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HDFC Dividend Yield Fund

Dividend YieldVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹24.35+0.37%1 day
Return since launch
16.6%
52-week range
₹21.95 — ₹25.76
AUM
₹5,587 Cr

HDFC Dividend Yield Fund is a Dividend Yield equity fund from HDFC Mutual Fund with ₹5,587 Cr under management, launched in 2020. Over three years it has returned 2.5% a year, against 11.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.89% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y-1.5%−2.9 pts1.4%-4.1%
2Y-0.1%−0.8 pts0.8%-1.3%
3Y2.5%−9.0 pts11.5%1.8%
5Y9.9%−1.7 pts11.6%8.8%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund-1.5%
Category1.4%
3Y
Fund2.5%
Category11.5%
5Y
Fund9.9%
Category11.6%

Since launch (27 Nov 2020): 16.6%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20253.3%−3.0 pts6.3%
202416.0%−4.5 pts20.5%
202338.0%+0.4 pts37.6%
20226.9%+2.9 pts3.9%
202141.8%+2.0 pts39.8%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.91%

Expense ratio as on 24 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.59%
Brokerage
0.01%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.31%
Exit load
Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha-0.253.14Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.010.99How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.430.63Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.600.86Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation15.6215.83How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

HDFC Dividend Yield Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.6%
  • Other1.4%

Market cap split

  • Large64.1%
  • Mid12.6%
  • Small23.3%
P/E
20.33
P/B
2.67

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial5.58%₹312 Cr+4.80%+5.05%+5.81%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.82%₹269 Cr+5.18%+5.91%+6.12%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial3.72%₹208 Cr+3.74%+3.85%+2.94%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.68%₹150 Cr+2.69%+2.78%+2.39%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.55%₹142 Cr+2.56%+2.41%+2.39%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.Automobile2.35%₹131 Cr+2.27%+2.46%+2.48%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.33%₹130 Cr+2.12%+2.25%+2.26%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.29%₹128 Cr+2.35%+2.38%+2.14%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.Technology2.26%₹126 Cr+2.12%+1.86%+2.34%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Healthcare2.20%₹123 Cr+2.02%+1.87%+1.72%

Sectors

  • Financial26.1%
  • Automobile9.0%
  • Healthcare8.8%
  • Energy8.8%
  • Technology7.8%
  • Capital Goods7.4%
  • Services6.9%
  • Communication5.2%

