Nippon India Medium Duration Fund
NAV
₹18.35
as of 19 Oct 2026
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund is an open-ended Medium Duration Fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund managing ₹146 crore (as of 30 Sept 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹18.35 as of 19 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.5% a year. Managed by Kinjal Desai. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.5% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹146 crore
- as of 30 Sept 2026
- Exit load
- 1%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 26 Jun 2014
- ISIN
- INF204KA1QF1
₹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 19 Oct 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 4-8 YR G-SEC INDEX
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund
₹139
+39% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Medium Duration Fund average
₹140
+40% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 0.37% | 0.43% | -0.06 |
| 6 months | 2.57% | 2.74% | -0.17 |
| 1 year | 5.13% | 5.33% | -0.20 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 8.34% | 7.62% | +0.72 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 6.80% | 6.72% | +0.08 |
Category average across 13 funds, as of 19 Oct 2026. 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
- 1.5%
- Median
- 7.7%
- Best
- 11.7%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Oct 2021. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 5.9%
- Median
- 8.3%
- Best
- 9.2%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Oct 2021. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.92
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.40
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 2.18 vs category 0.90
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 2.07%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -1.01%
Where the money actually is
Bonds
82.1%
Cash
17.6%
Other
0.3%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 30 Sept 2026.
What it owns
32 positions · top 10 = 37.9%
Top holdings
- Triparty Repo13.88%
- National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Developmentmatures 17 Jul 20296.78%
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limitedmatures 1 Dec 20353.63%
- Rec Limitedmatures 14 May 20293.50%
- Triumph Composites Private Limitedmatures 27 Apr 20313.50%
- TRuhome Finance Limitedmatures 4 Oct 20273.45%
- Muthoot Fincorp Limitedmatures 30 Dec 20333.43%
- Godrej Industries Limitedmatures 26 Feb 20273.43%
- 7.27% Rajasthan Sdl 2029matures 11 Dec 20293.41%
- 7.3% Rajasthan Sdl 2030matures 31 Mar 20303.41%
Holdings as of 30 Sept 2026. Portfolio turnover 41.5% vs category 102.8% a year.
The debt it holds
- Yield to maturity
- 0.08% vs category 7.60%
- Modified duration
- 3.48 yrs vs category 3.25 yrs
- Average maturity
- 4.69 yrs vs category 4.81 yrs
- Average coupon
- 7.94%
- Government securities
- 30.5%
Credit quality
- AAA
- 59.5%
- AA
- 40.5%
Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 31 Aug 2026.
Portfolio characteristics as of 30 Sept 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
- +₹26 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹5 cr
as of 30 Sept 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of Nippon India Medium Duration Fund?
- ₹18.35 per unit as of 19 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Medium Duration Fund?
- 0.5% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is Nippon India Medium Duration Fund?
- ₹146 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the Medium Duration Fund category.
- How risky is Nippon India Medium Duration 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 Medium Duration Fund?
- 6.80% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Medium Duration Fund average of 6.72%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of Nippon India Medium Duration Fund?
- 5.9% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Oct 2021. The median was 8.3% 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 Medium Duration Fund?
- Kinjal Desai, managing this fund for 8.4 years.
Where this fund sits
Its shelf, all funds
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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. The benchmark (NIFTY 4-8 YR G-SEC INDEX) 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.