HDFC Children's Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund

Solution Oriented › Children's Regular plan Growth SEBI riskometer: Very High
80/100
Strong · Tradinity score
₹281.8230
-1.2410 (-0.44%)
NAV on 1 Oct 2026

NAV history

Returns as of 1 Oct 2026

Up to one year: absolute. Longer: annualised. Category = median of Children's regular-plan Growth funds.

PeriodThis fundCategory medianRank in category
1 month -3.52% -4.77% —
3 months -2.43% -2.78% —
6 months +4.78% +4.78% —
1 year -2.80% -2.13% #10 of 13 Top 77%
3 years +7.11% +7.11% #6 of 11 Top 55%
5 years +8.94% +6.72% #4 of 11 Top 37%
10 years +11.63% +8.83% —
Since launch of NAV data+13.08%——

NAV high and low

WindowHighLow
1 month292.1180281.8230
3 months294.1630281.8230
6 months294.1630268.9660
1 year299.5280265.5550

A period is a dash when the fund has not existed that long or its NAV history has a hole at the start date — never a partial figure.

Calendar-year returns

202020212022202320242025YTD
This fund+17.47%+26.46%+6.77%+26.88%+16.06%+2.33%-5.42%
Category median+15.16%+26.46%+0.84%+22.66%+15.23%+5.03%-4.84%

Tradinity fund score

Twenty checks of five points each: performance, portfolio, operations, and risk against reward. Only checks we have data for are counted.

80/100
Strong · based on 15 of 20 checks
Performance0/15
  • ✗ Ranks in the top quarter of its category over 1 year
  • ✗ Ranks in the top quarter of its category over 3 years
  • ✗ Ranks in the top quarter of its category over 5 years
  • – Loses less than its reference index on the index's down days
  • – Keeps pace with its reference index on the index's up days
Portfolio15/15
  • ✓ Largest holding is 10% of the fund or less (largest holding 7.1%)
  • ✓ Top ten holdings are 50% of the fund or less (top ten 37.8%)
  • ✓ Holds at least 20 stocks (102 holdings)
  • – No single sector is more than 35% of the fund (diversified equity categories)
  • – Portfolio P/E is at or below the category median
Operations25/25
  • ✓ Has a track record of at least 5 years (19.7 years of NAV history)
  • ✓ Has a track record of at least 10 years
  • ✓ Expense ratio is at or below the category median (expense ratio 1.80%)
  • ✓ Fund size is above the category median (AUM Rs 9,230 crore)
  • ✓ Lead manager has run the fund for 3 years or more (19.5 years)
Risk and reward20/20
  • ✓ Sharpe ratio is at or above the category median
  • ✓ Sortino ratio is at or above the category median
  • ✓ Volatility is at or below the category median
  • ✓ Worst 3-year fall is no deeper than the category median
  • – Jensen's alpha is positive

Risk and return ratios 3-year window

Risk-free rate 6.06% (3-year annualised return of the NSE 1-day (overnight) rate index). This category has no reference index in our data, so benchmark-relative ratios are not shown.

RatioThis fundCategory medianAgainst category
Sharpe ratio 0.11 0.10 Better
Sortino ratio 0.15 0.13 Better
Standard deviation 9.69% 12.47% Better
Maximum drawdown -12.60% -15.69% Better
Beta — 0.86 —
R-squared — 93.6% —
Jensen's alpha — -3.86% —
Treynor ratio — -1.40 —
Information ratio — -1.12 —
Upside capture — 86.2% —
Downside capture — 90.0% —

SIP returns (monthly instalments, XIRR)

1 year
-4.37%
3 years
+0.70%
5 years
+6.83%

What if you had invested?

Computed from this fund's actual NAVs. A SIP buys at the first NAV of each month and is valued at the latest NAV. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Weights are % of the scheme's assets from the latest month-end disclosure available to Tradinity. Shown from the Direct plan of this fund, which holds the same portfolio. The feed carries weights only: no quantities or rupee values.

Holdings
102
Top 5 / top 10
23.6% / 37.8%
Largest holding
7.1%
Mapped to Tradinity companies
74%
Portfolio P/E
—
category median 42.4
Portfolio ROE
—
category median 14.8%
Portfolio dividend yield
—
Largest sector
—

Valuation ratios are weighted over the holdings we can match to a company (harmonic mean for P/E) and are withheld when they cover under half the portfolio.

