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HSBC Business Cycles Fund

HSBC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedSectoral/ ThematicRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

₹48.34

as of 6 Oct 2026

HSBC Business Cycles Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from HSBC Mutual Fund managing ₹1,229 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹48.34 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 1.12% a year. Managed by Gautam Bhupal. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
1.12% / yr
as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size
₹1,229 crore
as of 31 Aug 2026
Exit load
1%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
20 Aug 2014
ISIN
INF917K01RI2

₹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 TRI

Oct 2021Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100, HSBC Business Cycles Fund versus Sectoral/ Thematic average.

HSBC Business Cycles Fund

₹194

+94% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Sectoral/ Thematic average

₹176

+76% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months-0.14%-4.47%+4.33
6 months9.30%7.56%+1.74
1 year1.42%-0.10%+1.52
3 years (CAGR)15.48%12.32%+3.16
5 years (CAGR)14.43%11.84%+2.59

Category average across 119 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)
0.60
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.62
Sortino ratio (3Y)
0.97
Standard deviation (3Y)
20.33%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-21.40%

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

-21.4%

Right now

-4.5% below peak

Aug 2023Deepest: -21.6%Oct 2026

Where the money actually is

Equity

96.3%

Cash

3.7%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.

What it owns

72 positions · top 10 = 28.6%

Market-cap mix

Large 40.6%Mid 17.6%Small 37.5%Other 4.3%

as of 31 Aug 2026

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(3 in top 10)32.3%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd5.62%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd2.85%
    • RBL Bank Ltd2.20%
  • Industrials(5 in top 10)29.3%
    • MTAR Technologies Ltd3.37%
    • InterGlobe Aviation Ltd2.77%
    • Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares2.49%
    • Bharat Electronics Ltd2.27%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd2.19%
  • Consumer Cyclical19.4%
  • Basic Materials8.1%
  • Technology3.0%
  • Energy(1 in top 10)2.7%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd2.67%
  • Real Estate0.8%
  • Healthcare0.8%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 26.8% vs category 37.4% a year.

Other top holdings

  • Treps3.94%

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing)
30.1 vs category 25.9
P/B
4.1 vs category 3.9
Dividend yield
0.6% vs category 1.1%
Net margin
16.4% vs category 15.4%
Earnings growth
20.5%
Avg market cap
₹77,020 crore

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
+₹49 cr
Net flow, 3 months
−₹5 cr

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

Quick answers

What is the NAV of HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
₹48.34 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
1.12% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
₹1,229 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Sectoral/ Thematic category.
How risky is HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". One sector, one story. The most-launched shelf on the map, by far.
What are the 5-year returns of HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
14.43% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Sectoral/ Thematic average of 11.84%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
15.2% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 20.8% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages HSBC Business Cycles Fund?
Gautam Bhupal, managing this fund for 3.2 years.

Where this fund sits

Other Sectoral/ Thematic funds

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 TRI) 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.