Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is a 25 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.47% since inception. Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.34% 8.09% 6.63% 7.27% 7.47%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹61.3504+0.04% 1 day change	7.47% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹9,922 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹61.3504 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹9,922 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	25 yrs 2 m since Aug 16, 2000
Benchmark	Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	0.75% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.74%	0.74%
3 Months	1.17%	1.2%
6 Months	3.04%	3.02%
1 Year	8.34%	8.02%
2 Years	8.57%	8.16%
3 Years	8.09%	7.68%
4 Years	6.9%	6.3%
5 Years	6.63%	5.88%
7 Years	7.26%	7.15%
10 Years	7.27%	7.04%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 67.99%

SOV 29.29%

Cash & Call Money 2.45%

Others 0.27%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 18.51%

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. 4.12%

Andhra Pradesh State 4.04%

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. 3.22%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 29.630000000000006%

GOI Securities 18.51%

Bonds 16.689999999999998%

Non Convertible Debenture 11.919999999999998%

Other Holdings

Others 1.94%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	0.74%	3.04%	8.34%	8.09%	6.63%	7.27%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.74%	3.32%	8.29%	7.93%	6.43%	7.5%
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	0.71%	3.1%	8.3%	7.73%	5.92%	5.29%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	0.76%	3.19%	8.28%	7.84%	6.15%	7.33%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	0.7%	4.53%	9.35%	7.86%	6.11%	7.22%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	1.23	0.66	1.12	1.76
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.8	0.38	1.54	2.47
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	1.09	0.58	0.94	1.78
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	1.1	0.58	1.03	1.74
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	1.35	0.53	0.87	2.27

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	9,922 Cr	25 yrs 2 m	0.75%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	33,753 Cr	16 yrs 4 m	0.57%
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	5,716 Cr	7 yrs 3 m	0.57%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	17,546 Cr	18 yrs 1 m	0.68%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	1,204 Cr	28 yrs 4 m	0.81%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	0.94 vs. 2.58 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.12 vs. 3.22 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.66 vs. 0.82 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.23 vs. 1.1 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond mutual fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 25 yrs 2 m, having been launched on 16/08/2000. Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund has ₹9,922 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹61.35. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which is higher than what most other Corporate Bond funds charge.

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund returns of last 1-year are 8.39%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.49% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is average.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd., Andhra Pradesh State, Power Finance Corporation Ltd., Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd..

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Fund AUM	9,922 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Vivek Sharma

Mr. Vivek Sharma is a B.E (Electronics) and PGDM (Finance). He has been associated with Nippon India Mutual Fund since 2006.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income through investments predominantly in debt instruments of various maturities with a view to maximizing income while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity.

Nippon India Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	71 view all schemes
Total AUM	6,63,684 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	4th Floor, Tower A, Peninsula Business Park, Ganapatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai, 400013

More funds from Nippon India Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund	N.A.	120 Cr	10.07%	8.48%
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Duration Fund	N.A.	9,652 Cr	5.31%	8.46%
Nippon India Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	983 Cr	9.25%	8.46%
Nippon India Fixed Maturity Plan XLI - Series 8	N.A.	67 Cr	8.0%	8.45%
Nippon India Fixed Maturity Plan XLIII - Series 5	N.A.	181 Cr	8.16%	8.43%
Nippon India Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	4,336 Cr	7.77%	8.28%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund plan is approximately ₹61.3504 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is a 25 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.47% since inception.

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.34%	8.09%	6.63%	7.27%	7.47%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 9,922 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	18.51%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.	4.12%
Andhra Pradesh State	4.04%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	67.99%
SOV	29.29%
Cash & Call Money	2.45%

What is risk level of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?

This is a Corporate Bond fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

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Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Corporate Bond funds in the last 10 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.