HDFC Children's Fund
- NAV
- ₹311.41
- —30 Oct 2026
- AUM (₹ Cr)
- 10,584
- Average, July - September 2026
- Expense ratio
- 1.03%
- Regular 1.81%
- Risk
- Very High
- SEBI riskometer
- 1Y return
- -6.1%+1.1%
- Benchmark -7.2%
- 3Y CAGR
- 8.0%+1.0%
- Benchmark 7.0%
- 5Y CAGR
- 9.3%+3.0%
- Benchmark 6.2%
Rank in category
#6 of 10 Children's funds on its 1-, 3- and 5-year returns together.
Ranked on 1Y, 3Y and 5Y together. 10 of 12 funds have a rank here; it needs a 5-year record. Direct plan, growth option. Click a column to rank by it.
Calendar-year returns
Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.
Risk statistics
Five years of daily NAVs. Risk-free rate 6.5% a year.
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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | -1.7% | -4.1% | -0.6% | -6.1% | -6.1% | +8.0% | +9.3% | +12.3% | +14.0% |
| NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index | — | — | — | — | -7.2% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| Children's average | -2.0% | -4.9% | -0.8% | -3.7% | -3.9% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.9% |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | +1.1% | +1.0% | +3.0% | +2.2% | +3.7% |
Portfolio
Valuation
- P/E of its shares
- 20.0
- Shares are 71% of the fund
- Category median
- 26.3
- 10 Children's funds
- Benchmark P/E (shares)
- 19.3
- Nifty 50, the share part of NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index
P/E is the value of the shares the fund holds, at the close of 30 Oct 2026, over their profit in the last four reported quarters (the owners' share from continuing operations, consolidated where filed, losses included), weighted by the fund's portfolio disclosed 24 Oct 2026. The category median is worked out the same way; the benchmark's is the index provider's own figure on the same basis.
Fund details
- Fund house
- HDFC Mutual Fund
- Category
- Life Goals · Children's
- SEBI classification
- Solution Oriented / Children's
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index
- Launch date
- 3 Apr 2006 (20.6 years)
- Structure
- Open Ended
- Plans and options
- Direct Growth, Regular Growth
- Riskometer
- Very High (benchmark High)
- Expense ratio as of
- 28 Oct 2026
- AUM period
- July - September 2026
- ISIN, Direct Growth
- INF179KC1IX0
- ISIN, Regular Growth
- INF179KC1IY8
- Scheme code
- 119066, 100900
NAV and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; returns are for the direct plan, growth option, before entry or exit costs. Not investment advice.
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