HDFC Value Fund
- 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
HDFC Value Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +5.2% against -0.7% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 10.9% | +9.9 pts | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 2Y | 9.1% | +5.2 pts | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| 3Y | 9.3% | −3.1 pts | 12.3% | 4.3% |
| 5Y | 13.7% | +2.4 pts | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| 7Y | 16.1% | +1.4 pts | 14.8% | 13.8% |
| 10Y | 14.5% | +1.3 pts | 13.2% | 13.1% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 6.5% | +0.6 pts | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| 3M | 0.1% | +1.3 pts | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| 6M | 8.0% | +5.4 pts | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| 1Y | 5.5% | +4.4 pts | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2Y | 5.7% | +4.2 pts | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| 3Y | 15.6% | +3.3 pts | 12.3% | 11.7% |
| 5Y | 12.1% | +0.8 pts | 11.3% | 10.6% |
| 7Y | 16.1% | 0.0 pts | 16.1% | 15.0% |
| 10Y | 13.5% | +0.3 pts | 13.2% | 12.3% |
Since launch (16 Dec 1993): 14.5%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.6% | +2.8 pts | 5.8% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | −1.7 pts | 22.2% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | −5.8 pts | 35.3% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | −3.9 pts | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | −2.0 pts | 37.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | −4.2 pts | 17.1% |
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.
Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 3.92 | 5.67 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 1.00 | 0.98 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.57 | 0.66 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.80 | 0.95 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 15.73 | 16.90 | How 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
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 6.17% | ₹496 Cr | +6.80% | +6.86% | +7.33% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 4.56% | ₹366 Cr | +5.44% | +5.74% | +6.94% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.20% | ₹257 Cr | +4.30% | +4.27% | +3.97% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 3.16% | ₹254 Cr | +3.59% | +4.01% | +3.84% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 2.84% | ₹228 Cr | +3.17% | +3.52% | +3.62% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 2.46% | ₹197 Cr | +2.87% | +2.79% | +2.64% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.20% | ₹177 Cr | +2.21% | +2.93% | +2.41% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.19% | ₹176 Cr | +2.38% | +2.48% | +2.41% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 2.01% | ₹161 Cr | +2.35% | +2.81% | +2.34% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 1.98% | ₹159 Cr | +2.24% | +3.32% | +3.57% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.93% | ₹155 Cr | +2.17% | +2.43% | +2.22% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 1.85% | ₹148 Cr | +2.13% | +2.05% | +1.89% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 1.85% | ₹148 Cr | +1.98% | +2.29% | +2.09% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 1.75% | ₹141 Cr | +1.54% | +1.43% | +0.90% |
| Bosch Ltd. | Automobile | 1.70% | ₹137 Cr | +1.53% | +1.27% | +1.52% |
| ACME Solar Holdings Ltd. | Energy | 1.64% | ₹132 Cr | +1.57% | +1.03% | +0.81% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.62% | ₹130 Cr | +1.21% | +1.26% | +1.10% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.61% | ₹129 Cr | +1.34% | +1.34% | +1.10% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 1.61% | ₹129 Cr | +1.57% | +1.78% | +1.64% |
| Sterlite Technologies Ltd. | Communication | 1.58% | ₹127 Cr | +1.37% | +0.80% | +0.61% |
| The Phoenix Mills Ltd. | Construction | 1.56% | ₹126 Cr | +1.72% | +1.53% | +1.43% |
| Global Health Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.46% | ₹117 Cr | +1.49% | — | — |
| Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. | Construction | 1.46% | ₹118 Cr | +1.64% | +1.36% | +1.87% |
| Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.43% | ₹115 Cr | +1.43% | +1.15% | +1.18% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.38% | ₹111 Cr | +1.27% | +1.90% | +1.78% |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.34% | ₹108 Cr | +1.37% | +1.43% | — |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. | Automobile | 1.34% | ₹108 Cr | +1.06% | +0.95% | — |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 1.33% | ₹107 Cr | +1.31% | +1.40% | +1.35% |
| PNB Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.33% | ₹107 Cr | +1.31% | +1.09% | +1.08% |
| United Spirits Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.32% | ₹106 Cr | +1.40% | +1.45% | +1.43% |
| Tata Capital Ltd. | Financial | 1.31% | ₹105 Cr | +1.51% | +0.79% | — |
| Lupin Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.20% | ₹96.26 Cr | +1.51% | +1.75% | +1.31% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | Automobile | 1.15% | ₹92.43 Cr | +1.09% | +1.33% | +1.19% |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.14% | ₹91.77 Cr | +1.29% | +1.36% | +1.24% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.05% | ₹84.45 Cr | +1.09% | +1.23% | +0.99% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | Services | 1.02% | ₹82.25 Cr | +1.12% | +1.41% | +0.86% |