Instruments

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts0.8%
  • Repo0.3%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust0.3%
  • Net Current Assets0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
HDFC Bank Ltd.5.12%4.82%-0.30%
PVR Inox Ltd.0.88%0.62%-0.26%
company:202420.00%0.26%+0.26%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.89%0.66%-0.23%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.2.12%2.33%+0.21%
Axis Bank Ltd.3.52%3.72%+0.20%
Cummins India Ltd.0.92%0.73%-0.19%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.72%2.55%-0.17%
ICICI Bank Ltd.5.41%5.58%+0.17%
Finolex Cables Ltd.0.52%0.67%+0.15%
TD Power Systems Ltd.0.55%0.70%+0.15%
Bosch Ltd.0.57%0.71%+0.14%
Cyient Ltd.0.35%0.49%+0.14%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.1.56%1.70%+0.14%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.2.56%2.68%+0.12%
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.1.44%1.56%+0.12%
Infosys Ltd.1.65%1.53%-0.12%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.1.37%1.26%-0.11%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.57%0.68%+0.11%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.98%1.87%-0.11%
State Bank of India1.98%2.09%+0.11%
VRL Logistics Ltd.0.63%0.73%+0.10%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.1.05%0.96%-0.09%
CESC Ltd.0.87%0.78%-0.09%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.2.05%2.13%+0.08%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.56%0.48%-0.08%
Electronics Mart India Ltd.0.19%0.27%+0.08%
ITC Ltd.1.13%1.05%-0.08%
NTPC Ltd.1.71%1.64%-0.07%
REC Ltd.0.65%0.58%-0.07%
Diffusion Engineers Ltd.0.24%0.31%+0.07%
PNC Infratech Ltd.0.34%0.27%-0.07%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.2.42%2.35%-0.07%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.1.03%0.97%-0.06%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.60%0.66%+0.06%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.2.32%2.26%-0.06%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.0.99%0.93%-0.06%
Siemens Ltd.0.66%0.72%+0.06%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.58%0.63%+0.05%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.1.05%1.00%-0.05%
Sagility Ltd.0.50%0.55%+0.05%
Others0.07%0.02%-0.05%
SKF India (Industrial) Ltd.0.45%0.50%+0.05%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.54%0.59%+0.05%
Eicher Motors Ltd.1.60%1.65%+0.05%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.1.37%1.42%+0.05%
AIA Engineering Ltd.0.73%0.69%-0.04%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.77%0.73%-0.04%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.99%0.95%-0.04%
Indusind Bank Ltd.1.51%1.55%+0.04%
Inox India Ltd.0.24%0.28%+0.04%
UPL Ltd.0.80%0.76%-0.04%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.23%0.27%+0.04%
Quess Corp Ltd.0.23%0.27%+0.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.2.17%2.20%+0.03%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.0.60%0.63%+0.03%
Lupin Ltd.0.38%0.35%-0.03%
STL Networks Ltd.0.22%0.25%+0.03%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.26%0.29%+0.03%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.36%0.33%-0.03%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.94%0.91%-0.03%
Cipla Ltd.1.13%1.10%-0.03%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.0.59%0.57%-0.02%
Dilip Buildcon Ltd.0.38%0.36%-0.02%
EPACK Durable Ltd.0.14%0.12%-0.02%
Fusion Finance Ltd.0.73%0.71%-0.02%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.43%0.45%+0.02%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
RBL Bank Ltd.0.59%0.61%+0.02%
SKF India Ltd.0.24%0.26%+0.02%
GHCL Textiles Ltd.0.08%0.10%+0.02%
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.0.16%0.18%+0.02%
KEC International Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.0.17%0.19%+0.02%
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.0.20%0.22%+0.02%
Emami Ltd.0.35%0.33%-0.02%
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.0.12%0.13%+0.01%
BEML Land Assets Ltd.0.55%0.54%-0.01%
BEML Ltd.0.12%0.13%+0.01%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.53%0.54%+0.01%
Bharti Hexacom Ltd.0.48%0.47%-0.01%
Biocon Ltd.0.55%0.54%-0.01%
Canara Bank0.44%0.45%+0.01%
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.0.77%0.76%-0.01%
Coal India Ltd.1.09%1.08%-0.01%
DAM Capital Advisors Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
DCX Systems Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.78%0.79%+0.01%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.31%0.30%-0.01%
Endurance Technologies Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.01%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.59%0.58%-0.01%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.70%1.69%-0.01%
Indus Infra Trust0.24%0.25%+0.01%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.0.60%0.59%-0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.0.42%0.41%-0.01%
Nestle India Ltd.0.85%0.86%+0.01%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.65%0.64%-0.01%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.0.57%0.58%+0.01%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.0.30%0.29%-0.01%
Sun TV Network Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Tata Steel Ltd.1.33%1.32%-0.01%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.12%0.13%+0.01%
UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.0.52%0.51%-0.01%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.37%0.38%+0.01%
Latent View Analytics Ltd.0.03%0.02%-0.01%
Bluspring Enterprises Ltd.0.08%0.09%+0.01%
Stanley Lifestyles Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
GHCL Ltd.0.28%0.29%+0.01%
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd.0.35%0.34%-0.01%
Reliance Industries Ltd.2.30%2.29%-0.01%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.45%0.45%0.00%
Birlasoft Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Castrol India Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Digitide Solutions Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
GAIL (India) Ltd.0.64%0.64%0.00%
Go Fashion (India) Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.57%0.57%0.00%
ITC Hotels Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Indraprastha Gas Ltd.0.43%0.43%0.00%
Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
NHPC Ltd.0.54%0.54%0.00%
Popular Vehicles And Services Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Sonata Software Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
Tata Communications Ltd.0.62%0.62%0.00%
Timken India Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Vardhman Textiles Ltd.0.63%0.63%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹2,775 Cr2.27%0.1%5.2%12.0%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Fund₹6,712 Cr1.92%-8.5%3.0%12.0%
UTI Dividend Yield Fund₹3,772 Cr1.99%-5.2%3.1%10.1%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund₹1,475 Cr2.73%-2.2%2.8%10.9%
Tata Dividend Yield Fund₹1,156 Cr2.30%6.8%7.9%12.4%
LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund₹759 Cr2.43%9.4%9.1%14.6%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide capital appreciation and/or dividend distribution by predominantly investing in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of dividend yielding companies.

Fund managers

  • Gopal AgrawalMr.Agrawal is a B.E and MBM.Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund he has worked with DSP Mutual Fund, Tata AMC, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund ,SBI Mutual Fund, Kotak Securities, HDFC Securities, IDBI Capital, UTI Securities and IPCL.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months8.50% absolute₹60,000₹65,1008.50%
1 year−0.74% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,19,520−0.40%
3 years9.62% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,18,74416.32%
5 years11.70% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,18,06536.34%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
The NAV of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund is ₹24.35 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
The expense ratio of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund is 1.89% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
You can start a SIP in HDFC Dividend Yield Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has HDFC Dividend Yield Fund given?
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund has returned -1.5% over 1 year, 2.5% over 3 years and 9.9% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year..
How risky is HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dividend Yield category.
Which fund house manages HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund is managed by HDFC Mutual Fund, which runs 85 schemes with ₹9,61,940 Cr under management.