Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund
NAV
₹104.14
as of 19 Oct 2026
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund is an open-ended Medium to Long Duration Fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund managing ₹312 crore (as of 30 Sept 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹104.14 as of 19 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.67% a year. Managed by Kinjal Desai. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.67% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹312 crore
- as of 30 Sept 2026
- Exit load
- 0.25%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 1 Jan 1998
- ISIN
- INF204K01XS2
₹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 to Long Duration Fund
₹134
+34% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Medium to Long Duration Fund average
₹131
+31% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -0.94% | -0.75% | -0.19 |
| 6 months | 1.81% | 1.68% | +0.13 |
| 1 year | 2.76% | 2.56% | +0.20 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 6.64% | 6.66% | -0.02 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 5.99% | 5.77% | +0.22 |
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
- 1.4%
- Median
- 7.4%
- Best
- 11.2%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% 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
- 6.2%
- Median
- 7.3%
- Best
- 9.1%
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)
- 0.12
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.02
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 0.18 vs category -0.01
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 2.84%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -1.73%
Where the money actually is
Bonds
62.5%
Cash
37.0%
Other
0.4%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 30 Sept 2026.
What it owns
15 positions · top 10 = 63.0%
Top holdings
- Triparty Repo35.40%
- 6.9% Govt Stock 2065matures 15 Apr 206511.50%
- 7.09% Govt Stock 2054matures 5 Aug 205410.48%
- 7.03% Tamilnadu SDL 2030matures 2 Mar 20309.52%
- 7.71% Govt Stock 2066matures 18 May 20668.01%
- National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Developmentmatures 24 Feb 20287.98%
- 6.79% Andhra Sgs 2036matures 7 May 20367.43%
- 7.24% Govt Stock 2055matures 18 Aug 20556.08%
- Rec Limitedmatures 31 Mar 20311.55%
- Net Current Assets1.39%
Holdings as of 30 Sept 2026. Portfolio turnover 117.8% vs category 258.9% 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
- 0.07% vs category 7.08%
- Modified duration
- 6.32 yrs vs category 5.34 yrs
- Average maturity
- 13.28 yrs vs category 10.74 yrs
- Average coupon
- 7.14%
- Government securities
- 61.0%
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 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
- −₹124 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹48 cr
as of 30 Sept 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund?
- ₹104.14 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 to Long Duration Fund?
- 0.67% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund?
- ₹312 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the Medium to Long Duration Fund category.
- How risky is Nippon India Medium to Long 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 to Long Duration Fund?
- 5.99% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Medium to Long Duration Fund average of 5.77%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund?
- 6.2% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Jun 2023. The median was 7.3% 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 to Long Duration Fund?
- Kinjal Desai, managing this fund for 8.4 years.
Where this fund sits
Its shelf, all funds
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Government bonds and interest-rate positioning, from medium to very long.
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- Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium to Long Term Fund₹1,734 crore
- HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund₹813 crore
- Bandhan Medium to Long Term Fund₹428 crore
- UTI Medium to Long Term Fund₹303 crore
- LIC MF Medium to Long Term Fund₹173 crore
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.