Should I invest in HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is suitable for an investor whose:horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debtwants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debtis comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fundCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 12.6%. 5-year CAGR: 9.75%.

HDFC

HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan

Latest NAV

₹125.0360

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,332 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	+0.36%	+0.29%	+0.08	12 / 29	Q2
1W	+0.22%	+0.03%	+0.20	7 / 29	Q1
2W	-0.02%	+0.22%	-0.24	26 / 29	Q4
1M	+1.80%	+1.54%	+0.26	8 / 29	Q2
3M	+0.82%	+2.64%	-1.81	29 / 29	Q4
6M	-3.37%	+1.49%	-4.86	28 / 29	Q4
YTD	-4.67%	+0.06%	-4.73	29 / 29	Q4
1Y	-3.95%	+2.38%	-6.32	28 / 29	Q4
2Y	+0.48%	+3.64%	-3.16	26 / 29	Q4
3Y	+7.38%	+12.52%	-5.14	29 / 29	Q4
4Y	+11.17%	+14.19%	-3.02	27 / 28	Q4
5Y	+9.75%	+11.95%	-2.20	24 / 26	Q4
7Y	+12.16%	+14.38%	-2.23	17 / 25	Q3
10Y	+10.90%	+12.69%	-1.79	13 / 19	Q3
Inception	+11.40%	+13.04%	-1.64	24 / 29	Q4

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	-4.67%	+0.06%	-4.73	29 / 29
2025	+6.31%	+6.34%	-0.03	18 / 29
2024	+13.59%	+18.61%	-5.02	28 / 29
2023	+17.94%	+22.63%	-4.69	24 / 29
2022	+9.58%	+4.02%	+5.56	3 / 27
2021	+26.06%	+27.65%	-1.59	11 / 26
2020	+13.77%	+15.77%	-2.00	16 / 25
2019	+7.77%	+9.11%	-1.34	17 / 24
2018	-10.33%	-1.88%	-8.45	19 / 20
2017	+34.78%	+25.86%	+8.91	2 / 20
2016	-0.10%	+6.34%	-6.44	17 / 17

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

+15.21%

153 windows

min -19.2% · max 82.6%

80% positive

3-Year rolling

+12.74%

129 windows

min -5.3% · max 28.4%

96% positive

5-Year rolling

+12.40%

105 windows

min 0.8% · max 23.1%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+11.80%

80 windows

min 7.8% · max 15.1%

100% 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

9.76%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.12

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.20

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-12.59%

Nov 2025 → Mar 2026

% positive months

58.3%

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 Aggressive Hybrid Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
Nippon India Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Segregated Portfolio 2 - Direct Plan - Growth Plan	Nippon India	₹0.0000	17 Jul 2026
SBI EQUITY HYBRID FUND - DIRECT PLAN - Growth	SBI	₹351.1088	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹455.6100	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹24.3811	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund-Direct Plan Growth	Bandhan	₹31.6700	17 Jul 2026
quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund-Growth Option-Direct Plan	Quant	₹522.6806	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Hybrid'95 Fund - Direct Plan-Growth	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹1,741.4600	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹310.4604	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Mirae Asset	₹39.4540	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan -Growth	Kotak	₹77.4830	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹125.0360
16 Jul 2026	₹124.5840
15 Jul 2026	₹124.4920
14 Jul 2026	₹124.1980
13 Jul 2026	₹124.9100
10 Jul 2026	₹124.7600
9 Jul 2026	₹123.6210
8 Jul 2026	₹123.2790
7 Jul 2026	₹125.3080
6 Jul 2026	₹125.4060

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 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is ₹125.0360. It's a Aggressive Hybrid Fund from HDFC, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has NAV history starting from 01 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 6 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 Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is managed by HDFC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Aggressive Hybrid Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a absolute return of -3.95% — -6.32 pp behind the Aggressive Hybrid Fund category average of 2.38%. The fund ranks #28 of 29 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a CAGR of 7.38% — -5.14 pp behind the Aggressive Hybrid Fund category average of 12.52%. The fund ranks #29 of 29 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a CAGR of 9.75% — -2.2 pp behind the Aggressive Hybrid Fund category average of 11.95%. The fund ranks #24 of 26 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹281,366 today — a multiplier of 2.81×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 10.90%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹330,370.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹727,581 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.64%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,109,507 (multiplier 1.76×). XIRR: 10.87%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan ranks #24 out of 26 funds in the Aggressive Hybrid Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 11.95%; this fund delivered 9.75%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has experienced over the last 5-year window is 12.59% — its NAV fell from a high on 20 Nov 2025 to a low on 30 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 Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan averaged 12.40% (best 23.10%, worst 0.77%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.31 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan returned 6.31% — lagging the Aggressive Hybrid Fund category average of 6.34% by 0.03 pp. It ranked #18 of 29 in its category that year.

HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is a Hybrid scheme. Tax treatment follows its actual equity allocation as disclosed by the AMC: at least 65% equity behaves like an equity fund (12.5% LTCG over 12 months, 20% STCG); 35-65% equity often gets an equity-style treatment with a 24-month threshold; under 35% equity is taxed at slab rate like a debt fund. Check the AMC's latest factsheet for the current classification.

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is suitable for an investor whose:

horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debt
wants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debt
is comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fund

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 12.6%. 5-year CAGR: 9.75%.

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