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HDFC INNOVATION FUND

Regular Plan · GROWTH OPTION · HDFC Mutual Fund

Risk: Very High Risk
52W Low ₹9.17 31 Mar 2026 52W High ₹12.02 23 Sept 2026
₹11.6880 NAV as of 4 Nov 2026 +1.21% day change
ISININF179KC1JL3
Scheme Code153619
StructureOpen Ended Schemes
Fund HouseHDFC Asset Management Company Limited
AUM (avg. July - September 2026)₹2,565.43 Cr
Expense Ratio (as of 21 Oct 2026)2.09%
Min. Investment₹100
Inception Date27 Jun 2025
BenchmarkNifty 500 (TRI)
NFO Period27 Jun 2025 – 11 Jul 2025

Returns

1Y +11.98%
Since Inception +12.65%

Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.

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Rank in Category

PeriodThis FundCategory Avg.Rank
1W +4.07% +3.52% 111 of 255
1M +2.27% +1.97% 117 of 255
3M +0.64% -3.45% 26 of 252
6M +13.55% +2.92% 25 of 251
YTD +14.38% +1.21% 30 of 255
1Y +11.98% +1.11% 33 of 232
INCEPTION +12.65% — —

Ranked among: Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic.

Rolling Returns

PeriodAverageBestWorstPositive PeriodsConsistency
3M +3.86% +18.13% -11.08% 67% 27%
6M +6.54% +30.78% -11.53% 64% 26%
1Y +14.11% +21.37% +4.37% 100% 45%

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

  • Equity94.54%
  • Debt0.00%
  • Cash5.46%
  • Other0.00%

Market Cap Split

  • Large Cap44.25%
  • Mid Cap22.09%
  • Small Cap26.83%
  • Others6.83%

Fundamentals

FundCategory
P/E40.5727.94
P/B6.694.57
Price / Sales4.863.25
Price / Cash Flow28.2920.95
Dividend Yield (%)0.591.18
Holdings79
Top 5 Stocks22.86%
Top 10 Stocks36.15%
Top 3 Sectors39.71%

Holdings · Sep 2026

HoldingSectorWeightChange (1M)
Eternal Retailing 9.19% -0.44%
TREPS - Tri-party Repo Reverse Repo / TREPS 4.96% —
Bajaj Finance Finance 4.02% -0.36%
Divis Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 3.32% -0.76%
Rubicon Research Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 3.21% -0.36%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 3.12% -0.17%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 3.10% -0.31%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 2.72% -0.05%
Sun Pharmaceutical Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.54% -0.21%
Lenskart Solutions Retailing 2.52% -0.20%
PB FinTech Financial Technology (Fintech) 2.41% -0.91%
Info Edge Retailing 2.34% -0.15%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 2.30% -0.09%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.25% -0.09%
GE Vernova T&D Electrical Equipment 2.12% -0.10%
View all 81 holdings
Tata Power Power 1.65% +0.08%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.62% -0.54%
Netweb Technologies IT - Services 1.51% -0.19%
Karamtara Engineering Electrical Equipment 1.48% —
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Auto Components 1.46% +0.05%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 1.44% +0.04%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Electrical Equipment 1.44% -0.01%
Spectrum Electrical Industries Limited. Industrial Manufacturing 1.37% —
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.33% -0.06%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Capital Markets 1.30% +0.05%
JSW Energy Power 1.23% -0.05%
Thyrocare Technologies Equity 1.14% -0.14%
Sai Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.13% -0.17%
Amagi Media Labs IT - Services 1.08% -0.02%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 1.08% -0.03%
Groww Capital Markets 1.06% -0.03%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.02% -0.10%
Ather Energy Automobiles 1.00% +0.40%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.98% +0.04%
Indo-MIM Industrial Manufacturing 0.95% +0.13%
SEDEMAC Mechatronics Auto Components 0.93% +0.06%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.91% -0.06%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.90% -0.04%
ABB Electrical Equipment 0.85% -0.10%
Bharat Forge Auto Components 0.85% -0.07%
Cummins Industrial Products 0.81% -0.05%
Diamond Power Infrastructure Electrical Equipment 0.78% +0.02%
Coforge IT - Software 0.77% -0.72%
OnEMI Technology Solutions Finance 0.77% +0.07%
Saatvik Green Energy Electrical Equipment 0.71% +0.00%
Ideaforge Technology Aerospace & Defense 0.69% -0.05%
3M India Diversified 0.68% -0.02%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.68% -0.05%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.64% -0.03%
Aequs Aerospace & Defense 0.63% +0.09%
Interglobe Aviation Transport Services 0.63% -0.02%
Moneyview Finance 0.63% —
Persistent Systems IT - Software 0.63% -0.03%
Zydus Life Science Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.59% +0.01%
Tenneco Clean Air Auto Components 0.58% -0.02%
Le Travenues Technology (IXIGO) Leisure Services 0.57% +0.00%
Neuland Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.56% -0.04%
SBI Life Insurance Insurance 0.54% -0.01%
Dhoot Transmission Auto Components 0.52% +0.01%
Mphasis IT - Software 0.52% -0.05%
Urban Company Retailing 0.51% -0.05%
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets 0.50% —
Hexaware Technologies IT - Software 0.49% -0.05%
Torrent Power Power 0.47% +0.01%
Infosys IT - Software 0.46% -0.06%
Sudeep Pharma Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.46% +0.01%
Molbio Diagnostics Equity 0.45% +0.08%
TBO Tek Leisure Services 0.44% -0.01%
Kaynes Technology India Industrial Manufacturing 0.40% -0.02%
Sonata Software IT - Software 0.40% -0.04%
Tempsens Instruments Industrial Manufacturing 0.35% -0.02%
Hyundai Motor India Automobiles 0.33% -0.02%
Rentomojo Commercial Services & Supplies 0.32% —
WeWork India Management Commercial Services & Supplies 0.31% -0.01%
Atlanta Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.29% -0.04%
Firstcry (Brainbees Solutions) Retailing 0.29% +0.00%
Shiprocket Transport Services 0.24% -0.03%
Lumino Industries Industrial Products 0.21% +0.04%
SBI Funds Management Capital Markets 0.17% -0.01%
One 97 Communications Financial Technology (Fintech) 0.14% -0.30%
Kwality Walls Food Products 0.01% -0.01%

