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HDFC Children's Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option · HDFC Mutual Fund
Returns
Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.
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Rank in Category
| Period | This Fund | Category Avg. | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1W | +2.80% | +2.62% | 7 of 11 |
| 1M | +1.18% | +1.05% | 7 of 11 |
| 3M | -2.62% | -3.49% | 2 of 11 |
| 6M | +0.82% | +0.06% | 4 of 11 |
| YTD | -4.34% | -2.67% | 8 of 11 |
| 1Y | -3.98% | -2.67% | 6 of 11 |
| 2Y | -0.79% | +0.54% | 7 of 10 |
| 3Y | +7.69% | +8.46% | 5 of 9 |
| 5Y | +8.71% | +7.76% | 4 of 9 |
| 7Y | +12.71% | +10.23% | 1 of 8 |
| 10Y | +11.89% | +9.65% | 1 of 7 |
| INCEPTION | +12.73% | — | — |
Ranked among: Solution Oriented Scheme - Children’s Fund.
Rolling Returns
| Period | Average | Best | Worst | Positive Periods | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | +3.63% | +57.27% | -33.34% | 69% | 27% |
| 6M | +7.38% | +67.23% | -35.37% | 76% | 31% |
| 1Y | +15.36% | +96.49% | -42.21% | 85% | 36% |
| 2Y | +14.52% | +55.36% | -15.93% | 93% | 41% |
| 3Y | +15.06% | +37.61% | -6.58% | 99% | 44% |
| 5Y | +15.02% | +28.13% | +1.65% | 100% | 45% |
| 7Y | +14.78% | +24.59% | +9.45% | 100% | 45% |
| 10Y | +14.73% | +21.34% | +10.25% | 100% | 46% |
Rolling returns show the average, best and worst outcome an investor would have seen entering at any point in the window.
NAV History
AUM Trend (₹ Cr, quarterly average)
Expense Ratio Trend
Portfolio · Sep 2026
Asset Allocation
- Equity70.45%
- Debt26.36%
- Cash3.19%
- Other0.00%
Market Cap Split
- Large Cap36.68%
- Mid Cap6.87%
- Small Cap26.90%
- Others29.55%
Fundamentals
| Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 20.57 | 25.28 |
| P/B | 2.94 | 3.59 |
| Price / Sales | 2.70 | 2.91 |
| Price / Cash Flow | 16.64 | 18.35 |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.40 | 1.17 |
Holdings · Sep 2026
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Change (1M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Bank | Banks | 6.62% | -0.45% |
| HDFC Bank | Banks | 6.19% | +0.18% |
| 718GS2033 | Debt | 3.74% | +0.05% |
| Larsen & Toubro | Construction | 3.58% | -0.16% |
| State Bank of India | Banks | 3.25% | +0.17% |
| Kotak Bank | Banks | 3.00% | +0.07% |
| 71GOI2034 | Debt | 2.99% | +0.04% |
| Reliance Industries | Petroleum Products | 2.85% | -0.13% |
| eClerx Services | Commercial Services & Supplies | 2.55% | -0.14% |
| Aster DM Quality Care | Equity | 2.53% | -0.14% |
| TREPS - Tri-party Repo | Reverse Repo / TREPS | 2.43% | — |
| Finolex Cables | Industrial Products | 2.24% | +0.37% |
| 71GOI2029 | Debt | 2.20% | +0.05% |
| Axis Bank | Banks | 1.81% | -0.06% |
| Voltamp Transformers | Electrical Equipment | 1.77% | -0.02% |
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| Eternal | Retailing | 1.70% | +0.01% |
| Bharti Airtel | Telecom - Services | 1.67% | +0.00% |
| Infosys | IT - Software | 1.63% | -0.17% |
| SJS Enterprises | Auto Components | 1.58% | -0.11% |
| United Spirits | Beverages | 1.57% | -0.11% |
| State Bank of India (Tier 2 - Basel III)^ | Debt | 1.40% | +0.01% |
| IPCA Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 1.39% | +0.01% |
| JSW Dulux | Consumer Durables | 1.38% | +0.00% |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Company | Industrial Products | 1.26% | -0.03% |
| Godrej Consumer Products | Personal Products | 1.15% | -0.03% |
| 690GOI65 | Debt | 1.08% | +0.02% |
| ITC | Diversified FMCG | 0.99% | +0.06% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.97% | +0.03% |
| Bajaj Finance | Finance | 0.93% | -0.06% |
| Tega Industries | Industrial Manufacturing | 0.93% | +0.25% |
| Punjab National Bank^ | Debt | 0.93% | +0.01% |
| Transport Corporation of India | Transport Services | 0.90% | +0.03% |
| Vedant Fashions | Retailing | 0.83% | +0.01% |
| 718GS2037 | Debt | 0.82% | -0.23% |
| Net Current Assets | Net Current Assets | 0.76% | — |
| Carborundum Universal | Industrial Products | 0.75% | +0.11% |
| Sonata Software | IT - Software | 0.75% | -0.07% |
| Lupin | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 0.74% | -0.04% |
| Hyundai Motor India | Automobiles | 0.72% | -0.03% |
| Small Industries Development Bank^ | Debt | 0.72% | +0.02% |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd | Debt | 0.70% | +0.01% |
