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Nippon India Japan Equity Fund

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

NAV

31.54

as of 21 Aug 2026

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund managing ₹341 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹31.54 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 1.1% a year. Managed by Kinjal Desai. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
1.1% / yr
as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size
₹341 crore
as of 31 Jul 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 20 Aug 2026Benchmark: Nifty 50 TR INR

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

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund

₹173

+73% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Sectoral/ Thematic average

₹206

+106% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months3.09%
6 months10.50%
1 year30.36%
3 years (CAGR)22.87%
5 years (CAGR)12.02%

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)
0.89
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.41
Sortino ratio (3Y)
1.59
Standard deviation (3Y)
14.46%
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

-8.7%

Right now

-3.1% below peak

Apr 2023Deepest: -18.8%Aug 2026

Where the money actually is

Equity

91.1%

Cash

8.9%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.

What it owns

33 positions · top 10 = 33.5%

Holdings by sector

  • Industrials(4 in top 10)27.9%
    • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha3.38%
    • Hitachi Ltd3.36%
    • ITOCHU Corp3.28%
    • SECOM Co Ltd3.27%
  • Financial Services(2 in top 10)16.3%
    • Tokio Marine Holdings Inc3.37%
    • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc3.35%
  • Consumer Cyclical(1 in top 10)11.7%
    • Bridgestone Corp3.45%
  • Consumer Defensive(1 in top 10)9.4%
    • Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp3.28%
  • Technology8.0%
  • Communication Services(1 in top 10)5.8%
    • Recruit Holdings Co Ltd3.53%
  • Basic Materials5.6%
  • Real Estate3.3%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 32.5% a year.

Other top holdings

  • Triparty Repo8.41%

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing)
19.5
P/B
1.9
Dividend yield
2.2%
Net margin
12.3%
Earnings growth
10.7%
Avg market cap
₹4.19 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?
₹31.54 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?
1.1% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?
₹341 crore under management as of 31 Jul 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?
12.02% 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 15.9% 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 8.2 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.