What is the 1-year rolling return of HDFC Defence Fund?

Across 588 overlapping 1-year holding periods between 2 June 2023 and 16 October 2026, the Direct plan of HDFC Defence Fund returned an average of 36.41% a year, with a median of 21.84%. The best 1-year stretch returned 147.04% a year and the worst returned -1.45%.

Has HDFC Defence Fund ever lost money over 1 years?

Yes. 1.2% of the 588 1-year holding periods in this fund's history ended below zero. The worst returned -1.45% a year, for someone who invested on 29 July 2024 and sold on 29 July 2025.

What is the difference between the Direct and Regular plans of HDFC Defence Fund?

Both plans hold the same portfolio. The Regular plan pays a commission to the distributor who sold it, deducted from the NAV every year, so it returns less. Over the same period, 1-year rolling returns averaged 36.41% a year on the Direct plan against 34.90% on the Regular plan, a difference of 1.51% a year.

What is the 3-year rolling return of HDFC Defence Fund?

HDFC Defence Fund has 97 windows at the 3-year holding period, because its NAV record begins on 2 June 2023. Those windows all start within a few months of each other and cover nearly the same stretch of market, so an average across them describes one period rather than a range of conditions. The figures are in the table above, next to the window count they were computed from.

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HDFC Defence Fund — rolling returns

Manufacturing · NAV data as of 16 October 2026

831 daily NAV records since 2 June 2023

What is a rolling return?

A rolling return measures what you would actually have earned by investing on any given day and holding for a fixed number of years. Instead of quoting one figure from a single convenient start date, it repeats that calculation for every start date in the fund's history — 588 separate one-year windows for this fund. The gap between the best and the worst of those windows shows how much your entry date mattered.

Rolling return statistics

Annualised returns (CAGR), computed daily across every available start date.

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Direct plan · showing data from 2 June 2023 to 16 October 2026

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Rolling return statistics for HDFC Defence Fund by holding period
Holding period	1Y	3Y	5Y	7Y	10Y
Returns
Average	36.41%	40.01%	—	—	—
Median	21.84%	40.80%	—	—	—
Minimum	-1.45%	34.62%	—	—	—
Maximum	147.04%	45.15%	—	—	—
Std deviation	35.59%	2.93%	—	—	—
Consistency
Above 0%	98.81%	100.00%	—	—	—
Above 8%	86.90%	100.00%	—	—	—
Above 12%	77.72%	100.00%	—	—	—
Above 15%	69.73%	100.00%	—	—	—
Coverage
Windows computed	588	97	—	—	—

Statistics are computed from all daily rolling windows in the selected range. Chart resolution changes the plotted line only, never these numbers.

Direct vs Regular plan

The same fund and the same portfolio. The Regular plan pays a commission to the distributor who sold it, which comes out of the NAV every year, so its returns run lower. Figures below are 5-year rolling returns over the period both plans share.

5-year rolling returns for HDFC Defence Fund, Direct plan compared with Regular plan
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Common questions about HDFC Defence Fund

What is the 1-year rolling return of HDFC Defence Fund?: Across 588 overlapping 1-year holding periods between 2 June 2023 and 16 October 2026, the Direct plan of HDFC Defence Fund returned an average of 36.41% a year, with a median of 21.84%. The best 1-year stretch returned 147.04% a year and the worst returned -1.45%.
Has HDFC Defence Fund ever lost money over 1 years?: Yes. 1.2% of the 588 1-year holding periods in this fund's history ended below zero. The worst returned -1.45% a year, for someone who invested on 29 July 2024 and sold on 29 July 2025.
What is the difference between the Direct and Regular plans of HDFC Defence Fund?: Both plans hold the same portfolio. The Regular plan pays a commission to the distributor who sold it, deducted from the NAV every year, so it returns less. Over the same period, 1-year rolling returns averaged 36.41% a year on the Direct plan against 34.90% on the Regular plan, a difference of 1.51% a year.
What is the 3-year rolling return of HDFC Defence Fund?: HDFC Defence Fund has 97 windows at the 3-year holding period, because its NAV record begins on 2 June 2023. Those windows all start within a few months of each other and cover nearly the same stretch of market, so an average across them describes one period rather than a range of conditions. The figures are in the table above, next to the window count they were computed from.

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5-year rolling return (Direct)

Figures are 5-year rolling return averages on the Direct plan, over each fund's own history. Funds with different start dates cover different market conditions, so these are a starting point for comparison rather than a like-for-like ranking.