EquitySectoral/ ThematicDirect · Growth
HDFC Infrastructure Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan
HDFC · Scheme 118979
₹52.63▼ 0.30%NAV · 2026-09-18
Weak FundScore
AUM
₹2,375 cr
Expense ratio
1.35%
3Y CAGR
17.0%
Risk level
Very High
Min SIP
₹100
Benchmark
Nifty 500 TRI
Fund manager: Srinivas Rao RavuriExit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.
Below average · 44/100
Lags peers on our factors — weigh the risks carefully.
🎯 For aggressive investors with a 7+ year horizon who can tolerate sharp ups and downs.
📈 Why it could do well
- ✓Strong long-term record — 21.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- ✓Compounding well recently — 17.0% CAGR over 3 years.
- ✓3Y CAGR: +17.0%
- ✓5Y CAGR: +21.0%
- ✓Alpha vs benchmark: +10.8%
📉 What could drag it down
- •Returns have been uneven across periods — less predictable than peers.
- •Weak risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe 0.35) — took on risk without enough payoff.
- •Can fall sharply — dropped 63% in its worst stretch. Stomach needed.
- •High volatility (21% a year) — expect big swings up and down.
- •Sectoral/ Thematics are inherently higher-risk — best held 7+ years to ride out swings.
- •10Y CAGR vs category: -2.3% vs category avg
FundScore breakdown
44/100 · Weak
Returns
Decent
Consistency
Weak
Risk-adjusted
Weak
Downside protection
Weak
Cost efficiency
Decent
Portfolio quality
Average
Each dial rates the fund 0–100 on one factor, computed from real NAV history. Fuller & greener = stronger.
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