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HSBC Equity Savings Fund

Equity SavingsModerately HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹36.49-0.06%1 day
Return since launch
9.0%
52-week range
₹33.59 — ₹37.12
AUM
₹1,475 Cr

HSBC Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings hybrid fund from HSBC Mutual Fund with ₹1,475 Cr under management, launched in 2011. Over three years it has returned 9.0% a year, against 7.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.58% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderately High.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y7.5%+4.0 pts3.5%1.9%
2Y7.9%+4.2 pts3.8%3.2%
3Y9.0%+1.4 pts7.6%4.3%
5Y10.7%+3.9 pts6.8%6.1%
7Y11.3%+3.5 pts7.9%6.9%
10Y10.3%+2.8 pts7.4%6.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund7.5%
Category3.5%
3Y
Fund9.0%
Category7.6%
5Y
Fund10.7%
Category6.8%

Since launch (27 Sep 2011): 9.0%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20250.9%−6.4 pts7.3%
202423.8%+11.9 pts11.9%
202317.0%+2.7 pts14.3%
20222.0%−2.2 pts4.2%
202116.1%+2.6 pts13.6%
202010.8%+0.3 pts10.5%

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

2.46%

Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.35%
Brokerage
0.17%
Transaction charges
0.03%
Statutory levies
0.91%
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 0.50% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 month.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings 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.

Moderately High

Your principal is treated as being at moderately high risk — typically balanced hybrid and index-led equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.980.84How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.840.68Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.850.84Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.045.69How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

HSBC Equity Savings Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity38.3%
  • Debt20.7%
  • Other41.0%

Market cap split

  • Large64.9%
  • Mid26.4%
  • Small8.8%
P/E
18.93
P/B
2.86

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers41.01%₹605 Cr+122.90%+96.87%+94.59%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.67%₹54.09 Cr-8.81%-5.29%-6.59%
The Federal Bank Ltd.Financial3.02%₹44.59 Cr+2.13%+0.96%—
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial2.80%₹41.27 Cr-4.15%-9.03%-3.49%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.Consumer Discretionary1.93%₹28.51 Cr+0.77%+1.52%—
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Healthcare1.74%₹25.62 Cr-0.56%-0.03%-1.62%
GE Vernova T&D India LtdCapital Goods1.70%₹25.03 Cr+1.43%+1.40%+1.17%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancial1.66%₹24.44 Cr+2.37%——
Bank Of BarodaFinancial1.60%₹23.67 Cr-1.01%-0.07%—
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.Financial1.59%₹23.39 Cr———

