Mutual fund · Focused

HDFC Focused Fund

₹26,553 cr across 29 positions, as filed for 2026-09-30. Returns are the fund's AMFI growth-plan NAV; holdings and behavior come from its filed monthly portfolios.

Returns, against the category

Q2 FY27: −3% over 1 year against the median Focused fund's 0%.

OverQuarter1 year3 years (ann.)5 years (ann.)
HDFC Focused Fund−3%−3%+13%+16%
Median Focused fund−2%0%+10%+10%

1-year return at each quarter-end since Q3 FY24:

+30%Q3 FY24+41%Q4 FY24+44%Q1 FY25+46%Q2 FY25+24%Q3 FY25+16%Q4 FY25+11%Q1 FY26+3%Q2 FY26+11%Q3 FY26−3%Q4 FY26−1%Q1 FY27−3%Q2 FY27

What moved the fund, last 12 filed months

Contribution = the fund's filed weight each month × that stock's price move in its own filings, in percentage points of NAV. Corporate-action months are left out.

Helped

Stock12 monthsLatest month
Eternal Limited+1.3 pp−0.1 pp
Fsn Ecommerce Ventures Limited (Nykaa)+1.2 pp−0.2 pp
Axis Bank Ltd.+1.1 pp−0.4 pp
Bosch Limited+1.1 pp−0.1 pp
State Bank of India+0.9 pp−0.5 pp

Hurt

Stock12 monthsLatest month
HDFC Bank Ltd.−2.3 pp−0.0 pp
HCL Technologies Ltd.−1.1 pp−0.2 pp
Havells India Ltd.−0.8 pp−0.5 pp
Piramal Pharma Limited−0.6 pp0.0 pp
Crompton Greaves Consumer Elec. Ltd.−0.6 pp0.0 pp

Holdings, as filed for 2026-09-30

HoldingSector% of fundValueHeld forVs avg cost
ICICI BankFinancial Services9.16%₹2,432 cr46 mo+16%
HDFC BankFinancial Services7.83%₹2,078 cr46 mo-17%
Kotak Mahindra Bank LimitedFinancial Services6.91%₹1,835 cr35 mo+7%
Axis BankFinancial Services6.24%₹1,658 cr46 mo+11%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial Services5.10%₹1,355 cr46 mo+20%
Eternal LtdConsumer Services4.87%₹1,294 cr8 mo+34%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedHealthcare4.07%₹1,080 cr3 mo-9%
InterGlobe Aviation LimitedServices4.00%₹1,062 cr23 mo+12%
HCL Technologies LimitedInformation Technology3.54%₹941 cr46 mo-13%
Maruti Suzuki India LimitedAutomobile and Auto Components3.40%₹902 cr33 mo+1%
Aster DM Healthcare LimitedHealthcare3.30%₹876 cr2 mo-7%
Eicher Motors LimitedAutomobile and Auto Components3.22%₹854 cr28 mo+25%
Bharti Airtel LimitedTelecommunication3.20%₹850 cr46 mo+30%
SBI Life Insurance Company LimitedFinancial Services3.02%₹802 cr46 mo+18%
BoschAutomobile and Auto Components2.51%₹666 cr46 mo+82%

Top 15 of 29 equity positions. "Vs avg cost" estimates the fund's gain on the position from its filing history.

How this fund actually behaves

Computed from every filed monthly portfolio (46 months of filings) by the research pipeline.

Holding patienceMedian months a position is held (25th–75th band)13 mo (8–23)
Win rate on exitsClosed positions sold above entry, and the payoff ratio (25 exits)68% · payoff 3.8×
Loser handlingCuts losers vs averages down, from 12 months of filingsAverages down
Entry valuation disciplineMedian P/E paid on entries over 36 months; share above 50×53× · 52% over 50×
Portfolio valuation todayWeighted P/E and P/B of the current book at filed prices (P/E covers 95% of equity)72.9× P/E · 7.7× P/B · 5% loss-makers
ChurnStocks entered and exited in 12 months, of 29 positions10 in · 9 out
ConcentrationTop 10 holdings' share; effective number of positions55% · ~21 effective