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Nippon India Japan Equity Fund

Nippon India Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedSectoral/ ThematicRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

₹32.71

as of 6 Oct 2026

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund managing ₹353 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹32.71 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 1.39% a year. Managed by Kinjal Desai. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
1.39% / yr
as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size
₹353 crore
as of 31 Aug 2026
Exit load
1%
SIP available
Yes
ISIN
INF204KA1SI1

₹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 2026Benchmark: Nifty 50 TR INR

Oct 2021Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund versus Sectoral/ Thematic average.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund

₹176

+76% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Sectoral/ Thematic average

₹179

+79% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months4.20%––
6 months14.73%––
1 year28.59%––
3 years (CAGR)24.61%––
5 years (CAGR)12.14%––

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.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
1.03
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.44
Sortino ratio (3Y)
1.87
Standard deviation (3Y)
14.30%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-26.39%

Distance below its own peak

Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high – how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.

Deepest fall

-8.0%

Right now

At a peak

Jun 2023Deepest: -17.7%Oct 2026

Where the money actually is

Equity

91.2%

Cash

8.8%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.

What it owns

34 positions · top 10 = 35.8%

Holdings by sector

  • Industrials(3 in top 10)27.4%
    • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha3.78%
    • Hitachi Ltd3.36%
    • ITOCHU Corp3.33%
  • Financial Services(2 in top 10)15.8%
    • Nomura Holdings Inc3.40%
    • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc3.35%
  • Consumer Cyclical(1 in top 10)11.5%
    • Bridgestone Corp3.50%
  • Consumer Defensive(1 in top 10)9.4%
    • Kao Corp3.52%
  • Technology7.9%
  • Communication Services(1 in top 10)7.1%
    • Recruit Holdings Co Ltd4.97%
  • Basic Materials5.6%
  • Healthcare(1 in top 10)3.3%
    • Terumo Corp3.33%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 36.8% a year.

Other top holdings

  • Triparty Repo8.71%

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing)
19.1
P/B
2.0
Dividend yield
2.1%
Net margin
13.3%
Earnings growth
11.1%
Avg market cap
₹4.38 lakh crore

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
−₹9 cr
Net flow, 3 months
+₹26 cr

as of 30 Apr 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?
₹32.71 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 Japan Equity Fund?
1.39% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?
₹353 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Sectoral/ Thematic category.
How risky is Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". One sector, one story. The most-launched shelf on the map, by far.
What are the 5-year returns of Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?
12.14% 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 Japan Equity Fund?
1.9% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Nov 2021. The median was 16.8% 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 Japan Equity Fund?
Kinjal Desai, managing this fund for 8.3 years.

Where this fund sits

Other Sectoral/ Thematic funds

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. The benchmark (Nifty 50 TR INR) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. 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.