Sector Allocation · Sep 2026

View all 27 sectors
  • Industrial Manufacturing 3.07%
  • IT - Services 2.59%
  • Financial Technology (Fintech) 2.55%
  • Capital Markets 2.53%
  • Petroleum Products 1.62%
  • Metals & Minerals Trading 1.44%
  • Healthcare Services 1.14%
  • Industrial Products 1.02%
  • Leisure Services 1.01%
  • Personal Products 0.90%
  • Transport Services 0.87%
  • Diversified 0.68%
  • Diversified FMCG 0.64%
  • Commercial Services & Supplies 0.63%
  • Insurance 0.54%
  • Healthcare Equipment & Supplies 0.45%
  • Food Products 0.01%

Risk Metrics

Standard Deviation

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 15.09 16.32 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

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 0.27 -0.32 Above Average
3Y 0.38 -0.45 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

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 1.18 0.19 Above Average
What is this?

Annualized from daily NAV returns using a 0.00% minimum acceptable return; downside deviation includes only returns below this target.

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About This Scheme

Investment Objective

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.

Stated Asset Allocation

Equity and Equity related instruments of companies/entities following the innovation theme: 80% - 100 Equity and Equity related instruments of companies/entities other than those mentioned above: 0% - 20% Units of issued by InvITs: 0% - 10% Money market instruments, Other liquid instruments and Units of Mutual Fund^^ 0% - 20% Gold and Silver instruments: 0% - 20% ^^Units of Domestic Mutual Funds shall only include Overnight Funds, Liquid Funds and Money Market Mutual Funds. Further other liquid instruments shall include cash, bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, Government Securities, Treasury bills, Repo on Government securities and any other instruments as specified by SEBI from time to time. For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website.

Exit Load

• In respect of each purchase / switch-in of Units, an Exit Load of 1.00% is payable if Units are redeemed/ switched-out within 1 month from the date of allotment. • No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 month from the date of allotment.

Fund Managers

FM 1 - Mr.Amit Sinha, FM 2 - Mr.Gopal Agrawal, FM 3 - Mr. Bhagyesh Kagalkar

FM 1 - Fund Manager of the scheme, FM 2 -Fund Manager for Overseas Investments, FM 3 - Fund Manager for investments in Gold/Silver instruments

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.

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