HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Invests in mid-sized companies (ranked 101-250). Faster growing than large cap, but with bigger price swings. From HDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 7 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 15% 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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Fund info
- Fund house
- HDFC Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Mid Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF179K01XQ0
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 118989
- First price on record
- 1 Jan 2013 · 3,364 daily prices
About HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Equity Scheme - Mid Cap Fund offered by HDFC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the mid cap category — Invests in mid-sized companies (ranked 101-250). Faster growing than large cap, but with bigger price swings.
The current NAV of HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹236.3910 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 11.63% over the last year, 18.83% CAGR over 3 years, 20.20% 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 15.1% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 39.5%. 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 Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹236.3910 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 0.47% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 11.63%, 3-year CAGR 18.83%, 5-year CAGR 20.20%, since-inception CAGR 20.35%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Equity Scheme - Mid Cap Fund. Invests in mid-sized companies (ranked 101-250). Faster growing than large cap, but with bigger price swings.
How risky is HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 15.1%, HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,364 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.