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HDFC Manufacturing Fund

Thematic-ManufacturingVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹11.87+0.47%1 day
Return since launch
7.0%
52-week range
₹9.89 — ₹12.10
AUM
₹10,752 Cr

HDFC Manufacturing Fund is a Thematic-Manufacturing equity fund from HDFC Mutual Fund with ₹10,752 Cr under management, launched in 2024. The expense ratio is 1.83% 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
1Y13.4%+2.1 pts11.3%9.2%
2Y10.6%−1.0 pts11.7%8.5%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund13.4%
Category11.3%

Since launch (26 Apr 2024): 7.0%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20257.0%+1.7 pts5.3%

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

1.84%

Expense ratio as on 24 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.50%
Brokerage
0.02%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.31%
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 month.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
Nifty India Manufacturing 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.

Portfolio

HDFC Manufacturing Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.7%
  • Other1.3%

Market cap split

  • Large52.6%
  • Mid17.3%
  • Small30.1%
P/E
21.90
P/B
3.98

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.Healthcare5.94%₹639 Cr+4.55%+4.24%+3.62%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy4.63%₹498 Cr+5.27%+5.56%+5.12%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Automobile3.72%₹400 Cr+3.59%+3.27%+1.86%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.Automobile3.60%₹387 Cr+3.63%+4.24%+6.10%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining3.28%₹353 Cr+3.46%+3.66%+2.85%
Tata Motors Ltd.Automobile3.07%₹330 Cr+2.57%+3.30%—
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital Goods2.47%₹265 Cr+2.54%+2.73%+2.08%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.Automobile2.37%₹255 Cr+2.43%+2.50%+2.33%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital Goods2.34%₹252 Cr+2.50%+2.19%+2.25%
Cummins India Ltd.Capital Goods2.11%₹227 Cr+2.53%+2.20%+2.04%

Sectors

  • Capital Goods24.8%
  • Automobile24.2%
  • Healthcare17.0%
  • Energy11.1%
  • Metals & Mining9.4%
  • Materials3.0%
  • Chemicals2.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary1.8%

