Nippon India Focused Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Nippon India Focused Fund?

The Nippon India Focused Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 17.65% since inception. Nippon India Focused Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 3.54% 17.32% 24.05% 14.35% 17.65%

Previously called: Nippon India Focused Equity Direct-G

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹134.5667+0.53% 1 day change	17.65% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹8,193 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹134.5667 as on Jul 21, 2025

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Nippon India Focused Fund overview

Expense ratio	1.15% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load for units more than 10% of the investments, an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹8,193 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 6 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	BSE 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Nippon India Focused 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 Jul 22, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-0.73%	0.2%
3 Months	6.14%	6.62%
6 Months	12.69%	8.55%
1 Year	3.54%	2.98%
2 Years	17.98%	21.64%
3 Years	17.32%	21.91%
4 Years	15.88%	17.72%
5 Years	24.05%	24.61%
7 Years	15.83%	16.61%
10 Years	14.35%	14.88%

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Asset allocationas on Apr 30, 2025

Large Cap 55.12%

Mid Cap 22.8%

Small Cap 15.13%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.7.59%

Axis Bank Ltd.7.52%

ICICI Bank Ltd.6.44%

Reliance Industries Ltd.5.75%

Top sectors

Financial 30.53%

Services 16.380000000000003%

Healthcare 10.260000000000002%

Automobile 10.120000000000001%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 6.78%

Net Current Assets 0.13%

Margin Money 0.04%

Other Holdings

Others 7.73%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Focused Fund	N.A.	8,193 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	1.15%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	27,197 Cr	6 yrs 6 m	0.63%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	44,069 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.62%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	51,112 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.99%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	5,231 Cr	11 yrs 3 m	0.58%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	179 Cr	5 yrs 5 m	0.63%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Focused Fund	-0.73%	12.69%	3.54%	17.32%	24.05%	14.35%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	-0.54%	10.45%	8.69%	27.3%	32.76%	14.48%
SBI Contra Fund	0.0%	6.82%	1.9%	24.33%	32.91%	16.6%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	-0.49%	9.35%	6.46%	24.25%	27.83%	15.73%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	-0.37%	9.79%	4.94%	27.4%	30.93%	16.61%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	0.13%	8.91%	6.26%	23.56%	28.2%	12.51%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Focused Fund	13.5	0.91	0.99	1.76
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.92	0.8	1.74	2.97
SBI Contra Fund	12.58	0.86	1.51	2.4
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.51	0.76	1.55	2.66
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	12.58	0.84	1.65	2.51
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	12.1	0.84	1.46	2.23

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

Alpha	0.2 vs. 6.22 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.99 vs. 6.51 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.91 vs. 0.94 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.5 vs. 9.57 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Nippon India Focused Fund

Nippon India Focused Fund Direct-Growth is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 6 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Nippon India Focused Fund Direct-Growth has ₹8,193 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/04/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Nippon India Focused Fund Direct-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹134.57. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.15%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

Nippon India Focused Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 3.71%. Since launch, it has delivered 17.67% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Nippon India Focused 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 has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Services, Healthcare, Automobile, Energy sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in HDFC Bank Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Infosys Ltd..

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Fund AUM	8,193 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Vinay Sharma

Mr. Sharma is B.Arch & PGDCM Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, J.P. Morgan India Pvt. Ltd. and UTI Bank.

Rishit Parikh

Mr. Parikh has done B.Tech and MBA Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund, he has worked with Nomura and Goldman Sachs

Investment objective

The fund seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity & equity related securities up to 30 companies across market capitalization.

Nippon India Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	65 view all schemes
Total AUM	6,17,875 Cr as on Jun 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	5Y
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	58,029 Cr	1.75%	38.29%
Nippon India Power & Infra Fund	N.A.	7,417 Cr	-4.53%	32.91%
Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	36,836 Cr	7.49%	32.78%
Nippon India Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	40,261 Cr	6.11%	32.54%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,033 Cr	2.69%	N.A.
Nippon India Value Fund	N.A.	8,664 Cr	4.58%	28.15%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Nippon India Focused Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Focused Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹134.5667 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Focused Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 17.65% since inception.

Nippon India Focused Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
3.54%	17.32%	24.05%	14.35%	17.65%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Focused Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 1.15%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

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

The Nippon India Focused Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 8,193 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Nippon India Focused Fund?

The Nippon India Focused Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	7.59%
Axis Bank Ltd.	7.52%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	6.44%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	5.75%
Infosys Ltd.	4.12%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.	3.91%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.	3.34%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.	3.31%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.	3.28%
3M India Ltd.	3.26%

What are the top sectors Nippon India Focused Fund has invested in?

The Nippon India Focused Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	30.53%
Services	16.380000000000003%
Healthcare	10.260000000000002%
Automobile	10.120000000000001%
Energy	5.75%
Technology	5.67%
Capital Goods	5.26%
Diversified	3.26%
Materials	2.97%
Insurance	2.1%

What is risk level of Nippon India Focused Fund?

This is a Strategy fund comes with Very 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 Focused Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

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Search for Nippon India Focused Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

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

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ET Money rank

in Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 10 Years.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
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.
Exit Load: Exit load for units more than 10% of the investments, an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months.