HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund

Medium to Long DurationDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund is a Medium to Long Duration fund run by HDFC Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹813 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 6.5% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.0% a year.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹66.61; ▲ 0.03%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹59.74; ▲ 0.02%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 0.80%Direct1.36%Regular; 0.80%; A year
Riskometer: Moderate; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 6.5%Direct6.0%Regular; 6.5%; A year

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹66.61 (up 0.03% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹59.74 (up 0.02% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹66.6096

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Returns vs Medium to Long Duration Funds

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	−0.76%	−1.26%	+1.76%	+2.78%	+6.53%	+5.56%	+5.65%
This fund (Regular)	−0.80%	−1.40%	+1.47%	+2.17%	+6.00%	+4.64%	+4.85%
Medium to Long Duration average	−0.59%	−0.88%	+1.83%	+2.86%	+6.52%	+5.71%	+6.19%
Best in Medium to Long Duration	+0.01%	+0.38%	+3.29%	+5.36%	+7.32%	+6.77%	+7.33%
Worst in Medium to Long Duration	−0.92%	−1.44%	+0.95%	+1.69%	+5.96%	+5.14%	+4.44%
Rank in Medium to Long Duration	11/13	10/13	8/13	7/13	5/12	7/12	10/12

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 13 Medium to Long Duration funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. This fund's benchmark is CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index. Returns of that index are not available to us, so the category average is the comparison.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular
2026to date	+1.99%	+1.49%
2025	+6.14%	+5.51%
2024	+9.33%	+8.99%
2023	+7.37%	+6.06%
2022	+2.46%	+0.90%
2021	+3.22%	+2.14%

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 2,620 periods, one for each trading day from 01-01-2016 to 30-10-2026.

0%5%10%15%

Nov 2013
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Nov 2016Sept 2015
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Sept 2018Jul 2017
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Jul 2020May 2019
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May 2022Mar 2021
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Mar 2024Dec 2022
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Dec 2025

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)Category average, 13 Medium to Long Duration funds

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	3,097	7.2%	−1.8%	19.7%	4%	7.3%	43%
2 years	2,861	7.7%	0.4%	14.4%	0%	7.7%	44%
3 years	2,620	6.8%	3.5%	14.6%	0%	7.2%	27%
5 years	2,137	6.5%	4.5%	9.1%	0%	6.9%	6%
7 years	1,655	6.6%	4.7%	9.5%	0%	7.0%	9%
10 years	926	7.0%	5.6%	7.8%	0%	7.3%	0%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	154	6.9%	−2.1%	25.8%	5%	7.6%	44%
2 years	142	7.6%	1.0%	17.3%	0%	7.6%	39%
3 years	130	7.0%	2.9%	15.9%	0%	7.1%	30%
5 years	106	6.6%	4.7%	8.3%	0%	6.9%	3%
7 years	82	6.5%	5.2%	8.3%	0%	6.7%	1%
10 years	46	6.5%	5.9%	7.1%	0%	6.8%	0%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 13 Medium to Long Duration funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+2.78%	+2.86%
Standard deviation	2.64%	2.10%
Sharpe ratio	-0.94	-1.14
Sortino ratio	-1.28	-1.53
Maximum drawdown	−2.3% (23-10-2026)	−1.8% (23-10-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+6.53%	+6.57%
Standard deviation	2.27%	1.92%
Sharpe ratio	0.22	0.29
Sortino ratio	0.32	0.40
Maximum drawdown	−2.3% (23-10-2026)	−1.8% (23-10-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+5.56%	+5.75%
Standard deviation	2.28%	2.00%
Sharpe ratio	-0.10	-0.03
Sortino ratio	-0.14	-0.04
Maximum drawdown	−2.6% (17-06-2022)	−2.0% (05-05-2022)

From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+5.65%	+6.21%
Standard deviation	2.78%	2.63%
Sharpe ratio	0.09	0.31
Sortino ratio	0.12	0.44
Maximum drawdown	−6.0% (10-03-2017)	−3.6% (10-03-2017)

