HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From HDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 7 Dec 2017.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 6 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 17% 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 - Sectoral/ Thematic
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF179KC1AU3
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 141924
- First price on record
- 7 Dec 2017 · 2,154 daily prices
About HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic offered by HDFC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 9 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
The current NAV of HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹23.4230 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -2.70% over the last year, 10.27% CAGR over 3 years, 12.01% 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 17.0% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 42.2%. 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 Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹23.4230 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.00% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return -2.70%, 3-year CAGR 10.27%, 5-year CAGR 12.01%, since-inception CAGR 10.20%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
How risky is HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 17.0%, HDFC Housing Opportunities 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 Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
HDFC Housing Opportunities 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 Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 7 Dec 2017 — approximately 9 years of track record and 2,154 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.