Should I invest in HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1)?

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

HDFC

HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan

Latest NAV

₹12.9629

As of

12 Apr 2022

808 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.

Period

Add another fund to compare

No matches.

Compares up to 8 funds. Click any line in the legend above to hide/show it.

Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.01%	-2.27%	+2.28	397 / 1079	Q2
1W	+0.07%	-2.67%	+2.73	624 / 945	Q3
2W	+0.14%	-2.63%	+2.76	581 / 930	Q3
1M	+0.28%	-2.40%	+2.69	645 / 924	Q3
3M	+0.91%	-1.35%	+2.26	692 / 916	Q4
6M	+1.87%	+0.02%	+1.85	668 / 876	Q4
YTD	+1.04%	-0.17%	+1.20	765 / 880	Q4
1Y	+4.15%	+3.22%	+0.93	674 / 835	Q4
2Y	+6.58%	+4.01%	+2.57	569 / 807	Q3
3Y	+7.56%	+4.45%	+3.11	475 / 800	Q3
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+8.09%	+5.01%	+3.08	480 / 1079	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2022 YTD	+1.04%	-1.01%	+2.05	184 / 220
2021	+4.11%	-0.37%	+4.48	157 / 366
2020	+9.78%	+6.75%	+3.03	150 / 486
2019	+11.19%	+7.15%	+4.04	23 / 524
2018	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+8.11%

29 windows

min 4.1% · max 11.8%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+8.05%

5 windows

min 7.6% · max 8.6%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

1.60%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.51

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-2.21%

Mar 2020 → Mar 2020

% positive months

94.4%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Medium to Long Duration Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC FMP 1269D March 2023 - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹12.6069	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Fixed Maturity Plan XLI - Series 8 - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹17.7273	17 Jul 2026
SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 1 (3668 Days) - Direct Plan - Growth	SBI	₹17.7027	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹44.8881	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 DIRECT PLAN-GROWTH (3652 days)	Bandhan	₹18.0849	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Fixed Term Plan - Series TJ (1838 days) - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹13.6165	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth	Franklin India	₹11.2815	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Bond Fund - Growth - Direct	Kotak	₹90.6522	17 Jul 2026
DSP FMP Series - 264 - 60M - 17D - Direct - Growth	DSP	₹13.3392	17 Jul 2026
HSBC Medium to Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth	HSBC	₹48.8567	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
12 Apr 2022	₹12.9629
11 Apr 2022	₹12.9616
8 Apr 2022	₹12.9579
7 Apr 2022	₹12.9567
6 Apr 2022	₹12.9556
5 Apr 2022	₹12.9544
4 Apr 2022	₹12.9532
31 Mar 2022	₹12.9480
30 Mar 2022	₹12.9465
29 Mar 2022	₹12.9452

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 12 Apr 2022, the NAV of HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan is ₹12.9629. It's a Medium to Long Duration Fund from HDFC, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan has NAV history starting from 12 Dec 2018, a track record of about 7 years 7 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan is managed by HDFC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Medium to Long Duration Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a absolute return of 4.15% — +0.93 pp ahead of the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of 3.22%. The fund ranks #674 of 835 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a CAGR of 7.56% — +3.11 pp ahead of the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of 4.45%. The fund ranks #475 of 800 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹124,429 today — a multiplier of 1.24×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 7.56%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹113,950.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹394,119 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.96%.

HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹394,119 — XIRR 5.96%.

On a 3-year basis, HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan ranks #475 out of 800 funds in the Medium to Long Duration Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 4.45%; this fund delivered 7.56%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan has experienced over the last 3-year window is 2.21% — its NAV fell from a high on 04 Mar 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan averaged 8.05% (best 8.58%, worst 7.56%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.51 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2021, HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan returned 4.11% — beating the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of -0.37% by 4.48 pp. It ranked #157 of 366 in its category that year.

HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC FMP 1218D December 2018 (1) - Growth Option - Direct Plan is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.