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HDFC Flexi Cap Fund

HDFC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedFlexi Cap FundRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

₹2,179.19

as of 6 Oct 2026

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund is an open-ended Flexi Cap Fund scheme from HDFC Mutual Fund managing ₹1.14 lakh crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹2,179.19 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.77% a year. Managed by Dhruv Muchhal. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
0.77% / yr
as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size
₹1.14 lakh crore
as of 31 Aug 2026
Exit load
1%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
1 Jan 1995
ISIN
INF179K01UT0

₹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 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index

Oct 2021Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100, HDFC Flexi Cap Fund versus Flexi Cap Fund average.

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund

₹203

+103% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Flexi Cap Fund average

₹163

+63% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months-4.17%-2.90%-1.27
6 months0.43%9.22%-8.79
1 year-3.32%-0.88%-2.44
3 years (CAGR)14.50%11.31%+3.19
5 years (CAGR)15.16%9.89%+5.27

Category average across 34 funds, as of 5 Oct 2026. 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)
0.85
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.94
Sortino ratio (3Y)
1.28 vs category 0.75
Standard deviation (3Y)
12.88%
Beta (3Y)
0.82
Alpha (3Y)
5.76%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-12.37%

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

-12.4%

Right now

-6.5% below peak

Aug 2023Deepest: -12.3%Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark in 61% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index, name shown only.

Where the money actually is

Equity

97.1%

Bonds

0.5%

Cash

2.5%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.

What it owns

88 positions · top 10 = 44.0%

Market-cap mix

Large 70.0%Mid 15.5%Small 11.2%Other 3.3%

as of 31 Aug 2026

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(6 in top 10)35.3%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd9.19%
    • Axis Bank Ltd6.19%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd5.71%
    • State Bank of India4.16%
    • Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd3.27%
    • SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd3.19%
  • Consumer Cyclical(2 in top 10)17.7%
    • Eternal Ltd3.39%
    • Maruti Suzuki India Ltd2.74%
  • Healthcare13.2%
  • Industrials(2 in top 10)9.8%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd3.16%
    • InterGlobe Aviation Ltd2.98%
  • Technology5.2%
  • Basic Materials4.2%
  • Real Estate2.7%
  • Utilities2.6%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 9.4% vs category 48.2% a year.

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing)
24.8 vs category 26.4
P/B
3.4 vs category 3.6
Dividend yield
1.2% vs category 1.0%
Net margin
16.3% vs category 17.1%
Earnings growth
15.1%
Avg market cap
₹2.35 lakh crore

The debt it holds (debt sleeve)

Yield to maturity
0.00%
Average coupon
7.36%
Government securities
0.5%

Credit quality

AAA
100.0%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 31 Jul 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Aug 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
+₹25,519 cr
Net flow, 3 months
+₹3,680 cr

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

Quick answers

What is the NAV of HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
₹2,179.19 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
0.77% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
₹1.14 lakh crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Flexi Cap Fund category.
How risky is HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Go-anywhere equity across company sizes. India's biggest active shelf.
What are the 5-year returns of HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
15.16% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Flexi Cap Fund average of 9.89%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
14.3% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 22.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages HDFC Flexi Cap Fund?
Dhruv Muchhal, managing this fund for 3.2 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.