Instruments

  • Repo1.1%
  • Net Current Assets0.3%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.5.13%5.94%+0.81%
Sundram Fasteners Ltd.0.65%0.00%-0.65%
company:14130.00%0.52%+0.52%
Reliance Industries Ltd.5.09%4.63%-0.46%
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.0.45%0.00%-0.45%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.1.78%1.34%-0.44%
Cyient DLM Ltd.1.39%1.80%+0.41%
company:2760.00%0.41%+0.41%
Bharat Forge Ltd.2.03%1.64%-0.39%
Others-0.05%0.27%+0.32%
company:207700.00%0.31%+0.31%
Tata Steel Ltd.1.02%0.72%-0.30%
company:203270.00%0.30%+0.30%
Clean Science And Technology Ltd.0.28%0.00%-0.28%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.49%0.77%+0.28%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.0.69%0.43%-0.26%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.2.31%2.07%-0.24%
Sudeep Pharma Ltd.0.69%0.93%+0.24%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.3.84%3.60%-0.24%
Cummins India Ltd.2.32%2.11%-0.21%
Lupin Ltd.1.82%1.63%-0.19%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd.0.94%1.13%+0.19%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.3.91%3.72%-0.19%
Pearl Global Industries Ltd.1.13%1.31%+0.18%
Tata Motors Ltd.2.89%3.07%+0.18%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.2.00%1.83%-0.17%
Gland Pharma Ltd.1.21%1.37%+0.16%
Atlanta Electricals Ltd.0.92%1.07%+0.15%
Bosch Ltd.0.78%0.93%+0.15%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.1.97%1.82%-0.15%
Siemens Ltd.0.89%0.75%-0.14%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.2.34%2.47%+0.13%
company:208180.00%0.12%+0.12%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.1.15%1.04%-0.11%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.1.21%1.10%-0.11%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.1.77%1.67%-0.10%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.0.84%0.94%+0.10%
Ather Energy Ltd.0.27%0.36%+0.09%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.1.92%2.00%+0.08%
Time Technoplast Ltd.0.65%0.57%-0.08%
company:208350.00%0.08%+0.08%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.84%0.76%-0.08%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.2.41%2.34%-0.07%
BEML Ltd.0.74%0.81%+0.07%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.1.55%1.62%+0.07%
Centum Electronics Ltd.0.80%0.73%-0.07%
KSH International Ltd.0.63%0.70%+0.07%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.1.42%1.35%-0.07%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.1.29%1.23%-0.06%
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.0.45%0.39%-0.06%
SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd.0.43%0.49%+0.06%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.0.67%0.62%-0.05%
CIE Automotive India Ltd.0.93%0.88%-0.05%
Escorts Kubota Ltd.1.11%1.06%-0.05%
GMM Pfaudler Ltd.0.31%0.36%+0.05%
Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd.0.71%0.75%+0.04%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.1.48%1.44%-0.04%
Saatvik Green Energy Ltd.0.87%0.83%-0.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.2.02%1.98%-0.04%
Piramal Pharma Ltd.0.44%0.48%+0.04%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.0.34%0.38%+0.04%
JSW Steel Ltd.3.24%3.28%+0.04%
Havells India Ltd.1.04%1.01%-0.03%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.0.44%0.41%-0.03%
Petronet LNG Ltd.0.58%0.61%+0.03%
Wockhardt Ltd.0.56%0.53%-0.03%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.0.49%0.46%-0.03%
ABB India Ltd.0.64%0.66%+0.02%
Aequs Ltd.0.38%0.40%+0.02%
Bajaj Electricals Ltd.0.37%0.35%-0.02%
Biocon Ltd.0.44%0.42%-0.02%
Birla Corporation Ltd.0.64%0.62%-0.02%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.0.39%0.37%-0.02%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.53%0.55%+0.02%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.36%0.38%+0.02%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.15%0.17%+0.02%
Indraprastha Gas Ltd.0.62%0.60%-0.02%
M&B Engineering Ltd.0.26%0.24%-0.02%
Praj Industries Ltd.0.24%0.26%+0.02%
Schaeffler India Ltd.0.62%0.60%-0.02%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.54%0.56%+0.02%
PI Industries Ltd.0.13%0.11%-0.02%
Bansal Wire Industries Ltd.1.00%0.99%-0.01%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.1.73%1.72%-0.01%
Laser Power & Infra Ltd.0.26%0.27%+0.01%
Premier Energies Ltd.0.51%0.50%-0.01%
Timken India Ltd.0.89%0.88%-0.01%
JNK India Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.56%0.57%+0.01%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.2.38%2.37%-0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.1.72%1.72%0.00%
CMR Green Technologies Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Cello World Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Sharda Motor Industries Ltd.0.42%0.42%0.00%
TCI Express Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Vedanta Power Ltd0.39%0.39%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹2,384 Cr1.63%14.7%13.0%18.5%
ICICI Prudential Manufacturing Fund₹7,175 Cr2.14%9.7%10.9%18.0%
Kotak Manufacture in India Fund₹3,127 Cr2.08%22.5%15.8%—
Aditya Birla Sun Life Manufacturing Equity Fund₹1,402 Cr2.32%30.4%18.1%19.1%
Mirae Asset Nifty India Manufacturing ETF FoF₹129 Cr0.44%5.4%10.1%—
Navi Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund₹86.53 Cr1.15%5.5%10.0%—

About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in the manufacturing activity.

Fund managers

  • Rakesh SethiaMr. Sethia has done CFA, FRM, MBA and BBMPrior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund, he has worked with HSBC Securities & Capital Markets India Ltd and Morgan Stanley India Co. Pvt Ltd.
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 months17.51% absolute₹60,000₹70,50617.51%
1 year9.11% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,26,0905.07%

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 Manufacturing Fund?
The NAV of HDFC Manufacturing Fund is ₹11.87 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Manufacturing Fund?
The expense ratio of HDFC Manufacturing Fund is 1.83% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HDFC Manufacturing Fund?
You can start a SIP in HDFC Manufacturing Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HDFC Manufacturing Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 month..
How risky is HDFC Manufacturing Fund?
HDFC Manufacturing Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Thematic-Manufacturing category.
Which fund house manages HDFC Manufacturing Fund?
HDFC Manufacturing Fund is managed by HDFC Mutual Fund, which runs 85 schemes with ₹9,61,940 Cr under management.