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HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G)

HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G)

Sectoral / Thematic

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NAV
17.78(0.23%)
Fund Size (CR)
₹1,936.05
Expense Ratio
0.87
Scheme Type
Active Fund
Value Research

Min. investment
₹100
Minimum Additional Investment
₹100
Minimum SIP Investment
₹100
Minimum Withdrawal
₹100
Exit Load
1% of applicable Net Asset Value - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of up to 3 months from the date of allotment Nil - If the amount, sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of more than 3 months from the date of allotment
1%
Return Since Launch
35.64%

Absolute Return: 7.62%

Annualized Return: 0%

Basic Details

Scheme Manager

Nikhil Mathur

Bench Mark

BSE Healthcare TRI

Type

OPEN

Lumpsum Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns	Category Avg	Rank within Category
1 Week	13 August 2025	10000.00	0%	-	1.90%	849/908
1 Month	18 July 2025	9876.92	-1.23%	-	-0.03%	605/888
3 Month	20 May 2025	10818.64	8.19%	-	4.39%	118/868
6 Month	20 February 2025	11306.98	13.07%	-	12.38%	407/840
1 Year	20 August 2024	11559.02	15.59%	15.59%	0.96%	23/725
3 Year	-	-	0%	-	19.55%	-/-
5 Year	-	-	0%	-	22.76%	-/-
Since Inception	4 October 2023	17735.00	77.35%	35.64%	13.70%	5/908

Note: Lumpsum Returns since Inception Date.

SIP Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Investments	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns
1 Year	2 September 2024	1,20,000	129830.48	8.19%	8.19%
3 Year	-	-	-	-	-
5 Year	-	-	-	-	-
10 Year	-	-	-	-	-

Note: SIP Returns since Inception Date.

Tax Treatment

If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 10%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not included.If sold before 1 year from purchase date, short term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 15%. Any cess/surcharge is not included in the 15%.

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Time Period (in Years)

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Invested Amount
₹25,000
Estimated Returns
₹19,059

76%

Returns

Future value of your investment

₹44,059

Risk Ratios

4.86%

Standard Deviation

0.73%

Beta

1.85%

Sharpe Ratio

0.10%

Treynor's Ratio

24.44%

Jension's Alpha

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Top 10 stock holding in portfolio

Stock Invested in	% of Total Holdings	Quantity	Value (Cr)	Asset Type	Segment
Sun Pharma.Inds.	10.97%	1244634	212.42	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Divi's Lab.	8.81%	258490	170.49	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Glenmark Pharma.	7.42%	672796	143.58	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Cipla	6.33%	788343	122.56	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Lupin	5.98%	599725	115.69	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Ipca Labs.	4.37%	574492	84.67	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Torrent Pharma.	3.88%	200598	75.06	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
Krishna Institu.	3.82%	984676	73.97	Equity	Healthcare
Laurus Labs	3.64%	806343	70.50	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
ERIS Lifescience	3.55%	381673	68.66	Equity	Pharmaceuticals

Peer Comparison

Scheme Name	Asset Size (Cr)	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G)	1936.05	-1.23%	8.19%	13.07%	15.59%	-
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct (G)	351.43	3.21%	23.76%	18.60%	26.53%	23.72%
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	351.43	3.21%	23.76%	18.60%	26.53%	23.72%
Aditya Birla SL International Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	229.26	4.16%	10.22%	14.18%	25.92%	13.38%
Aditya Birla SL International Equity Fund - Direct (G)	229.26	4.16%	10.22%	14.18%	25.92%	13.38%
DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Dir (G)	1346.44	-1.15%	2.18%	14.67%	19.95%	-

