HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund
NAV
₹28.28
as of 21 Aug 2026
HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund is an open-ended Credit Risk Fund scheme from HDFC Mutual Fund managing ₹7,666 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹28.28 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 1.01% a year. Managed by Dhruv Muchhal. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 1.01% / yr
- as of 30 Jun 2026
- Fund size
- ₹7,666 crore
- as of 31 Jul 2026
- Exit load
- 1%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 25 Mar 2014
- ISIN
- INF179KA1FZ3
₹100 invested, fund vs category
The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.
Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026
HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund
₹142
+42% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Credit Risk Fund average
₹151
+51% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 3.16% | – | – |
| 6 months | 3.92% | – | – |
| 1 year | 7.72% | – | – |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 8.34% | – | – |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 7.22% | – | – |
No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible — read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- 3.7%
- Median
- 7.6%
- Best
- 9.7%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Oct 2021. Windows overlap — this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 6.5%
- Median
- 8.0%
- Best
- 8.4%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 2 Aug 2021. Windows overlap — this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 1.36
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.99
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 3.21 vs category 4.44
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 1.24%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -0.80%
Where the money actually is
Equity
6.3%
Bonds
87.3%
Cash
4.8%
Other
1.6%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026. The size split below covers only the equity slice of this.
What it owns
97 positions · top 10 = 24.9%
Holdings by sector
Financial Services(1 in top 10)3.3%
- Indus Infra Trust Unit3.26%
- Industrials1.6%
- Real Estate1.0%
- Utilities0.5%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 35.5% a year.
Other top holdings
- GMR Airports Limitedmatures 13 Feb 20274.81%
- Nirma Limitedmatures 7 Apr 20273.92%
- TATA Projects Limitedmatures 18 Dec 20263.27%
- Jubilant Beverages Limitedmatures 31 May 20282.78%
- Aditya Birla Renewables Limitedmatures 24 Sep 20272.75%
- Bamboo Hotel And Global Centre (Delhi) Private Limitedmatures 31 Jan 20282.62%
- SK Finance Limitedmatures 15 Jul 20272.61%
- Kalpataru Projects International Limitedmatures 11 Jun 20272.61%
- Jubilant Bevco Limitedmatures 31 May 20282.58%
The debt it holds
- Yield to maturity
- 8.28% vs category 7.92%
- Modified duration
- 2.41 yrs vs category 2.02 yrs
- Average maturity
- 3.61 yrs vs category 2.71 yrs
- Average coupon
- 7.88%
- Government securities
- 14.8%
Credit quality
- AAA
- 30.6%
- AA
- 59.2%
- A
- 10.2%
Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.
Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- +₹182 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹39 cr
as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- ₹28.28 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- 1.01% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
- How large is HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- ₹7,666 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Credit Risk Fund category.
- How risky is HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "High Risk". Lending to companies and banks for extra yield over government paper.
- What are the 5-year returns of HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- 7.22% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR). Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- 6.5% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 2 Aug 2021. The median was 8.0% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund?
- Dhruv Muchhal, managing this fund for 3.1 years.
Where this fund sits
Its shelf, all funds
Cb · Corporate & credit →
Lending to companies and banks for extra yield over government paper.
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Other Credit Risk Fund funds
- ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund₹6,320 crore
- SBI CREDIT RISK FUND₹2,181 crore
- Nippon India Credit Risk Fund (Existing Number of Segregated Portfolios - 1₹1,556 crore
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund₹1,532 crore
- Kotak Credit Risk Fund₹770 crore
- HSBC Credit Risk Fund₹460 crore
- Axis Credit Risk Fund₹375 crore
- DSP Credit Risk Fund₹287 crore
Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.