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HDFC MNC Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 151458ISIN: INF179KC1FC0MUTF_IN: HDFC_MNC_DIR_1YP2RVEHDFC Mutual FundSectoral / Thematic funds

NAV ₹13.3870down ₹0.11 (0.80%)

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

Fund size
₹534 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
1.85%18 Oct 2026
Exit load
1%if sold within 1 year
P/E
43.830 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
4430 Sep 2026
Launched
9 Mar 2023

HDFC MNC Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 22 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−3.03%−3.97%–––
1 month−7.19%−9.62%174 of 254−6.35%−7.5% to −4.8%
3 months−5.45%−13.01%124 of 250−5.48%−7.0% to −3.4%
6 months−3.73%−10.89%140 of 250−2.86%−5.8% to +3.4%
1 year−5.94%−4.87%148 of 228−3.65%−7.7% to +2.8%
3 years+5.05%+9.90%133 of 141+12.43%+8.4% to +16.7%
5 yearsNeeds 5 years––+11.00%+8.4% to +14.9%
10 yearsNeeds 10 years––+13.89%+11.6% to +15.6%
₹10,000 put in on 9 Mar 2023 is ₹13,371 at the NAV of 22 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty MNC TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Sectoral / Thematic 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+1.97%+2.98%
3 years+6.92%+12.67%
Since launch+10.14%+15.02%
Benchmark: Nifty MNC TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Nifty MNC TRI
Highest year to Dec 2024, +9.8%; lowest year to Dec 2025, +0.6%

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 9 Mar 2023 to 22 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year646 windows−11.4%+8.6%+35.6%66.3%
3 yearsLaunched 9 Mar 2023, needs 4 years of history

HDFC MNC 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₹1,15,615₹1,15,609 after stamp duty−7.03%−7.04%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,55,676₹3,55,658 after stamp duty−0.80%−0.80%₹18
Since Mar 202343 instalments₹4,30,000₹4,41,397₹4,41,375 after stamp duty+1.45%+1.45%₹22

5 years: Launched 9 Mar 2023, needs 5 years of history.

Risk ratios

NAV to 22 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds (130 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation16.55%
12.76%Lowest17.49%Average of 138 funds31.25%Highest
Downside deviation11.72%
5.67%Lowest10.73%Average of 138 funds16.26%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.13
−0.56Lowest0.47Average of 138 funds1.19Highest
Sortino ratio0.17
−0.68Lowest0.75Average of 138 funds2.32Highest

Against Nifty MNC TRI

Beta0.88
0.63Lowest0.93Average1.21Highest
Alpha−5.00 pts
−6.37 ptsLowest+1.93 ptsAverage of 93 funds+12.46 ptsHighest
R-squared89.3
42.9Lowest87.3Average98.2Highest
Correlation0.95
0.66Lowest0.93Average0.99Highest
Upside capture82.2%
65.5%Lowest99.0%Average134.6%Highest
Downside capture101.1%
45.6%Lowest87.9%Average118.1%Highest
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 2026−1.14

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−14.20%6 Jan 202630 Mar 20262 Jul 2026
3 years and since Mar 2023−24.53%1 Oct 202428 Feb 2025Not yet

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 87.0% in Jul 2026

HDFC MNC Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Maruti Suzuki IndiaAutomobilesSharesLarge cap12th8.14%43.5036,353Mar 2023or earlier
Britannia IndustriesFood ProductsSharesLarge cap71st5.81%31.0464,259May 2023
Hindustan UnileverDiversified FMCGSharesLarge cap10th5.53%29.541,57,224Mar 2023or earlier
Cummins IndiaIndustrial ProductsSharesLarge cap72nd4.58%24.4551,360Mar 2024
Nestle IndiaFood ProductsSharesLarge cap34th4.44%23.721,81,072Apr 2023
United SpiritsBeveragesSharesMid cap113th4.39%23.451,73,156Mar 2023or earlier
BoschAuto ComponentsSharesMid cap101st3.93%21.014,461May 2023
Torrent PharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesLarge cap61st3.86%20.6443,000Aug 2026
Timken IndiaIndustrial ProductsSharesSmall cap305th3.25%17.3455,292Apr 2023
LG Electronics IndiaConsumer DurablesSharesMid cap108th3.23%17.241,00,000Jun 2026
Gland PharmaPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesSmall cap261st3.03%16.1755,756Jun 2026
Neuland LaboratoriesPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesSmall cap356th3.02%16.127,550May 2026
Hyundai Motor IndiaAutomobilesSharesLarge cap51st2.88%15.3775,671Dec 2024
Pearl Global IndustriesTextiles & ApparelsSharesSmall cap658th2.70%14.441,12,614Jan 2026
Divi's LaboratoriesPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySharesLarge cap50th2.58%13.8014,850May 2026
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
8.14%Maruti Suzuki India
Top 5 holdings
28.50%
Top 10 holdings
47.16%
Effective holdings
27.8Taken over 96.58% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares96.16%
  • Foreign shares0.42%
  • Cash and receivables3.42%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap53.46%Category 49.50%
  • Mid cap24.99%Category 21.62%
  • Small cap18.14%Category 26.68%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 3.28% of the fund. Category is the average of 249 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation

9sectors
  • Healthcare21.19%Category 12.70%
  • Capital Goods21.06%Category 9.90%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods20.17%Category 4.73%
  • Automobile And Auto Components19.16%Category 9.16%
  • Metals & Mining4.14%Category 2.47%
  • Information Technology3.30%Category 5.12%
  • Consumer Durables3.23%Category 3.48%
  • Textiles2.70%Category 0.46%
  • Construction Materials1.21%Category 1.25%
  • Foreign shares0.42%Category 2.43%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Foreign shares are one part, not split by sector. Category is the average of 254 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Healthcare12 companies21.19%25.03%19.18%17.78%16.15%15.09%18.21%17.33%17.65%20.09%22.20%24.04%
Capital Goods13 companies21.06%20.00%22.19%24.76%28.63%15.28%17.52%20.30%19.98%22.03%22.75%21.43%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods4 companies20.17%22.19%23.49%24.95%23.13%28.58%29.52%28.72%30.60%26.41%26.13%24.98%
Automobile And Auto Components6 companies19.16%19.95%20.05%17.26%16.52%16.42%17.17%18.60%17.30%16.28%15.96%18.38%
Metals & Mining2 companies4.14%3.57%3.64%5.06%2.49%1.93%5.19%2.07%2.31%1.97%1.70%0.00%
Information Technology3 companies3.30%1.71%3.91%2.89%2.82%0.29%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Durables1 company3.23%2.89%1.66%1.77%0.00%0.23%0.21%0.21%0.17%0.19%0.23%0.29%
Textiles1 company2.70%2.50%2.15%2.15%1.84%1.43%1.41%1.39%1.39%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Construction Materials1 company1.21%1.22%1.35%0.96%1.64%1.64%1.82%5.80%6.63%6.94%6.81%6.71%
Foreign sharesElectrical Equipment0.42%0.00%0.00%0.00%3.41%3.43%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Financial Services0.00%0.00%0.00%1.02%1.55%3.66%2.27%2.02%1.24%1.18%1.16%1.18%
Consumer Services0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.61%0.61%
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
42.78% of the fund
Sold out
24.85% of the fund before
Added to
8
Trimmed
8
Unchanged
24
Traded at least
2.78%
Weight that moved
10.05%

Changes in Sep 2026

Ajanta PharmaSold out–2.77%−2.77 pts−43,522
Anthem BiosciencesSold out–2.08%−2.08 pts−1,32,034
Graphite IndiaNew1.00%0.00%+1.00 pts+70,000
MphasiSNew0.93%0.00%+0.93 pts+23,140
Maruti Suzuki IndiaTrimmed8.14%9.03%−0.89 pts−1,410
Gland PharmaAdded3.03%2.22%+0.81 pts+12,256
Tech MahindraAdded1.06%0.25%+0.81 pts+28,350
Britannia IndustriesTrimmed5.81%6.48%−0.67 pts−5,650
Nestle IndiaTrimmed4.44%5.10%−0.66 pts−12,000
GE Vernova T&D IndiaTrimmed1.49%2.08%−0.59 pts−7,500
Vedanta Aluminium MetalAdded2.32%1.73%+0.59 pts+75,000
Molbio DiagnosticsTrimmed0.97%1.51%−0.54 pts−39,429
Hindustan UnileverTrimmed5.53%6.05%−0.52 pts−17,000
Schneider Electric InfrastructureNew0.43%0.00%+0.43 pts+19,000
HEG Graphite LimitedNew0.42%0.00%+0.42 pts+48,305
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

Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund48.06%22
ICICI Prudential MNC FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund41.38%14
UTI MNC FundUTI Mutual Fund41.27%20
Nippon India MNC FundNippon India Mutual Fund40.24%15
Kotak MNC FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund38.73%18
SBI MNC FundSBI Mutual Fund34.91%17
HDFC Manufacturing fundHDFC Mutual Fund25.30%23
Baroda BNP Paribas Manufacturing FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund24.54%13
Axis India Manufacturing FundAxis Mutual Fund24.39%18
Aditya Birla Sun Life Quant FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund21.88%9
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 Manufacturing fundHDFC Mutual Fund25.31%
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare FundHDFC Mutual Fund19.73%
HDFC Innovation FundHDFC Mutual Fund18.45%
HDFC Consumption FundHDFC Mutual Fund17.84%
HDFC Transportation and Logistics FundHDFC Mutual Fund17.73%
HDFC Value FundHDFC Mutual Fund16.97%
HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver FundHDFC Mutual Fund15.53%
HDFC Large & Mid Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund13.17%
HDFC Dividend Yield FundHDFC Mutual Fund12.71%
HDFC Multi Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund12.60%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

HDFC MNC 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
1.03 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.86%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.89%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 2.01%, Jun 2026.Direct plan lowest 1.20%, Jul 2024.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio1.19%2.09%
Brokerage0.10%0.10%
Transaction costs0.03%0.03%
Statutory levies0.53%0.66%
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 MNC Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹552 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
12.7%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
Largest ₹660 Cr, quarter to Sep 2024.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹686 Cr, Sep 2024.Lowest ₹474 Cr, Mar 2026.

HDFC MNC Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Amar KalkundrikarFund Manager of the schemeNov 2022–––––6₹66,749 Cr
Gopal AgrawalFund Manager for Overseas InvestmentsSep 2026−5.61%over 45 days−9.15%+3.53 pts––46₹8,22,736 Cr
Bhagyesh KagalkarFund Manager for investments in Gold/Silver instrumentsAug 2026−7.07%over 51 days−11.06%+4.00 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 Focused FundAmar KalkundrikarFeb 2026−1.42%over 256 days−1.74%+0.32 pts₹26,553 Cr
HDFC Multi Cap FundAmar KalkundrikarSep 2025−2.75%a year+0.78%−3.53 pts₹19,490 Cr
HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver FundAmar KalkundrikarDec 2025−8.17%over 312 days−4.58%−3.60 pts₹14,949 Cr
HDFC Business Cycle FundAmar KalkundrikarNov 2022+11.74%a year+10.02%+1.72 pts₹2,646 Cr
HDFC Long Term FundAmar KalkundrikarMar 2026+0.56%over 221 days––₹2,577 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
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the direct plan's.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 JunExpenseBase expense ratio, direct plan: 1.07% to 1.19%+0.12 pts
    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Mar 2025 to Aug 202618 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty MNC 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 provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of multinational companies (MNCs). There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

Equity and equity related instruments of Multi National Companies (MNCs): 80%- 100%; Equity and equity related instruments of companies/entities other than above: 0% - 20%; Units issued by InvITs: 0% - 10%; Money market instruments, Other liquid instruments and Units of Mutual Fund^^: 0% - 20%; Gold and Silver instruments: 0% - 20% ^^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 multinational company (MNC) theme

Stated category
Thematic Fund
Benchmark
NIFTY MNC TRI (Total Returns Index)
Risk level at launch
Very High Risk
New fund offer
17 Feb 2023 to 3 Mar 2023
Units first allotted
9 Mar 2023
Open for sale again
14 Mar 2023
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹100

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth151458INF179KC1FC0HDFC_MNC_DIR_1YP2RVE9 Mar 2023
Regular Growth151457INF179KC1FF3HDFC_MNC_REG_1P0KPC69 Mar 2023
Direct IDCW151460INF179KC1FD8INF179KC1FE6HDFC_MNC_DIR_QP8OIQ9 Mar 2023
Regular IDCW151459INF179KC1FG1INF179KC1FH9HDFC_MNC_REG_LSFDKJ9 Mar 2023