HDFC INNOVATION FUND

HDFC Mutual Fund

Equity › Sectoral/Thematic Direct plan Growth SEBI riskometer: Very High
60/100
Good · Tradinity score
₹11.5970
-0.0880 (-0.75%)
NAV on 1 Oct 2026
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NAV history

When comparing, both lines start at 100. The fund's declared benchmark, a total-return index (dividends reinvested).

Returns as of 1 Oct 2026

Up to one year: absolute. Longer: annualised. Category = median of Sectoral/Thematic direct-plan Growth funds; index = NIFTY 500 TRI.

PeriodThis fundCategory medianNIFTY 500 TRIRank in category
1 month -3.90% -5.43% -6.32% —
3 months +5.43% -2.83% -5.14% —
6 months +23.31% +8.81% +5.07% —
1 year +14.50% +1.34% -3.80% #32 of 224 Top 15%
3 years — +12.83% +9.14% —
5 years — +11.70% +8.89% —
10 years — +14.63% +12.66% —
Since launch of NAV data+12.95%———

NAV high and low

WindowHighLow
1 month12.193011.5970
3 months12.193010.9910
6 months12.19309.3660
1 year12.19309.2520

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——————+12.91%
Category median+14.76%+32.13%+5.11%+32.77%+22.00%+4.37%-2.14%
NIFTY 500 TRI+17.89%+31.60%+4.25%+26.91%+16.24%+7.76%-7.72%

The fund's declared benchmark, a total-return index (dividends reinvested).

Tradinity fund score

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

60/100
Good · based on 10 of 20 checks
Performance5/5
  • ✓ 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
Portfolio15/20
  • ✓ Largest holding is 10% of the fund or less (largest holding 9.6%)
  • ✓ Top ten holdings are 50% of the fund or less (top ten 39.9%)
  • ✓ Holds at least 20 stocks (77 holdings)
  • – No single sector is more than 35% of the fund (diversified equity categories)
  • ✗ Portfolio P/E is at or below the category median (portfolio P/E 54.2)
Operations10/25
  • ✗ Has a track record of at least 5 years (1.2 years of NAV history)
  • ✗ Has a track record of at least 10 years
  • ✓ Expense ratio is at or below the category median (expense ratio 1.01%)
  • ✓ Fund size is above the category median (AUM Rs 384 crore)
  • ✗ Lead manager has run the fund for 3 years or more (1.2 years)
Risk and reward—
  • – 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). Benchmark-relative ratios use NIFTY 500 TRI. The fund's declared benchmark, a total-return index (dividends reinvested).

RatioThis fundCategory medianAgainst category
Sharpe ratio — 0.42 —
Sortino ratio — 0.57 —
Standard deviation — 15.72% —
Maximum drawdown — -21.28% —
Beta — 0.93 —
R-squared — 82.5% —
Jensen's alpha — 3.49% —
Treynor ratio — 6.74 —
Information ratio — 0.55 —
Upside capture — 93.7% —
Downside capture — 91.0% —

SIP returns (monthly instalments, XIRR)

1 year
+21.84%
3 years
—
5 years
—

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. The feed carries weights only: no quantities or rupee values.

