HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth | HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan NAV Today [324.54], Performance & History

Solution Oriented Children's Fund Direct Growth

Regular

Direct

3 Year Absolute Returns

32.84% ↑

NAV (₹) on 16 Jul 2026

324.54

1 Day NAV Change

0.06%

Risk Level

Very High Risk

Rating

HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan is a Equity mutual fund categorized under Hybrid, offered by HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.. Launched on 01 Jan 2013, investors can start with a minimum SIP of ... Read more

NAV History

Fund Details

Min. SIP Amount

₹100

Inception Date

01 Jan 2013

Min. Lumpsum Amount

₹ 100

Fund Age

13 Yrs

AUM

₹ 10,487.87 Cr.

Benchmark

Nifty50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index

Expense Ratio

1.04%

Scheme Type

Open Ended

Exit Load

Nil%

Returns Calculator

Investment amount per month

₹1,000

Over the past

Would have become

On total investment of

*Calculation based on past performance of this fund.

Asset Allocation

AUM

₹ 10,487.87 Cr

Equity

390.8%

Debt

178.51%

Money Market & Cash

26.82%

Other Assets & Liabilities

3.87%

Sector Holdings

Sectors	Weightage
Finance - Banks - Private Sector	19.45%
Government Securities	15.33%
Non Convertible Debentures	12.22%
Construction, Contracting & Engineering	4.18%
Treps/Reverse Repo	3.99%
Refineries	3.65%
Finance - Banks - Public Sector	3.04%
IT Consulting & Software	3.01%
Hospitals & Medical Services	2.81%
IT Enabled Services	2.39%
Pharmaceuticals	2.08%
Auto Ancl - Others	2.01%
Compressors	1.97%
Finance & Investments	1.82%
Telecom Services	1.74%
Power - Transmission/Equipment	1.73%
Cables - Power/Others	1.72%
Beverages & Distilleries	1.55%
Cigarettes & Tobacco Products	1.54%
Paints/Varnishes	1.43%
E-Commerce/E-Retail	1.39%
Personal Care	1.34%
Forgings	1.23%
Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)	0.96%
Transport - Road	0.94%
Engineering - General	0.85%
Current Assets	0.74%
Abrasives And Grinding Wheels	0.70%
Auto - Cars & Jeeps	0.66%
Engineering - Heavy	0.61%
Retail - Speciality - Non Apparel	0.56%
Bearings	0.51%
Iron & Steel	0.43%
Textiles - General	0.35%
Furniture, Furnishing & Flooring	0.33%
Others - Not Mentioned	0.31%
Metals - Non Ferrous - Others	0.22%
Auto - Dealers/Servicing	0.16%
Retail - Departmental Stores	0.03%
Finance - Term Lending Institutions	0.02%

