HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Value

NAV as on 17-03-2025

₹ 711.04

0.5%

1D

Inception Returns

15.9%

/yr

About HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Anand Laddha. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth has ₹6400 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.

Returns

HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 15.88% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 6.59%, 15.33% and 26.43% respectively.

Holdings

HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Industrial, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Utilities, Real Estate, Basic Materials, Energy. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Infosys Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd

Taxation

As it is a value mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth

To achieve capital appreciation/income in the long term by primarily investing in undervalued stocks. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
1577 people have invested ₹ 1.1Cr in HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth

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11
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56% Performance
40% Risk Management
11% Cost
11 out of 14 among value
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio1.04%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹6400 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
5.25%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (17-Mar-25)

Period
HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
value
1M
-2.2%
-1.8%
-2.2%
3M
-12.4%
-12.2%
-14.1%
6M
-15.5%
-15.4%
-17.2%
1Y
6.6%
2.3%
2.5%
3Y
15.3%
11.3%
15.4%
5Y
26.4%
22.3%
25.5%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 98.6%

  • Debt & Cash 1.4%

Large cap
69.6%

Small cap
14.7%

Mid cap
14.4%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Financial Services
34.5%
Tech
12.3%
Consumer Cyclical
9.5%
Health
8.9%
Industrial
8.2%
Consumer Defensive
7.4%
Communication
5.2%
Utilities
5%
Real Estate
3.5%
Basic Materials
3%
Energy
2.4%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
Fund Returns
-1.39%
-0.52%
Nifty 500
-2.02%
-0.60%
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 6.4K Cr
₹ 7K Cr
₹ 7.3K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 6.4K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 550 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation increased from 4.27% to 4.56%
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation increased from 4.27% to 4.56%
Zensar Technologies Ltd's allocation increased from 0.25% to 0.5%
Zensar Technologies Ltd's allocation increased from 0.25% to 0.5%
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 4.82% to 5.03%
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 4.82% to 5.03%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.97 % to 6.97 %
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.97 % to 6.97 %
Axis Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.74 % to 3.62 %
Axis Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.74 % to 3.62 %
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.86 % to 2.76 %
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.86 % to 2.76 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 67.8% to 69.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 67.8% to 69.6%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 16.9% to 14.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 16.9% to 14.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 13.8% to 14.4%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 13.8% to 14.4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 1.5% to 1.4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 1.5% to 1.4%

Top 3 Sectors in February were Financial Services, Tech & Consumer Cyclical

Feb'25
Financial Services
35%
Tech
12%
Consumer Cyclical
9%
Jan'25
Financial Services
32%
Tech
12%
Consumer Cyclical
10%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
84
91
91
Top 5 Company Concentration
27.6%
27%
26.6%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.4%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.2%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.1%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
72.6%
72.5%
72.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (32.3%)
Financial Services (31.8%)
Financial Services (32.2%)
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Anand Laddha
Anand Laddha
Fund Manager of HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2024
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
HDFC Value Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
16.35%
16.37%
Fund House
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.12L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited,“HUL House”, 2nd Floor,,H.T. Parekh Marg,165-166, Backbay Reclamation,,Churchgate,
Phone
+912266316333
Website
cliser@hdfcfund.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 17.2% drop in AUM moving from 7.73K Cr to 6.40K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, Quant Value Fund Direct Growth has given 21.5% return, outperforming this fund by 6.17% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (value). Its expense ratio is 1.04% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.35%.
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In the last 5 years, Templeton India Value Fund Direct Growth has given 31.09% return, outperforming this fund by 4.66% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 7.2% moving from 0.97 to 1.04.
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In the last 1 year, UTI Value fund Fund-Direct Growth Option has given 13.17% return, outperforming this fund by 6.58%.

HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
pointer

Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 15.88% since inception which is more than its category average return of 14.02%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 98.62% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 1.38% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹6400 Cr

AUM size ₹6400 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹6400 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4599 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.04%

Expense Ratio 1.04%

This fund has an expense ratio of 1.04% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.38%

Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth is ₹711.04 as on 17-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Mar-2025.
HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-2.25%
-2.25%
6 Month Returns
-15.52%
-15.52%
1 Year Returns
6.59%
6.59%
3 Years Returns
53.41%
15.33%
5 Years Returns
223.09%
26.43%
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1.04% as on February 2025
₹6400 Cr as on February 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(7.71%), ICICI Bank Ltd(7.71%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(4.78%), Infosys Ltd(4.75%), Axis Bank Ltd(4.05%) as on February 2025
Financial Services(34.03%), Tech(12.13%), Consumer Cyclical(9.34%) as on January 1
The alpha ratio for the HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
3.43
2.87
1.81
As on February 2025
The alpha for HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
1.01
0.97
1.01
As on February 2025
The Beta for HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
-0.16
0.66
0.76
As on February 2025
The sharpe ratio for HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
15.19
14.26
19.85
As on February 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.11 as on February 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.17 as on February 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Anand Laddha is the fund manager of HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Value Fund Direct Growth is 1%