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Nippon India Japan Equity Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 130860ISIN: INF204KA1SI1MUTF_IN: NIPP_INDI_JAPA_PUC869Nippon India Mutual FundSectoral / Thematic funds

Formerly 1, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan
NAV ₹31.1343up ₹0.02 (0.07%)

NAV for 29 Oct 2026, against 27 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Other plans: Direct IDCW ₹31.1343 · Regular Growth ₹27.4759, 0.06% · Regular IDCW ₹27.4759

Fund size
₹358 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
1.37%26 Oct 2026
Exit load
1%if sold within 1 year
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
3030 Sep 2026
Launched
26 Aug 2014

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 29 Oct 2026

OverDirect GrowthRegular GrowthBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week+0.04%+0.02%––––
1 month−1.53%−1.62%–96 of 254−1.85%−3.3% to −0.9%
3 months+1.99%+1.70%–20 of 250−4.99%−6.5% to −2.1%
6 months+7.59%+6.98%–52 of 250−0.82%−3.7% to +6.2%
1 year+24.86%+23.43%+36.98%to 30 Sep 20262 of 231−3.20%−8.1% to +3.8%
3 years+23.80%+22.36%+28.03%to 30 Sep 20266 of 141+13.29%+9.5% to +18.4%
5 years+10.56%+9.20%+16.20%to 30 Sep 202663 of 106+11.34%+8.8% to +15.7%
10 years+11.13%+9.91%+14.07%to 30 Sep 202660 of 70+14.17%+11.9% to +15.8%
₹10,000 put in on 27 Aug 2014 is ₹31,351 at the NAV of 29 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: S&P Japan 500 TRI, 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 Sectoral / Thematic funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 29 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+29.59%+36.98%
3 years+23.29%+28.03%
5 years+11.21%+16.20%
10 years+11.67%+14.07%
Since launch+10.16%–
Benchmark: S&P Japan 500 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Loss
12.07%Dec 15−2.87%Dec 1615.91%Dec 17−2.89%Dec 1824.22%Dec 1914.45%Dec 207.04%Dec 21−14.18%Dec 2220.32%Dec 2310.62%Dec 2421.19%Dec 25
Highest year to Dec 2019, +24.2%; lowest year to Dec 2022, −14.2%

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 29 Oct 2026SIP calculator

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,30,858₹1,30,851 after stamp duty+17.47%+17.46%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹4,93,509₹4,93,484 after stamp duty+21.70%+21.70%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹9,47,719₹9,47,672 after stamp duty+18.38%+18.38%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹23,42,009₹23,41,946 after stamp duty+12.84%+12.84%₹38
Since Aug 2014146 instalments₹14,60,000₹31,21,361₹31,21,299 after stamp duty+11.82%+11.82%₹38

A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 27 Aug 2014 to 29 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,588 windows−26.9%+10.4%+58.7%78.7%
3 years2,121 windows−0.4%+9.1%+24.8%99.6%
5 years1,655 windows+1.3%+8.4%+13.9%100.0%
10 years499 windows+5.7%+9.1%+12.1%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.

Nippon India Japan Equity 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 direct
1.13 ptsA year, on 26 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.37%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.50%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
2.56%0.09%2.50%1.37%Oct 18Nov 19Dec 20Jan 22Feb 23Mar 24Apr 25Oct 26
Direct plan highest 1.75%, May 2019.Direct plan lowest 0.09%, Apr 2022.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio1.09%2.08%
Brokerage0.09%0.09%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.19%0.33%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 26 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

1% if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 1 year from the date of allotment of units.Nil, thereafter.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Not accepted
Minimum investment
₹5,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹100
Largest purchase
₹5,00,000
SIP
Not accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 30 Oct 2026.

How Nippon India Japan Equity Fund is taxed

Taxed as an equity fund where it keeps 65% or more in shares of listed Indian companies: gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year, and gains on units held 12 months or less at 20%. Otherwise, gains on units held over 24 months are taxed at 12.5%, and gains on units held 24 months or less at the income tax slab rate.

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 1 Apr 2025, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹347 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
74.7%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
₹260 Cr₹3 Cr₹88 Cr₹260 CrJun 14Mar 16Dec 17Sep 19Jun 21Mar 23Dec 24Sep 26
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2014.

