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HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 130498ISIN: INF179KA1RQ7MUTF_IN: HDFC_LARG_MID_44ZWARHDFC Mutual FundLarge & Mid Cap funds

Formerly HDFC Growth Opportunities Fund, HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund
NAV ₹342.3700down ₹2.36 (0.68%)

NAV for 22 Oct 2026, against 21 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹28,543 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
0.92%18 Oct 2026
Exit load
1%if sold within 1 year
P/E
23.530 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
24330 Sep 2026
Launched
18 Feb 1994

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 22 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−2.66%−2.38%–––
1 month−5.77%−5.55%15 of 36−6.03%−7.3% to −5.5%
3 months−6.10%−6.79%20 of 34−5.52%−6.6% to −4.7%
6 months−3.95%−5.37%20 of 33−2.76%−4.9% to −0.9%
1 year−6.85%−6.54%26 of 33−3.87%−6.7% to −2.9%
3 years+10.95%+10.31%19 of 26+11.85%+10.9% to +13.0%
5 years+11.88%+10.00%9 of 26+10.37%+9.2% to +12.0%
10 years+13.82%+13.66%10 of 20+13.77%+12.6% to +14.4%
₹10,000 put in on 30 Jun 2014 is ₹41,689 at the NAV of 22 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Large & Mid Cap funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 22 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year−0.81%−0.37%
3 years+11.54%+10.78%
5 years+13.26%+10.95%
10 years+14.34%+14.21%
Since launch+12.77%+14.84%
Benchmark: Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TRI
  • Loss
Highest year to Dec 2021, +44.0%; lowest year to Dec 2015, −4.8%Above the benchmark in 6 of 11 years

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 30 Jun 2014 to 22 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,788 windows−36.0%+15.0%+105.2%79.5%
3 years2,295 windows−8.9%+15.7%+39.1%95.1%
5 years1,803 windows−4.2%+15.6%+34.5%97.7%
10 years572 windows+12.2%+15.0%+17.6%100.0%
Every 10-year window ended higher than it started.

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 22 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,14,805₹1,14,799 after stamp duty−8.31%−8.32%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,67,915₹3,67,897 after stamp duty+1.44%+1.44%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,72,673₹7,72,634 after stamp duty+10.15%+10.15%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹26,04,816₹26,04,757 after stamp duty+14.88%+14.88%₹38
Since Jun 2014148 instalments₹14,80,000₹37,04,510₹37,04,452 after stamp duty+14.01%+14.01%₹38

Risk ratios

NAV to 22 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Large & Mid Cap funds (26 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation16.64%
14.00%Lowest16.67%Average21.91%Highest
Downside deviation10.78%
9.05%Lowest10.69%Average13.04%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.39
0.07Lowest0.45Average0.82Highest
Sortino ratio0.56
0.10Lowest0.67Average1.27Highest

Against Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TRI

Beta1.01
0.83Lowest0.98Average1.15Highest
Alpha+0.72 pts
−4.68 ptsLowest+2.30 ptsAverage of 24 funds+10.36 ptsHighest
R-squared98.9
73.8Lowest91.9Average98.9Highest
Correlation0.99
0.86Lowest0.96Average0.99Highest
Upside capture102.6%
85.1%Lowest105.8%Average140.6%Highest
Downside capture100.0%
78.6%Lowest96.2%Average109.0%Highest
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 20260.31

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−15.08%2 Jan 202631 Mar 20263 Aug 2026
3 and 5 years−18.71%27 Sep 202428 Feb 20252 Jan 2026
10 years and since Jun 2014−39.49%17 Jan 202023 Mar 202023 Nov 2020

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 2.7% in Jun 2026

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

ICICI BankBanksSharesLarge cap5th3.66%1,044.2579,00,836Jun 2021or earlier
HDFC BankBanksSharesLarge cap2nd3.64%1,039.291,46,64,794Jun 2021or earlier
Axis BankBanksSharesLarge cap15th1.95%557.8345,50,000Sep 2022
Bharti AirtelTelecom - ServicesSharesLarge cap3rd1.79%510.6529,06,378Jan 2022
Gland PharmaPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesSmall cap261st1.42%405.9214,00,000Jan 2023
Reliance IndustriesPetroleum ProductsSharesLarge cap1st1.42%406.6934,26,186Jun 2021or earlier
State Bank of IndiaBanksSharesLarge cap4th1.42%403.9642,10,091Jun 2021or earlier
Prestige Estates ProjectsRealtySharesMid cap175th1.30%370.4825,00,000Jun 2021or earlier
Fortis HealthcareHealthcare ServicesSharesMid cap156th1.28%364.4747,33,349Mar 2024
Aurobindo PharmaPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesMid cap138th1.27%361.1621,60,032Jun 2021or earlier
Max Financial ServicesInsuranceSharesMid cap180th1.25%357.3626,02,017Jun 2021or earlier
Kotak Mahindra BankBanksSharesLarge cap16th1.23%350.8684,13,845Oct 2023
Maruti Suzuki IndiaAutomobilesSharesLarge cap12th1.23%351.172,93,447Dec 2021
IndusInd BankBanksSharesMid cap152nd1.19%339.6137,67,539Jun 2022
EternalRetailingSharesLarge cap37th1.16%331.361,03,54,959Jul 2021
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 3 lines filed with no weight are listed without one.
Largest holding
3.66%ICICI Bank
Top 5 holdings
12.46%
Top 10 holdings
19.15%
Effective holdings
105.2Taken over 99.42% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares98.95%
  • REIT and InvIT units0.35%
  • Units of other funds0.12%
  • Cash and receivables0.58%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap43.95%Category 44.98%
  • Mid cap39.08%Category 39.58%
  • Small cap16.93%Category 14.01%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.04% of the fund. Category is the average of 36 Large & Mid Cap funds.

