HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 1 Jul 2021.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 6 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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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- HDFC Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF179KC1BH8
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF179KC1BI6
- Fund code
- 148985
- First price on record
- 1 Jul 2021 · 1,277 daily prices
About HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is a Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic offered by HDFC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 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 Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹17.0310 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 10.67% over the last year, 8.84% CAGR over 3 years, 9.82% 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 16.8% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 21.7%. 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 Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
The latest NAV of HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹17.0310 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.35% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return 10.67%, 3-year CAGR 8.84%, 5-year CAGR 9.82%, since-inception CAGR 11.02%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option belong to?+
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 16.8%, HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option a direct plan?+
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has NAV history available from 1 Jul 2021 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,277 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.