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Nippon India

Nippon INDIA Pharma FUND

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 37 of 164

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹628.41-1.81-0.29%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+12.4%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

High

1.00% vs 0.83% peers

Volatility

Below average

14.8% vs 16.1% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Steady

positive in 9 of 12 years

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

1Y return

+12.0%

+9.2 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+18.2%

+4.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+13.1%

+1.0 vs cat

AUM

₹9.5K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.00%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

14.8%

▼ vs 16.1%

Go deeper on Nippon INDIA Pharma FUND

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

In plain English

NIPPON INDIA PHARMA FUND is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Nippon India. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Long-run track record: about 13.1% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -24% in May 2017, recovered in 15 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 · INF204K01I27

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹628.4076

Last 1Y

+12.36%

Oct 25Min ₹539.27 · Max ₹653.61 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

May 2017

-24.0%

Peak ₹160.57 on 30 Oct 2015 → trough ₹122.00 on 29 May 2017 (19 months down).

Recovered in 15 months· 17 Aug 2018

Mar 2020

-21.2%

Peak ₹175.55 on 19 Feb 2020 → trough ₹138.36 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 9 Apr 2020

Jun 2022

-19.5%

Peak ₹341.49 on 15 Sept 2021 → trough ₹274.97 on 17 Jun 2022 (9 months down).

Recovered in 13 months· 28 Jun 2023

Oct 2019

-17.4%

Peak ₹173.80 on 7 Sept 2018 → trough ₹143.56 on 7 Oct 2019 (13 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 19 Feb 2020

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

    1.00% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹9.5K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 98.0% — 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-2.52%-2.97%85/ 291
1M-2.13%-4.80%28/ 289
3M-0.85%-2.87%83/ 286
6M+15.52%+11.48%81/ 286
YTD+10.28%+0.50%55/ 273
1Y+12.01%+2.78%46/ 261
2Y+4.84%+1.38%51/ 211
3Y+18.21%+14.01%37/ 164
5Y+13.07%+12.09%49/ 126
7Y+23.08%+17.57%11/ 104
10Y+15.34%+13.76%26/ 81

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.00%
  • Cash2.00%

By market cap

  • Large cap30.61%
  • Mid cap38.82%
  • Small cap30.05%
  • Others0.52%

Concentration

Holdings

40

Avg market cap

₹68.9K Cr

Top 10 stocks

56.78%

Top 5 stocks

37.03%

Top 3 sectors

98.00%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.92%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.85%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.85%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.85%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.85%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.85%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.31%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.31%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.31%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —13.31%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —12.37%
  • 2

    Lupin Ltd

    —8.45%
  • 2

    Lupin Ltd

    —7.95%
  • 2

    Lupin Ltd

    —7.95%
  • 2

    Lupin Ltd

    —7.95%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio39.2042.74-3.54
  • P/B ratio5.826.34-0.52
  • Price / Sales5.226.22-1.00
  • Price / Cash Flow28.3231.92-3.60
  • Dividend yield0.80%0.60%+0.20
  • Return on equity (ROE)—17.38%—

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    15.7914.7714.8014.2216.0815.48
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.750.890.571.000.940.58
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    1.211.480.911.821.630.94
  • Beta

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

    0.860.880.910.940.950.94

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

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