Sector allocation

19sectors
  • Financial Services29.85%Category 28.26%
  • Healthcare14.34%Category 10.00%
  • Automobile And Auto Components8.17%Category 7.76%
  • Capital Goods7.02%Category 9.78%
  • Information Technology6.34%Category 4.04%
  • Consumer Services4.92%Category 6.36%
  • Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels4.07%Category 2.74%
  • Chemicals3.88%Category 2.68%
  • Telecommunication3.03%Category 2.50%
  • Metals & Mining2.66%Category 3.40%
  • Power2.44%Category 1.92%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods2.42%Category 3.17%
  • Realty2.24%Category 1.91%
  • Services2.11%Category 2.69%
  • Consumer Durables2.05%Category 3.06%
  • Construction1.52%Category 1.70%
  • Construction Materials1.30%Category 1.29%
  • Media Entertainment & Publication0.37%Category 0.12%
  • Textiles0.22%Category 0.61%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 36 Large & Mid Cap funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services51 companies29.85%30.30%30.40%31.05%30.43%30.38%30.39%32.08%31.84%31.62%31.72%30.79%
Healthcare24 companies14.34%14.19%13.69%13.57%12.83%12.54%13.22%12.24%11.73%11.73%11.95%12.11%
Automobile And Auto Components22 companies8.17%8.33%8.42%8.15%8.16%8.01%8.23%8.31%7.87%8.06%7.94%7.93%
Capital Goods22 companies7.02%6.93%6.69%6.70%6.74%6.87%6.66%6.70%6.54%6.42%6.30%5.95%
Information Technology12 companies6.34%6.67%6.55%5.86%6.53%6.51%7.10%6.63%8.21%7.98%8.10%7.84%
Consumer Services15 companies4.92%4.91%4.88%4.82%4.68%4.79%4.75%4.58%4.68%4.92%4.73%4.86%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels9 companies4.07%4.05%4.19%4.24%4.47%3.89%3.96%4.10%4.11%4.26%4.16%4.29%
Chemicals17 companies3.88%3.79%3.46%3.49%3.55%3.40%3.23%3.18%3.23%3.21%2.95%3.09%
Telecommunication5 companies3.03%2.84%2.92%3.00%3.08%2.81%2.86%2.74%2.79%2.93%2.91%2.91%
Metals & Mining4 companies2.66%2.64%2.52%2.54%3.00%2.95%2.90%2.78%2.67%2.53%2.38%2.52%
Power6 companies2.44%2.37%2.61%2.67%2.86%2.83%2.87%2.63%2.45%2.44%2.41%2.54%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods11 companies2.42%2.38%2.56%2.62%2.76%2.87%2.88%2.75%2.80%2.60%2.64%2.50%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
10.10% of the fund
Sold out
0
Added to
2
Trimmed
2
Unchanged
238
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
2.43%

Changes in Sep 2026

Sterlite TechnologiesTrimmed0.51%0.40%+0.11 pts−50,000
GE Vernova T&D IndiaNew0.10%0.00%+0.10 pts+66,433
ICICI Lombard General Insurance CompanyAdded0.42%0.37%+0.05 pts+33,379
VoltasAdded0.44%0.42%+0.02 pts+1,00,000
PVR INOXTrimmed0.11%0.10%+0.01 pts−4,729
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Whiteoak Capital Large & Mid Cap FundWhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund41.47%78
Mirae Asset Large & Midcap FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund39.63%59
DSP Large & Mid Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund39.46%56
Axis Large & Mid Cap FundAxis Mutual Fund38.98%57
Kotak Large & Mid Cap FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund38.88%47
Nippon India Vision Large & Mid Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund38.28%67
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap FundBandhan Mutual Fund37.73%63
PGIM India Large and Midcap FundPGIM India Mutual Fund36.30%56
Edelweiss Large & Mid Cap FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund36.23%55
Union Large & Midcap FundUnion Mutual Fund36.07%55
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

