Nippon India Gilt Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 118672ISIN: INF204K01XP8MUTF_IN: NIPP_INDI_GILT_NXA3V2Nippon India Mutual FundGilt funds
Formerly 1, Reliance Gilt Securities Fund
NAV ₹43.8613up ₹0.01 (0.03%)
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular IDCW ₹32.2974 · Regular Growth ₹38.5154, 0.02% · Direct IDCW ₹43.7476
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹1,487 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 0.52%26 Oct 2026
- Exit loadExit load. A charge, as a share of the amount redeemed, on units sold before a set period has passed since they were bought. Exit load in the glossary
- None
- Yield to maturityYield to maturity. The yearly return the fund's bonds would earn if each were held to maturity at today's price, weighted by what the fund holds of each. Yield to maturity in the glossary
- 7.09%30 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- ModerateAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 4230 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer. Launch date in the glossary
- 22 Aug 2008
Nippon India Gilt Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 27 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). Trailing return: how it is worked out | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | −0.37% | −0.38% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −0.97% | −1.03% | – | 13 of 24 | −0.96% | −1.5% to −0.8% |
| 3 months | −1.50% | −1.68% | – | 10 of 24 | −1.62% | −2.3% to −1.1% |
| 6 months | +1.43% | +1.06% | – | 8 of 24 | +1.07% | +0.6% to +1.5% |
| 1 year | +1.91% | +1.15% | +2.10%to 30 Sep 2026 | 7 of 24 | +1.26% | +0.9% to +2.1% |
| 3 years | +6.12% | +5.31% | +6.28%to 30 Sep 2026 | 8 of 22 | +6.03% | +5.7% to +6.3% |
| 5 years | +5.37% | +4.51% | +5.48%to 30 Sep 2026 | 8 of 19 | +5.32% | +5.1% to +5.5% |
| 10 years | +7.13% | +6.16% | +6.46%to 30 Sep 2026 | 3 of 19 | +6.63% | +6.2% to +6.9% |
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹30,482 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty All Duration G-Sec Index, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Gilt funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 28 Oct 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +3.58% | +2.10% |
| 3 years | +6.31% | +6.28% |
| 5 years | +5.55% | +5.48% |
| 10 years | +7.30% | +6.46% |
| Since launch | +8.51% | +6.99% |
Benchmark: Nifty All Duration G-Sec Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
Highest year to Dec 2014, +20.1%; lowest year to Dec 2021, +2.8%
Nippon India Gilt Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,21,272₹1,21,266 after stamp duty | +2.02% | +2.01% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,81,922₹3,81,903 after stamp duty | +3.91% | +3.90% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,84,729₹6,84,695 after stamp duty | +5.25% | +5.25% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹16,57,718₹16,57,673 after stamp duty | +6.30% | +6.30% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013165 instalments | ₹16,50,000 | ₹28,13,016₹28,12,971 after stamp duty | +7.41% | +7.41% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 27 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year3,093 windows−1.7%+8.9%+22.8%98.8%
3 years2,617 windows+3.9%+9.0%+16.5%100.0%
5 years2,134 windows+5.3%+8.7%+12.6%100.0%
10 years924 windows+7.1%+8.9%+9.9%100.0%
Every 3, 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
Nippon India Gilt Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.69 ptsA year, on 26 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 0.52%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.21%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.69%, Mar 2020.Direct plan lowest 0.49%, May 2026.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 0.43% | 1.02% |
| Brokerage | None | None |
| Transaction costs | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Statutory levies | 0.08% | 0.18% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 26 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹5,000
- Minimum top-up
- ₹1,000
- Minimum redemption
- ₹100
- SIP
- Accepted
- SIP dates
- 1st to 31st of a month
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- None
- SIP minimum
- Rs.100/- per month (minimum 60 months) Rs.500/- per month (minimum 12 months) Rs.1000/- per month (minimum 6 months) Rs. 500/- per quarter (minimum 12 quarters) Rs.1500/- per quarter (minimum 4 quarters) Rs. 5000/- per year (minimum 2 years)
- SIP instalments, at least
- 60 months for Rs. 100 per month 12 months for Rs. 500 per month 6 months for Rs. 1,000 per month 12 quarters for Rs. 500 per quarter 4 quarters for Rs. 1500 per quarter 2 years for Rs. 5000 per Year
As listed for this plan on 28 Oct 2026.
