Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth

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

The Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.55% since inception. Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 9.17% 9.03% 9.17% 6.8% 7.55%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹40.2442+0.02% 1 day change	7.55% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,016 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹40.2442 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Nippon India Credit Risk Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.7% as on Feb 02, 2026
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if units in excess of 10% are redeemed within 12 months!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,016 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 1 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	CRISIL Credit Risk Debt B-II Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Risk	High
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Nippon India Credit Risk 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 Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.28%	0.21%
3 Months	1.3%	1.03%
6 Months	3.14%	2.65%
1 Year	9.17%	7.65%
2 Years	9.13%	8.02%
3 Years	9.03%	7.96%
4 Years	8.04%	7.25%
5 Years	9.17%	6.94%
7 Years	6.01%	7.45%
10 Years	6.8%	7.81%

Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 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

AA 26.15%

SOV 17.52%

A+ 15.71%

AAA 13.82%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 11.13%

Renew Solar Energy (Jharkhand Five) Pvt. Ltd. 4.62%

Truhome Finance Ltd. 4.04%

Gaursons India Pvt. Ltd. 3.91%

Allocation by Instruments

Non Convertible Debenture 37.64%

Debenture 27.720000000000002%

GOI Securities 11.129999999999999%

Bonds 9.799999999999997%

Other Holdings

Others 1.45%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Credit Risk Fund	0.28%	3.14%	9.17%	9.03%	9.17%	6.8%
Baroda BNP Paribas Credit Risk Fund	0.25%	3.1%	8.19%	8.58%	10.13%	8.57%
Bank of India Credit Risk Fund	5.17%	7.99%	11.93%	8.03%	27.54%	2.29%
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund	0.35%	4.1%	9.65%	9.13%	8.03%	8.65%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund	0.15%	7.16%	17.44%	12.77%	10.75%	9.48%
SBI Credit Risk Fund	0.19%	2.66%	7.97%	8.66%	7.46%	8.0%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Credit Risk Fund	0.78	0.95	3.32	5.68
Baroda BNP Paribas Credit Risk Fund	0.76	0.94	2.83	4.89
Bank of India Credit Risk Fund	2.78	-4.26	0.59	5.08
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund	0.95	0.88	2.73	6.9
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund	2.91	-1.99	2.06	8.45
SBI Credit Risk Fund	1.24	1.01	1.8	4.42

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	1,016 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.7%
Baroda BNP Paribas Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	185 Cr	11 yrs	0.85%
Bank of India Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	107 Cr	10 yrs 11 m	1.12%
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	5,920 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.76%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	1,092 Cr	10 yrs 10 m	0.8%
SBI Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	2,175 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.89%

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

Alpha	4.35 vs. 5.01 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	3.32 vs. 4.91 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.95 vs. 3.52 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.78 vs. 2.19 More stable returns

About this fund

About Nippon India Credit Risk Fund

Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth is a Credit Risk mutual fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 13 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth has ₹1,016 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth as of 02/02/2026 is ₹40.24. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.7%, which is less than what most other Credit Risk funds charge.

Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 9.22%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.56% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth 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 above average.
The fund's credit profile is low indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is not too great. Most funds in this category lend to similar borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is same as the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, Renew Solar Energy (Jharkhand Five) Pvt. Ltd., Truhome Finance Ltd., Gaursons India Pvt. Ltd., Navi Finserv Private Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,016 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Sushil Budhia

Mr. Budhia has done CA Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund, he has worked with YES Bank as Senior President, Axis Bank and UTI Mutual Fund.

Investment objective

The scheme aims to generate optimal returns consistent with moderate levels of risk. It will invest atleast 65 per cent of its assets in debt instruments with maturity of more than 1 year and the rest in money market instruments (including cash or call money and reverse repo) and debentures with maturity of less than 1 year. The exposure in government securities will generally not exceed 50 percent of the assets.

Nippon India Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	71 view all schemes
Total AUM	7,11,598 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	30th Floor, One Lodha Place Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel Mumbai Mumbai, 400013
Phone	+91 022 6808 7000

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Nippon India Nifty G-Sec Oct 2028 Maturity Index Fund	N.A.	135 Cr	8.0%	N.A.
Nippon India Nifty SDL Plus G-Sec - Jun 2029 Maturity 70:30 Index Fund	N.A.	319 Cr	7.68%	N.A.
Nippon India Short Duration Fund	N.A.	9,723 Cr	7.71%	7.99%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Credit Risk Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹40.2442 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.55% since inception.

Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
9.17%	9.03%	9.17%	6.8%	7.55%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Credit Risk Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.7%, 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 Credit Risk Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,016 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

To whom does Nippon India Credit Risk Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Nippon India Credit Risk Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	11.13%
Renew Solar Energy (Jharkhand Five) Pvt. Ltd.	4.62%
Truhome Finance Ltd.	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 Credit Risk Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AA	26.15%
SOV	17.52%
A+	15.71%

What is risk level of Nippon India Credit Risk Fund?

This is a Credit Risk fund comes with High risk.

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

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

How do I invest in Nippon India Credit Risk Fund Direct-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Nippon India Credit Risk Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the Nippon India Credit Risk Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Nippon India Credit Risk Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Nippon India Credit Risk 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.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Credit Risk

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Credit Risk funds in the last 5 Years.
AUM Growth: This fund has the highest AUM growth in the last 12 months in Credit Risk category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if units in excess of 10% are redeemed within 12 months