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Groww Value Fund (formerly known as Indiabulls Value Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option vs HDFC Value Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan
Groww Value Fund and HDFC Value Fund are both in the Value Fund category, from Groww Asset Management Limited and HDFC Asset Management Company Limited respectively. HDFC Value Fund has posted a higher 3-year rolling CAGR. HDFC Value Fund has the lower expense ratio. See the full table and FAQ below for the complete real-data comparison.
Basics
HDFC Value Fund has the lower direct-plan expense ratio, by 0.51 percentage points.
| Groww Value Fund (formerly known as Indiabulls Value Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option | HDFC Value Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Value Fund | Value Fund |
| AMC | Groww Asset Management Limited | HDFC Asset Management Company Limited |
| Benchmark | Nifty 500 TRI | Nifty 500 TRI |
| NAV | ₹31.2311 (2026-10-28) | ₹844.904 (2026-10-28) |
| AUM | ₹79.818 Cr | ₹7,945.012 Cr |
| Expense Ratio (Direct) | 1.62% | 1.11% |
| Inception | 2015-09-03 | 1993-12-16 |
Returns
HDFC Value Fund leads on 3-year rolling CAGR (17.2% vs Groww Value Fund's 15.0%) - see the FAQ below for percentile context within each fund's own category.
Risk Metrics
HDFC Value Fund has been the more volatile of the two by standard deviation.
Portfolio Analytics
HDFC Value Fund carries the higher portfolio P/E ratio (a rougher proxy for how richly the underlying holdings are valued) - see the table below for the full comparison.
| Groww Value Fund (formerly known as Indiabulls Value Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option | HDFC Value Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 20.4492 | 25.91 |
| P/B Ratio | 25.1407 | 0.98 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.163% | 1.0807% |
| Active Share | 69.58% | 60.18% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 18.4% | 2656% |
| YTM | - | - |
| Duration (Macaulay) | - | - |
Punji Fund Health Score
HDFC Value Fund has the stronger Punji Quality grade of the two.
Frequently asked questions
Which has a higher 3-year return, Groww Value Fund or HDFC Value Fund?
HDFC Value Fund's 3-year rolling CAGR of 17.2% is higher than Groww Value Fund's 15.0%. HDFC Value Fund sits in the 33rd percentile of its category on this metric, versus the 19th percentile for Groww Value Fund - though note both funds may belong to different categories with different medians, so a raw CAGR comparison doesn't account for how each fund performed relative to its own peers. A higher historical return also doesn't necessarily mean lower risk; check the risk metrics below before concluding either fund is the "better" choice.
Which has a lower expense ratio, Groww Value Fund or HDFC Value Fund?
HDFC Value Fund's direct-plan expense ratio is 0.51 percentage points lower than Groww Value Fund's. Over long holding periods, a persistent expense-ratio gap compounds into a materially different final corpus even if the two funds' gross returns are similar - it's one of the few fund attributes you can compare with total certainty upfront, unlike future returns, since the fee is contractually fixed rather than a historical estimate.
Which fund carries more risk, Groww Value Fund or HDFC Value Fund?
By standard deviation (a measure of how much a fund's returns swing around its own average), HDFC Value Fund has been more volatile than Groww Value Fund over the trailing window. Standard deviation captures total volatility in both directions - up and down - so a higher figure means bigger swings generally, not necessarily bigger losses specifically. Sharpe ratio (0.24 for Groww Value Fund vs 0.45 for HDFC Value Fund) is a better single measure of risk-adjusted return, since it weighs the return earned per unit of volatility taken rather than volatility alone.
Which has higher AUM, Groww Value Fund or HDFC Value Fund?
HDFC Value Fund has ₹7,945 Cr in assets under management, versus ₹80 Cr for Groww Value Fund. A larger AUM generally means deeper liquidity and lower per-unit fixed costs for the AMC to spread across investors, but an AUM that's very large relative to a fund's category and strategy (especially in small/mid cap categories, where the investable universe is smaller) can also make it harder for a manager to enter and exit positions without moving the price - bigger isn't automatically better, especially for less liquid categories.
Which fund has a longer track record, Groww Value Fund or HDFC Value Fund?
HDFC Value Fund launched on 1993-12-16, making it older than Groww Value Fund (launched 2015-09-03). A longer track record means more real market cycles (bull runs, corrections, rate cycles) the fund has actually navigated, which is useful context for judging consistency - but it isn't a guarantee of future performance, and a newer fund isn't automatically worse, especially if it's run by an experienced manager or team with a track record at a prior fund.
Data as of 2026-10-29. Source: AMFI disclosures via Punji. Not investment advice.