Kuvera makes mutual fund investments simpler and faster. To invest in HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan, login to Kuvera and search for HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan. You can also go to "Invest", select "All Mutual Funds" and scroll to HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan. Click on this to check details on the fund's performance and fundamentals. Depending on your risk appetite and investment objective, select either the Monthly SIP or One time (Lump sum investment) option and complete the investment process.

HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan has given 15.8% over the last 1 year , 0.0% over the last 3 years, 0.0% over the last 5 years and 46.6% since its inception.

Minimum SIP amount required for HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is INR 100.

Minimum lump sum amount required for HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is INR 100.

Create an account on Kuvera to invest in over 5000 direct mutual funds from the leading AMCs in India. To start an SIP for HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan online, follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Login to Kuvera and click on Invest and then select Mutual Funds.

Step 2: Search by name, or scroll to HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan and click on it.

Step 3: Choose Monthly SIP and enter the SIP amount and date for every month.

Step 4: Complete the fund transfer and you are done!

You can explore SIP, STP and SWP tabs in your cart to see all the funds that have existing SIPs.

Redeeming mutual funds on Kuvera is fast and hassle-free. To redeem HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan, just go to your portfolio on the Kuvera app or website, click on the "Redeem" option under HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan, enter your desired amount, or check the "Yes" next to Redeem all units if you want to redeem your entire holding.

Yes, you can invest in HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan IDCW on Kuvera through SIP and Lump sum options. Follow these steps to get started :

On Kuvera app :

Step 1: Login and click on Invest and All Mutual Funds.

Step 2: Click on Filter, select "Plan" type as "Dividend". You will see the IDCW plans.

Step 3: Select HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan and choose Monthly SIP or One Time investment options.

On Kuvera website

Step 1: Login and click on Invest on the home screen, select Mutual Funds.

Step 2:Turn the toggle from "Growth" to "Dividend" and you will see the results of all the IDCW plans.

Step 3: Select HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan and choose Monthly SIP or One Time (Lump sum) investment options.

Create an account on Kuvera to invest in over 5000 direct mutual funds from the leading AMCs in India. To start an SIP for HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan online, follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Login to Kuvera and click on Invest and then select Mutual Funds.

Step 2: Search by name, or scroll to HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan and click on it.

Step 3: Choose Monthly SIP and enter the SIP amount and date for every month.

Step 4: Complete the fund transfer and you are done!

You can explore SIP, STP and SWP tabs in your cart to see all the funds that have existing SIPs.

Expense ratio is the amount (in percentage) which is charged by the mutual fund as a fee for managing your investment. Expense ratio of HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is 0.85% as on 04/04/2025.

NAV is the market value of the securities/assets held by the mutual fund divided by the total number of units issued by it. In simple terms, it is the price of a unit of the mutual fund. NAV of HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is INR 20.00 as on 03/04/2025.

HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan has assets under management worth INR 3880 Cr.

As per SEBI regulations, all mutual funds should indicate the level of risk involved with investing in the mutual fund. There are five levels of risk (a) Low: Principal at low risk, (b) Moderately Low: Principal at moderately low risk, (c) Moderate: Principal at moderate risk, (d) Moderately High: Principal at moderately high risk, (e) High: Principal at high risk. Risk category of HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is Very High Risk.

The top 10 holdings of the HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan as on 04/04/2025 are Bharat Electronics Ltd at 21.44%, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares at 18.77%, Solar Industries India Ltd at 11.62%, BEML Ltd at 9.53%, Cyient DLM Ltd at 5.82%, Astra Microwave Products Ltd at 5.63%, Larsen & Toubro Ltd at 4.17%, MTAR Technologies Ltd at 3.47%, Premier Explosives Ltd at 3.14%, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd at 3.06% .

HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is an equity mutual fund and the capital gains made from it are taxed at the rate of 10% for long term gains (if you hold your units for 1 year or more) and at the rate of 15% for short terms gains (if you hold your units for less than a year).

Investment objective of the HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan:

To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Defence & allied sector companies There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

The category of the HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is Sectoral/Thematic.

HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is managed by Abhishek Poddar and Dhruv Muchhal as on 04/04/2025.

Exit load is the fee/penalty which some of the mutual funds charge in case an investor decides to sell his/her mutual fund units within the exit load window. Exit load for HDFC Defence Growth Direct Plan is