From daily NAVs, 28-10-2016 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+6.90%	+7.11%
Standard deviation	3.38%	3.03%
Sharpe ratio	0.25	0.35
Sortino ratio	0.35	0.49
Maximum drawdown	−10.6% (19-08-2013)	−8.2% (19-08-2013)

From daily NAVs, 01-01-2013 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−12%−10%−8%−6%−4%−2%0%

2014201620182020202220242026

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)Category average, 13 Medium to Long Duration funds

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)	−10.6%	27-05-2013	19-08-2013	23-05-2014	9 months	−2.1%
Category average	−8.2%	27-05-2013	19-08-2013	12-05-2014	9 months	−1.6%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 01-01-2013, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 13 Medium to Long Duration funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund vs Other Medium to Long Duration Funds

The five Medium to Long Duration funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
LIC MF Medium to Long Term Fund	1/12	173	0.22%	+3.59%	+7.32%	--	--	0.69	1.01	Compare
Bandhan Medium to Long Term Fund	2/12	428	0.98%	+5.36%	+6.83%	--	--	0.38	0.56	Compare
Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund	3/12	1,760	0.74%	+2.97%	+6.82%	--	--	0.38	0.53	Compare
ICICI Prudential Medium to Long Term Fund	4/12	2,019	0.59%	+2.69%	+6.67%	--	--	0.33	0.45	Compare
HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund	5/12	813	0.80%	+2.78%	+6.53%	--	--	0.22	0.32

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-09-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Medium to Long Duration median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.68%	0.00%	0.00%	0.12%	0.80%	0.69%	11/13
Regular	1.17%	0.00%	0.00%	0.19%	1.36%	1.36%	7/13

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Medium to Long Duration funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	2.17%	2.78%	0.61%	₹1,02,170	₹1,02,780
3 years	6.00%	6.53%	0.53% a year	₹1,19,102	₹1,20,897
5 years	4.64%	5.56%	0.92% a year	₹1,25,455	₹1,31,068
10 years	4.85%	5.65%	0.80% a year	₹1,60,577	₹1,73,259

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 01-01-2013 to 30-10-2026: 166 instalments, ₹16,60,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planHDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)	₹16,60,000	₹26,20,807	₹9,60,807	6.3%
Regular planHDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Regular)	₹16,60,000	₹24,62,917	₹8,02,917	5.5%
Category averageCategory average, 13 Medium to Long Duration funds	₹16,60,000	₹26,71,849	₹10,11,849	6.6%

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Direct planHDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Direct)Regular planHDFC Medium to Long Term Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 13 Medium to Long Duration fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

94.3%Debt

Asset	Fund	Category
Debt	94.3%	84.4%
Cash and others	5.7%	15.6%

Credit rating

Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 13 Medium to Long Duration funds.

Rating	Fund	Category
Sovereign	40.9%	46.4%
AAA and A1+	53.4%	30.9%

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 34 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector / Rating	Weight%
7.24% GOI MAT 180855 · Government security	Sovereign	11.68%
REC Limited. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	6.11%
Small Industries Development Bank · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	6.02%
6.9% GOI MAT 150465 · Government security	Sovereign	4.97%
7.23% GOI MAT 150439 · Government security	Sovereign	4.91%
HDB Financial Services Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	4.30%
Indian Railways Finance Corp. Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	4.28%
SMFG India Credit Company Ltd · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	4.27%
6.64% GOI MAT 071231 · Government security	Sovereign	3.17%
NTPC Limited · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	3.13%
Small Industries Development Bank · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	3.06%
National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	3.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	3.04%
7.62% Uttarakhand SDL ISD 170626 Mat 170635 · State government security	Sovereign	3.03%
6.94% GOI MAT 110536 · Government security	Sovereign	3.03%
National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	3.03%
6.98% Gujarat SDL ISD 261125 MAT 261132 · State government security	Sovereign	2.98%
Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust (Originator - Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited)	CRISIL - AAA(SO)	2.94%
7.09% GOI MAT 050854 · Government security	Sovereign	2.88%
National Bank for Agri & Rural Dev. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	2.38%
7.71% GOI MAT 180566 · Government security	Sovereign	1.85%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	1.82%
NTPC Limited · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	1.74%
State Bank of India · Bond	ICRA - AAA	1.21%
Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	1.19%
NTPC Limited · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	1.18%
7.1% GOI MAT 080434 · Government security	Sovereign	1.08%
Small Industries Development Bank · Bond	CRISIL - AAA	0.61%
6.79% GOI MAT 071034 · Government security	Sovereign	0.60%
Embassy Office Parks REIT	Realty	0.56%
6.62% GOI MAT 281151 · Government security	Sovereign	0.54%
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund		0.34%
6.72% Gujarat SDL - ISD 090621 Mat 090630 · State government security	Sovereign	0.15%
6.19% GOI MAT 160934 · Government security	Sovereign	0.03%

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
UTI Long Term FundLong Duration · UTI	21.5%	5	Compare
Mirae Asset Long Term FundLong Duration · Mirae Asset	21.2%	5	Compare
HDFC Conservative Hybrid FundConservative Hybrid · HDFC	20.3%	19	Compare
Kotak Medium to Long Term FundMedium to Long Duration · Kotak Mahindra	19.7%	5	Compare
UTI Conservative Hybrid FundConservative Hybrid · UTI	19.7%	9	Compare
Edelweiss Gilt FundGilt · Edelweiss	19.7%	3	Compare
SBI Medium to Long Term FundMedium to Long Duration · SBI	19.5%	5	Compare
HSBC Gilt FundGilt · HSBC	18.5%	3	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 0.80%
Expense ratio (Regular): 1.36%
Category: Medium to Long Duration
Risk: Moderate
Launch date: 11-09-2000
Minimum investment: ₹100
Minimum additional investment: ₹100
AUM: ₹812.70 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 119069
ISIN (Direct): INF179K01WL3
Scheme code (Regular): 100124
ISIN (Regular): INF179K01962
NAV history: From 01-01-2013, 13.8 years

Benchmark: CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Exit load: NIL

Tax on HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund returns

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund is taxed as a debt fund: 65% or more of it is in bonds and money market papers.
For units bought on or after 01-04-2023, the gain is added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold the units.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹66.6096	30-10-2026
direct	Normal IDCW	₹21.0648	30-10-2026
direct	Quarterly IDCW	₹12.7077	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹59.7437	30-10-2026
regular	Normal IDCW	₹18.8408	30-10-2026
regular	Quarterly IDCW	₹11.3077	30-10-2026

About HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund is a mutual fund from HDFC Mutual Fund. Its category is Medium to Long Duration. It was launched on 11-09-2000. Its benchmark is CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 34 securities.

Fund Manager

Anupam Joshi
Fund manager of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund
Gopal Agrawal
Fund manager of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund

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AUM change

September 2026: ₹812.70 Cr; −2.11% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹830.20 Cr; −0.01% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹830.30 Cr; −0.35% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

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HDFC Medium to Long Term vs Kotak Medium to Long Term19.7% overlap
HDFC Medium to Long Term vs ICICI Prudential Medium to Long TermMedium to Long Duration
HDFC Medium to Long Term vs UTI Long Term21.5% overlap
HDFC Medium to Long Term vs Mirae Asset Long Term21.2% overlap
HDFC Medium to Long Term vs HDFC Conservative Hybrid20.3% overlap
HDFC Medium to Long Term vs UTI Conservative Hybrid19.7% overlap

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Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund

What is the current NAV of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹66.6096. The Regular plan NAV is ₹59.7437, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

The Direct plan returned +2.78% in 1 year, +6.53% a year over 3 years, +5.56% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +2.17% in 1 year, +6.00% a year over 3 years, +4.64% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

The Direct plan charges 0.80% a year. The Regular plan charges 1.36% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-09-2026.

What is the AUM of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund managed ₹812.70 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were 7.24% GOI MAT 180855 (11.68%), REC Limited. (6.11%), Small Industries Development Bank (6.02%), 6.9% GOI MAT 150465 (4.97%), 7.23% GOI MAT 150439 (4.91%). The fund held 34 securities in all.

How do I invest in HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

Through HDFC Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹100. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

Anupam Joshi, Gopal Agrawal.

What is the exit load of HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund?

NIL

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.