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Nippon India

Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 107 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹710.65-1.67-0.23%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+3.8%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
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Returns

Lags category

0 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.84% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

15.2% vs 17.1% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Steady

positive in 8 of 12 years

Trails its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+3.8%

-5.8 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+13.9%

-3.3 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+14.4%

-0.4 vs cat

AUM

₹7.8K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.84%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

15.2%

▼ vs 17.1%

Go deeper on Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Nippon India. The portfolio is ~99% in equities. Long-run track record: about 14.4% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -51% in May 2020, recovered in 9 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF204K01D22

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹710.6455

Last 1Y

+3.76%

Aug 25Min ₹620.09 · Max ₹744.11 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

May 2020

-50.6%

Peak ₹316.76 on 27 May 2019 → trough ₹156.60 on 22 May 2020 (12 months down).

Recovered in 9 months· 8 Feb 2021

Sept 2013

-37.1%

Peak ₹124.94 on 15 Jan 2013 → trough ₹78.54 on 3 Sept 2013 (8 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 9 May 2014

Feb 2016

-30.7%

Peak ₹198.88 on 27 Jan 2015 → trough ₹137.84 on 25 Feb 2016 (13 months down).

Recovered in 6 months· 18 Aug 2016

Oct 2018

-20.0%

Peak ₹300.77 on 9 Aug 2018 → trough ₹240.47 on 26 Oct 2018 (3 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 20 May 2019

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    0.84% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹7.8K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 97.6% — heavy concentration risk.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-0.44%-0.40%139/ 286
1M-2.08%+2.47%277/ 286
3M+4.99%+8.01%215/ 286
6M-4.50%+6.33%265/ 278
YTD-1.90%+6.03%225/ 273
1Y+3.76%+9.52%181/ 258
2Y+8.12%+5.82%67/ 203
3Y+13.93%+17.18%107/ 157
5Y+14.40%+14.76%60/ 125
7Y+14.50%+18.88%88/ 104
10Y+13.58%+14.74%55/ 81

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.74%
  • Cash1.26%

By market cap

  • Large cap59.71%
  • Mid cap20.44%
  • Small cap8.17%
  • Others11.68%

Concentration

Holdings

40

Avg market cap

₹1.89 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

59.50%

Top 5 stocks

44.45%

Top 3 sectors

97.59%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    13.74%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    13.53%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    13.04%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    13.04%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    13.04%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    13.04%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    13.04%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    12.75%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    12.75%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    12.75%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    12.75%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    12.75%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    9.63%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    9.18%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    9.18%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio20.4018.45+1.95
  • P/B ratio2.322.27+0.05
  • Price / Sales3.193.93-0.74
  • Price / Cash Flow0.00
  • Dividend yield0.85%0.93%-0.08
  • Return on equity (ROE)15.35%15.73%-0.38

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    13.1615.2815.8722.8417.0817.14
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.140.530.610.010.420.45
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.180.770.950.020.630.70
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    1.000.940.921.040.980.97

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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