HDFC Large Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation/income by investing predominantly in Large-Cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #13 of 42 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Large Cap |
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| NAV | ₹1051.03 (as of 2026-10-22) |
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| AUM | ₹37,294 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.31% |
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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
| 5-year annualised return | 8.91% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.15 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.38% |
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| Max drawdown | −54.83% |
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| Alpha | -0.57 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 99.4% of NIFTY 100's upside and 88.4% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 84.3% |
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| Mid cap | 14.8% |
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| Small cap | 0.9% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 34.8% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 53.0% |
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| Total holdings | 46 |
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| Index overlap | 50.4% |
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| Active share | 49.6% |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 9.8%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 7.4%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 6.5%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. — 6.1%
- Titan Company Limited — 5.1%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 4.8%
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — 4.1%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 3.5%
- Bajaj Finserv Limited — 3.0%
- Bajaj Auto Limited — 2.8%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 32.8%
- Pharma & Biotech — 8.4%
- Telecom — 6.5%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −10.9% | Q4 (Bottom) | #31 of 39 |
| 2025 | 7.9% | Q2 | #17 of 36 |
| 2024 | 11.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #28 of 32 |
| 2023 | 30.0% | Q1 (Top) | #3 of 32 |
| 2022 | 10.6% | Q1 (Top) | #3 of 28 |