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HSBC Flexi Cap Fund

Q: What is the NAV of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is ₹254.00 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has HSBC Flexi Cap Fund delivered?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund has returned +4.14% over 1 year, +14.53% per year over 3 years, +12.54% per year over 5 years and +14.72% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.30% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund's largest holdings are ICICI Bank Limited (4.5%), HDFC Bank Limited (2.8%), Reliance Industries Limited (2.5%), TD Power Systems Limited (2.2%) and Coforge Limited (2.1%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.8% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -39.8%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.51 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. HSBC Flexi Cap Fund's 0.51 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY 500 TRI. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is managed by Abhishek Gupta and Sonal Gupta at HSBC.

Q: How is HSBC Flexi Cap Fund taxed?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

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NAV

₹254.00

-0.92% 1D

as of 01 Oct 2026

This is the Direct plan of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund — bought from the fund house, with no distributor commission in its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

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Performance

+5.12%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹256.34

Latest ₹254.00

Low ₹215.6672nd percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹268.92

Scorecard

★★★☆☆3/5 vs 36 of 45 Flexi Cap Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Flexi Cap Fund (same plan and option). 36 of the 45 Flexi Cap Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceStrong

3Y CAGR +14.53% · ranks 8 of 36 Flexi Cap Funds

RiskHigh

Volatility 15.8% vs 14.2% category avg

CostHigh

1.3% expense vs 1.1% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

96% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Ahead of the Flexi Cap Fund average on 3M/6M/1Y — 1Y by 4.02pp
3-year return (+14.53%) beats the Flexi Cap Fund average (+11.61%)
5-year return (+12.54%) beats the Flexi Cap Fund average (+10.34%)
Stronger risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 0.51 vs 0.35 Flexi Cap Fund average
Consistent — positive in 96% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

More volatile than its Flexi Cap Fund peers (15.8% vs 14.2%)
High expense ratio (1.30%) vs the Flexi Cap Fund average of 1.11%

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

1.30%

Category 1.11%▲0.19%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

24.49

Category 25.24▼0.75

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.51

Category 0.35▲0.16

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

If the units redeemed or switched out are upto 10% of the units purchased or switched in (‘‘the limit”) within 1 year from the date of allotment - Nil If units redeemed or switched out are over and above the limit within 1 year from the date of allotment - 1% If units are redeemed or switched out on or after 1 year from the date of allotment - Nil

Up to 1.00%

tiered — see the full terms

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹500

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹5,000

NIFTY 500 TRI

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

02 Jan 2013

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

-4.62%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

-0.10%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+15.13%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+2.05%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+4.14%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+14.53%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+12.54%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+13.06%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+14.72%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

15.78%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.51

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

0.69

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-39.79%

Benchmark ratios (vs Nifty 500 TRI · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Nifty 500 TRI

4.70%

Sensitivity to Nifty 500 TRI moves; 1 = moves with the index

1.06

How much of the fund's movement Nifty 500 TRI explains

91.2%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

7.93

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

0.98

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

5.31%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

118.2%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

99.5%

Computed vs the Nifty 500 TRI over the last 36 complete months — the closest match to this fund's mandate. TRI means dividends reinvested, as they are in the fund's own NAV; ₹ means a US index converted at each day's USD/INR, since the fund is priced in rupees. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (Flexi Cap Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	-4.62%	-5.10%	+0.48%
3M abs	-0.10%	-2.31%	+2.21%
6M abs	+15.13%	+9.86%	+5.27%
1Y CAGR	+4.14%	+0.12%	+4.02%
3Y CAGR	+14.53%	+11.61%	+2.92%
5Y CAGR	+12.54%	+10.34%	+2.20%

Category average across peers in Flexi Cap Fund (up to 45 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 45 peers in Flexi Cap Fund

