Nippon India Gilt Fund
NAV
₹44.2
as of 6 Oct 2026
Nippon India Gilt Fund is an open-ended Gilt Fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund managing ₹1,542 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹44.2 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.52% a year. Managed by Pranay Sinha. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.52% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹1,542 crore
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Exit load
- None
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 22 Aug 2008
- ISIN
- INF204K01XP8
₹100 invested, fund vs category
The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.
Rebased to 100data to 5 Oct 2026
Nippon India Gilt Fund
₹131
+31% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Gilt Fund average
₹128
+28% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -1.26% | – | – |
| 6 months | 2.69% | – | – |
| 1 year | 2.64% | – | – |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 6.52% | – | – |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 5.57% | – | – |
No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible – read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- -1.1%
- Median
- 7.0%
- Best
- 12.3%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 94% ended positive. Worst window began 2 Apr 2025. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 5.7%
- Median
- 7.0%
- Best
- 9.2%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Jun 2023. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.04
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- -0.04
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 0.05 vs category 0.08
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 3.96%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -3.37%
Where the money actually is
Bonds
77.1%
Cash
22.9%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.
What it owns
42 positions · top 10 = 55.8%
Top holdings
- 7.34% Govt Stock 2064matures 22 Apr 206412.23%
- Triparty Repo9.76%
- 6.9% Govt Stock 2065matures 15 Apr 20658.38%
- Net Current Assets8.01%
- 7.24% Govt Stock 2055matures 18 Aug 20556.66%
- 7.25% Govt Stock 2063matures 12 Jun 20636.28%
- 6.79% Govt Stock 2027matures 15 May 20275.31%
- Tbillmatures 3 Sep 20264.94%
- 6.36% Govt Stock 2031matures 16 Feb 20314.90%
- 7.3% Govt Stock 2053matures 19 Jun 20534.47%
Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 243.1% a year.
Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.
The debt it holds
- Yield to maturity
- 7.16% vs category 7.01%
- Modified duration
- 8.54 yrs vs category 7.72 yrs
- Average maturity
- 22.41 yrs vs category 17.26 yrs
- Average coupon
- 7.13%
- Government securities
- 77.1%
Credit quality
- AAA
- 100.0%
Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 31 Jul 2026.
Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Aug 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- −₹407 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹138 cr
as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- ₹44.2 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- 0.52% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- ₹1,542 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Gilt Fund category.
- How risky is Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderate Risk". Government bonds and interest-rate positioning, from medium to very long.
- What are the 5-year returns of Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- 5.57% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR). Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- 5.7% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Jun 2023. The median was 7.0% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages Nippon India Gilt Fund?
- Pranay Sinha, managing this fund for 5.4 years.
Where this fund sits
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Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.