Nippon India Medium Duration Fund

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

The Nippon India Medium Duration Fund is a 11 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 4.25% since inception. Nippon India Medium Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.83% 8.16% 8.84% 3.38% 4.25%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹16.2377-0.09% 1 day change	4.25% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹138 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹16.2377 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Nippon India Medium Duration Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹138 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	11 yrs 7 m since Jun 06, 2014
Benchmark	CRISIL Medium Duration Debt A-III Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.05% as on Feb 02, 2026
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderately High
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Nippon India Medium Duration 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%	0.03%
3 Months	0.77%	0.6%
6 Months	1.88%	1.66%
1 Year	8.83%	6.4%
2 Years	8.49%	7.12%
3 Years	8.16%	7.0%
4 Years	6.81%	6.28%
5 Years	8.84%	5.8%
7 Years	1.66%	6.49%
10 Years	3.38%	6.85%

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

SOV 36.69%

AA 19.54%

Cash & Call Money 18.96%

AAA 13.34%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 25.78%

Madhya Pradesh State 7.27%

REC Ltd. 3.83%

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. 3.8%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 25.78%

Non Convertible Debenture 23.59%

Repo 17.2%

Debenture 12.709999999999999%

Other Holdings

Others 1.76%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund	0.09%	1.88%	8.83%	8.16%	8.84%	3.38%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	0.15%	3.0%	8.1%	7.84%	6.81%	7.47%
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	-0.02%	1.81%	6.78%	7.55%	6.24%	7.32%
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	0.11%	2.3%	7.5%	7.82%	6.68%	7.64%
SBI Medium Duration Fund	0.04%	2.01%	6.65%	7.36%	6.14%	7.99%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	-0.07%	4.02%	11.83%	9.83%	12.2%	8.68%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund	1.92	0.71	0.96	1.97
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	1.05	0.54	1.42	2.52
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	1.15	0.62	1.13	1.51
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	1.21	0.65	1.25	2.27
SBI Medium Duration Fund	1.23	0.66	0.89	1.42
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	1.81	0.39	1.85	3.83

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund	N.A.	138 Cr	11 yrs 7 m	1.05%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	N.A.	5,708 Cr	21 yrs 5 m	1.37%
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	N.A.	110 Cr	22 yrs 2 m	0.62%
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	N.A.	2,059 Cr	13 yrs 10 m	1.33%
SBI Medium Duration Fund	N.A.	6,889 Cr	22 yrs 4 m	1.21%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	N.A.	2,905 Cr	16 yrs 10 m	1.56%

View all Medium Duration funds

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

Alpha	1.56 vs. 2.37 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.96 vs. 2.71 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.71 vs. 0.86 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.92 vs. 1.46 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Nippon India Medium Duration Fund

Nippon India Medium Duration Fund is a Medium Duration mutual fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 11 yrs 7 m, having been launched on 06/06/2014. Nippon India Medium Duration Fund has ₹138 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 Medium Duration Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹16.24. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.05%, which is higher than what most other Medium Duration funds charge.

Nippon India Medium Duration Fund returns of last 1-year are 8.88%. Since launch, it has delivered 4.26% average annual returns.
Nippon India Medium Duration Fund 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 above average.
The fund's credit profile is moderate indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is good. 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, Madhya Pradesh State, REC Ltd., Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd., Truhome Finance Ltd..

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Fund AUM	138 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 seeks to generate income through investments in a range of debt and money market 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	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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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Nippon India Medium Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Medium Duration Fund plan is approximately ₹16.2377 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Medium Duration Fund is a 11 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 4.25% since inception.

Nippon India Medium Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.83%	8.16%	8.84%	3.38%	4.25%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Medium Duration Fund has an expense ratio of 1.05%, 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 Medium Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 138 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

To whom does Nippon India Medium Duration Fund lend to?

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

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	25.78%
Madhya Pradesh State	7.27%
REC Ltd.	3.83%

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 Medium Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	36.69%
AA	19.54%
Cash & Call Money	18.96%

What is risk level of Nippon India Medium Duration Fund?

This is a Medium Duration fund comes with Moderately High 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 Medium Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Nippon India Medium Duration 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 Medium Duration

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Medium Duration funds in the last 5 Years.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months