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    HDFC Multi Cap Fund

    Multi CapDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

    Data as on 30-10-2026

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund is a Multi Cap fund run by HDFC Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹19,490 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 10.3% a year and its Regular plan returned 9.2% a year. Its benchmark, Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI, returned 11.3% a year over the same 3 years.

    NAV (Direct plan)
    ₹18.50
    ▼ 0.53%30-10-2026
    NAV (Regular plan)
    ₹17.50
    ▼ 0.53%30-10-2026
    Expense ratio
    0.96%Direct1.79%Regular
    Riskometer
    Very High
    Set by the fund house
    3 year return
    10.3%Direct9.2%Regular

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund NAV Today

    NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹18.50 (down 0.53% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹17.50 (down 0.53% that day).

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Returns vs Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI

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

    Trailing returns
    Period1M3M6M1Y3Y5Y10Y
    This fund (Direct)−2.40%−6.98%−3.36%−9.57%+10.26%----
    This fund (Regular)−2.46%−7.17%−3.77%−10.35%+9.19%----
    Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI−1.85%−6.19%−2.20%−6.04%+11.26%+10.51%--
    Multi Cap average−2.65%−3.95%+1.99%−1.14%+13.54%----
    Best in Multi Cap−1.18%+3.90%+17.42%+10.28%+18.70%----
    Worst in Multi Cap−5.15%−8.29%−5.16%−9.57%+5.07%----
    Rank in Multi Cap15/3329/3230/3232/3220/23----

    Category rows compare the Direct plans of 33 Multi Cap funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Year-wise Returns

    Return of each calendar year
    YearDirectRegularNifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI
    2026to date−8.15%−8.81%−5.56%
    2025+3.34%+2.41%+5.29%
    2024+22.21%+20.87%+19.34%
    2023+41.93%+40.19%+33.74%
    2022+11.30%+9.61%+2.84%

    HDFC Multi Cap 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 466 periods, one for each trading day from 10-12-2024 to 30-10-2026.

    0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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    May 2022
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    Sept 2022
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    Jan 2023
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    Jan 2026
    May 2023
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    Sept 2023
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    HDFC Multi Cap Fund (Direct)Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI

    Every holding period at a glance

    PeriodPeriodsMedianLowestHighestWith a lossBenchmark medianBeat benchmark
    1 year95612.6%−10.6%54.7%15%8.9%65%
    2 years71124.6%−4.9%46.6%8%20.5%81%
    3 years46621.1%9.4%30.0%0%17.6%81%

    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 benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Risk

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

    Risk and return

    MeasureHDFC Multi Cap Fund (Direct)This fundNifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI
    Return (CAGR)+10.26%+11.26%
    Standard deviation14.74%15.12%
    Sharpe ratio0.290.35
    Sortino ratio0.390.46
    Maximum drawdown−20.2% (03-03-2025)−19.8% (03-03-2025)
    Beta0.971.00
    Alpha−0.84%0.00%

    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. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

    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.

    −25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%
    20222023202420252026
    HDFC Multi Cap Fund (Direct)Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI
    Worst fallHigh before itBottomBack at the highTime to climb backBelow its high today
    HDFC Multi Cap Fund (Direct)−20.2%27-09-202403-03-2025Not yet--−11.4%
    Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI−19.8%26-09-202403-03-202503-08-202617 months−8.0%

    From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 10-12-2021, adjusted for unit splits, and Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund vs Other Multi Cap Funds

    The five Multi Cap funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

    Fund nameRankAUM (Cr)Exp. ratio1Y return3Y return3Y alpha3Y beta3Y Sharpe3Y Sortino
    Axis Multicap Fund1/2311,9720.93%+3.76%+18.70%+7.66%0.960.851.16Compare
    WhiteOak Capital Multi Cap Fund2/234,3080.89%−0.45%+17.52%+6.61%0.930.801.09Compare
    LIC MF Multi Cap Fund3/232,1870.79%+1.01%+16.94%+5.74%0.990.700.96Compare
    Bank of India Multi Cap Fund4/231,3441.16%+3.52%+16.70%+5.34%1.020.670.89Compare
    HSBC Multi Cap Fund5/236,3800.80%−0.09%+16.40%+4.92%1.040.640.87Compare
    HDFC Multi Cap Fund20/2319,4900.96%−9.57%+10.26%−0.84%0.970.290.39

    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 Multi Cap Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

    What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026

    PlanBase expense ratioBrokerageTransaction costsLevies and GSTTotal expense ratioMulti Cap medianCost rank (1 = cheapest)
    Direct0.71%0.03%0.01%0.21%0.96%0.96%17/33
    Regular1.42%0.03%0.01%0.33%1.79%2.21%4/33

    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 Multi Cap 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 lastRegularDirectDirect earned more by₹1 lakh became (Regular)₹1 lakh became (Direct)
    1 year−10.35%−9.57%0.78%₹89,650₹90,430
    3 years9.19%10.26%1.07% a year₹1,30,181₹1,34,046

    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 Multi Cap 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

    Step up each year
    PeriodFor

    ₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 10-12-2021 to 30-10-2026: 59 instalments, ₹5,90,000 in all.

    InvestmentInvestedValue nowGainReturn a year
    Direct planHDFC Multi Cap Fund (Direct) ₹5,90,000 ₹7,46,953 ₹1,56,953 9.6%
    Regular planHDFC Multi Cap Fund (Regular) ₹5,90,000 ₹7,25,410 ₹1,35,410 8.4%
    Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI ₹5,90,000 ₹7,37,530 ₹1,47,530 9.0%
    Category averageCategory average, 33 Multi Cap funds ₹5,90,000 ₹7,96,617 ₹2,06,617 12.2%
    ₹0₹2.0 L₹4.0 L₹6.0 L₹8.0 L₹10.0 L
    20222023202420252026
    Direct planHDFC Multi Cap Fund (Direct)Regular planHDFC Multi Cap Fund (Regular)Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRICategory averageCategory average, 33 Multi Cap fundsAmount invested

    From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI 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 Multi Cap Fund Asset Allocation

    Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

    What the fund holds

    97.9%Equity

    AssetFundCategory
    Equity97.9%94.9%
    Cash and others1.8%4.5%
    Debt0.3%0.6%

    Market cap of stocks

    Market capFundCategory
    Large Cap43.2%35.5%
    Mid Cap26.3%27.2%
    Small Cap27.0%29.4%
    Not on AMFI's list1.4%2.8%

    Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Multi Cap funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Sector Allocation

    Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

    Largest sectors

    1. Banks15.5%

    2. Finance6.9%

    3. Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology6.2%

    4. Auto Components6.1%

    5. IT - Software5.3%

    6. Leisure Services4.6%

    7. Consumer Durables4.5%

    8. Insurance3.4%

    9. Industrial Products3.4%

    10. Automobiles3.4%

    The ten largest of 36 sectors. The other 26 add up to 38.7%.

    Sector changes

    SectorJuly 2026August 2026September 2026Change
    Banks14.3%14.7%15.5%+1.2%
    Finance7.3%7.0%6.9%−0.4%
    Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology6.0%6.1%6.2%+0.2%
    Auto Components6.9%6.8%6.1%−0.8%
    IT - Software5.7%5.6%5.3%−0.4%

    Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Portfolio Holdings

    As on 30-09-2026 · 121 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

    HoldingsSector / RatingWeight%Holdings trend1M change
    HDFC Bank Ltd.Banks3.93%+8.0%
    ICICI Bank Ltd.Banks3.66%0.0%
    Axis Bank Ltd.Banks2.44%0.0%
    Reliance Industries Ltd.Petroleum Products2.41%0.0%
    Bharti Airtel Ltd.Telecom - Services2.13%+2.6%
    Eternal LimitedRetailing2.13%0.0%
    Britannia Industries Ltd.Food Products2.05%0.0%
    Kotak Mahindra Bank LimitedBanks1.92%+19.5%
    State Bank of IndiaBanks1.77%0.0%
    NTPC LimitedPower1.72%0.0%

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

    All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

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    Stocks bought and sold in September 2026
    HDFC Bank Ltd.Added+8.0%3.93%
    Bharti Airtel Ltd.Added+2.6%2.13%
    Kotak Mahindra Bank LimitedAdded+19.5%1.92%
    ICICI Lombard General Insurance CoAdded+12.8%1.45%
    PB Fintech LimitedAdded+7.9%0.93%
    Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Added+5.3%1.32%
    Shriram Finance Ltd.Reduced−15.7%0.95%
    Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Added+23.9%1.02%
    Bharat Electronics Ltd.Added+16.3%1.00%
    Timken India Ltd.Added+0.3%1.00%

    A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

    What HDFC Multi Cap Fund bought and sold

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund Portfolio Overlap

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

    FundOverlapHoldings in common
    HDFC Large & Mid Cap FundLarge & Mid Cap · HDFC49.1%79Compare
    HDFC Value FundValue and Contra · HDFC49.0%46Compare
    Zerodha Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index FundIndex · Zerodha42.1%71Compare
    Mirae Asset Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index FundIndex · Mirae Asset42.1%71Compare
    Zerodha ELSS Tax Saver Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index FundIndex · Zerodha42.1%71Compare
    Edelweiss Nifty LargeMidcap 250 ETFETF · Edelweiss42.1%71Compare
    Edelweiss NIFTY Large Midcap 250 Index FundIndex · Edelweiss42.1%71Compare
    ICICI Prudential Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index FundIndex · ICICI Prudential42.0%71Compare

    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 Multi Cap Fund Overview

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

    Expense ratio (Direct)
    0.96%
    Expense ratio (Regular)
    1.79%
    Category
    Multi Cap
    Risk
    Very High
    Launch date
    10-12-2021
    Minimum investment
    ₹100
    Minimum additional investment
    ₹100
    AUM
    ₹19,490.01 Cr (30-09-2026)
    Lock in
    None
    Scheme code (Direct)
    149368
    ISIN (Direct)
    INF179KC1BS5
    Scheme code (Regular)
    149366
    ISIN (Regular)
    INF179KC1BV9
    NAV history
    From 10-12-2021, 4.9 years
    Benchmark
    NIFTY 500 Multicap 50:25:25 Total Return Index
    Exit load
    In respect of each purchase/switch in of units, an Exit load of 1% 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.No Entry / Exit Load shall be levied on bonus units and Units allotted on Reinvestment of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal.

    Tax on HDFC Multi Cap Fund returns

    • HDFC Multi Cap Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
    • Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
    • Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
    • 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

    PlanOptionNAVAs on
    directGrowth₹18.5030-10-2026
    directIDCW₹16.90630-10-2026
    regularGrowth₹17.49730-10-2026
    regularIDCW₹15.85130-10-2026

    About HDFC Multi Cap Fund

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund is a mutual fund from HDFC Mutual Fund. Its category is Multi Cap. It was launched on 10-12-2021. Its benchmark is NIFTY 500 Multicap 50:25:25 Total Return Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 121 securities.

    Fund Manager

    • Amar Kalkundrikar

      Fund manager of HDFC Multi Cap Fund, since 01-09-2025

    • Gopal Agrawal

      Fund manager of HDFC Multi Cap Fund, since 01-09-2026

    • Bhagyesh Kagalkar

      Fund manager of HDFC Multi Cap Fund, since 26-08-2026

    See all funds of HDFC Mutual Fund

    AUM change

    September 2026
    ₹19,490.01 Cr
    −5.61% from August 2026
    August 2026
    ₹20,649.14 Cr
    +0.32% from July 2026
    July 2026
    ₹20,582.74 Cr
    +1.81% from June 2026

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

    Compare HDFC Multi Cap Fund with Other Funds

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

    Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Multi Cap Fund

    What is the current NAV of HDFC Multi Cap Fund?

    The Direct plan NAV is ₹18.50. The Regular plan NAV is ₹17.497, as on 30-10-2026.

    What are the returns of HDFC Multi Cap Fund?

    The Direct plan returned −9.57% in 1 year, +10.26% a year over 3 years. The Regular plan returned −10.35% in 1 year, +9.19% a year over 3 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

    What is the expense ratio of HDFC Multi Cap Fund?

    The Direct plan charges 0.96% a year. The Regular plan charges 1.79% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.

    What is the AUM of HDFC Multi Cap Fund?

    HDFC Multi Cap Fund managed ₹19,490.01 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

    What are the top holdings of HDFC Multi Cap Fund?

    At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were HDFCBANK (3.93%), ICICIBANK (3.66%), AXISBANK (2.44%), RELIANCE (2.41%), BHARTIARTL (2.13%). The fund held 121 securities in all.

    What did HDFC Multi Cap Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

    It bought 5 new stocks: Swiggy Limited, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE), Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited, Cummins India Ltd, HEG Advanced Materials Limited. It sold out of 8: ESCORTS KUBOTA LIMITED, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Kalpataru Projects International Ltd, Medi Assist Healthcare Services Limited, Wheels India Ltd. It added shares in 27. It reduced 4.

    How do I invest in HDFC Multi Cap 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 Multi Cap Fund?

    Amar Kalkundrikar (since 01-09-2025), Gopal Agrawal (since 01-09-2026), Bhagyesh Kagalkar (since 26-08-2026).

    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.

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