How Nippon India Gilt Fund is taxed
Gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held; gains on units bought earlier are taxed at 12.5% when held over 24 months, or over 12 months for a listed fund such as an ETF, and at the slab rate otherwise.
IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.
Rules in force from 23 Jul 2024, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
Nippon India Gilt Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹1,539 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 69.5%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
Largest ₹2,132 Cr, quarter to Mar 2025.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹2,171 Cr, Oct 2024.Lowest ₹929 Cr, Feb 2019.
Nippon India Gilt Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
- Yield to maturity
- 7.09%Lines stating a yield: 88.49% of the bond book
- Yield after expensesYield after expenses. The yield to maturity less the plan's expense ratio. Yield after expenses in the glossary
- 6.57%Direct plan
- Macaulay durationMacaulay duration. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds pay back their interest and principal. Macaulay duration in the glossary
- 5.98years
- Modified durationModified duration. Roughly how much the bonds' value changes, in per cent, for each one point change in interest rates. Modified duration in the glossary
- 5.76years
- Average maturityAverage maturity. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds are repaid. Average maturity in the glossary
- 14.35years
- Maturity date knownMaturity date known. The share of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out, whose repayment date is known: the bonds the durations and the maturity profile are taken over. Maturity date known in the glossary
- 100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
- Perpetual bondsPerpetual bonds. Bonds with no maturity date: the issuer pays interest with no fixed day to repay. Their share of the bond book; they are in no duration and no maturity window. Perpetual bonds in the glossary
- None
The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.34% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 7.34% coupon, repaid 22 Apr 2064 | 9.15% | 135.99 | 1,43,00,000 | 7.89% | May 2024 |
| 364 Days Tbillrepaid 10 Dec 2026 | 6.66% | 98.98 | 1,00,00,000 | 5.36% | Sep 2026 |
| 364 Days Tbillrepaid 3 Dec 2026 | 6.66% | 99.08 | 1,00,00,000 | 5.37% | Sep 2026 |
| 7.25% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 7.25% coupon, repaid 12 Jun 2063 | 6.34% | 94.20 | 1,00,00,000 | 7.88% | Jun 2024 |
| 6.9% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.90% coupon, repaid 15 Apr 2065 | 5.43% | 80.73 | 90,00,000 | 7.89% | Feb 2026 |
| 6.79% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.79% coupon, repaid 15 May 2027 | 5.40% | 80.32 | 80,00,000 | 6.20% | Jul 2026 |
| 7.3% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 7.30% coupon, repaid 19 Jun 2053 | 4.52% | 67.21 | 70,00,000 | 7.80% | Apr 2026 |
| 6.36% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.36% coupon, repaid 16 Feb 2031 | 3.63% | 53.95 | 55,00,000 | 6.99% | Aug 2026 |
| 6.8% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.80% coupon, repaid 15 Dec 2060 | 3.59% | 53.30 | 60,00,000 | 7.88% | Jun 2024 |
| 6.64% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.33% coupon, repaid 7 Dec 2031 | 3.46% | 51.45 | 50,00,000 | 6.13% | Sep 2026 |
| 7.63% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 7.63% coupon, repaid 15 Sep 2056 | 3.35% | 49.80 | 50,00,000 | 7.81% | Sep 2026 |
| 6.2% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.20% coupon, repaid 17 Aug 2029 | 3.32% | 49.37 | 50,00,000 | 6.80% | Aug 2026 |
| 9.23% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 9.23% coupon, repaid 23 Dec 2043 | 2.72% | 40.40 | 35,00,000 | 7.75% | Mar 2023 |
| 6.53% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.53% coupon, repaid 7 Sep 2031 | 2.66% | 39.47 | 40,00,000 | 6.97% | Sep 2026 |
| 6.94% Government of IndiaSOVEREIGN, 6.94% coupon, repaid 11 May 2036 | 2.65% | 39.34 | 40,00,000 | 7.31% | Jun 2026 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Triparty Repo | 11.41% | 169.57 |
| Net Current Assets | −0.21% | −2.74 |
| Cash Margin - CCIL | 0.12% | 1.81 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 9.15%7.34% Government of India
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 34.24%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 54.84%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 19.8Taken over 88.68% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Bonds and bills88.68%
- Cash and receivables11.32%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Credit rating
Credit rating. A rating agency's grade for how likely the borrower is to repay on time: AAA down to D for loans of over a year, A1+ down to A4 for loans of under a year, two scales that are never compared. Credit rating in the glossaryLoans of over a year
- Sovereign88.68%
Other
- Overnight lending11.53%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.
