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Nippon India

NIPPON INDIA - JAPAN EQUITY FUND

Sectoral / ThematicEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹31.2706

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹347.52 Cr

Expense ratio

1.10%

1Y returns

+33.42%

3Y CAGR

+20.12%

5Y CAGR

+11.25%

Std deviation 3Y

+14.48%

In plain English

NIPPON INDIA - JAPAN EQUITY FUND is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Nippon India. The portfolio is ~90% in equities with 10% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 11.3% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -30% in Oct 2022, recovered in 17 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 · INF204KA1SK7

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹31.2706

Last 1Y

+38.02%

Jul 25Min ₹21.88 · Max ₹31.27 · 226 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

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

Oct 2022

-29.9%

Peak ₹19.84 on 14 Sept 2021 → trough ₹13.91 on 21 Oct 2022 (13 months down).

Recovered in 17 months· 4 Mar 2024

Mar 2020

-25.3%

Peak ₹15.10 on 7 Jan 2020 → trough ₹11.28 on 19 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 9 Jun 2020

Feb 2016

-19.5%

Peak ₹11.61 on 25 May 2015 → trough ₹9.34 on 12 Feb 2016 (9 months down).

Recovered in 20 months· 26 Sept 2017

Dec 2018

-18.7%

Peak ₹14.31 on 26 Sept 2018 → trough ₹11.63 on 26 Dec 2018 (3 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 30 Oct 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

    1.10% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹348 Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 51.9% — diversified across sectors.

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-0.26%+0.61%n=44332/ 40
1M-1.53%+7.16%n=44321/ 40
3M+8.12%+8.51%n=43029/ 40
6M+19.93%+0.25%n=42111/ 38
YTD+13.02%+0.78%n=42816/ 38
1Y+33.42%+7.70%n=39719/ 38
2Y+21.48%+6.68%n=32226/ 38
3Y+19.60%+18.41%n=24825/ 38
5Y+11.25%+15.97%n=20518/ 29

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity89.74%
  • Cash10.26%

By market cap

    Concentration

    Holdings

    33

    Avg market cap

    ₹4.65 L Cr

    Top 10 stocks

    32.82%

    Top 5 stocks

    17.01%

    Top 3 sectors

    51.92%

    Top holdings

    Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

    #InstrumentSectorWeight
    • 1

      Triparty Repo

      —12.38%
    • 1

      Triparty Repo

      —7.64%
    • 2

      Tokio Marine Holdings Inc

      —3.87%
    • 2

      TDK Corp

      —3.82%
    • 3

      Tokio Marine Holdings Inc

      —3.37%
    • 4

      Keyence Corp

      —3.33%
    • 5

      SMC Corp

      —3.28%
    • 3

      Mitsubishi Corp

      —3.27%
    • 4

      Otsuka Corp

      —3.27%
    • 5

      NTT Inc

      —3.23%
    • 6

      BayCurrent Inc

      —3.22%
    • 7

      Terumo Corp

      —3.20%
    • 8

      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

      —3.20%
    • 6

      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd

      —3.20%
    • 7

      Tokyo Electron Ltd

      —3.19%

    Fundamentals (vs category)

    Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

    MetricFundCategory avgDiff
    • P/E ratio20.2525.93-5.68
    • P/B ratio2.145.19-3.05
    • Price / Sales1.773.90-2.13
    • Price / Cash Flow13.5018.41-4.91
    • Dividend yield2.24%1.71%+0.53
    • Return on equity (ROE)13.42%26.35%-12.93

    Risk metrics

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

    Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

    • Standard deviation

      Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

      8.8914.4815.10———

    • Sharpe ratio

      Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

      1.420.900.39———

    • Sortino ratio

      Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

      2.661.610.59———

    • Beta

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

      ——————

    Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

    Peer fundAUM1Y3Y CAGRExpense
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