HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan
NAV
₹53.73
as of 19 Oct 2026
HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan is an open-ended Retirement Fund scheme from HDFC Mutual Fund managing ₹6,645 crore (as of 30 Sept 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹53.73 as of 19 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.89% a year. Managed by Srinivasan Ramamurthy. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.89% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹6,645 crore
- as of 30 Sept 2026
- Exit load
- None
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 25 Feb 2016
- ISIN
- INF179KB1MF0
₹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 500 Index
HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan
₹169
+69% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Retirement Fund average
₹148
+48% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -5.71% | – | – |
| 6 months | -2.88% | – | – |
| 1 year | -8.52% | – | – |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 8.76% | – | – |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 10.50% | – | – |
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
- -6.1%
- Median
- 11.4%
- Best
- 42.6%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 88% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Aug 2025. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 8.6%
- Median
- 19.5%
- Best
- 25.3%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Aug 2023. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.21
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.46
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 0.28
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 13.70%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -14.80%
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
-14.8%
Right now
-9.8% below peak
Where the money actually is
Equity
94.9%
Cash
5.1%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 30 Sept 2026. The size split below covers only the equity slice of this.
What it owns
75 positions · top 10 = 40.6%
Market-cap mix (equity sleeve)
Large 63.5%Mid 10.5%Small 20.3%Other 5.7%
as of 30 Sept 2026
Holdings by sector
Financial Services(5 in top 10)33.4%
- ICICI Bank Ltd7.36%
- HDFC Bank Ltd6.93%
- Axis Bank Ltd4.43%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd4.39%
- State Bank of India2.89%
Industrials(1 in top 10)12.7%
- Larsen & Toubro Ltd2.26%
Consumer Cyclical(1 in top 10)11.1%
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd2.85%
- Technology7.8%
- Healthcare7.6%
Energy(1 in top 10)5.6%
- Reliance Industries Ltd4.64%
- Basic Materials4.2%
Communication Services(1 in top 10)3.6%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd2.64%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 30 Sept 2026. Portfolio turnover 12.9% a year.
Other top holdings
- Treps - Tri-Party Repo5.19%
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- +₹450 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- +₹61 cr
as of 30 Sept 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- ₹53.73 per unit as of 19 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- 0.89% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- ₹6,645 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the Retirement Fund category.
- How risky is HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". A goal-linked wrapper with a lock-in until retirement or five years.
- What are the 5-year returns of HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- 10.50% 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 Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- 8.6% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Aug 2023. The median was 19.5% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan?
- Srinivasan Ramamurthy, managing this fund for 4.6 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.