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HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan

HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Benchmark
Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 15:85 Conservative Index
Riskometer
Moderately High
Size
₹141 cr
Allotted
26 Feb 2016
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan is a retirement fund of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited with ₹141 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 15:85 Conservative Index) in 4 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.36% a year. Arun Agarwal has managed it for 1.5 years.

Has HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 15:85 Conservative Index, in 4 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; −0.60% over the last year against −0.92%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty 500 TRIAhead
1 month−1.06% −3.60% —
3 months−1.92% −5.03% —
6 months−0.10% −1.83% —
1 year−0.60% −4.06% +3.46 pts
3 years+6.40% +9.27% −2.87 pts
5 years+6.72% +8.00% −1.28 pts
10 years+7.93% +12.69% −4.76 pts
Since start
from 26 Feb 2016
+8.75%——
Valarth price history to 13 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 15:85 Conservative Index) in 4 of 4 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y −0.60%−1.62%−0.92% +0.32 🔒
3y +6.39%+5.24%+5.74% +0.65 🔒
5y +6.71%+5.50%+5.34% +1.37 🔒
10y +7.92%+6.60%+7.32% +0.60 🔒
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Retirement funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Oct 2016 to 13 Oct 2026
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Fund 213Nifty 500 TRI 327

₹100 put in at the start of Oct 2016 would be ₹213 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹327 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.
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What does HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan cost?

1.36% a year on the direct plan, 2.34% on the regular plan; 26 of 29 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
1.36% a year
Category median 1.16%
Regular plan
2.34% a year
Category median 2.16%
Gap
0.98 points
for the same holdings
26 of 29 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Solution Oriented Schemes ** - Retirement Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan?

Anupam Joshi, since 7 Mar 2026; Arun Agarwal, since 1 Apr 2025; Nandita Menezes, since 1 Apr 2025.

Anupam Joshi
0.6 years
since 7 Mar 2026
Arun Agarwal
1.5 years
since 1 Apr 2025
Nandita Menezes
1.5 years
since 1 Apr 2025
And 2 more; every manager, the other funds each runs and the changes over time are in the app.
Benchmark as filedNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 15:85 Index
Exit load
Fresh investments by investors including SIP / STP registrations, etc effective June 2, 2018: Exit Load (Upon completion of lock-in period): Nil Existing investments by investors including SIP / STP registrations, etc until June 1, 2018: Exit Load (Upon completion of lock-in period of 5 years) In respect of each purchase/switch-in of units offered under the respective Investment Plan(s) • An Exit Load of 1% is payable if Units are redeemed/ switched-out before completion of 60 years of age • No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out on or after attainment of 60 years of age.
From 2 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 14 Sep 2026; as on 13 Oct 2026

What does HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan hold?

51 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 63.7% of the fund, the largest ICICI Bank Ltd. at 7.9%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity42.0%Debt46.5%Cash11.6%Other0.0%
Holdings
51
40 shares
Top ten
63.7%
of the fund
Effective holdings
10.7
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
ICICI Bank Ltd.7.90%
Larsen and Toubro Ltd.7.43%
Reliance Industries Ltd.5.53%
HDFC Bank Ltd.£2.18%
State Bank of India1.31%

Five largest industries

% of fund
Banks31.3%
Construction18.4%
Petroleum Products13.8%
Retailing4.60%
Auto Components4.40%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap70.5%Mid Cap7.0%Small Cap22.5%

How does HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.
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Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

Moves with its indexnot an index tracker
Nearest to the Nifty 50: 60% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 59.7%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid-Equity Plan53.4% the same
31 shared holdings
DSP Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight Index Fund45.9% the same
9 shared holdings
DSP Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight ETF45.9% the same
9 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan?

Anupam Joshi (manager) since 7 Mar 2026; Arun Agarwal (manager) since 1 Apr 2025; Nandita Menezes (manager) since 1 Apr 2025; Chirag Setalvad (manager) since 1 Sep 2026; Gopal Agrawal (manager) since 1 Sep 2026.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan?

1.36% a year on the direct plan and 2.34% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid - Debt Plan done?

Its direct plan returned +6.39% a year over 3 years against +5.74% for its benchmark, Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 15:85 Conservative Index, as of 13 Oct 2026.

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