Holdings

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HoldingSectorWeight3M changeP/E
ICICI Bank Ltd. Financial Services 7.07% — —
HDFC Bank Ltd.£ Financial Services 6.01% — —
Larsen and Toubro Ltd. Construction 3.74% — 71.1
7.18% GOI MAT 140833 — 3.69% — —
State Bank of India Financial Services 3.08% — —
Reliance Industries Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.98% — 40.9
7.1% GOI MAT 080434 — 2.95% — —
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited Financial Services 2.93% — —
eClerx Services Limited Services 2.69% — 24.0
Aster DM Quality Care Limited Healthcare 2.67% — 205.8
TREPS - Tri-party Repo — 2.23% — —
7.1% GOI MAT 180429 — 2.15% — —
Axis Bank Ltd. Financial Services 1.87% — —
Finolex Cables Ltd. Capital Goods 1.87% — 31.8
Infosys Limited Information Technology 1.80% — 13.8
Voltamp Transformers Ltd. Capital Goods 1.79% — 33.7
Eternal Limited Consumer Services 1.69% — 111.0
S.J.S. Enterprises Limited Automobile and Auto Components 1.69% — 39.5
United Spirits Limited Fast Moving Consumer Goods 1.68% — 50.7
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Telecommunication 1.67% — 68.2
State Bank of India (Tier 2 - Basel III)^ — 1.39% — —
Ipca Laboratories Ltd. Healthcare 1.38% — 39.8
JSW Dulux Limited Consumer Durables 1.38% — 6.9
Kirloskar Pneumatic Ltd. Capital Goods 1.29% — 16.6
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 1.18% — 56.2
6.9% GOI MAT 150465 — 1.06% — —
7.18% GOI MAT 240737 — 1.05% — —
Bajaj Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.99% — —
ITC LIMITED Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.93% — 17.8
Punjab National Bank^ — 0.92% — —
Transport Corporation of India Ltd. Services 0.87% — 15.3
Sonata Software Ltd. Information Technology 0.82% — 23.7
Vedant Fashions Ltd Consumer Services 0.82% — 32.8
Lupin Ltd. Healthcare 0.78% — 13.2
Hyundai Motor India Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.75% — 33.4
Net Current Assets — 0.75% — —
GARWARE TECHNICAL FIBRES LIMITED Textiles 0.71% — 37.2
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited Healthcare 0.71% — 75.9
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd^ — 0.69% — —
TEGA INDUSTRIES LIMITED Capital Goods 0.68% — 90.7
Sagility Limited Information Technology 0.66% — 60.8
6.79% GOI MAT 071034 — 0.65% — —
Carborundum Universal Ltd. Capital Goods 0.64% — 67.2
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.61% — 9.6
PEARL GLOBAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED Textiles 0.56% — 105.3
Zensar Technologies Ltd. Information Technology 0.56% — 14.7
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd Capital Goods 0.54% — 23.5
7.17% GOI MAT 170430 — 0.53% — —
Chalet Hotels Ltd. Consumer Services 0.53% — 33.6
CMR Green Technologies Limited Capital Goods 0.52% — —
Aditya Vision Limited Consumer Services 0.51% — 55.8
PVR LIMITED Media Entertainment & Publication 0.51% — 32.6
CIE Automotive India Ltd Automobile and Auto Components 0.47% — 21.9
Firstsource Solutions Ltd. Services 0.47% — 35.3
Muthoot Finance Ltd.^ — 0.47% — —
Torrent Power Ltd.^ — 0.47% — —
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. Financial Services 0.46% — —
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Financial Services 0.44% — —
Wakefit Innovations Limited Consumer Durables 0.44% — —
7.64% Gujarat SDL ISD 170124 MAT 170133^ — 0.43% — —
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.^ — 0.42% — —
TENNECO CLEAN AIR INDIA LIMITED Automobile and Auto Components 0.42% — 16.6
Rolex Rings Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.40% — 33.4
CMS Info Systems Limited Services 0.39% — 11.3
FIEM INDUSTRIES LIMITED Automobile and Auto Components 0.39% — 17.6
VST Industries Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.37% — 12.2
GMM Pfaudler Limited Capital Goods 0.35% — 115.8
REC Limited.^ — 0.33% — —
Small Industries Development Bank^ — 0.33% — —
Vishal Mega Mart Limited Consumer Services 0.32% — 70.2
8.32% GOI MAT 020832 — 0.30% — —
7.23% GOI MAT 150439^ — 0.29% — —
7.64% % Gujarat SDL ISD 170124 Mat 170134^ — 0.28% — —
The Anup Engineering Limited Capital Goods 0.26% — 37.0
7.26% GOI MAT 220832 — 0.24% — —
7.63% Gujarat SDL ISD 240124 Mat 240133^ — 0.24% — —
7.71% GOI MAT 180566 — 0.24% — —
HDFC Bank Ltd.£^ — 0.24% — —
PNC Infratech Ltd. Construction 0.24% — 6.6
6.67% GOI MAT 151235^ — 0.23% — —
7.3% GOI MAT 190653 — 0.23% — —
Bajaj Finance Ltd.^ — 0.23% — —
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd.^ — 0.23% — —
INDO-MIM Limited Capital Goods 0.23% — —
National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.^ — 0.23% — —
National Housing Bank^ — 0.23% — —
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.^ — 0.23% — —
7.63% Gujarat SDL ISD 240124 Mat 240134^ — 0.19% — —
Small Industries Development Bank — 0.19% — —
Landmark Cars Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.18% — 44.1
Shoppers Stop Ltd. Consumer Services 0.17% — —
7.29% Rajasthan SDL ISD 191125 Mat 191137^ — 0.14% — —
Bank of Baroda (Tier 2 - Basel III)^ — 0.14% — —
Indian Railways Finance Corp. Ltd.^ — 0.09% — —
7.63% Gujarat SDL - MAT 100637 — 0.08% — —
7.32% GOI MAT 131130 — 0.05% — —
7.34% GOI MAT 220464 — 0.05% — —
8.6% GOI MAT 020628^ — 0.05% — —
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.^ — 0.05% — —
Lumax Industries Ltd Automobile and Auto Components 0.05% — 29.4
7.25% GOI MAT 120663 — 0.04% — —
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. — 0.02% — —

