HDFC Business Cycle Fund
The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities with a focus on riding business cycles through dynamic allocation between various sectors and stocks at different stages of business cycles.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #43 of 184 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹14.69 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹2,775 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.69% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Rahul Baijal |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| Sharpe ratio | 0.44 |
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| Standard deviation | 15.13% |
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| Max drawdown | −19.40% |
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| Alpha | -0.84 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 94.9% of Nifty 500's upside and 86.0% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 41.6% |
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| Mid cap | 25.4% |
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| Small cap | 33.1% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 25.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 39.9% |
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| Total holdings | 65 |
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Top holdings
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 5.6%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 5.5%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. — 5.1%
- TREPS - Tri-party Repo — 4.8%
- Titan Company Limited — 4.7%
- Anthem Biosciences Limited — 4.3%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 3.1%
- Aether Industries Limited — 3.1%
- Pearl Global Industries Limited — 3.0%
- Eternal Limited — 2.8%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 18.1%
- Finance & Investments — 9.2%
- Retail — 9.1%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 0.3% | Q2 | #57 of 167 |
| 2025 | 1.5% | Q3 | #83 of 132 |
| 2024 | 13.9% | Q4 (Bottom) | #71 of 86 |
| 2023 | 28.0% | Q3 | #38 of 66 |