List of Schemes under HDFC Mutual Fund

Fund Name	Category	Risk	1Y Returns	Ratings	Fund Size (Cr)
HDFC Small Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	1.06%	3	₹35,780.59
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	-2.3%	4	₹26,848.85
HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF	Other	High	0.46%	0	₹1,192.68
HDFC Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	7.51%	0	₹21,068.10
HDFC Value Fund	Equity	Very High	0.05%	2	₹7,443.45
HDFC Children's Fund	Solution Oriented	Very High	1.2%	5	₹10,368.60
HDFC Overnight Fund	Debt	Low	6.24%	2	₹11,396.74
HDFC Money Market Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.17%	4	₹36,358.26
HDFC Low Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.43%	3	₹0.00
HDFC Focused Fund	Equity	Very High	6.56%	5	₹20,868.27
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	5.44%	5	₹79,584.54
HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.94%	4	₹15,502.04
HDFC Gilt Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.6%	4	₹3,029.51
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund	Other	Very High	37.44%	3	₹4,271.57
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund	Hybrid	Very High	0.59%	5	₹1,02,789.77
HDFC Medium Term Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately High	9.38%	3	₹3,803.00
HDFC Dynamic Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.26%	3	₹839.50
HDFC Income Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.69%	3	₹956.42
HDFC Nifty 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-0.75%	3	₹21,042.72
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund	Other	Very High	-0.56%	2	₹8,645.13
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	Equity	Very High	-4.67%	3	₹2,591.14
HDFC Liquid Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	7.11%	2	₹71,398.79
HDFC Corporate Bond Fund	Debt	Moderate	9.31%	4	₹35,778.18
HDFC Hybrid Debt Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	4.94%	4	₹3,408.66
HDFC Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	1.49%	5	₹84,061.43
HDFC Equity Savings Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	4.01%	3	₹5,662.63
HDFC Multi-Asset Fund	Hybrid	Very High	6.84%	4	₹4,544.56
HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund	Hybrid	Very High	3.07%	3	₹24,854.06
HDFC Short Term Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	9.33%	5	₹17,839.02
HDFC Tax Saver Fund	Equity	Very High	3.17%	5	₹16,908.00
HDFC Large Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	-2.86%	5	₹38,905.12
HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately High	9.28%	3	₹7,047.83
HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	9.17%	4	₹5,944.83
HDFC Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	7.51%	3	₹21,068.10
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund - Equity	Solution Oriented	Very High	-0.87%	5	₹6,700.97
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund-Hybrid Equity	Solution Oriented	Very High	1.19%	4	₹1,698.30
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund-Hybrid Debt	Solution Oriented	Moderately High	5.61%	3	₹162.57
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund	Equity	Very High	-7.8%	0	₹1,361.41
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund	Debt	Moderate	7.85%	3	₹18,072.56
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund	Equity	Very High	-5.39%	0	₹6,597.37
HDFC Multi-Asset Active FOF	Other	High	8.91%	4	₹4,304.13
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund	Equity	Very High	8.38%	4	₹4,289.80
HDFC NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index Fund	Other	Very High	-3.66%	4	₹1,543.77
HDFC Developed World Equity Passive FOF	Other	Very High	21.43%	0	₹1,325.55
HDFC NIFTY Next 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-10.68%	1	₹2,008.19
HDFC Multi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	-3.98%	4	₹18,512.73
HDFC Nifty 100 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-2.65%	2	₹355.16
HDFC Nifty 100 Equal Weight Index Fund	Other	Very High	-6.67%	3	₹381.95
HDFC FMP 1861D March 2022	Debt	Moderate	8.75%	0	₹476.85
HDFC FMP 1876D March 2022-Sr.46	Debt	Moderate	8.76%	0	₹33.37
HDFC FMP 1158D July 2022-Sr.46	Debt	Moderate	6.92%	0	₹167.24
HDFC FMP 1406D August 2022-Sr.46	Debt	Moderate	8.03%	0	₹257.64
HDFC FMP 1359D September 2022-Sr.46	Debt	Moderately Low	7.88%	0	₹330.81
HDFC Silver ETF Fund of Fund	Other	Very High	28.16%	0	₹403.32
HDFC Business Cycle Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.01%	0	₹2,954.61
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	8.14%	0	₹1,202.21
HDFC Nifty G-Sec July 2031 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	10.28%	0	₹721.08
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Jun 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	8.72%	0	₹754.84
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Sep 2032 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	10.44%	0	₹654.88
HDFC FMP 1204D December 2022-Sr.47	Debt	Moderate	7.6%	0	₹53.73
HDFC Long Duration Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately High	7.11%	0	₹5,477.08
HDFC Nifty SDL Oct 2026 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	8.17%	0	₹200.41
HDFC MNC Fund	Equity	Very High	-10.41%	0	₹596.63
HDFC FMP 2638D February 2023-Sr.47	Debt	Moderate	10.02%	0	₹161.51
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund	Other	High	9.86%	0	₹884.68
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Apr 2029 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	9.53%	0	₹170.28
HDFC FMP 1269D March 2023-Sr.47	Debt	Moderate	8.25%	0	₹79.97
HDFC NIFTY SDL Plus G-Sec Jun 2027 40:60 IF	Other	Moderate	8.7%	0	₹48.82
HDFC NIFTY Midcap 150 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-2.7%	0	₹374.75
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-5.43%	0	₹530.72
HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-3.41%	0	₹253.59
HDFC Defence Fund	Equity	Very High	-1.44%	0	₹7,055.48
HDFC Non-Cyclical Consumer Fund	Equity	Very High	3%	0	₹1,004.09
HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.32%	0	₹1,394.51
HDFC Technology Fund	Equity	Very High	-2.12%	0	₹1,469.67
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	Equity	Very High	18.87%	0	₹1,786.18
HDFC NIFTY200 Momentum 30 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-18.74%	0	₹762.59
HDFC NIFTY Realty Index Fund	Other	Very High	-16.69%	0	₹130.01
HDFC Manufacturing Fund	Equity	Very High	-4.17%	0	₹12,169.75
HDFC NIFTY100 Low Volatility 30 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-1.3%	0	₹337.15
HDFC Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹490.29
HDFC Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹493.93
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹218.56
HDFC Nifty 100 Quality 30 Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹184.34
HDFC Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹82.88
HDFC CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund	Other	Moderately Low	0%	0	₹423.02
HDFC Innovation Fund	Equity	Very High	0%	0	₹0.00