| Garware Technical Fibres | Textiles & Apparels | 0.69% | -0.02% |
| Vijaya Diagnostic Centre | Equity | 0.69% | -0.02% |
| GOI LOAN 6.79% 2034 | Debt | 0.66% | +0.01% |
| PVR Inox | Entertainment | 0.65% | +0.14% |
| Sagility | IT - Services | 0.61% | -0.05% |
| Pearl Global Industries | Textiles & Apparels | 0.60% | +0.04% |
| Bharat Petroleum | Petroleum Products | 0.59% | -0.02% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd.£^ | Debt | 0.58% | +0.02% |
| CMR Green Technologies | Industrial Products | 0.54% | +0.02% |
| GOI LOAN 7.17% 2030 | Debt | 0.54% | +0.01% |
| Usha Martin | Industrial Products | 0.53% | — |
| Zensar Technologies | IT - Software | 0.53% | -0.03% |
| Aditya Vision | Retailing | 0.52% | +0.01% |
| Chalet Hotels | Leisure Services | 0.51% | -0.02% |
| GMM Pfaudler | Industrial Manufacturing | 0.50% | +0.15% |
| Technocraft Industries | Industrial Products | 0.50% | -0.04% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.48% | +0.01% |
| National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.^ | Debt | 0.48% | +0.02% |
| National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.^ | Debt | 0.48% | +0.01% |
| Torrent Power Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.48% | +0.01% |
| CIE Automotive | Auto Components | 0.47% | +0.00% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.47% | +0.01% |
| Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.47% | +0.01% |
| Firstsource Solutions | Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.46% | -0.01% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings | Finance | 0.44% | -0.02% |
| Wakefit Innovations | Consumer Durables | 0.44% | +0.00% |
| SDL GJ 7.64% 2033 | Debt | 0.43% | +0.00% |
| Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.43% | +0.01% |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank | Banks | 0.42% | -0.02% |
| Tenneco Clean Air | Auto Components | 0.42% | +0.00% |
| Rolex Rings | Auto Components | 0.41% | +0.01% |
| Fiem Industries | Auto Components | 0.37% | -0.02% |
| VST Industries | Cigarettes & Tobacco Products | 0.37% | +0.00% |
| CMS Info Systems | Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.36% | -0.03% |
| Small Industries Development Bank | Debt | 0.34% | +0.01% |
| Indo-MIM | Industrial Manufacturing | 0.33% | +0.10% |
| REC Limited.^ | Debt | 0.33% | +0.00% |
| Vishal Mega Mart | Retailing | 0.31% | -0.01% |
| 832GOI2032 | Debt | 0.31% | +0.01% |
| 723GS2039 | Debt | 0.29% | +0.00% |
| SDL GJ 7.64% 2034 | Debt | 0.29% | +0.01% |
| The Anup Engineering | Industrial Manufacturing | 0.24% | -0.02% |
| GOI LOAN 6.94% 2036 | Debt | 0.24% | — |
| 726GOI2032 | Debt | 0.24% | +0.00% |
| 763GUJSDL33 | Debt | 0.24% | +0.00% |
| National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.^ | Debt | 0.24% | +0.00% |
| National Housing Bank^ | Debt | 0.24% | +0.01% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.24% | +0.01% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.24% | +0.01% |
| 667GOI2035 | Debt | 0.23% | +0.00% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.23% | +0.00% |
| Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.23% | +0.00% |
| National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev.^ | Debt | 0.23% | +0.00% |
| Shoppers Stop | Retailing | 0.19% | +0.02% |
| 763GUJSDL34 | Debt | 0.19% | +0.00% |
| Small Industries Development Bank | Debt | 0.19% | +0.00% |
| Landmark Cars | Automobiles | 0.17% | -0.01% |
| PNC Infratech | Construction | 0.17% | -0.07% |
| Lumax Industries | Auto Components | 0.16% | +0.11% |
| SDL RJ 7.29% 2037 | Debt | 0.14% | +0.00% |
| BOB-7.75%-21-12-33-PVT | Debt | 0.14% | +0.00% |
| 73GOI2053 | Debt | 0.09% | -0.14% |
| SDL GJ 7.63% 2037 | Debt | 0.09% | +0.01% |
| Indian Railways Finance Corp. Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.09% | +0.00% |
| GOI LOAN 7.32% 2030 | Debt | 0.05% | +0.00% |
| 734GOI2064 | Debt | 0.05% | +0.00% |
| 860GOI2028 | Debt | 0.05% | +0.00% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd.^ | Debt | 0.05% | +0.00% |
| PFC-8.94%-25-3-28-PVT | Debt | 0.02% | +0.00% |
Sector Allocation · Sep 2026
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Risk Metrics
Standard Deviation
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 9.64 | 11.84 | Low Volatility |
| 3Y | 9.69 | 11.31 | Low Volatility |
| 5Y | 9.77 | 11.01 | Low Volatility |
What is this?
