.26 pts | ₹22,246 Cr |
| HDFC BSE Sensex Index FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | −2.18%a year | – | – | ₹7,973 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityNandita Menezes | Apr 2025 | +0.38%a year | +2.67% | −2.30 pts | ₹6,645 Cr |
| HDFC Balanced Advantage FundArun Agarwal | Oct 2022 | +13.18%a year | – | – | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundArun Agarwal | Aug 2020 | +6.26%a year | +6.18% | +0.08 pts | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Nifty 50 Index FundArun Agarwal | Aug 2020 | +12.75%a year | +13.05% | −0.30 pts | ₹22,246 Cr |
| HDFC BSE Sensex Index FundArun Agarwal | Aug 2020 | +11.93%a year | – | – | ₹7,973 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityArun Agarwal | Apr 2025 | +0.38%a year | +2.67% | −2.30 pts | ₹6,645 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| HDFC Multi-Asset Active FOFHDFC Mutual Fund | 11.96% | 1 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 17 OctTermsNew purchases: accepted to not accepted
- 17 OctTermsSIP instalments: accepted to not accepted
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
2025
- 30 AprBenchmarkBenchmark: Domestic price of physical gold to Gold Index
Fund details
Objective
To seek capital appreciation by investing in units of HDFC Gold ETF (HGETF). There is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Units of HDFC Gold ETF : 95% - 100 %;
- Debt securities and money market instruments : 0% - 5%
- For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website
Type of scheme
An open ended Fund of Fund scheme investing in HDFC Gold ETF
- Stated category
- Fund of Fund(Domestic)
- Benchmark
- Domestic price of physical gold
- New fund offer
- 7 Oct 2011 to 21 Oct 2011
- Units first allotted
- 1 Nov 2011
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹5,000
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 119132 | INF179K01VX0 | HDFC_GOLD_ETF_1HYDG3S | 1 Jan 2013 |
| Regular Growth | 115934 | INF179K01LC5 | HDFC_GOLD_ETF_BMKI0F | 2 Nov 2011 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- HDFC MF Factsheet - September 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- HDFC MF Index 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