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Stock Holdings

Name	Weightage	Value (in Cr.)	Sector
HDFC Bank Ltd.	6.87%	₹ 720.96	Finance - Banks - Private Sector
ICICI Bank Ltd.	6.79%	₹ 712.42	Finance - Banks - Private Sector
TREPS - Tri-party Repo	3.99%	₹ 418.09	Others
Larsen and Toubro Ltd.	3.89%	₹ 407.99	Construction, Contracting & Engineering
7.18% GOI MAT 140833	3.78%	₹ 396.55	Others
Reliance Industries Ltd.	3.07%	₹ 321.58	Refineries
State Bank of India	3.04%	₹ 318.34	Finance - Banks - Public Sector
7.1% GOI MAT 080434	3.03%	₹ 317.31	Others
Aster DM Healthcare Limited	2.81%	₹ 294.89	Hospitals & Medical Services
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited	2.79%	₹ 292.23	Finance - Banks - Private Sector
7.1% GOI MAT 180429	2.20%	₹ 230.58	Others
Kirloskar Pneumatic Ltd.	1.97%	₹ 206.80	Compressors
Axis Bank Ltd.	1.96%	₹ 205.89	Finance - Banks - Private Sector
eClerx Services Limited	1.83%	₹ 191.80	IT Enabled Services
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	1.74%	₹ 182.09	Telecom Services
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.	1.73%	₹ 181.40	Power - Transmission/Equipment
Finolex Cables Ltd.	1.72%	₹ 180.86	Cables - Power/Others
Infosys Limited	1.62%	₹ 169.73	IT Consulting & Software
United Spirits Limited	1.55%	₹ 162.05	Beverages & Distilleries
S.J.S. Enterprises Limited	1.53%	₹ 160.52	Auto Ancl - Others
7.33 State Bank of India (Tier 2 - Basel III)	1.44%	₹ 150.96	Others
JSW Dulux Limited	1.43%	₹ 149.68	Paints/Varnishes
Eternal Limited	1.39%	₹ 145.53	E-Commerce/E-Retail
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.	1.34%	₹ 140.96	Personal Care
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.	1.21%	₹ 126.66	Pharmaceuticals
7.18% GOI MAT 240737	1.13%	₹ 118.30	Others
6.9% GOI MAT 150465	1.11%	₹ 116.22	Others
ITC LIMITED	1.07%	₹ 111.91	Cigarettes & Tobacco Products
7.26% GOI MAT 060233	1.03%	₹ 108.43	Others
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	0.96%	₹ 100.47	Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)
7.82 Bajaj Finance Ltd.	0.95%	₹ 100.11	Others
7.34 Punjab National Bank	0.95%	₹ 99.68	Others
Transport Corporation of India Ltd.	0.94%	₹ 98.67	Transport - Road
Lupin Ltd.	0.87%	₹ 91.59	Pharmaceuticals
TEGA INDUSTRIES LIMITED	0.85%	₹ 89.26	Engineering - General
Sonata Software Ltd.	0.77%	₹ 80.50	IT Consulting & Software
Net Current Assets	0.74%	₹ 82.30	Others
7.42 Small Industries Development Bank	0.72%	₹ 75.34	Others
7.55 L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd	0.71%	₹ 74.04	Others
Carborundum Universal Ltd.	0.70%	₹ 72.95	Abrasives And Grinding Wheels
Rolex Rings Limited	0.68%	₹ 71.27	Forgings
6.79% GOI MAT 071034	0.67%	₹ 70.31	Others
Hyundai Motor India Limited	0.66%	₹ 69.50	Auto - Cars & Jeeps
Zensar Technologies Ltd.	0.62%	₹ 64.71	IT Consulting & Software
7.97 HDFC Bank Ltd.	0.59%	₹ 61.38	Finance - Banks - Private Sector
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	0.58%	₹ 60.71	Refineries
Aditya Vision Limited	0.56%	₹ 59.23	Retail - Speciality - Non Apparel
Sagility Limited	0.56%	₹ 58.82	IT Enabled Services
CIE Automotive India Ltd	0.55%	₹ 58.11	Forgings
7.17% GOI MAT 170430	0.54%	₹ 56.52	Others
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.	0.52%	₹ 54.91	Finance & Investments
Timken India Ltd.	0.51%	₹ 53.21	Bearings
8.2 Torrent Power Ltd.	0.49%	₹ 51.06	Others
7.37 Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd.	0.48%	₹ 49.99	Others