1Y return

+4.14%

Beats 78% · rank #10

3Y return

+14.53%

Beats 80% · rank #8

5Y return

+12.54%

Beats 80.8% · rank #6

Sharpe

0.51

Beats 71.4% · rank #11

Sortino

0.69

Beats 71.4% · rank #11

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹8.24L

Absolute

+37.38%

XIRR

+13.06%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into HSBC Flexi Cap Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund	Nifty 500 TRI	Diff
2026part	+2.05%	-7.18%	+9.23%
2025	+2.15%	+7.94%	-5.79%
2024	+29.58%	+16.43%	+13.15%
2023	+32.84%	+27.43%	+5.41%
2022	-3.48%	+4.34%	-7.82%
2021	+35.51%	+31.59%	+3.92%
2020	+17.35%	+18.33%	-0.98%
2019	+7.25%	+8.95%	-1.70%
2018	-9.94%	-2.33%	-7.61%
2017	+41.31%	+37.35%	+3.96%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in; those years show no benchmark comparison.

Recent changes

Expense-ratio, fund-manager, exit-load and minimum-investment changes we've picked up in the last 30 days.

Fund manager change — now managed by Sonal Gupta; Mayank Chaturvedi, Dipan S. Parikh stepped away
25 Sep 2026

History points

3,383

Expense ratio

1.30%

AUM

₹5,420Cr

Portfolio turnover

53%

Exit load

P/E ratio

24.5

P/B ratio

4.1

Avg market cap

₹2,58,614Cr

P/E & P/B are portfolio-weighted harmonic means across 73 of 83 equity holdings (89% of the portfolio); loss-making companies are excluded.

Taxation

Taxed as equity

This is an equity-oriented fund (≥65% in Indian equities), so gains get the concessional capital-gains rates below — they do not add to your income-tax slab.

Short-term (STCG)

20%

Held under 1 year

Flat, on the whole gain

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 1 year or more

On gains above ₹1.25 L per financial year

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Flexi Cap Fund

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HSBC Flexi Cap FundThis fund HSBC · Direct · Growth	★★★☆☆	+4.14%	+14.53%	+12.54%	24.49	1.30%	₹5,420Cr
Bank of India Flexi Cap Fund Bank of India · Direct · Growth	★★★★☆	+9.27%	+18.04%	+16.23%	24.33	0.88%	₹2,414Cr
ITI Flexi Cap Fund ITI · Direct · Growth	★★★★☆	+11.16%	+17.65%	—	25.39	0.88%	₹1,304Cr
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund Motilal Oswal · Direct · Growth	★★☆☆☆	+1.86%	+17.21%	+12.29%	40.45	1.18%	₹12,836Cr
360 ONE Flexicap Fund 360 One · Direct · Growth	★★★★☆	+8.03%	+16.22%	—	25.30	0.92%	₹2,018Cr
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund Invesco · Direct · Growth	★★★★☆	-1.05%	+16.11%	—	35.69	0.88%	₹4,904Cr

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Equity holdings by company size — 100% of the equity sleeve priced.

Large cap48.1%
Mid cap25.8%
Small cap26.1%

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Equity97.95%
Cash & Equivalents2.05%

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

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Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund Edelweiss · Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage	44.2% of 83% equity	★★★☆☆	0.81%	+9.82%
Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund Axis · Large & Mid Cap Fund	44.2%	★★★★★	0.83%	+13.98%
HSBC Business Cycles Fund HSBC · Sectoral/ Thematic	43.9%	★★★☆☆	1.14%	+15.13%
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund Edelweiss · ELSS	43.5%!	★★★☆☆	0.93%	+12.00%
Axis Value Fund Axis · Value Fund	43.5%	★★★★★	0.92%	+16.57%
Axis Multicap Fund Axis · Multi Cap Fund	43.0%	★★★★★	1.00%	+18.29%
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Union · Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage	42.8% of 74% equity	★★★☆☆	1.46%	+7.57%

Overlap is the share of each fund's equity book invested in the same stocks, by weight, across the Direct-plan universe — so a fund that is only part equity is labelled as such. ! marks a pair holding more in common than nine pairs in ten of its type, where that type has a measured distribution.

🚩Holdings under NSE surveillance (ASM)

2 holdings — 2.00% of the portfolio — sit in stocks NSE currently lists under its Additional Surveillance Measure. ASM is an exchange response to unusual price or volume activity (higher margins, and trade-for-trade settlement at stage II), not a view on the company or on this fund.