Sectors

  • Others41.7%
  • Financial24.1%
  • Sovereign9.4%
  • Capital Goods6.2%
  • Services5.6%
  • Consumer Staples2.9%
  • Consumer Discretionary1.9%
  • Healthcare1.8%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin39.0%
  • GOI Securities9.4%
  • Repo3.7%
  • Treasury Bills3.3%
  • Debenture2.8%
  • Certificate of Deposit2.3%
  • Securitised Debt1.1%
  • Bonds1.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Axis Bank Ltd.-3.21%3.25%+6.46%
Others43.29%39.01%-4.28%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.81%0.76%+1.57%
company:57650.00%-1.42%-1.42%
company:46710.00%1.40%+1.40%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.0.63%1.93%+1.30%
company:144840.00%-1.23%-1.23%
company:13330.00%1.20%+1.20%
company:70410.00%1.08%+1.08%
company:69210.00%0.94%+0.94%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.88%-0.02%+0.86%
Eternal Ltd.-0.83%0.01%+0.85%
Thermax Ltd.0.90%0.07%-0.83%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.92%1.70%+0.77%
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.0.00%0.72%+0.71%
company:204800.00%0.70%+0.70%
ABB India Ltd.0.03%0.68%+0.65%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-2.27%-1.70%+0.57%
company:205370.00%0.47%+0.47%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-2.45%-2.04%+0.42%
The Federal Bank Ltd.3.38%3.02%-0.36%
BSE Ltd.0.36%0.00%-0.35%
State Bank of India-3.96%-3.61%+0.35%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.33%0.00%+0.33%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.95%-0.71%+0.25%
360 One Wam Ltd.-0.25%0.00%+0.25%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.97%-0.73%+0.24%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-1.56%-1.33%+0.23%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-1.35%-1.13%+0.22%
Punjab National Bank-0.95%-0.74%+0.21%
Canara Bank-2.09%-1.90%+0.19%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-1.89%-1.71%+0.18%
Reserve Bank of India1.83%1.66%-0.18%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.1.76%1.59%-0.17%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.96%-0.80%+0.15%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.21%-1.06%+0.15%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.71%-0.58%+0.13%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.88%-0.75%+0.12%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.73%-0.62%+0.12%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.72%-0.60%+0.11%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development1.17%1.05%-0.11%
GOI1.16%1.04%-0.11%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.1.14%1.03%-0.11%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.1.17%1.06%-0.11%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.74%-0.64%+0.10%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.93%-0.83%+0.09%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.0.80%0.70%-0.09%
KFin Technologies Ltd.1.24%1.15%-0.09%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-1.52%-1.43%+0.08%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.81%0.72%-0.08%
Polycab India Ltd.1.15%1.08%-0.08%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.42%-0.34%+0.08%
Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust0.75%0.67%-0.07%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.31%-1.39%-0.07%
REC Ltd.0.75%0.68%-0.07%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.60%-0.53%+0.07%
Oil India Ltd.-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.58%-0.51%+0.06%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.82%0.77%-0.06%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.1.01%0.95%-0.06%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.39%-0.34%+0.05%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.0.34%0.30%-0.05%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.39%-0.34%+0.05%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.0.78%0.73%-0.04%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.44%-0.39%+0.04%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.37%-0.33%+0.04%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.16%-0.12%+0.04%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.79%0.75%-0.04%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-1.07%-1.10%-0.03%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.21%-0.18%+0.03%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.24%-0.21%+0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.35%-0.32%+0.03%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.0.31%0.28%-0.03%
Bank Of Baroda-0.23%-0.20%+0.03%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.16%-0.13%+0.03%
TD Power Systems Ltd.0.09%0.11%+0.02%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.45%-0.43%+0.02%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.22%-0.21%+0.02%
Meesho Ltd.1.37%1.39%+0.02%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.0.15%0.13%-0.02%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.20%-0.18%+0.02%
SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd.0.45%0.46%+0.02%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.14%-0.12%+0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.23%-0.21%+0.01%
DLF Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Bank of India-0.11%-0.11%+0.01%
PB Fintech Ltd.-1.48%-1.48%+0.01%
ITC Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%+0.01%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.0.05%0.04%-0.01%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%+0.01%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.0.03%0.03%-0.01%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.0.70%0.70%0.00%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.08%0.09%0.00%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Persistent Systems Ltd.0.03%0.03%0.00%
Atlanta Electricals Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
City Union Bank Ltd.0.32%0.32%0.00%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%0.00%
Union Bank of India-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹3,668 Cr2.20%4.4%6.6%8.3%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund₹10,684 Cr2.12%3.3%6.0%8.3%
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund₹2,041 Cr1.73%3.5%6.4%8.2%
Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund₹1,660 Cr2.15%8.3%8.7%9.5%
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund₹289 Cr2.81%2.4%5.3%7.2%

About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate regular income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segments of the equity markets and debt and money market instruments and to generate long-term capital appreciation through unhedged exposure to equity and equity related instruments.

Fund managers

  • Asif RizwiMr. Rizwi has done B.Tech and PGDM from IIM-CPrior to joining HSBC MF, he has worked with L&T MF, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, Nomura International plc and Deutsche Bank
  • Cheenu GuptaMs. Gupta is CFA Charter holder (USA), PGDBM (Finance) & B.E. (I.T)Prior to joining HSBC Mutual Fund, she has worked with L&T Mutual Fund, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, Tata AIA Life Insurance Company as Fund Manager, ING Investment Management as Senior Research Analyst and UTI AMC Ltd. as Research Analyst.
  • Mahesh A ChhabriaMr. Chhabria is a Commerce Graduate and has also pursued FCA and CFA.Prior to joining HSBC MF, he has worked with L&T AMC, Edelweiss Securities Ltd, Darivium Traditions Pvt. Ltd. and FIL Fund Management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Praveen AyathanMr. Praveen is a B.Sc (Mathematics).Prior to joining HSBC Mutual Fund, he has worked with L&T MF, Kotak Mahindra AMC and Dalal & Broacha Stock Broking 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 months7.51% absolute₹60,000₹64,5067.51%
1 year7.27% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,8324.03%
3 years11.80% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,33,67420.47%
5 years9.93% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,79,33629.89%

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 HSBC Equity Savings Fund?
The NAV of HSBC Equity Savings Fund is ₹36.49 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HSBC Equity Savings Fund?
The expense ratio of HSBC Equity Savings Fund is 2.58% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HSBC Equity Savings Fund?
You can start a SIP in HSBC Equity Savings Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has HSBC Equity Savings Fund given?
HSBC Equity Savings Fund has returned 7.5% over 1 year, 9.0% over 3 years and 10.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HSBC Equity Savings Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load for units in excess of 0.50% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 month..
How risky is HSBC Equity Savings Fund?
HSBC Equity Savings Fund is rated Moderately High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Savings category.
Which fund house manages HSBC Equity Savings Fund?
HSBC Equity Savings Fund is managed by HSBC Mutual Fund, which runs 44 schemes with ₹1,44,068 Cr under management.