Assets at each month end

₹358 Cr₹16 Cr₹358 CrJan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Sep 26
The latest month end is the highest since Jan 2019.Lowest ₹16 Cr, Feb 2019.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

SoftBank Group CorpWireless Telecommunication Services3.91%14.0035,600Jun 2026
Tokyo Electron LtdSemiconductor Materials & Equipment3.33%11.9216,500Jul 2018
Sumitomo Elec IndustAutomotive Parts & Equipment3.23%11.5481,400Jun 2024
SMC CorpIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components3.21%11.472,600Jun 2023
Tokio Marine Holdings IncProperty & Casualty Insurance3.12%11.143,39,000Jun 2022
Daifuku Co LtdIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components3.10%11.0731,600Jun 2026
TDK CorpElectronic Components3.10%11.0860,800Jun 2022
Hitachi LtdIndustrial Conglomerates3.09%11.0432,900Aug 2014or earlier
MITSUBISHI HEAVY ORDIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components3.09%11.0647,100Jun 2025
Itochu CorporationTrading Companies & Distributors3.07%10.9881,300Jun 2026
Recruit Holdings Co LtdHuman Resource & Employment Services3.07%10.9910,700Jun 2023
Dai-ichi Life Holdings IncLife & Health Insurance3.05%10.9095,000Jun 2022
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki KaishaMarine Transportation3.05%10.8924,700Jun 2024
Shin Etsu Chemical CoSpecialty Chemicals3.04%10.8729,900Jun 2017
Fast Retailing Co LtdApparel Retail3.03%10.832,500Jul 2015
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
3.91%SoftBank Group Corp
Top 5 holdings
16.80%
Top 10 holdings
32.25%
Effective holdings
29.9Taken over 90.70% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Foreign shares90.70%
  • Cash and receivables9.30%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
0001Oct 25020100Nov 2507210Dec 250000Jan 260000Feb 26013170Mar 260000Apr 260000May 26910119Jun 260000Jul 260000Aug 26015150Sep 26
New positions
0
Sold out
0
Added to
15
Trimmed
15
Unchanged
0
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
7.71%

Changes in Sep 2026

Recruit Holdings Co LtdTrimmed3.07%4.97%−1.90 pts−5,400
SoftBank Group CorpAdded3.91%2.15%+1.76 pts+11,200
Sumitomo Elec IndustAdded3.23%2.12%+1.11 pts+25,000
Tokyo Electron LtdAdded3.33%2.29%+1.04 pts+14,100
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki KaishaTrimmed3.05%3.78%−0.73 pts−7,000
TDK CorpAdded3.10%2.38%+0.72 pts+15,200
Bridgestone CorpTrimmed2.83%3.50%−0.67 pts−7,100
Shin Etsu Chemical CoAdded3.04%2.38%+0.66 pts+6,600
Daifuku Co LtdAdded3.10%2.48%+0.62 pts+6,400
Kao CorporationTrimmed2.93%3.52%−0.59 pts−8,000
Terumo CorpTrimmed2.79%3.33%−0.54 pts−7,100
Nomura Holdings IncTrimmed2.89%3.40%−0.51 pts−13,500
Toyota Motor CorpTrimmed2.80%3.26%−0.46 pts−4,900
Fast Retailing Co LtdAdded3.03%2.58%+0.45 pts+400
Mitsubishi ChemicalTrimmed2.78%3.21%−0.43 pts−18,700
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
SoftBank Group Corp––––––––2.55%Bought2.24%2.15%3.91%Added
Tokyo Electron Ltd4.04%3.01%Cut3.52%4.18%3.96%3.03%Cut3.19%3.61%3.25%Cut2.33%2.29%3.33%Added
Sumitomo Elec Indust4.03%3.07%Cut2.95%Cut3.09%4.24%2.78%Cut2.99%3.54%2.90%Added2.15%2.12%3.23%Added
SMC Corp3.52%3.03%Cut3.26%3.55%3.96%2.93%Cut3.28%2.86%3.13%Added3.08%2.99%3.21%Added
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc2.73%2.96%Added3.42%Added3.32%3.36%3.87%Cut3.37%3.19%3.01%Cut3.37%3.11%3.12%Added
Daifuku Co Ltd––––––––3.15%Bought2.63%2.48%3.10%Added
TDK Corp3.88%3.19%Cut3.26%Added2.88%3.14%2.95%Added3.82%5.21%2.86%Cut2.39%2.38%3.10%Added
Hitachi Ltd4.06%2.95%Cut3.27%Added3.53%3.06%2.94%Added2.83%2.88%2.86%Added3.36%3.36%3.09%Cut
MITSUBISHI HEAVY ORD3.77%2.87%Cut3.07%Added3.57%3.51%2.74%Cut2.64%2.09%2.93%Added2.99%3.00%3.09%Added
Itochu Corporation––––––––3.04%Bought again3.28%3.33%3.07%Cut
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd2.90%3.10%Added3.48%Cut3.15%2.37%3.14%Added3.10%4.30%3.20%Cut3.53%4.97%3.07%Cut
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc2.73%3.35%Added3.25%Cut3.33%3.52%3.12%Cut2.79%3.04%3.02%Cut3.25%3.02%3.05%Cut
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha2.94%3.20%Added3.34%Cut3.30%3.10%3.20%Cut2.77%2.49%2.90%Added3.38%3.78%3.05%Cut
Shin Etsu Chemical Co3.05%3.22%Added3.30%Cut3.43%3.66%3.14%Cut3.20%3.29%2.86%Cut2.36%2.38%3.04%Added
Fast Retailing Co Ltd3.68%3.16%Cut3.29%Cut3.35%3.49%3.01%Cut3.18%3.41%3.05%Cut2.87%2.58%3.03%Added
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.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
36.00%Apr 2635.00%May 2656.00%Jun 2655.00%Jul 2654.00%Aug 2654.00%Sep 26
Highest 56.0% in Jun 2026