Mtar Technologies LimitedLong-term · Stage IV1.38%
Optiemus Infracom LimitedShort-term · Stage I0.62%

Source: NSE ASM list, matched to holdings by company name — a holding whose name differs from NSE's spelling may not be matched. BSE's separate list is not covered.

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-39.8%23 Jan 2018 → 23 Mar 2020
Fell over 2.2 years, back to the old high on 17 Nov 2020 — 8 months under water after the low.
-22.7%17 Jan 2022 → 20 Jun 2022
Fell over 5 months, back to the old high on 21 Jun 2023 — 12 months under water after the low.
-22.1%03 Mar 2015 → 25 Feb 2016
Fell over 12 months, back to the old high on 11 Jul 2016 — 5 months under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹5,420Cr

April - June 2026

+5%

since January - March 2026

+₹206.42Cr

est. net flow, last quarter

At or near its largest, ₹5,420Cr in April - June 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

Net flow is an estimate: AMFI publishes a quarterly average AUM, not a closing balance, and it covers every plan and option of this scheme together, so it is a read on direction and rough size rather than a cash-flow statement.

AMC Profile

HSBC Mutual Fund is the Indian arm of HSBC Asset Management and has operated here since 2002. It roughly tripled in size by acquiring L&T Mutual Fund in 2022 and merging the two line-ups.

Launched

26 May 2002

Total AUM

₹1,56,995Cr+9.8% QoQ

Avg AUM · July - September 2026

Website

assetmanagement.hsbc.co.in/en

Fund Managers

AGAbhishek GuptaStart date not disclosed

Education

PGDM IIMC, CFA, CFA Institute, USA, BCom (hons) from SRCC Delhi.

Experience

Over 20 years of experience HSBC Asset Management (India) Private. Limited as SVP – Fund Management Equities (Since February 2024) Prior Assignments: Edelweiss Mutual Fund Equity Investments from July 2021 to January 2024 Goldman Sachs Asset Management Equity Investments December 2010 to June 2021

Funds managed (3)

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SGSonal GuptaStart date not disclosed

Role

Head of Research – Equity

Education

CFA Charter from CFA Institute, USA Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University

Experience

Over 22 years of experience HSBC Asset Management (India) Private. Limited as Head Research – Equities (Since November 26, 2022) Prior Assignments: L&T Investment Management Limited as Head of Research – Equity from June 1, 2021 to November 25, 2022 UBS Securities India Pvt Ltd from June 19, 2006 till May 28, 2021 [Director – Equity Research (since Mar’ 2010)]

Funds managed (5)

All schemes Sonal Gupta runs →

Fund managers from the AMC's filed Scheme Summary — its most recent filing for this scheme. Benchmark and dealing terms from it and this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Fund managers

Abhishek Gupta Sonal Gupta

Top holdings

ICICI Bank Limited HDFC Bank Limited Reliance Industries Limited TD Power Systems Limited Coforge Limited Shriram Finance Limited Karnataka Bank Ltd Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd State Bank of India Hindalco Industries Limited Radico Khaitan Limited

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Flexi Cap funds

Flexi cap funds invest across large, mid and small-cap stocks with no fixed allocation, letting the manager shift with the market cycle. That flexibility can help manage risk and chase growth wherever it is.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is ₹254.00 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has HSBC Flexi Cap Fund delivered?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund has returned +4.14% over 1 year, +14.53% per year over 3 years, +12.54% per year over 5 years and +14.72% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.30% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund's largest holdings are ICICI Bank Limited (4.5%), HDFC Bank Limited (2.8%), Reliance Industries Limited (2.5%), TD Power Systems Limited (2.2%) and Coforge Limited (2.1%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.8% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -39.8%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.51 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. HSBC Flexi Cap Fund's 0.51 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY 500 TRI. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages HSBC Flexi Cap Fund?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is managed by Abhishek Gupta and Sonal Gupta at HSBC.

How is HSBC Flexi Cap Fund taxed?

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.