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HDFC Multi Cap Fund

Multi CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹18.30-1.93%1 day
Return since launch
13.9%
52-week range
₹16.53 — ₹19.56
AUM
₹20,649 Cr

HDFC Multi Cap Fund is a Multi Cap equity fund from HDFC Mutual Fund with ₹20,649 Cr under management, launched in 2021. Over three years it has returned 2.6% a year, against 13.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.76% 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-3.5%−8.1 pts4.6%2.4%
2Y-0.8%−6.8 pts6.0%2.2%
3Y2.6%−10.8 pts13.4%4.8%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund-3.5%
Category4.6%
3Y
Fund2.6%
Category13.4%

Since launch (23 Nov 2021): 13.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20252.4%−1.2 pts3.6%
202420.7%−4.4 pts25.0%
202340.2%+5.7 pts34.5%
20229.6%+4.1 pts5.5%

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

1.76%

Expense ratio as on 16 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.41%
Brokerage
0.02%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.32%
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 Multicap 50:25:25 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
Alpha0.986.86Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.960.97How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.430.76Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.571.00Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation16.0616.82How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

HDFC Multi Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.4%
  • Debt0.2%
  • Other1.3%

Market cap split

  • Large43.8%
  • Mid28.1%
  • Small28.1%
P/E
26.13
P/B
3.53

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.80%₹785 Cr+3.46%+3.18%+3.17%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.43%₹709 Cr+3.80%+4.39%+3.70%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial2.45%₹505 Cr+2.55%+2.75%+2.22%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.44%₹504 Cr+2.67%+2.71%+2.05%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer Staples2.11%₹435 Cr+2.15%+2.42%—
Eternal Ltd.Services2.07%₹427 Cr+1.66%+1.12%+0.93%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.02%₹417 Cr+2.15%+2.01%+2.16%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.85%₹382 Cr+1.39%+1.34%+0.65%
NTPC Ltd.Energy1.65%₹340 Cr+1.86%+1.50%+0.56%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial1.52%₹315 Cr+1.32%+1.44%+1.45%

Sectors

  • Financial24.2%
  • Services12.0%
  • Automobile11.5%
  • Healthcare9.4%
  • Capital Goods7.6%
  • Energy6.9%
  • Technology6.3%
  • Consumer Staples5.0%

