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HDFC Dividend Yield Fund

HDFC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedDividend Yield FundRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

27.07

as of 21 Aug 2026

HDFC Dividend Yield Fund is an open-ended Dividend Yield Fund scheme from HDFC Mutual Fund managing ₹5,696 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹27.07 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.84% a year. Managed by Gopal Agrawal. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
0.84% / yr
as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size
₹5,696 crore
as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load
1%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
18 Dec 2020
ISIN
INF179KC1AO6

₹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 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index

Aug 2021Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100, HDFC Dividend Yield Fund versus Dividend Yield Fund average.

HDFC Dividend Yield Fund

₹208

+108% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Dividend Yield Fund average

₹198

+98% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months4.29%2.62%+1.67
6 months1.10%1.21%-0.11
1 year2.30%2.30%0.00
3 years (CAGR)13.43%15.15%-1.72
5 years (CAGR)15.76%15.54%+0.22

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.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
0.48
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.70
Sortino ratio (3Y)
0.73 vs category 0.77
Standard deviation (3Y)
15.64%
Beta (3Y)
1.01
Alpha (3Y)
1.19%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-19.23%

Distance below its own peak

Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high — how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.

Deepest fall

-19.2%

Right now

-4.7% below peak

Jul 2023Deepest: -20.0%Aug 2026

Ahead of its benchmark in 53% of months (window: 3y, monthly) — benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index, name shown only.

Where the money actually is

Equity

99.3%

Cash

0.7%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.

What it owns

129 positions · top 10 = 30.7%

Market-cap mix

Large 63.7%Mid 13.2%Small 22.1%Other 0.9%

as of 31 Jul 2026

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(4 in top 10)29.3%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd5.41%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd5.12%
    • Axis Bank Ltd3.52%
    • Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd2.12%
  • Industrials(1 in top 10)13.4%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd2.56%
  • Consumer Cyclical(1 in top 10)11.1%
    • Maruti Suzuki India Ltd2.42%
  • Healthcare(1 in top 10)9.4%
    • Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd2.17%
  • Technology(1 in top 10)9.3%
    • Tech Mahindra Ltd2.32%
  • Communication Services(1 in top 10)6.6%
    • Bharti Airtel Ltd2.72%
  • Energy(1 in top 10)5.5%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd2.30%
  • Consumer Defensive5.0%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 8.8% vs category 25.7% a year.

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing)
21.7 vs category 21.7
P/B
2.7 vs category 2.9
Dividend yield
1.7% vs category 1.8%
Net margin
16.4% vs category 19.0%
Earnings growth
11.1%
Avg market cap
₹1.44 lakh crore

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
838 cr
Net flow, 3 months
177 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
₹27.07 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
0.84% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
₹5,696 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Dividend Yield Fund category.
How risky is HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Style bets: out-of-favour companies, steady payers, concentrated conviction.
What are the 5-year returns of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
15.76% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Dividend Yield Fund average of 15.54%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
13.8% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Aug 2023. The median was 19.8% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages HDFC Dividend Yield Fund?
Gopal Agrawal, managing this fund for 5.6 years.

Where this fund sits

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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. The benchmark (NIFTY 500 Index) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. 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.