News

HDFC MF announces Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) under its scheme
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced 25 August 2025 as the record date for declaration of IDCW in the following scheme. The proposed IDCW on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be:
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund:
Regular Plan ' IDCW: 0.250
Direct Plan ' IDCW: 0.250
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HDFC MF announces Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under its schemes
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced 21 August 2025 as the record date for declaration of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) on the face value of Rs 10 per unit under the regular plan IDCW & monthly IDCW option and direct plan IDCW & monthly IDCW option of HDFC Arbitrage Fund. The amount of distribution (Rs per unit) will be:
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Regular Plan ' Normal IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Direct Plan ' Normal IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Regular Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Direct Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
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HDFC FMP 1158D July 2022 - Series 46 Merger into HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund has approved the merger of HDFC FMP 1158D July 2022 - Series 46 Merger into HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund, with effect from 25 September 2025.
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Fund House Details & Investment Objective

Date of Incorporation

14 September 2023

Total AUM (Cr)

₹1936.05

HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G) is an Sectoral / Thematic-oriented fund from the renowned AMC, HDFC Mutual Fund. Launched in 14 September 2023, this fund is managed by Nikhil Mathur. With assets under management (AUM) worth ₹1,936.05 (Cr), as of 21 August 2025, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G) is categorized as a Sectoral / Thematic within its segment. The fund has generated a return of 35.64% since its launch.
The current NAV of HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G) is ₹17.78, as on 21 August 2025. The fund's benchmark index is BSE Healthcare TRI. You can invest in HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct (G) via both lumpsum and SIP modes. The minimum SIP amount in the fund is ₹100 while the minimum lumpsum investment is ₹100.

Being an open-ended fund, you can exit the fund anytime subject to applicable exit loads:
In respect of each purchase/Switch-in of units, an Exit load of 1% is payable if units are redeemed/switched-out within 30 days from the date of allotment. No Exit Load is payable if units are redeemed / switched-out after 30 days from the date of allotment. The fund has generated undefined% and undefined% CAGR in the last 3 and 5 years respectively.

The fund aims to provide long-term capital appreciation and growth, by investing in a mix of financial instruments 98.20% in Equity, 2.09% in Debt and -0.29% in cash and cash equivalents.
The top 5 sectors the fund invests in are: 77.77% in Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, 18.01% in Healthcare Services, 2.09% in Debt, 1.40% in Healthcare Equipment & Su, 1.02% in Insurance