HDFC Multi Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund49.13%
HDFC Dividend Yield FundHDFC Mutual Fund42.27%
HDFC Value FundHDFC Mutual Fund41.42%
HDFC Flexi Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund34.90%
HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver FundHDFC Mutual Fund32.48%
HDFC Mid Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund29.97%
HDFC Large Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund29.78%
HDFC Focused FundHDFC Mutual Fund23.48%
HDFC Banking & Financial Services FundHDFC Mutual Fund22.43%
HDFC Manufacturing fundHDFC Mutual Fund21.55%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.69 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.92%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
1.61%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 2.29%, Nov 2018.Direct plan lowest 0.79%, Apr 2026.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.77%1.36%
BrokerageNoneNone
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.15%0.25%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 18 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

In respect of each purchase/ switch-in of units, an Exit Load of 1.00% is payable if Units are redeemed/switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed/ switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum top-up
₹100
Minimum redemption
₹100
SIP
Accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 23 Oct 2026.

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹29,864 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
19.1%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2014.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹30,294 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹1,004 Cr, Mar 2020.

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Gopal AgarwalFund Manager of the schemeJul 2020+22.25%a year+19.78%+2.46 pts––2₹33,817 Cr
Gopal AgrawalFund Manager for Overseas InvestmentsJul 2020this role since Sep 2026+22.25%a year+19.78%+2.46 pts––46₹8,22,736 Cr
Bhagyesh KagalkarFund Manager for investments in Gold/Silver instrumentsAug 2026−6.09%over 51 days−6.25%+0.17 pts––27₹4,61,737 Cr
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
HDFC Dividend Yield FundGopal AgarwalDec 2020+17.90%a year+13.39%+4.51 pts₹5,274 Cr
HDFC Flexi Cap FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026−4.48%over 45 days−4.54%+0.05 pts₹1,08,547 Cr
HDFC Balanced Advantage FundGopal AgrawalJul 2022+14.17%a year––₹1,02,534 Cr
HDFC Mid Cap FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026−6.49%over 45 days−6.49%0.00 pts₹1,01,856 Cr
HDFC Liquid FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026+0.74%over 47 days––₹66,295 Cr
HDFC Small Cap FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026−3.68%over 45 days––₹40,801 Cr
HDFC Large Cap FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026−5.23%over 45 days−4.02%−1.21 pts₹37,294 Cr
HDFC Corporate Bond FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026−0.52%over 45 days––₹29,479 Cr
HDFC Money Market FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026+0.67%over 45 days––₹27,624 Cr
HDFC Focused FundGopal AgrawalSep 2026−3.27%over 45 days−4.54%+1.27 pts₹26,553 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the direct plan's.

HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund dividend history

Paid through the IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal) option, once called a dividend.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty LargeMidcap 250 TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Fund details

Objective

To generate long term capital appreciation/income from a portfolio, predominantly invested in equity and equity related instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

Equity and Equity Related Instruments of Large and Mid Cap companies/entities of which: 70%- 100% Large Cap^ : 35% - 65% Mid Cap^ : 35%- 65% Small Cap^ : 0%- 30% Money market instruments, Other liquid instruments and Units of Mutual Fund^^: 0% - 30% Units issued by InvITs: 0% - 10% Gold and Silver instruments: 0%- 30%; ^Investment universe of “Large Cap”, “Mid Cap” and “Small Cap” will be as per clause 3.9. of SEBI Master Circular and as defined by SEBI from time to time. The list of stocks of “Large Cap”, “Mid Cap” and “Small Cap” companies/entities prepared by AMFI in this regard will be adopted. ^^Units of Domestic Mutual Funds shall only include Overnight Funds, Liquid Funds and Money Market Mutual Funds. Further other liquid instruments shall include cash, bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, Government Securities, Treasury bills, Repo on Government securities and any other instruments as specified by SEBI from time to time. For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website

Type of scheme

An open ended equity scheme investing in both large cap and mid cap stocks

Benchmark
NIFTY LARGE - MIDCAP 250 Index (Total Returns Index)
New fund offer
6 Jan 1994 to 19 Jan 1994
Units first allotted
18 Feb 1994
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth130498INF179KA1RQ7HDFC_LARG_MID_44ZWAR30 Jun 2014
Regular Growth130496INF179KA1RT1HDFC_LARG_MID_ZLGUBO30 Jun 2014
Direct IDCW130499INF179KA1RR5HDFC_LARG_MID_1LOTGVK30 Jun 2014
Regular IDCW130497INF179KA1RU9HDFC_LARG_MID_143HV7630 Jun 2014