Maturity profile
Maturity profile. The fund's bonds grouped by how long until each is repaid, as a share of the fund's net assets; a bond with no known maturity date is left off. Maturity profile in the glossary- Up to 1 month11.53%
- 1 to 3 months13.32%
- 3 to 6 months0.33%
- 6 to 12 months7.10%
- 1 to 3 years5.16%
- 3 to 5 years7.38%
- 5 to 10 years15.82%
- Over 10 years39.57%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 828.15% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 33.33% of the fund before
- MaturedMatured. Bonds and deposits whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so they were repaid rather than sold. One sold in its last days reads the same. Matured in the glossary
- 1
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 0
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 5
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 29
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 3.33%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 28.51%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364 Days Tbill | New | 6.66% | 0.00% | +6.66 pts | +1,00,00,000 |
| 364 Days Tbill | New | 6.66% | 0.00% | +6.66 pts | +1,00,00,000 |
| 7.24% Government of India | Trimmed | 0.96% | 6.66% | −5.70 pts | −90,00,000 |
| 182 Days Tbill | Matured | – | 4.94% | −4.94 pts | – |
| 6.64% Government of India | New | 3.46% | 0.00% | +3.46 pts | +50,00,000 |
| 7.63% Government of India | New | 3.35% | 0.00% | +3.35 pts | +50,00,000 |
| 7.34% Government of India | Trimmed | 9.15% | 12.23% | −3.08 pts | −50,00,000 |
| 6.9% Government of India | Trimmed | 5.43% | 8.38% | −2.95 pts | −50,00,000 |
| 6.53% Government of India | New | 2.66% | 0.00% | +2.66 pts | +40,00,000 |
| 7.06% Government of India | New | 1.96% | 0.00% | +1.96 pts | +30,00,000 |
| 7.06% Government of India | New | 1.70% | 0.00% | +1.70 pts | +25,00,000 |
| 7.38% Government of India | New | 1.70% | 0.00% | +1.70 pts | +25,00,000 |
| 6.57% Government of India | Sold out | – | 1.63% | −1.63 pts | −25,00,000 |
| 7.54% Government of India | Sold out | – | 1.37% | −1.37 pts | −20,00,000 |
| 6.36% Government of India | Trimmed | 3.63% | 4.90% | −1.27 pts | −20,00,000 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.34% Government of India | 17.08% | 16.50%Cut | 16.70% | 10.51%Cut | 10.83%Added | 11.41% | 11.62% | 11.88% | 12.60% | 12.06%Cut | 12.23% | 9.15%Cut |
| 364 Days Tbill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.66%Bought |
| 364 Days Tbill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.66%Bought |
| 7.25% Government of India | 7.38% | 7.38% | 7.47% | 5.59%Cut | 5.53% | 5.82% | 5.91% | 6.06% | 6.44% | 6.50% | 6.28%Cut | 6.34% |
| 6.9% Government of India | – | – | – | – | 1.26%Bought | 0.26%Cut | 6.77%Added | 12.67%Added | 14.02%Added | 13.55%Cut | 8.38%Cut | 5.43%Cut |
| 6.79% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.61%Bought again | Sold out | 5.20%Bought again | 5.31% | 5.40% |
| 7.3% Government of India | 12.09% | 10.20%Cut | 10.83%Added | 3.52%Cut | 3.47% | Sold out | 1.44%Bought again | 2.35%Added | 3.14%Added | 4.41%Added | 4.47% | 4.52% |
| 6.36% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.90%Bought | 3.63%Cut |
| 6.8% Government of India | 2.99% | 2.99% | 3.01% | 3.01% | 2.98% | 3.15% | 3.20% | 3.26% | 3.48% | 3.50% | 3.56% | 3.59% |
| 6.64% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.46%Bought |
| 7.63% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.35%Bought |
| 6.2% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.28%Bought | 3.32% |
| 9.23% Government of India | 0.98% | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.98% | 0.97% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.07% | 1.13% | 1.15% | 2.72%Added | 2.72% |
| 6.53% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.66%Bought |
| 6.94% Government of India | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.78%Bought | 8.77%Added | 3.29%Cut | 2.65%Cut |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Gilt funds (22 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary3.98%