Holdings
77
Top 5 / top 10
25.1% / 39.9%
Largest holding
9.6%
Mapped to Tradinity companies
98%
Portfolio P/E
54.2
category median 39.8
Portfolio ROE
13.6%
category median 15.4%
Portfolio dividend yield
—
category median 1.22%
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
Eternal Limited Consumer Services 9.63% — 111.0
Bajaj Finance Ltd. Financial Services 4.38% — —
Divis Laboratories Ltd. Healthcare 4.08% — 83.0
Rubicon Research Limited Healthcare 3.57% — 111.0
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 3.41% — 21.6
PB Fintech Limited Financial Services 3.32% — 102.2
Bharat Electronics Ltd. Capital Goods 3.29% — 46.0
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Capital Goods 2.77% — 33.7
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Healthcare 2.75% — 143.5
LENSKART SOLUTIONS LIMITED Consumer Services 2.72% — 226.4
INFO EDGE (INDIA) LIMITED Consumer Services 2.49% — 14.1
Navin Fluorine International Ltd. Chemicals 2.39% — 74.9
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Healthcare 2.34% — 77.7
GE Vernova T&D India Limited Capital Goods 2.22% — 83.3
Reliance Industries Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.16% — 40.9
TREPS - Tri-party Repo — 2.13% — —
Netweb Technologies India Limited Information Technology 1.70% — 103.8
The Tata Power Company Ltd. Power 1.57% — 127.8
Coforge Limited Information Technology 1.49% — 55.8
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited Capital Goods 1.45% — 192.4
Sona Blw Precision Forgings Automobile and Auto Components 1.41% — 66.4
ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMTIED Metals & Mining 1.40% — 33.6
SRF Ltd. Chemicals 1.39% — 38.5
Sai Life Sciences Limited Healthcare 1.30% — 89.9
JSW Energy Ltd. Power 1.28% — 97.8
Thyrocare Technologies Ltd. Healthcare 1.28% — 34.6
ICICI PRUDENTIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Financial Services 1.25% — —
Biocon Ltd. Healthcare 1.12% — 596.5
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 1.11% — 92.6
Amagi Media Labs Limited Information Technology 1.10% — —
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Limited (Groww) Financial Services 1.09% — 60.9
Lupin Ltd. Healthcare 0.97% — 13.2
ABB India Ltd. Capital Goods 0.95% — 93.9
Anthem Biosciences Limited Healthcare 0.94% — 76.6
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.94% — 56.2
Laurus Labs Ltd. Healthcare 0.94% — 122.0
Bharat Forge Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.92% — 107.1
Sedemac Mechatronics Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.87% — —
Cummins India Ltd. Capital Goods 0.86% — 58.7
INDO-MIM Limited Capital Goods 0.82% — —
Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited Capital Goods 0.76% — 99.7
IDEAFORGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Capital Goods 0.74% — 263.8
Siemens Ltd. Capital Goods 0.73% — 106.4
Saatvik Green Energy Limited Capital Goods 0.71% — 76.9
3M India Ltd. Diversified 0.70% — 59.3
OnEMI Technology Solutions Limited Financial Services 0.70% — —
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.67% — 39.8
Persistent Systems Limited Information Technology 0.66% — 51.6
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. Services 0.65% — —
Ather Energy Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.60% — —
Neuland Laboratories Limited Healthcare 0.60% — 56.5
TENNECO CLEAN AIR INDIA LIMITED Automobile and Auto Components 0.60% — 16.6
Zydus Lifesciences Limited Healthcare 0.58% — 32.6
Le Travenues Technology Limited Consumer Services 0.57% — 64.4
MphasiS Limited. Information Technology 0.57% — 28.0
URBAN COMPANY LIMITED Consumer Services 0.56% — —
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. Financial Services 0.55% — —
AEQUS LIMITED Capital Goods 0.54% — —
Hexaware Technologies Ltd. Information Technology 0.54% — 38.4
Infosys Limited Information Technology 0.52% — 13.8
Dhoot Transmission Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.51% — —
Torrent Power Ltd. Power 0.46% — 25.1
Sudeep Pharma Limited Chemicals 0.45% — 112.8
TBO TEK LIMITED Consumer Services 0.45% — 293.3
One 97 Communications Limited Financial Services 0.44% — 580.7
Sonata Software Ltd. Information Technology 0.44% — 23.7
KAYNES TECHNOLOGY INDIA LIMITED Capital Goods 0.42% — 82.2
Molbio Diagnostics Limited Healthcare 0.37% — —
Tempsens Instruments (India) Limited Capital Goods 0.37% — —
Hyundai Motor India Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.35% — 33.4
Atlanta Electricals Limited Capital Goods 0.33% — 28.9
WeWork India Management Limited Services 0.32% — 105.9
Brainbees Solutions Limited (FirstCry) Consumer Services 0.29% — 70.5
Shiprocket Limited Services 0.27% — —
SBI Funds Management Limited Financial Services 0.18% — —
Lumino Industries Limited Capital Goods 0.17% — —
Kwality Wall’s (India) Limited Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.02% — —

Fund details

Fund houseHDFC Mutual Fund
AMFI scheme code153620
CategoryEquity › Sectoral/Thematic
AMFI categoryOpen Ended Schemes(Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic)
Plan / optionDirect / Growth
ISININF179KC1JO7
NAV history from17 Jul 2025
NAV points on record295

Cost and size

Expense ratio (direct, Sep 2026)
1.01%
category median 1.15%
Assets under management
₹384 crore
average, June-2026
Regular plan expense ratio
2.08%

Expense ratio by month: Oct 25 0.71% · Nov 25 0.71% · Dec 25 0.72% · Jan 26 0.76% · Feb 26 0.76% · Mar 26 0.78% · Apr 26 0.75% · May 26 0.94% · Jun 26 0.97% · Jul 26 0.92% · Aug 26 0.97% · Sep 26 1.01%

From the scheme information document

Benchmark
Nifty 500 (TRI)
Not applicable
SEBI riskometer
Very High
Launch (allotment) date
17 Jul 2025
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.Amit Sinha, FM 2 - Mr.Gopal Agrawal, FM 3 - Mr. Bhagyesh Kagalkar
earliest start on record 17 Jul 2025

Exit load

• In respect of each purchase / switch-in of Units, an Exit Load of 1.00% is payable if Units are redeemed/ switched-out within 1 month from the date of allotment.; • No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 month from the date of allotment.

Objective

To generate long-term capital appreciation / income by investing in companies that are adopting innovative themes and strategies.; 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.

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