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HDFC Value Fund

Value & ContraVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹804.23+0.40%1 day
Return since launch
14.5%
52-week range
₹671.34 — ₹803.17
AUM
₹8,039 Cr

HDFC Value Fund is a Value & Contra equity fund from HDFC Mutual Fund with ₹8,039 Cr under management, launched in 1993. Over three years it has returned 9.3% a year, against 12.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.88% 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
1Y10.9%+9.9 pts1.1%3.2%
2Y9.1%+5.2 pts3.9%3.1%
3Y9.3%−3.1 pts12.3%4.3%
5Y13.7%+2.4 pts11.3%10.4%
7Y16.1%+1.4 pts14.8%13.8%
10Y14.5%+1.3 pts13.2%13.1%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund10.9%
Category1.1%
3Y
Fund9.3%
Category12.3%
5Y
Fund13.7%
Category11.3%

Since launch (16 Dec 1993): 14.5%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20258.6%+2.8 pts5.8%
202420.5%−1.7 pts22.2%
202329.6%−5.8 pts35.3%
20223.6%−3.9 pts7.5%
202135.6%−2.0 pts37.6%
202012.9%−4.2 pts17.1%

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

1.87%

Expense ratio as on 4 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.52%
Brokerage
0.02%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.33%
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
Alpha3.925.67Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.000.98How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.570.66Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.800.95Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation15.7316.90How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

HDFC Value Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.0%
  • Other1.0%

Market cap split

  • Large57.1%
  • Mid22.9%
  • Small19.9%
P/E
24.58
P/B
3.24

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial6.17%₹496 Cr+6.80%+6.86%+7.33%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.56%₹366 Cr+5.44%+5.74%+6.94%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial3.20%₹257 Cr+4.30%+4.27%+3.97%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial3.16%₹254 Cr+3.59%+4.01%+3.84%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.84%₹228 Cr+3.17%+3.52%+3.62%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.46%₹197 Cr+2.87%+2.79%+2.64%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Healthcare2.20%₹177 Cr+2.21%+2.93%+2.41%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.Financial2.19%₹176 Cr+2.38%+2.48%+2.41%
NTPC Ltd.Energy2.01%₹161 Cr+2.35%+2.81%+2.34%
Infosys Ltd.Technology1.98%₹159 Cr+2.24%+3.32%+3.57%

Sectors

  • Financial30.4%
  • Healthcare9.7%
  • Automobile9.5%
  • Services8.3%
  • Energy7.4%
  • Technology6.0%
  • Consumer Staples5.7%
  • Construction5.5%