2.60%Lowest3.88%Average5.16%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossary2.07%
1.38%Lowest2.07%Average3.24%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary0.08
−0.18Lowest0.07Average0.42Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary0.11
−0.24Lowest0.10Average0.66Highest
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −2.51% | 27 Feb 2026 | 2 Apr 2026 | 21 Apr 2026 |
| 3 and 5 years | −3.67% | 28 May 2025 | 26 Aug 2025 | 15 Jun 2026 |
| 10 years | −3.98% | 24 Nov 2016 | 10 Mar 2017 | 1 Jun 2017 |
| Since Jan 2013 | −11.81% | 4 Jun 2013 | 19 Aug 2013 | 29 May 2014 |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 to Aug 202650 months | Moderate | ModerateNifty All Duration G-Sec Index |
| Apr 2022 to Jun 20223 months | Low to Moderate | ModerateCRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 20226 months | Moderate | ModerateCRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Nippon India Gilt Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pranay SinhaPrimary | Mar 2021 | +5.56%a year | – | – | 23.5% | 32.2% | 8 | ₹21,785 Cr₹9,950 Cr alone |
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Term FundPranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +5.24%a year | – | – | ₹5,839 Cr |
| Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt FundPranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +6.18%a year | – | – | ₹5,057 Cr |
| Nippon India Dynamic Term FundPranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +6.34%a year | – | – | ₹3,702 Cr |
| Nippon India Retirement Fund- Wealth Creation SchemePranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +12.28%a year | – | – | ₹2,939 Cr |
| Nippon India ETF Nifty 8-13 yr G-Sec Long Term GiltPranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +5.05%a year | +5.31% | −0.26 pts | ₹2,364 Cr |
| Nippon India ETF Nifty 5 yr Benchmark G-SecPranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +5.81%a year | +5.88% | −0.06 pts | ₹260 Cr |
| Nippon India Retirement Fund- Income Generation SchemePranay Sinha | Mar 2021 | +6.30%a year | – | – | ₹138 Cr |
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| HDFC Gilt FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 23.41% | 8 |
| ICICI Prudential Gilt FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 20.63% | 5 |
| LIC MF Gilt FundLIC Mutual Fund | 20.33% | 3 |
| Edelweiss Gilt FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | 19.05% | 5 |
| Axis Gilt FundAxis Mutual Fund | 18.60% | 7 |
| DSP Gilt FundDSP Mutual Fund | 16.55% | 4 |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Gilt FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 14.92% | 3 |
| HSBC Gilt FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 13.05% | 3 |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Gilt FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | 12.67% | 4 |
| UTI Gilt FundUTI Mutual Fund | 11.79% | 3 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Overlap with the fund house's other funds
| Nippon India Medium to Long Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 17.85% |
| Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 4.02% |
| Nippon India Credit Risk FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 1.63% |
| Nippon India Dynamic Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 1.41% |
| Nippon India Money Market FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 1.17% |
| Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 0.64% |
| Nippon India Corporate Bond FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 0.56% |
| Nippon India Overnight FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 0.12% |
| Nippon India Fixed Maturity Plan - XLI - Series 8Nippon India Mutual Fund | 0.00% |
| Nippon India Fixed Maturity Plan-XLIII-Series 5Nippon India Mutual Fund | 0.00% |
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.