8.58 Muthoot Finance Ltd.	0.48%	₹ 50.48	Others
7.64 National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.	0.48%	₹ 50.62	Others
7.4 National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.	0.48%	₹ 50.29	Others
TENNECO CLEAN AIR INDIA LIMITED	0.48%	₹ 50.32	Auto Ancl - Others
7.57 Bajaj Finance Ltd.	0.47%	₹ 49.70	Others
VST Industries Ltd.	0.47%	₹ 49.22	Cigarettes & Tobacco Products
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd	0.45%	₹ 47.55	Finance - Banks - Private Sector
7.64% Gujarat SDL ISD 170124 MAT 170133	0.44%	₹ 45.75	Finance & Investments
8.88 Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.	0.43%	₹ 45.41	Others
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd	0.43%	₹ 45.29	Iron & Steel
GARWARE TECHNICAL FIBRES LIMITED	0.35%	₹ 36.89	Textiles - General
7.35 REC Limited.	0.34%	₹ 35.37	Others
7.79 Small Industries Development Bank	0.34%	₹ 35.14	Others
The Anup Engineering Limited	0.34%	₹ 35.73	Engineering - Heavy
Wakefit Innovations Limited	0.33%	₹ 35.01	Furniture, Furnishing & Flooring
8.32% GOI MAT 020832	0.31%	₹ 32.60	Others - Not Mentioned
7.23% GOI MAT 150439	0.29%	₹ 30.84	Others
7.64% % Gujarat SDL ISD 170124 Mat 170134	0.29%	₹ 30.51	Finance & Investments
7.49 National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.	0.29%	₹ 30.01	Others
7.43 Small Industries Development Bank	0.29%	₹ 30.02	Others
PNC Infratech Ltd.	0.29%	₹ 30.73	Construction, Contracting & Engineering
7.24% GOI MAT 180855	0.28%	₹ 29.75	Others
GMM Pfaudler Limited	0.27%	₹ 28.09	Engineering - Heavy
7.71% GOI MAT 180566	0.25%	₹ 26.01	Others
7.26% GOI MAT 220832	0.25%	₹ 25.82	Others
9 HDFC Bank Ltd.	0.25%	₹ 25.89	Others
6.67% GOI MAT 151235	0.24%	₹ 24.83	Others
7.3% GOI MAT 190653	0.24%	₹ 24.98	Others
7.63% Gujarat SDL ISD 240124 Mat 240133	0.24%	₹ 25.40	Finance & Investments
7.83 National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.	0.24%	₹ 25.06	Others
7.37 National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.	0.24%	₹ 24.88	Others
7.35 National Housing Bank	0.24%	₹ 25.21	Others
7.4 Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	0.24%	₹ 25.13	Others
7.44 Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	0.24%	₹ 25.24	Others
7.38 Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	0.24%	₹ 25.13	Others
6.9 Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd.	0.24%	₹ 24.72	Others
7.5 National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.	0.24%	₹ 25.02	Others
7.55 Bajaj Finance Ltd.	0.23%	₹ 24.55	Others
CMR Green Technologies Limited	0.22%	₹ 22.71	Metals - Non Ferrous - Others
7.63% Gujarat SDL ISD 240124 Mat 240134	0.19%	₹ 20.33	Finance & Investments
7.22 Small Industries Development Bank	0.19%	₹ 20	Others
Landmark Cars Limited	0.16%	₹ 16.31	Auto - Dealers/Servicing
7.29% Rajasthan SDL ISD 191125 Mat 191137	0.14%	₹ 14.71	Finance & Investments
7.75 Bank of Baroda (Tier 2 - Basel III)	0.14%	₹ 15.11	Others
7.39 Indian Railways Finance Corp. Ltd.	0.10%	₹ 10.05	Others
7.63% Gujarat SDL - MAT 100637	0.09%	₹ 9.08	Others
7.25% GOI MAT 120663	0.05%	₹ 4.88	Others
7.32% GOI MAT 131130	0.05%	₹ 5.17	Others
7.34% GOI MAT 220464	0.05%	₹ 4.94	Others
8.6% GOI MAT 020628	0.05%	₹ 5.23	Others
7.58 LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	0.05%	₹ 5.61	Others
Shoppers Stop Ltd.	0.03%	₹ 3.12	Retail - Departmental Stores
8.94 Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	0.02%	₹ 2.06	Finance - Term Lending Institutions