Instruments

  • Repo1.2%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Indusind Bank Ltd.0.00%0.70%+0.70%
Spectrum Electrical Industries Ltd.0.00%0.54%+0.54%
ICICI Bank Ltd.6.60%6.17%-0.43%
Cummins India Ltd.0.00%0.30%+0.30%
Trent Ltd.0.96%0.69%-0.27%
State Bank of India3.40%3.16%-0.24%
Infosys Ltd.2.19%1.98%-0.21%
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.1.37%1.58%+0.21%
Others-0.02%-0.22%-0.20%
Uniparts India Ltd.0.35%0.15%-0.20%
GMM Pfaudler Ltd.0.38%0.55%+0.17%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.1.48%1.61%+0.13%
Electronics Mart India Ltd.0.75%0.88%+0.13%
HDFC Bank Ltd.4.43%4.56%+0.13%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.82%0.94%+0.12%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.1.52%1.64%+0.12%
Max Financial Services Ltd.1.06%0.95%-0.11%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.1.57%1.46%-0.11%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.2.57%2.46%-0.11%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.2.29%2.19%-0.10%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.1.25%1.15%-0.10%
Molbio Diagnostics Ltd.0.44%0.54%+0.10%
United Spirits Ltd.1.42%1.32%-0.10%
Axis Bank Ltd.3.30%3.20%-0.10%
Global Health Ltd.1.54%1.46%-0.08%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.0.93%0.85%-0.08%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.2.01%1.93%-0.08%
Reliance Industries Ltd.1.93%1.85%-0.08%
Tata Capital Ltd.1.39%1.31%-0.08%
Britannia Industries Ltd.1.21%1.14%-0.07%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.27%1.34%+0.07%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.1.49%1.56%+0.07%
Augmont Enterprises Ltd.0.31%0.38%+0.07%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.0.84%0.90%+0.06%
Lupin Ltd.1.26%1.20%-0.06%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.79%1.85%+0.06%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.1.67%1.61%-0.06%
Bosch Ltd.1.75%1.70%-0.05%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.43%1.38%-0.05%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.76%0.81%+0.05%
Indoco Remedies Ltd.0.45%0.50%+0.05%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.83%0.78%-0.05%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.0.83%0.78%-0.05%
Mphasis Ltd.0.59%0.54%-0.05%
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd.0.60%0.55%-0.05%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.1.39%1.43%+0.04%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.0.60%0.64%+0.04%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.91%0.87%-0.04%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.89%0.93%+0.04%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.1.09%1.05%-0.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.2.16%2.20%+0.04%
Rubicon Research Ltd.0.49%0.45%-0.04%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.0.83%0.79%-0.04%
Apar Industries Ltd.1.37%1.34%-0.03%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.0.68%0.65%-0.03%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.78%0.75%-0.03%
CESC Ltd.0.55%0.52%-0.03%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.77%0.74%-0.03%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.1.00%0.97%-0.03%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.87%0.84%-0.03%
Zensar Technologies Ltd.0.51%0.48%-0.03%
Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd.0.45%0.48%+0.03%
NTPC Ltd.1.98%2.01%+0.03%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.92%0.90%-0.02%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.1.60%1.62%+0.02%
Eicher Motors Ltd.1.35%1.33%-0.02%
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.89%0.87%-0.02%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.99%0.97%-0.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.0.76%0.74%-0.02%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.48%0.50%+0.02%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.98%0.96%-0.02%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.85%2.84%-0.01%
Baazar Style Retail Ltd.0.48%0.47%-0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.65%0.64%-0.01%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.1.03%1.02%-0.01%
Tata Communications Ltd.0.95%0.94%-0.01%
Lumino Industries Ltd.0.07%0.08%+0.01%
Popular Vehicles And Services Ltd.0.12%0.11%-0.01%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.80%0.80%0.00%
Eternal Ltd.1.75%1.75%0.00%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.33%1.33%0.00%
WeWork India Management Ltd.0.84%0.84%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

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Axis Value Fund₹1,877 Cr2.20%13.0%10.5%15.8%
LIC MF Value Fund₹336 Cr3.33%19.4%12.2%14.2%
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About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation/income in the long term by primarily investing in undervalued stocks.

Fund managers

  • Anand LaddhaMr. Laddha has done B.Com. and CAPrior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Refco-Sify Securities India Pvt. Ltd. Last Position Held - AVP - FII Equity & Derivative Sales. Alchemy Share & Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd. Last Position Held - Equity & Derivative Sales.
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 months8.02% absolute₹60,000₹64,8128.02%
1 year5.46% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,6093.01%
3 years15.63% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,61,52228.20%
5 years12.10% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,27,14537.86%

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 Value Fund?
The NAV of HDFC Value Fund is ₹804.23 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Value Fund?
The expense ratio of HDFC Value Fund is 1.88% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HDFC Value Fund?
You can start a SIP in HDFC Value Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has HDFC Value Fund given?
HDFC Value Fund has returned 10.9% over 1 year, 9.3% over 3 years and 13.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HDFC Value Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year.
How risky is HDFC Value Fund?
HDFC Value Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Value & Contra category.
Which fund house manages HDFC Value Fund?
HDFC Value Fund is managed by HDFC Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹9,96,954 Cr under management.