Fund details

Fund houseHDFC Mutual Fund
AMFI scheme code100900
CategorySolution Oriented › Children's
AMFI categoryOpen Ended Schemes(Solution Oriented Scheme - Children’s Fund)
Plan / optionRegular / Growth
ISININF179KC1IY8
NAV history from2 Jan 2007
NAV points on record4,858

Cost and size

Expense ratio (regular, Sep 2026)
1.80%
category median 2.39%
Assets under management
₹9,230 crore
average, June-2026

Expense ratio by month: Oct 25 1.73% · Nov 25 1.74% · Dec 25 1.74% · Jan 26 1.75% · Feb 26 1.75% · Mar 26 1.76% · Apr 26 1.74% · May 26 1.80% · Jun 26 1.80% · Jul 26 1.80% · Aug 26 1.80% · Sep 26 1.80%

From the scheme information document

Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index (Total Returns Index)
SEBI riskometer
Very High
Launch (allotment) date
2 Mar 2001
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services Limited
Minimum investment
Rs.100
Minimum additional
Rs.100
SIP
For SIP DSIP, WSIP, MSIP - Rs. 100; QSIP - Rs. 1500; HSIP - Rs. 2500; YSIP - Rs. 5000. For SWAP Fixed SWAP - Rs. 100; Variable SWAP - Rs. 300. For STP …
Fund manager(s)
FM 1 - Mr.Chirag Setalvad, FM 2 - Mr. Gopal Agrawal, FM 3 - Mr. Anil Bamboli
earliest start on record 2 Apr 2007

Exit load

(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): Nil

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.

Scheme information document

Fund house: website · factsheets · monthly portfolio · annual report

Not available: Morningstar rating (proprietary). "NAV history from" is the first NAV we hold.

Other plans of this fund

Returns are computed by Tradinity from each scheme's own published NAV, so they are net of the fund's expenses. Periods over one year are annualised (CAGR). Past performance does not indicate future returns. Only Growth-option schemes are ranked: an IDCW scheme pays cash out of its NAV, so its NAV understates what an investor earned.