Instruments

  • Repo0.8%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts0.5%
  • GOI Securities0.2%
  • Net Current Assets0.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.1.60%0.93%-0.67%
Page Industries Ltd.0.63%0.00%-0.63%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.0.69%0.16%-0.53%
Others-0.38%0.06%+0.44%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.45%0.04%-0.41%
company:202420.00%0.39%+0.39%
PB Fintech Ltd.1.13%1.43%+0.30%
company:207950.00%0.27%+0.27%
SBI Funds Management Ltd.0.06%0.32%+0.26%
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.0.70%0.44%-0.26%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.1.28%1.52%+0.24%
company:45780.00%0.24%+0.24%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.1.12%0.89%-0.23%
Infosys Ltd.1.10%0.88%-0.22%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.22%0.00%-0.22%
State Bank of India1.65%1.85%+0.20%
HDFC Bank Ltd.3.63%3.43%-0.20%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.20%2.02%-0.18%
company:203120.00%0.16%+0.16%
Eternal Ltd.1.91%2.07%+0.16%
Coforge Ltd.1.00%1.15%+0.15%
Trent Ltd.1.07%0.93%-0.14%
Honeywell Automation India Ltd.0.27%0.40%+0.13%
Devyani International Ltd.0.63%0.76%+0.13%
Jupiter Life Line Hospitals Ltd.0.48%0.61%+0.13%
Axis Bank Ltd.2.32%2.45%+0.13%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.74%0.86%+0.12%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.91%1.03%+0.12%
Shriram Finance Ltd1.31%1.20%-0.11%
EIH Ltd.0.51%0.40%-0.11%
Apar Industries Ltd.0.49%0.60%+0.11%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.23%1.34%+0.11%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.39%0.49%+0.10%
NTPC Ltd.1.75%1.65%-0.10%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.1.26%1.16%-0.10%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.63%0.72%+0.09%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.1.18%1.09%-0.09%
JSW Dulux Ltd.0.79%0.88%+0.09%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.76%0.85%+0.09%
Lupin Ltd.0.91%0.82%-0.09%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.0.74%0.82%+0.08%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.56%0.63%+0.07%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.0.93%0.86%-0.07%
Britannia Industries Ltd.2.18%2.11%-0.07%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.47%0.40%-0.07%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.1.27%1.20%-0.07%
Reliance Industries Ltd.2.51%2.44%-0.07%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.0.51%0.57%+0.06%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.1.07%1.01%-0.06%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.87%0.81%-0.06%
Praj Industries Ltd.0.61%0.67%+0.06%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.90%0.84%-0.06%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.81%0.86%+0.05%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.0.54%0.59%+0.05%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.53%0.58%+0.05%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.37%1.32%-0.05%
Metro Brands Ltd.0.46%0.41%-0.05%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.67%0.72%+0.05%
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd0.84%0.79%-0.05%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.1.24%1.19%-0.05%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.70%0.65%-0.05%
Vesuvius India Ltd.0.52%0.47%-0.05%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.12%1.17%+0.05%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.93%0.89%-0.04%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.44%0.48%+0.04%
Delhivery Ltd.0.72%0.68%-0.04%
ABB India Ltd.0.92%0.96%+0.04%
Zensar Technologies Ltd.0.37%0.33%-0.04%
Blue Star Ltd.0.62%0.66%+0.04%
Mahanagar Gas Ltd.0.88%0.84%-0.04%
Endurance Technologies Ltd.0.91%0.95%+0.04%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.0.63%0.67%+0.04%
Symphony Ltd.0.15%0.11%-0.04%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd.0.46%0.42%-0.04%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.0.07%0.03%-0.04%
Global Health Ltd.0.77%0.81%+0.04%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.99%1.03%+0.04%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.12%1.09%-0.03%
Tata Steel Ltd.1.06%1.03%-0.03%
ICICI Bank Ltd.3.77%3.80%+0.03%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.73%0.76%+0.03%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.1.12%1.09%-0.03%
BEML Ltd.0.26%0.29%+0.03%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.39%0.36%-0.03%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.0.31%0.34%+0.03%
Mphasis Ltd.0.89%0.92%+0.03%
JSW Infrastructure Ltd.0.35%0.38%+0.03%
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.0.46%0.43%-0.03%
Oil India Ltd.0.51%0.54%+0.03%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.51%0.54%+0.03%
Wheels India Ltd.0.58%0.55%-0.03%
Bharat Forge Ltd.0.56%0.54%-0.02%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.0.45%0.43%-0.02%
Tata Communications Ltd.1.15%1.13%-0.02%
Supreme Industries Ltd.0.73%0.75%+0.02%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.0.59%0.61%+0.02%
Le Travenues Technology Ltd.0.77%0.75%-0.02%
Sonata Software Ltd.0.20%0.18%-0.02%
Escorts Kubota Ltd.0.58%0.56%-0.02%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.58%0.60%+0.02%
Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd.0.25%0.27%+0.02%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.41%0.43%+0.02%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.33%0.34%+0.01%
Centum Electronics Ltd.0.45%0.44%-0.01%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.52%0.53%+0.01%
Havells India Ltd.0.82%0.81%-0.01%
Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Sagar Cements Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
LTM Limited0.32%0.33%+0.01%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.0.55%0.56%+0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.81%0.82%+0.01%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.0.98%0.99%+0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.64%0.63%-0.01%
Persistent Systems Ltd.0.67%0.68%+0.01%
Birla Corporation Ltd.0.42%0.41%-0.01%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.1.04%1.05%+0.01%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.45%0.46%+0.01%
L&T Technology Services Ltd.0.44%0.44%0.00%
Timken India Ltd.0.95%0.95%0.00%
Tata Capital Ltd.1.03%1.03%0.00%
Eicher Motors Ltd.0.69%0.69%0.00%
Greenply Industries Ltd.0.17%0.17%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.71%0.71%0.00%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.47%0.47%0.00%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.64%0.64%0.00%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹5,292 Cr2.18%10.8%10.7%—
Axis Multicap Fund₹11,985 Cr1.99%15.2%12.2%—
HSBC Multi Cap Fund₹6,503 Cr2.05%11.0%9.9%—
WhiteOak Capital Multi Cap Fund₹4,385 Cr2.22%6.7%10.3%—
LIC MF Multi Cap Fund₹2,254 Cr2.13%9.7%10.1%—
Bank of India Multi Cap Fund₹1,335 Cr2.50%11.2%10.9%—

About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of large cap, mid cap and small cap companies.

Fund managers

  • Amar KalkundrikarMr. Kalkundrikar has done B.Com, CA, CFA, and MBA from Columbia Business School.Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, and HDFC AMC. He worked with multiple roles at HDFC MF.
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 months5.83% absolute₹60,000₹63,4985.83%
1 year−3.35% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,17,845−1.80%
3 years10.31% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,23,40017.61%

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 Multi Cap Fund?
The NAV of HDFC Multi Cap Fund is ₹18.30 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Multi Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of HDFC Multi Cap Fund is 1.76% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HDFC Multi Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in HDFC Multi Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HDFC Multi Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year..
How risky is HDFC Multi Cap Fund?
HDFC Multi Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Multi Cap category.
Which fund house manages HDFC Multi Cap Fund?
HDFC Multi Cap Fund is managed by HDFC Mutual Fund, which runs 85 schemes with ₹9,61,940 Cr under management.