Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth

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

The Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.91% since inception. Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.52% 7.9% 6.64% 7.52% 7.91%

Previously called: Nippon India Floating Rate Direct-G

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹49.1676+0.0% 1 day change	7.91% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹8,202 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹49.1676 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Nippon India Floater Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.35% as on Feb 02, 2026
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹8,202 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 1 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY SD Debt Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Nippon India Floater 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	0.09%	0.2%
3 Months	0.72%	0.9%
6 Months	2.23%	2.27%
1 Year	7.52%	7.33%
2 Years	8.0%	7.94%
3 Years	7.9%	7.92%
4 Years	7.05%	7.17%
5 Years	6.64%	6.64%
7 Years	7.55%	7.18%
10 Years	7.52%	7.93%

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

AAA 65.32%

SOV 29.96%

Cash & Call Money 2.96%

A1+ 1.44%

Top Debt Holdings

Uttar Pradesh State 4.39%

Maharashtra State 3.8%

India Universal Trust AL1 3.53%

LIC Housing Finance Ltd. 3.35%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 29.38%

State Development Loan 18.389999999999993%

Non Convertible Debenture 15.750000000000004%

GOI Securities 10.680000000000001%

Other Holdings

Others 2.01%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Floater Fund	0.09%	2.23%	7.52%	7.9%	6.64%	7.52%
Franklin India Floating Rate Fund	0.26%	2.41%	8.35%	8.49%	6.92%	6.98%
HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund	0.15%	2.5%	7.57%	8.05%	6.77%	7.47%
UTI Floater Fund	0.17%	2.47%	7.0%	7.32%	6.16%	4.92%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund	0.17%	2.63%	7.41%	7.78%	6.64%	7.45%
ICICI Prudential Floating Interest Fund	0.19%	2.98%	8.03%	8.45%	7.0%	7.89%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Floater Fund	0.93	1.14	1.63	2.47
Franklin India Floating Rate Fund	0.99	0.88	2.09	2.71
HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund	0.68	0.84	2.43	3.33
UTI Floater Fund	0.64	0.76	1.49	1.94
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund	0.55	0.74	2.5	3.26
ICICI Prudential Floating Interest Fund	0.69	0.6	2.98	5.01

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Floater Fund	N.A.	8,202 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.35%
Franklin India Floating Rate Fund	N.A.	305 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.25%
HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund	N.A.	16,224 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.27%
UTI Floater Fund	N.A.	1,580 Cr	7 yrs 3 m	0.42%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund	N.A.	13,416 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.24%
ICICI Prudential Floating Interest Fund	N.A.	7,282 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.3%

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

Alpha	3.65 vs. 4.3 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.63 vs. 5.0 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.14 vs. 2.1 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.93 vs. 0.93 More stable returns

About this fund

About Nippon India Floater Fund

Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth is a Floater 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 Floater Fund Direct-Growth has ₹8,202 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 Floater Fund Direct-Growth as of 02/02/2026 is ₹49.17. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which is close to what most other Floater funds charge.

Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.61%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.91% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with 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 similar borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is same as the category.
The fund's top holdings are in Uttar Pradesh State, Maharashtra State, India Universal Trust AL1, LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Madhya Pradesh State.

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Fund AUM	8,202 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Vikash Agarwal

Mr. Agarwal is a B.Com., CA, CFA Prior to joining Nippon AMC, he has worked with HDFC AMC, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme aims to generate regular income through investment in a portfolio comprising substantially of floating rate debt. It would not invest more than 75% of its assets in fixed rate debt securities including fixed rate securitised debt, money market instruments and floating rate debt Instruments swapped for fixed returns.

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 Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	1,016 Cr	9.17%	9.03%
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund	N.A.	138 Cr	9.41%	8.74%
Nippon India Nifty G-Sec Jun 2036 Maturity Index Fund	N.A.	884 Cr	6.0%	8.22%
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 Floater Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Floater Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹49.1676 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.91% since inception.

Nippon India Floater Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.52%	7.9%	6.64%	7.52%	7.91%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Floater Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.35%, 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 Floater Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 8,202 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

To whom does Nippon India Floater Fund lend to?

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

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Uttar Pradesh State	4.39%
Maharashtra State	3.8%
India Universal Trust AL1	3.53%

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 Floater Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	65.32%
SOV	29.96%
Cash & Call Money	2.96%

What is risk level of Nippon India Floater Fund?

This is a Floater 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 do I invest in Nippon India Floater 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 Floater 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 Floater Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Nippon India Floater Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Nippon India Floater 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 Floater

#NA

Age: This is the 3rd oldest Floater fund.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Chance: This fund has generated only 7.2% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.