| Others | Others | 1.01% | ₹81.98 Cr | -0.22% | -0.12% | -0.26% |
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.97% | ₹77.98 Cr | +1.22% | +1.37% | +1.47% |
| HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd. | Insurance | 0.97% | ₹78.18 Cr | — | — | — |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | Materials | 0.96% | ₹77.26 Cr | +1.05% | +1.15% | +1.19% |
| Max Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 0.95% | ₹76.70 Cr | +1.17% | +1.26% | +1.21% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.94% | ₹75.16 Cr | +0.96% | +0.92% | +1.02% |
| Tata Communications Ltd. | Communication | 0.94% | ₹75.70 Cr | +1.19% | — | — |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 0.93% | ₹74.76 Cr | +0.99% | +0.30% | — |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | Financial | 0.90% | ₹72.10 Cr | — | — | — |
| Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.90% | ₹72.29 Cr | +0.58% | — | — |
| Electronics Mart India Ltd. | Services | 0.88% | ₹70.90 Cr | +0.55% | +0.46% | +0.64% |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.87% | ₹70.31 Cr | +0.99% | +0.83% | +0.83% |
| Info Edge (India) Ltd. | Services | 0.87% | ₹69.72 Cr | +0.74% | +0.84% | +0.43% |
| Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.85% | ₹68.41 Cr | +1.10% | +1.07% | — |
| Tube Investments Of India Ltd. | Automobile | 0.84% | ₹67.93 Cr | +1.04% | +0.96% | — |
| WeWork India Management Ltd. | Services | 0.84% | ₹67.37 Cr | +0.93% | +0.71% | — |
| Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.81% | ₹65.32 Cr | +0.74% | +0.76% | +0.81% |
| Aavas Financiers Ltd. | Financial | 0.80% | ₹63.94 Cr | +1.01% | +0.83% | — |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd. | Materials | 0.79% | ₹63.79 Cr | +0.95% | +1.04% | +1.34% |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | Automobile | 0.78% | ₹62.96 Cr | +0.73% | — | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 0.78% | ₹62.91 Cr | +0.47% | — | — |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 0.75% | ₹60.64 Cr | +0.80% | +0.85% | +1.03% |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd. | Services | 0.74% | ₹59.27 Cr | +0.54% | — | — |
| Jindal Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.74% | ₹59.58 Cr | +0.73% | +0.89% | +0.77% |
| Indusind Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.70% | ₹56.35 Cr | — | — | — |
| Trent Ltd. | Services | 0.69% | ₹55.59 Cr | +1.23% | +0.95% | — |
| Balkrishna Industries Ltd. | Automobile | 0.65% | ₹51.99 Cr | +0.71% | +0.78% | +0.78% |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 0.64% | ₹51.43 Cr | +0.76% | +0.75% | +0.90% |
| ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd. | Financial | 0.64% | ₹51.17 Cr | — | — | — |
| GMM Pfaudler Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.55% | ₹44.00 Cr | +0.31% | +0.32% | +0.39% |
| Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.55% | ₹44.02 Cr | +0.51% | +0.50% | +0.35% |
| Molbio Diagnostics Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.54% | ₹43.67 Cr | — | — | — |
| Mphasis Ltd. | Technology | 0.54% | ₹43.34 Cr | +0.57% | +0.63% | — |
| Spectrum Electrical Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.54% | ₹43.23 Cr | — | — | — |
| CESC Ltd. | Energy | 0.52% | ₹41.90 Cr | +0.72% | +0.73% | +0.72% |
| Indoco Remedies Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.50% | ₹40.15 Cr | +0.48% | +0.38% | +0.62% |
| Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.50% | ₹40.35 Cr | +0.56% | +0.63% | +0.78% |
| Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.48% | ₹38.32 Cr | — | — | — |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 0.48% | ₹38.35 Cr | +0.51% | +0.71% | +0.83% |
| Baazar Style Retail Ltd. | Services | 0.47% | ₹37.71 Cr | +0.39% | +0.44% | +0.54% |
| Rubicon Research Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.45% | ₹35.97 Cr | — | — | — |
| Augmont Enterprises Ltd. | Financial | 0.38% | ₹30.34 Cr | — | — | — |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.30% | ₹23.80 Cr | — | — | — |
| Uniparts India Ltd. | Automobile | 0.15% | ₹11.70 Cr | +0.49% | +0.38% | +0.31% |
| Popular Vehicles And Services Ltd. | Services | 0.11% | ₹8.68 Cr | +0.08% | +0.09% | +0.14% |
| Lumino Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.08% | ₹6.74 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 India | 3.40% | 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
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The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹1,589 Cr | 2.55% | 12.4% | 10.2% | 14.7% |
| ₹2,225 Cr | 2.35% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 14.2% | |
| ₹1,917 Cr | 2.31% | 8.0% | 7.3% | — | |
| ₹1,877 Cr | 2.20% | 13.0% | 10.5% | 15.8% | |
| ₹336 Cr | 3.33% | 19.4% | 12.2% | 14.2% |
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.
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months8.02% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹64,812 | 8.02% | |
| 1 year5.46% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,23,609 | 3.01% | |
| 3 years15.63% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,61,522 | 28.20% | |
| 5 years12.10% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8,27,145 | 37.86% |
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.