Should I invest in HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 24.8%. 5-year CAGR: 24.57%.

HDFC

HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹45.8823

As of

3 Jun 2026

3,588 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.

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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	+1.55%	+0.48%	+1.07	1 / 23	Q1
1W	-0.11%	-0.78%	+0.66	7 / 23	Q2
2W	-0.81%	-0.18%	-0.63	16 / 23	Q3
1M	+5.65%	+1.67%	+3.98	3 / 23	Q1
3M	-6.36%	-2.89%	-3.47	16 / 22	Q3
6M	+22.00%	+9.44%	+12.56	3 / 22	Q1
YTD	+16.99%	+4.72%	+12.28	1 / 22	Q1
1Y	+60.18%	+32.47%	+27.71	3 / 22	Q1
2Y	+45.39%	+21.19%	+24.20	3 / 21	Q1
3Y	+35.55%	+22.72%	+12.83	3 / 21	Q1
4Y	+30.36%	+19.35%	+11.02	2 / 20	Q1
5Y	+24.57%	+16.09%	+8.48	1 / 16	Q1
7Y	+23.70%	+16.65%	+7.05	1 / 12	Q1
10Y	+17.00%	+13.27%	+3.72	1 / 10	Q1
Inception	+11.06%	+14.21%	-3.16	17 / 23	Q3

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
2026 YTD	+16.99%	+4.72%	+12.28	1 / 22
2025	+70.49%	+37.66%	+32.83	5 / 21
2024	+18.76%	+16.56%	+2.20	8 / 21
2023	+13.45%	+20.40%	-6.95	14 / 21
2022	+12.69%	+6.02%	+6.67	3 / 18
2021	-5.49%	+13.00%	-18.49	13 / 14
2020	+27.47%	+15.44%	+12.02	1 / 13
2019	+21.68%	+12.58%	+9.09	4 / 11
2018	+5.85%	+2.60%	+3.25	4 / 10
2017	+3.73%	+10.47%	-6.74	6 / 10
2016	+9.84%	+9.71%	+0.13	6 / 10

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

+11.26%

166 windows

min -15.8% · max 84.6%

69% positive

3-Year rolling

+8.78%

142 windows

min -9.4% · max 40.3%

79% positive

5-Year rolling

+8.67%

117 windows

min -3.3% · max 27.7%

80% positive

7-Year rolling

+9.17%

93 windows

min -0.2% · max 24.3%

97% positive

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

17.79%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

1.45

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

3.06

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-24.81%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

72.2%

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 Fund of Funds - Domestic

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
Nippon India Gold Savings Fund-Growth plan- Growth Option	Nippon India	₹58.7284	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Gold ETF FOF - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹47.5514	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund-Growth	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹44.7154	3 Jun 2026
Kotak Gold Fund Growth	Kotak	₹58.9671	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹45.8823
2 Jun 2026	₹46.5335
1 Jun 2026	₹45.8248
29 May 2026	₹46.1918
27 May 2026	₹46.3809
26 May 2026	₹46.5867
25 May 2026	₹46.8865
22 May 2026	₹46.8883
21 May 2026	₹46.9689
20 May 2026	₹46.8059

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 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option is ₹45.8823. It's a Fund of Funds - Domestic from HDFC, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option has NAV history starting from 02 Nov 2011, a track record of about 14 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 Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option is managed by HDFC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Fund of Funds - Domestic' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 60.18% — +27.71 pp ahead of the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 32.47%. The fund ranks #3 of 22 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 35.55% — +12.83 pp ahead of the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 22.72%. The fund ranks #3 of 21 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 24.57% — +8.48 pp ahead of the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 16.09%. The fund ranks #1 of 16 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹480,568 today — a multiplier of 4.81×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 17.00%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹347,741.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹1,377,480 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 33.97%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹3,863,685 (multiplier 3.22×). XIRR: 22.12%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option ranks #1 out of 16 funds in the Fund of Funds - Domestic category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 16.09%; this fund delivered 24.57%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 24.81% — its NAV fell from a high on 29 Jan 2026 to a low on 23 Mar 2026. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option averaged 8.67% (best 27.72%, worst -3.28%). 80% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 1.08 — strong risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option returned 70.49% — beating the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 37.66% by 32.83 pp. It ranked #5 of 21 in its category that year.

HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 24.8%. 5-year CAGR: 24.57%.

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