Risk ratios

NAV to 29 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds (138 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation14.12%
12.76%Lowest17.49%Average31.25%Highest
Downside deviation7.08%
5.67%Lowest10.73%Average16.26%Highest
Sharpe ratio1.15
−0.56Lowest0.47Average1.19Highest
Sortino ratio2.06
−0.68Lowest0.75Average2.32Highest

Against S&P Japan 500 TRI

Information ratioTo 30 Sep 2026−0.86

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−9.72%27 Feb 202623 Mar 20267 May 2026
3 years−15.74%27 Sep 20247 Apr 202520 May 2025
5 years−27.73%1 Nov 202121 Oct 202216 Feb 2024
10 years and since Aug 2014−29.91%14 Sep 202121 Oct 20224 Mar 2024

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Dec 2025 to Aug 20269 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
Dec 2024 to Oct 202511 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
Apr 2022 to Oct 202431 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
Oct 2021 to Feb 20225 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Kinjal DesaiPrimaryMay 2018+10.70%a year––54.1%2.4%6₹23,663 Cr₹4,563 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 Multi Asset Allocation FundKinjal DesaiAug 2020–––₹18,044 Cr
Nippon India Consumption FundKinjal DesaiMay 2018+14.21%a year+10.80%+3.41 pts₹2,255 Cr
Nippon India Taiwan Equity FundKinjal DesaiDec 2021+28.68%a year––₹1,147 Cr
Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeESKinjal DesaiMay 2018–––₹1,056 Cr
Nippon India US Equity Opportunities FundKinjal DesaiMay 2018+16.17%a year––₹803 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

Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund3.73%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 Active Momentum FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Consumption FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Flexi Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Focused FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Growth Mid Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Innovation FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Large Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India MNC FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

The primary investment objective of Nippon India Japan Equity Fund is to provide long term capital appreciation to investors by primarily investing in equity and equity related securities of companies listed on the recognized stock exchanges of Japan and the secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities of India. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Under normal circumstances, the anticipated asset allocation would be: Equity and Equity related Instruments listed on the recognized stock exchanges of Japan* – 80%-100%, Fixed income securities including money market instruments, cash and equivalent, Treasury bills and fixed deposits of India.- 0%- 20%,

*Includes ADRs/GDRs issued by Indian companies or foreign companies, equity of overseas companies listed on recognized stock exchanges of Japan, units/ securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts which are registered with Japan regulators and overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) which invest in the securities as permitted by SEBI/RBI from time to time. The fund will also invest in initial and follow on public offerings to be listed at recognized stock exchanges of Japan. (The Scheme will not invest in securitized debt & the scheme will not participate in short selling and securities lending).

Type of scheme

An Open Ended Equity Scheme investing in Japan Focused theme

Stated category
Thematic Fund
Benchmark
Tier 1 Benchmark: S&P Japan 500 TRI
Risk level at launch
High
New fund offer
8 Aug 2014 to 20 Aug 2014
Units first allotted
26 Aug 2014
Open for sale again
27 Aug 2014
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth130860INF204KA1SI1NIPP_INDI_JAPA_PUC86927 Aug 2014
Regular Growth130863INF204KA1SH3NIPP_INDI_JAPA_4H6VEE27 Aug 2014
Direct IDCW130864INF204KA1SM3NIPP_INDI_JAPA_3W9ZGI27 Aug 2014
Regular IDCW130859INF204KA1SL5NIPP_INDI_JAPA_LXEFS027 Aug 2014

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure