HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund

ThematicDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund is a Thematic fund run by HDFC Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹2,043 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 23.5% a year and its Regular plan returned 22.0% a year. Its benchmark, Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI, returned 17.2% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹19.23; ▼ 0.64%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹18.52; ▼ 0.64%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.16%Direct2.16%Regular; 1.16%; A year
Riskometer: Very High; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 23.5%Direct22.0%Regular; 23.5%; A year

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹19.23 (down 0.64% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹18.52 (down 0.64% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹19.233

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund Returns vs Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI

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)	−2.96%	−2.89%	+9.43%	+2.52%	+23.46%	--	--
This fund (Regular)	−3.05%	−3.15%	+8.85%	+1.39%	+22.02%	--	--
Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI	−2.70%	−7.12%	+2.27%	−6.22%	+17.19%	--	--
Thematic average	−2.09%	−4.52%	+0.86%	−1.22%	+13.76%	--	--
Best in Thematic	+11.54%	+11.27%	+22.16%	+75.71%	+54.78%	--	--
Worst in Thematic	−16.05%	−11.74%	−13.97%	−22.44%	−4.46%	--	--
Rank in Thematic	147/235	59/232	38/232	57/215	9/133	--	--

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 235 Thematic funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular	Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI
2026to date	+3.71%	+2.77%	−6.44%
2025	+21.89%	+20.48%	+16.95%
2024	+30.09%	+28.48%	+26.12%

HDFC Transportation and Logistics 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 50 periods, one for each trading day from 17-08-2026 to 30-10-2026.

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HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	543	17.4%	−3.9%	68.2%	3%	9.7%	88%
2 years	295	14.3%	5.6%	36.0%	0%	8.1%	100%
3 years	50	24.9%	21.0%	28.5%	0%	18.3%	100%

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	27	16.9%	−20.5%	80.1%	22%	10.8%	89%

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 Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund Risk

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

Risk and return

Measure	HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI
Return (CAGR)	+2.52%	−6.22%
Standard deviation	18.81%	20.46%
Sharpe ratio	-0.14	-0.56
Sortino ratio	-0.20	-0.77
Maximum drawdown	−16.7% (30-03-2026)	−18.1% (30-03-2026)
Beta	0.87	1.00
Alpha	+7.28%	0.00%

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

Measure	HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI
Return (CAGR)	+23.46%	+17.19%
Standard deviation	17.02%	18.57%
Sharpe ratio	1.02	0.60
Sortino ratio	1.46	0.85
Maximum drawdown	−23.5% (07-04-2025)	−26.8% (07-04-2025)
Beta	0.87	1.00
Alpha	+7.74%	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.

Measure	HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI
Return (CAGR)	+22.64%	+17.28%
Standard deviation	16.73%	18.28%
Sharpe ratio	0.99	0.61
Sortino ratio	1.40	0.87
Maximum drawdown	−23.5% (07-04-2025)	−26.8% (07-04-2025)
Beta	0.87	1.00
Alpha	+6.86%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 17-08-2023 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.

−30%−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%

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HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)	−23.5%	27-09-2024	07-04-2025	18-08-2025	4 months	−9.4%
Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI	−26.8%	27-09-2024	07-04-2025	17-09-2025	5 months	−10.8%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 17-08-2023, adjusted for unit splits, and Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund vs Other Thematic Funds

The five Thematic 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
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund	1/133	1,147	1.08%	+75.71%	+54.78%	--	--	1.38	2.03	Compare
HDFC Defence Fund	2/133	11,493	0.90%	+13.79%	+34.76%	−0.18%	0.83	1.12	1.54	Compare
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	3/133	3,501	1.05%	+23.12%	+30.53%	+8.23%	0.96	1.74	2.49	Compare
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	4/133	5,870	1.01%	+17.12%	+24.60%	+3.61%	0.88	1.42	2.03	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund	5/133	352	2.00%	+13.97%	+24.46%	--	--	1.49	2.16	Compare
HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund	9/133	2,043	1.16%	+2.52%	+23.46%	+7.74%	0.87	1.02	1.46

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 Transportation and Logistics Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 16-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Thematic median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.88%	0.03%	0.01%	0.24%	1.16%	1.18%	114/235
Regular	1.76%	0.03%	0.01%	0.36%	2.16%	2.41%	60/235

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 Thematic 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	1.39%	2.52%	1.13%	₹1,01,390	₹1,02,520
3 years	22.02%	23.46%	1.44% a year	₹1,81,674	₹1,88,182

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 Transportation and Logistics 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

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₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 17-08-2023 to 30-10-2026: 39 instalments, ₹3,90,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planHDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)	₹3,90,000	₹4,99,019	₹1,09,019	15.4%
Regular planHDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Regular)	₹3,90,000	₹4,88,624	₹98,624	14.0%
Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI	₹3,90,000	₹4,38,684	₹48,684	7.2%
Category averageCategory average, 235 Thematic funds	₹3,90,000	₹4,33,056	₹43,056	6.4%

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Direct planHDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Direct)Regular planHDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund (Regular)Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRICategory averageCategory average, 235 Thematic 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 Transportation and Logistics Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

99.8%Equity

Asset	Fund	Category
Equity	99.8%	94.5%
Cash and others	0.2%	4.0%

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund	Category
Large Cap	42.3%	45.7%
Mid Cap	28.6%	19.6%
Small Cap	25.2%	24.1%
Not on AMFI's list	3.7%	2.3%

Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Thematic 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 Transportation and Logistics Fund Sector Allocation

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

Largest sectors

Auto Components45.9%
Automobiles26.2%
Retailing11.7%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles8.1%
Transport Services3.6%
Transport Infrastructure2.3%
Industrial Products2.0%

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
Auto Components	45.0%	45.3%	45.9%	+0.9%
Automobiles	28.6%	26.9%	26.2%	−2.4%
Retailing	9.2%	9.9%	11.7%	+2.5%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	8.5%	8.8%	8.1%	−0.4%
Transport Services	2.4%	3.9%	3.6%	+1.2%

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 Transportation and Logistics Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 35 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector	Weight%	1M change
Eternal Limited	Retailing	9.40%	+20.0%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Automobiles	8.79%	+9.5%
Eicher Motors Ltd.	Automobiles	8.75%	+4.2%
Bosch Limited	Auto Components	7.91%	+3.9%
Sona Blw Precision Forgings	Auto Components	6.91%	0.0%
Tata Motors Limited	Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	6.81%	0.0%
Hyundai Motor India Limited	Automobiles	5.62%	+12.5%
Gabriel India Ltd.	Auto Components	4.81%	0.0%
MRF Ltd.	Auto Components	3.00%	+8.9%
Sedemac Mechatronics Limited	Auto Components	2.93%	0.0%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.	Automobiles	2.89%	0.0%
Swiggy Limited	Retailing	2.33%	+15.2%
Varroc Engineering Limited	Auto Components	2.31%	0.0%
JSW Infrastructure Limited	Transport Infrastructure	2.27%	0.0%
Dhoot Transmission Limited	Auto Components	2.21%	0.0%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.	Auto Components	2.18%	0.0%
Bharat Forge Ltd.	Auto Components	2.12%	0.0%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.	Auto Components	2.12%	0.0%
SKF India (Industrial) Limited	Industrial Products	2.04%	0.0%
S.J.S. Enterprises Limited	Auto Components	1.65%	0.0%
CIE Automotive India Ltd	Auto Components	1.57%	0.0%
Shiprocket Limited	Transport Services	1.51%	0.0%
Suprajit Engineering Ltd.	Auto Components	1.47%	0.0%
ESCORTS KUBOTA LIMITED	Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	1.33%	0.0%
FIEM INDUSTRIES LIMITED	Auto Components	1.15%	0.0%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.	Transport Services	1.13%	0.0%
SKF India Ltd.	Auto Components	1.08%	0.0%
LG Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd.	Auto Components	0.85%	0.0%
Container Corporation of India Ltd.	Transport Services	0.66%	0.0%
JK Tyre & Industries Limited	Auto Components	0.63%	0.0%
Studds Accessories Limited	Auto Components	0.49%	0.0%
TENNECO CLEAN AIR INDIA LIMITED	Auto Components	0.30%	0.0%
VRL Logistics Ltd.	Transport Services	0.28%	0.0%
SHARDA MOTOR INDUSTRIES LIMITED	Auto Components	0.23%	0.0%
Popular Vehicles and Services Limited	Automobiles	0.12%	0.0%

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

Eternal Limited	Added	+20.0%	9.40%
Eicher Motors Ltd.	Added	+4.2%	8.75%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Added	+9.5%	8.79%
Bosch Limited	Added	+3.9%	7.91%
Hyundai Motor India Limited	Added	+12.5%	5.62%
MRF Ltd.	Added	+8.9%	3.00%
Swiggy Limited	Added	+15.2%	2.33%
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.	Sold out	−100%	was 0.64%
Aegis Vopak Terminals Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 0.55%

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 Transportation and Logistics Fund bought and sold

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund Portfolio Overlap

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

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Bandhan Transportation and Logistics FundSectoral · Bandhan	48.3%	17	Compare
UTI - Transportation and Logistics FundThematic · UTI	45.0%	21	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation and Logistics FundThematic · Aditya Birla Sun Life	41.8%	14	Compare
ICICI Prudential Transportation and Logistics FundThematic · ICICI Prudential	40.3%	18	Compare
SBI Automotive Opportunities FundThematic · SBI	38.3%	13	Compare
Nippon India Nifty Auto Index FundIndex · Nippon India	31.2%	7	Compare
Tata NIFTY Auto Index FundIndex · Tata	31.2%	7	Compare
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto ETFETF · ICICI Prudential	31.2%	7	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 Transportation and Logistics Fund Overview

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

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.16%
Expense ratio (Regular): 2.16%
Category: Thematic
Risk: Very High
Benchmark: Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI
Launch date: 17-08-2023
Minimum investment: ₹100
Minimum additional investment: ₹100
AUM: ₹2,043.11 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 151901
ISIN (Direct): INF179KC1GU0
Scheme code (Regular): 151900
ISIN (Regular): INF179KC1GX4
NAV history: From 17-08-2023, 3.2 years

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 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.

Tax on HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund returns

HDFC Transportation and Logistics 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

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹19.233	30-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹19.233	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹18.524	30-10-2026
regular	IDCW	₹18.524	30-10-2026

About HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund is a mutual fund from HDFC Mutual Fund. Its category is Thematic. It was launched on 17-08-2023. Its benchmark is Nifty Transportation & Logistics TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 35 securities.

Fund Manager

Priya Ranjan
Fund manager of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund, since 17-08-2023
MrGopal Agrawal
Fund manager of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund, since 01-09-2026
Bhagyesh Kagalkar
Fund manager of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund, since 26-08-2026

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AUM change

September 2026: ₹2,043.11 Cr; −3.43% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹2,115.78 Cr; +8.22% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹1,955.13 Cr; +9.08% from June 2026

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

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

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Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund

What is the current NAV of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹19.233. The Regular plan NAV is ₹18.524, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund?

The Direct plan returned +2.52% in 1 year, +23.46% a year over 3 years. The Regular plan returned +1.39% in 1 year, +22.02% a year over 3 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.16% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.16% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 16-10-2026.

What is the AUM of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund?

HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund managed ₹2,043.11 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were ETERNAL (9.40%), MARUTI (8.79%), EICHERMOT (8.75%), BOSCHLTD (7.91%), SONACOMS (6.91%). The fund held 35 securities in all.

What did HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It sold out of 2: Aegis Vopak Terminals Limited, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. It added shares in 7.

How do I invest in HDFC Transportation and Logistics 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 Transportation and Logistics Fund?

Priya Ranjan (since 17-08-2023), MrGopal 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.