What is the NAV of HDFC Income Fund?

₹66.76 per unit as of 19 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Income Fund?

0.81% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.

How large is HDFC Income Fund?

₹813 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the Medium to Long Duration Fund category.

How risky is HDFC Income Fund?

Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderate Risk". Government bonds and interest-rate positioning, from medium to very long.

What are the 5-year returns of HDFC Income Fund?

5.65% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Medium to Long Duration Fund average of 5.77%. Past returns do not predict future returns.

What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC Income Fund?

6.2% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Jun 2023. The median was 7.2% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.

Who manages HDFC Income Fund?

Dhruv Muchhal, managing this fund for 3.3 years.

HDFC Income Fund

HDFC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedMedium to Long Duration FundRiskometer: Moderate Risk

NAV

₹66.76

as of 19 Oct 2026

HDFC Income Fund is an open-ended Medium to Long Duration Fund scheme from HDFC Mutual Fund managing ₹813 crore (as of 30 Sept 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹66.76 as of 19 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.81% a year. Managed by Dhruv Muchhal. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio: 0.81% / yr; as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size: ₹813 crore; as of 30 Sept 2026
Exit load: None
SIP available: Yes
Launched: 11 Sept 2000
ISIN: INF179K01WL3

₹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 19 Oct 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 4-8 YR G-SEC INDEX

Oct 2021Oct 2026

HDFC Income Fund

₹131

+31% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Medium to Long Duration Fund average

₹131

+31% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

Window	Fund	Category avg	Gap
3 months	-0.99%	-0.75%	-0.24
6 months	1.73%	1.68%	+0.05
1 year	2.49%	2.56%	-0.07
3 years (CAGR)	6.68%	6.66%	+0.02
5 years (CAGR)	5.65%	5.77%	-0.12

Category average across 13 funds, as of 19 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): 0.12
Sharpe ratio (5Y): -0.10
Sortino ratio (3Y): 0.17 vs category -0.01
Standard deviation (3Y): 3.06%
Deepest fall (5Y): -1.93%

Where the money actually is

Equity

0.6%

Bonds

94.2%

Cash

4.9%

Other

0.3%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 30 Sept 2026.

What it owns

36 positions · top 10 = 52.8%

Holdings by sector

Real Estate0.6%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 30 Sept 2026. Portfolio turnover 50.1% vs category 258.9% a year.

Other top holdings

7.24% Govt Stock 2055matures 18 Aug 205511.68%
Rec Limitedmatures 28 Feb 20296.11%
Small Industries Development Bank Of Indiamatures 25 Oct 20286.02%
6.9% Govt Stock 2065matures 15 Apr 20654.97%
7.23% Govt Stock 2039matures 15 Apr 20394.91%
Hdb Financial Services Limitedmatures 5 Jul 20294.30%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limitedmatures 9 Sep 20294.28%
Smfg India Credit Company Limitedmatures 19 Jun 20294.27%
6.64% Govt Stock 2031matures 7 Dec 20313.17%
Ntpc Limitedmatures 15 Jan 20293.13%

The debt it holds

Yield to maturity: 7.31% vs category 7.08%
Modified duration: 5.81 yrs vs category 5.34 yrs
Average maturity: 12.88 yrs vs category 10.74 yrs
Average coupon: 7.34%
Government securities: 53.6%

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 Aug 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 30 Sept 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: −₹150 cr
Net flow, 3 months: −₹15 cr

as of 30 Sept 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of HDFC Income Fund?: ₹66.76 per unit as of 19 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Income Fund?: 0.81% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is HDFC Income Fund?: ₹813 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the Medium to Long Duration Fund category.
How risky is HDFC Income Fund?: Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderate Risk". Government bonds and interest-rate positioning, from medium to very long.
What are the 5-year returns of HDFC Income Fund?: 5.65% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Medium to Long Duration Fund average of 5.77%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC Income Fund?: 6.2% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Jun 2023. The median was 7.2% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages HDFC Income Fund?: Dhruv Muchhal, managing this fund for 3.3 years.

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