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Returns

	Annualised returns
	9M	1Y	2Y	3Y
Fund returns	-0.92%	-1.75%	1.26%	9.93%
Category returns	1.78%	11.94%	26.07%	53.64%

Fund Objective

The primary objective of both the Plans viz. Investment Plan & Savings Plan under the Scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation.

AMC Details

Name

HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.

Date of Incorporation

30 Jun 2000

CEO

Mr. Navneet Munot

CIO

Type

Pvt.Sector-Joint Venture (Indian)

Address

HDFC House, 2nd Floor, H T Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - 400020

Website

http://www.hdfcfund.com

[email protected]

Scheme Name	NAV	Returns 1Y 3Y 5Y	AUM (Cr)	Expense Ratio	Risk Meter
SBI Childrens Fund - Investment Plan - Direct Plan Hybrid Direct	₹53.26	16.00%	85.49%	189.76%	₹6,944	1.17%	Very High
SBI Childrens Fund - Investment Plan Hybrid Regular	₹49.55	14.87%	79.52%	172.98%	₹6,944	2.11%	Very High
ICICI Prudential Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Hybrid Direct	₹363.27	-0.97%	52.42%	89.97%	₹1,417	2.25%	Very High
ICICI Prudential Childrens Fund Hybrid Regular	₹327.97	-1.71%	49.02%	83.05%	₹1,417	3.02%	Very High
Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna - Direct Plan Hybrid Direct	₹23.31	3.78%	43.18%	66.03%	₹1,208	1.14%	Very High
SBI Childrens Fund - Savings Plan - Direct Plan Hybrid Direct	₹129.69	7.55%	42.67%	70.22%	₹145	0.94%	Moderately High
SBI Childrens Fund - Savings Plan Hybrid Regular	₹118.53	7.14%	41.15%	67.08%	₹145	1.32%	Moderately High
Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna Hybrid Regular	₹20.68	2.58%	37.59%	54.10%	₹1,208	2.33%	Very High
HDFC Childrens Fund - (Lock-in) - Direct Plan Hybrid Direct	₹324.54	-1.75%	32.84%	72.32%	₹2,109	1.27%	Very High
LIC MF Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Hybrid Direct	₹37.48	0.89%	32.63%	53.87%	₹16	1.52%	Very High

Top Funds from HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.

Scheme Name	NAV	Returns 1Y 3Y 5Y			AUM (Cr)	Expense Ratio	Risk Meter
HDFC Silver ETF ETF Regular	₹207.08	92.14%	181.39%	0.00%	₹7,574	0.50%	Very High
HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Plan Sector Direct	₹29.95	17.92%	180.60%	0.00%	₹10,529	0.87%	Very High
HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Plan Sector Direct	₹29.95	17.92%	180.60%	0.00%	₹10,529	0.87%	Very High
HDFC Defence Fund - Direct Plan Sector Direct	₹29.95	17.92%	180.60%	0.00%	₹10,529	0.87%	Very High
HDFC Silver ETF Fund of Fund - Direct Plan Fund of Funds Direct	₹35.74	90.09%	177.90%	0.00%	₹4,327	0.22%	Very High
HDFC Silver ETF Fund of Fund Fund of Funds Regular	₹35.25	89.35%	174.98%	0.00%	₹4,327	0.56%	Very High
HDFC Defence Fund Sector Regular	₹28.93	16.75%	171.42%	0.00%	₹10,529	1.80%	Very High
HDFC Defence Fund Sector Regular	₹28.93	16.75%	171.42%	0.00%	₹10,529	1.80%	Very High
HDFC Defence Fund Sector Regular	₹28.93	16.75%	171.42%	0.00%	₹10,529	1.80%	Very High
HDFC Gold ETF ETF Regular	₹120.47	43.92%	131.77%	179.16%	₹22,008	0.59%	High

FAQs

What is the current NAV of HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth is ₹324.54 as of 16 Jul 2026. NAV represents the per-unit market value of the fund and is updated daily based on the closing prices of the underlying securities.

What is the fund size (AUM) of HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth?

The Assets Under Management (AUM) of HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth is ₹10,487.87 Crores. AUM indicates the total market value of assets managed by the fund and reflects investor confidence and fund popularity.

What are the historical returns of HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth?

HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth has delivered returns of -1.75% (1 Year), 9.93% (3 Year), 11.50% (5 Year). Past performance does not guarantee future results, and investors should consider their risk appetite before investing.

What is the risk level of HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth?

HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth has a risk rating of 'Very High' as per the SEBI Riskometer. This indicates the fund is suitable for very aggressive investors comfortable with significant market volatility. Investors should align their investment choices with their personal risk tolerance and financial goals.

What is the minimum investment amount for HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth?

The minimum lumpsum investment required for HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan Growth is ₹100. The fund also offers SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) option starting from as low as ₹100, making it accessible for regular investments. This allows investors to start their mutual fund journey with a manageable amount.

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