HDFC Innovation Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation / income by investing in companies that are adopting innovative themes and strategies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #99 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹11.92 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹2,970 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.68% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Amit Sinha |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 1 month |
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Performance & risk
| Standard deviation | 0.00% |
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| Max drawdown | -12.75% |
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| Alpha | 0 |
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| Beta | 0 |
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Over 5 years, captured 77.9% of Nifty India Digital's upside and 24.2% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 50.9% |
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| Mid cap | 26.5% |
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| Small cap | 22.6% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 25.4% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 39.8% |
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| Total holdings | 69 |
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Top holdings
- Eternal Limited — 9.5%
- Bajaj Finance Limited — 5.1%
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. — 3.8%
- Divis Laboratories Ltd. — 3.7%
- TREPS - Tri-party Repo — 3.4%
- Bharat Electronics Ltd. — 3.3%
- PB Fintech Limited — 3.0%
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — 3.0%
- Lenskart Solutions Limited — 3.0%
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — 2.9%
Top sectors
- Pharma & Biotech — 19.0%
- Retail — 15.8%
- Automobile — 10.0%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 16.8% | Q1 (Top) | #12 of 167 |