Annualized population standard deviation of daily denomination-adjusted NAV returns, multiplied by sqrt(252). Values require a full timeframe of NAV history.
Sharpe Ratio
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -1.03 | -0.63 | Below Average |
| 3Y | 0.18 | 0.21 | Below Average |
| 5Y | 0.30 | 0.24 | Above Average |
What is this?
Annualized Sharpe ratio calculated from month-end NAV returns using the latest available FBIL Overnight MIBOR rate as the risk-free rate. For schemes with less than three years of history, the 3Y value uses since-inception data. Applied risk-free rate: 5.73% (published 2026-10-28).
Sortino Ratio
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -0.52 | -0.11 | Below Average |
| 3Y | 1.16 | 1.36 | Below Average |
| 5Y | 1.28 | 1.29 | Below Average |
What is this?
Annualized from daily NAV returns using a 0.00% minimum acceptable return; downside deviation includes only returns below this target.
Compare With Peers
| Scheme | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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SBI CHILDREN'S FUND - SAVINGS PLAN
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+7.49% | +10.69% | +9.74% | +10.23% |
|
SBI Children's Fund - Investment Plan
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+6.79% | +19.06% | +16.17% | +29.31% |
|
LIC MF Children's Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+0.10% | +7.72% | +6.36% | +4.30% |
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Baroda BNP Paribas Children's Fund
Regular Plan · IDCW Option
|
-1.11% | — | — | +4.71% |
|
Union Children's Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
-3.51% | — | — | +7.80% |
|
UTI Children's Hybrid Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
-4.14% | +5.82% | +5.38% | +5.18% |
|
ICICI Prudential Children's Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
-4.37% | +11.59% | +10.05% | +10.95% |
|
UTI Children's Equity Fund
Regular Plan · IDCW
|
-7.34% | +6.85% | +4.97% | +10.27% |
|
ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE BAL BHAVISHYA YOJNA
Regular Plan · IDCW-Payout
|
-7.41% | +2.86% | +3.41% | +6.80% |
|
Tata Childrens Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
-11.92% | +3.90% | +5.03% | +4.75% |
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About This Scheme
Investment Objective
To generate capital appreciation / income from a portfolio of equity & equity related instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Stated Asset Allocation
Equity and Equity related Instruments: 65% -80% Debt Securities (including securitised debt) and money market instruments: 20%-35% Units issued by InvITs: 0%-10% Non-convertible preference shares: 0%-10% For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website
Exit Load
(i) For existing investments by investors including SIP / SWAP registrations, etc (until May 22, 2018). In respect of units subject to lockin period: Nil In case of Units not subject to Lock-in Period: -3% if the Units are redeemed / switched-out within one year from the date of allotment. - 2% if the Units are redeemed / switched-out between first and second year of the date of allotment. - 1% if the Units are redeemed / switched-out between second and third year of the date of allotment. - Nil if the Units are redeemed / switched-out after third year from the date of allotment (ii) Fresh investments by investors including SIP/ SWAP registrations, etc (effective May 23, 2018): Nil
Fund Managers
FM 1 - Mr.Chirag Setalvad, FM 2 - Mr. Gopal Agrawal, FM 3 - Mr. Anil Bamboli
FM 1 - Fund Manager of the Scheme (Equity Assets), FM 2 - Fund Manager for Overseas Investments, FM 3 - Fund Manager of the Scheme (Debt Assets)
Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Data is sourced from AMFI and fund houses via FinAPI and may lag official figures.