Nippon India Gilt Fund dividend history
IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts
Paid per unit, the latest payouts
- Paid per unitIDCW payout. Rupees paid out per unit to holders on the record date; the money comes out of the fund, so the plan's NAV falls by the same amount. IDCW payout in the glossary
Largest ₹0.2775 a unit, Apr 2025.
Every payout
| IDCW yield. A payout as a share of the plan's NAV on the record date, before the NAV fell by the amount paid. IDCW yield in the glossary | NAV before | NAV after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | ₹0.2092 | 1.76% | ₹11.9046 | ₹11.7418 |
| 26 May 2025 | ₹0.1044 | 0.89% | ₹11.7941 | ₹11.6954 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | ₹0.2775 | 2.32% | ₹11.9847 | ₹11.6897 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | ₹0.1589 | 1.34% | ₹11.8325 | ₹11.7072 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | ₹0.146 | 1.23% | ₹11.8304 | ₹11.6736 |
| 26 Dec 2024 | ₹0.026 | 0.22% | ₹11.7093 | ₹11.6844 |
| 25 Sep 2024 | ₹0.1832 | 1.55% | ₹11.8440 | ₹11.6833 |
| 26 Aug 2024 | ₹0.1358 | 1.15% | ₹11.8024 | ₹11.6608 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | ₹0.096 | 0.82% | ₹11.7546 | ₹11.6666 |
| 25 Jun 2024 | ₹0.1024 | 0.87% | ₹11.7673 | ₹11.6586 |
| 27 May 2024 | ₹0.1915 | 1.61% | ₹11.8674 | ₹11.6649 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | ₹0.0339 | 0.29% | ₹11.6935 | ₹11.6759 |
All 92 payouts since 27 May 2013.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
2024
- 31 MarBenchmarkBenchmark: CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index to Nifty All Duration G-Sec Index
Fund details
Objective
The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to generate optimal credit risk-free returns by investing in a portfolio of securities issued and guaranteed by the Central Government and State Government. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Government securities issued by Central and/or State Government;
- Maximum 100%, Minimum 80%. Debt & Money Market Instruments;
- Maximum 20%, Minimum 0%.
Type of scheme
Debt: Gilt Fund
- Stated category
- Debt
- Benchmark
- NIFTY All Duration G-Sec Index
- Potential risk classPotential risk class. The most risk a debt fund says it may take, as a letter and a numeral: the letter is credit risk, from A (relatively low) to C (relatively high), and the numeral is interest rate risk, from I (relatively low) to III (relatively high). Potential risk class in the glossary
- A-III
- Risk level at launch
- Moderate
- New fund offer
- 21 Aug 2008 to 21 Aug 2008
- Units first allotted
- 22 Aug 2008
- Open for sale again
- 22 Aug 2008
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹5,000
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 118672 | INF204K01XP8 | NIPP_INDI_GILT_NXA3V2 | 2 Jan 2013 |
| Regular Growth | 109720 | INF204K01BU4 | NIPP_INDI_GILT_BBOQTO | 22 Aug 2008 |
| Direct IDCW | 118669 | INF204K01E70 | NIPP_INDI_GILT_1C7LD80 | 3 Jan 2013 |
| Regular IDCW | 109716 | INF204K01CA4 | NIPP_INDI_GILT_ZYTXG2 | 22 Aug 2008 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- Fundamentals \ E-Factsheet: October 2026Nippon India Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI Nippon India Mutual FundNippon India Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Abridged Scheme Account 2025-2026 - 1. Consolidated Equity & Fund of Fund SchemesNippon India Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Scheme Account 2025-2026 - 2. Consolidated Debt SchemesNippon India Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Scheme Account 2025-2026 - 3. Consolidated Exchange Traded FundsNippon India Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Scheme Account 2025-2026 - 4.Consolidate Interval Funds and Fixed Maturity PlansNippon India Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Changes in Riskometers in FY26Nippon India Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio OverlapNippon India Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Portfolio-Overlap-30-Sep-2026Nippon India Mutual Fund, Sep 2026