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NAVs as of 20 Aug 2026
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Common period 02 Jun 2023 – 20 Aug 2026, limited by HDFC Defence Fund. Every series is rebased to ₹100 at the start of this window. Benchmark lines are the category index WealthTicker measures against, which is not always the benchmark the scheme itself declares — the fund page’s Scheme Info names that one.
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| Date | HDFC Defence Fund | Nifty 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jun 2023 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 |
| 08 Sep 2023 | ₹125.03 | ₹110.60 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | ₹148.48 | ₹121.09 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | ₹161.76 | ₹126.46 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | ₹236.80 | ₹142.68 |
| 04 Oct 2024 | ₹213.76 | ₹148.85 |
| 10 Jan 2025 | ₹205.03 | ₹137.87 |
| 17 Apr 2025 | ₹205.93 | ₹137.13 |
| 24 Jul 2025 | ₹244.88 | ₹147.37 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | ₹253.36 | ₹150.79 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | ₹242.00 | ₹148.07 |
| 14 May 2026 | ₹283.63 | ₹143.02 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | ₹315.70 | ₹148.71 |
| Metric | HDFC · Direct NAV ₹31.60 Very High risk ★★★★☆ | Category median Sectoral/ Thematic · 252 funds |
|---|---|---|
| +32.71% | +7.23% | |
| +41.54% | +16.94% | |
| — | +14.70% | |
| — | +15.10% | |
| +42.95% | +14.07% | |
| +33.57% | — | |
| +42.40% | +17.59% | |
| — | +16.29% | |
| — | +16.00% | |
| Risk | ||
| 25.93% | 15.69% | |
| 1.35 | 0.52 | |
| 1.86 | 0.73 | |
| -34.54% | -23.08% | |
| Nifty 500 | — | |
| +21.68% | +4.66% | |
| 1.61 | 0.96 | |
| 193.2% | 109.1% | |
| 111.0% | 91.0% | |
| 0.89% | 1.14% | |
| ₹9,371Cr | ₹1,161Cr | |
| 1.00% | — | |
| None | — | |
| ₹100 | — | |
| ₹123 | — | |
| 11% | 45% | |
| Dhruv Muchhal | — | |
| 02 Jun 2023 | — | |
| 22 | — | |
| 80.7% | — | |
| 2.2% | — | |
Best marks the strongest value in a row, and only where the gap is bigger than noise — a near-tie is left unmarked rather than dressed up as a result. SIP XIRR is a ₹10,000/month instalment over 5 years of real NAV history. Nothing here is supplied by a fund house. For research only — not investment advice.