HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option
A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From HDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 6 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 10% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- HDFC Mutual Fund
- Category
- Income
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Dividend
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 118932
- First price on record
- 1 Jan 2013 · 1,333 daily prices
About HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option
HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option is a Income offered by HDFC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Dividend option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the other category — A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.
The current NAV of HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option is ₹33.8900 (as of 1 Jun 2018). Historically, it has delivered 1.49% over the last year, 4.76% CAGR over 3 years, 13.18% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 10.3% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 22.1%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+
The latest NAV of HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option is ₹33.8900 as of 1 Jun 2018, down 0.64% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+
HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option has delivered 1-year return 1.49%, 3-year CAGR 4.76%, 5-year CAGR 13.18%, since-inception CAGR 10.14%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option belong to?+
HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option is categorised as Income. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.
How risky is HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 10.3%, HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option a direct plan?+
HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option?+
HDFC Balanced Fund -Direct Plan - Dividend Option has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 1,333 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.