HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Arun Agarwal, Dhruv Muchhal, Anil Bamboli, Nandita Menezes. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

1. HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹5674 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.
   

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.47% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 5.06%, 11.25% and 13.12% respectively.

HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Government, Consumer Cyclical, Energy, Industrial, Health, Tech, Basic Materials, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Communication, Real Estate.

As it is a equity savings mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
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
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

To provide capital appreciation by investing in Equity & equity related instruments, Arbitrage opportunities, and Debt & money market instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

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