Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund?

The Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund is a 11 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 5.02% since inception. Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 11.97% 8.97% 9.34% 4.34% 5.02%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹17.2287+0.05% 1 day change	5.02% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹103 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹17.2287 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.52% as on Jun 30, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months!
AUM (Fund size)	₹103 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	11 yrs 1 m since Jun 06, 2014
Benchmark	CRISIL Medium Duration Debt A-III Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Moderately High
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Nippon India Strategic Debt 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	2.81%	0.81%
3 Months	3.73%	1.96%
6 Months	7.21%	5.58%
1 Year	11.97%	10.18%
2 Years	9.63%	8.86%
3 Years	8.97%	8.4%
4 Years	7.16%	7.39%
5 Years	9.34%	7.43%
7 Years	2.39%	7.2%
10 Years	4.34%	7.62%

Asset allocationas on May 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 34.4%

AA 30.35%

Cash & Call Money 16.83%

AA+ 7.95%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 34.4%

Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd. 5.04%

Truhome Finance Ltd. 4.99%

Godrej Industries Ltd. 4.95%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 34.4%

Non Convertible Debenture 31.849999999999998%

Debenture 15.83%

Repo 14.98%

Other Holdings

Others 1.85%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund	N.A.	103 Cr	11 yrs 1 m	0.52%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	N.A.	5,733 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.74%
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	N.A.	1,930 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.55%
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage FoF	N.A.	463 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.04%
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Fund	N.A.	6,580 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.71%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund	2.81%	7.21%	11.97%	8.97%	9.34%	4.34%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	0.74%	5.54%	10.27%	8.65%	7.7%	8.33%
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	0.67%	5.55%	10.26%	8.87%	7.69%	8.53%
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage FoF	0.54%	4.6%	8.9%	7.66%	6.09%	7.55%
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Fund	0.58%	5.03%	9.51%	8.44%	6.99%	8.65%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund	1.4	0.76	1.07	2.02
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	1.02	0.57	1.99	3.77
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	1.22	0.72	1.84	3.29
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage FoF	0.91	N.A.	1.21	2.12
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Fund	1.2	0.7	1.52	2.52

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

Alpha	0.73 vs. 3.82 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.07 vs. 3.44 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.76 vs. 1.27 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.4 vs. 1.81 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund

Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct-Growth is a Medium Duration mutual fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 11 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 06/06/2014. Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct-Growth has ₹103 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹17.23. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.52%, which is close to what most other Medium Duration funds charge.

Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 11.97%. Since launch, it has delivered 5.03% average annual returns.
Nippon India Strategic Debt 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 low indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is not too great. 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, Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd., Truhome Finance Ltd., Godrej Industries Ltd., Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd.

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Fund AUM	103 Cr as on May 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	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

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Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Duration Fund	N.A.	10,269 Cr	8.73%	9.91%
Nippon India Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	1,017 Cr	10.7%	9.12%
Nippon India Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	4,234 Cr	10.45%	8.98%
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	400 Cr	9.0%	8.89%
Nippon India Gilt Fund	N.A.	2,068 Cr	8.8%	8.71%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹17.2287 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund is a 11 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 5.02% since inception.

Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
11.97%	8.97%	9.34%	4.34%	5.02%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.52%, 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 Strategic Debt Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 103 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund lend to?

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

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	34.4%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd.	5.04%
Truhome Finance Ltd.	4.99%

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 Strategic Debt Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	34.4%
AA	30.35%
Cash & Call Money	16.83%

What is risk level of Nippon India Strategic Debt 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 do I invest in Nippon India Strategic Debt 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 Strategic Debt 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 Strategic Debt Fund?

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If you have invested in Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

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.
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 redeemed within 12 months