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    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund

    Banking & PSUDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

    Data as on 30-10-2026

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund is a Banking & PSU fund run by Nippon India Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹5,057 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 6.9% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.5% a year.

    NAV (Direct plan)
    ₹22.84
    ▲ 0.04%30-10-2026
    NAV (Regular plan)
    ₹21.90
    ▲ 0.04%30-10-2026
    Expense ratio
    0.39%Direct0.78%Regular
    Riskometer
    Moderate
    Set by the fund house
    3 year return
    6.9%Direct6.5%Regular

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund NAV Today

    NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹22.84 (up 0.04% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹21.90 (up 0.04% that day).

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Returns vs Banking & PSU Funds

    Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

    Trailing returns
    Period1M3M6M1Y3Y5Y10Y
    This fund (Direct)−0.28%−0.10%+2.36%+3.76%+6.88%+6.13%+7.10%
    This fund (Regular)−0.31%−0.20%+2.16%+3.35%+6.46%+5.69%+6.68%
    Banking & PSU average−0.21%+0.14%+2.36%+4.04%+6.88%+6.22%+6.95%
    Best in Banking & PSU+0.29%+1.41%+3.21%+5.74%+7.47%+7.79%+7.22%
    Worst in Banking & PSU−0.45%−0.53%+1.89%+2.97%+6.32%+5.58%+6.46%
    Rank in Banking & PSU11/1912/198/1913/198/189/164/13

    Category rows compare the Direct plans of 19 Banking & PSU funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. This fund's benchmark is CRISIL Banking and PSU Debt A-II Index. Returns of that index are not available to us, so the category average is the comparison.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Year-wise Returns

    Return of each calendar year
    YearDirectRegular
    2026to date+3.17%+2.83%
    2025+7.71%+7.29%
    2024+8.28%+7.85%
    2023+7.25%+6.80%
    2022+3.65%+3.17%
    2021+4.34%+3.86%

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Rolling Returns

    The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

    Rolling returns

    Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 2,046 periods, one for each trading day from 18-05-2018 to 30-10-2026.

    0%2%4%6%8%10%
    Jan 2016
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    Jan 2019
    Jun 2017
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    Jun 2020
    Dec 2018
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    Dec 2021
    May 2020
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    May 2023
    Oct 2021
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    Oct 2024
    Feb 2023
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    Feb 2026
    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Direct)Category average, 19 Banking & PSU funds

    Every holding period at a glance

    PeriodPeriodsMedianLowestHighestWith a lossCategory medianBeat category
    1 year2,5317.6%2.4%13.5%0%7.5%64%
    2 years2,2897.7%3.8%12.1%0%7.5%67%
    3 years2,0467.7%4.9%9.9%0%7.6%77%
    5 years1,5677.4%6.0%9.4%0%7.1%95%
    7 years1,0807.5%6.7%8.1%0%7.3%100%
    10 years3547.6%7.1%8.0%0%7.5%100%

    Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 19 Banking & PSU funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Risk

    How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

    Risk and return

    MeasureNippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Direct)This fundCategory average
    Return (CAGR)+6.88%+6.89%
    Standard deviation1.20%1.00%
    Sharpe ratio0.710.87
    Sortino ratio1.041.29
    Maximum drawdown−0.69% (23-10-2026)−0.54% (02-04-2026)

    From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

    Drawdowns

    How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

    −4%−3%−2%−1%0%
    201620182020202220242026
    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Direct)Category average, 19 Banking & PSU funds
    Worst fallHigh before itBottomBack at the highTime to climb backBelow its high today
    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Direct)−3.2%09-03-202023-03-202027-03-20204 days−0.56%
    Category average−3.2%06-03-202023-03-202020-04-202028 days−0.37%

    From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 18-05-2015, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 19 Banking & PSU funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund vs Other Banking & PSU Funds

    The five Banking & PSU funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

    Fund nameRankAUM (Cr)Exp. ratio1Y return3Y return3Y alpha3Y beta3Y Sharpe3Y Sortino
    UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund1/181,4480.24%+5.74%+7.47%----1.923.16Compare
    Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund2/185650.23%+5.39%+7.31%----1.312.00Compare
    LIC MF Banking & PSU Debt Fund3/181,5980.28%+4.25%+7.11%----1.021.54Compare
    SBI Banking & PSU Debt Fund4/183,5120.41%+4.41%+7.07%----1.041.57Compare
    Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund5/184,7610.40%+4.03%+7.01%----0.861.26Compare
    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund8/185,0570.39%+3.76%+6.88%----0.711.04

    AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

    What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-09-2026

    PlanBase expense ratioBrokerageTransaction costsLevies and GSTTotal expense ratioBanking & PSU medianCost rank (1 = cheapest)
    Direct0.33%0.00%0.00%0.06%0.39%0.36%12/19
    Regular0.66%0.00%0.00%0.12%0.78%0.70%17/19

    The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Banking & PSU funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

    Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

    Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

    Over the lastRegularDirectDirect earned more by₹1 lakh became (Regular)₹1 lakh became (Direct)
    1 year3.35%3.76%0.41%₹1,03,350₹1,03,760
    3 years6.46%6.88%0.42% a year₹1,20,659₹1,22,093
    5 years5.69%6.13%0.44% a year₹1,31,877₹1,34,645
    10 years6.68%7.10%0.42% a year₹1,90,911₹1,98,561

    Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund SIP Calculator

    What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

    Growth of an investment

    Step up each year
    PeriodFor

    ₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 18-05-2015 to 30-10-2026: 138 instalments, ₹13,80,000 in all.

    InvestmentInvestedValue nowGainReturn a year
    Direct planNippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Direct) ₹13,80,000 ₹20,84,753 ₹7,04,753 6.9%
    Regular planNippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Regular) ₹13,80,000 ₹20,30,058 ₹6,50,058 6.5%
    Category averageCategory average, 19 Banking & PSU funds ₹13,80,000 ₹20,69,388 ₹6,89,388 6.8%
    ₹0₹5.0 L₹10.0 L₹15.0 L₹20.0 L₹25.0 L
    201620182020202220242026
    Direct planNippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Direct)Regular planNippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 19 Banking & PSU fundsAmount invested

    From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Asset Allocation

    Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

    What the fund holds

    92.9%Debt

    AssetFundCategory
    Debt92.9%91.5%
    Cash and others7.1%8.5%

    Credit rating

    Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 19 Banking & PSU funds.

    RatingFundCategory
    Sovereign11.3%8.9%
    AAA and A1+81.6%81.8%

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Portfolio Holdings

    As on 30-09-2026 · 109 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

    HoldingsRatingWeight%
    7.61% Government of India · Government securitySOVEREIGN4.03%
    7.48% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development · BondCRISIL AAA3.54%
    Small Industries Dev Bank of India · BondCRISIL AAA3.47%
    7.68% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development · BondCRISIL AAA3.45%
    7.59% National Housing Bank · BondCRISIL AAA2.57%
    7.77% REC Limited · BondCRISIL AAA2.47%
    7.34% Small Industries Dev Bank of India · BondCRISIL AAA2.45%
    7.8% Union Bank of India · BondICRA AAA2.01%
    7.7% Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Limited · BondICRA AAA1.98%
    Bank of Baroda · Certificate of depositCARE A1+1.94%

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Portfolio Overlap

    Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

    FundOverlapHoldings in common
    Nippon India Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Nippon India23.8%29Compare
    Nippon India Floating Interest Rates FundFloater · Nippon India18.1%28Compare
    Axis Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Axis16.8%28Compare
    AXIS Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Axis16.3%28Compare
    HDFC Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · HDFC15.0%22Compare
    Kotak Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Kotak Mahindra14.6%19Compare
    Nippon India Short Term FundShort Duration · Nippon India13.7%17Compare
    Bandhan Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Bandhan13.3%20Compare

    Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund Overview

    Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

    Expense ratio (Direct)
    0.39%
    Expense ratio (Regular)
    0.78%
    Category
    Banking & PSU
    Risk
    Moderate
    Benchmark
    CRISIL Banking and PSU Debt A-II Index
    Launch date
    15-05-2015
    Minimum investment
    ₹5,000
    Minimum additional investment
    ₹1,000
    AUM
    ₹5,056.71 Cr (30-09-2026)
    Lock in
    None
    Scheme code (Direct)
    134547
    ISIN (Direct)
    INF204KA1U53
    Scheme code (Regular)
    134545
    ISIN (Regular)
    INF204KA1T56
    NAV history
    From 18-05-2015, 11.5 years
    Exit load
    Nil

    Tax on Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund returns

    • Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund is taxed as a debt fund: 65% or more of it is in bonds and money market papers.
    • For units bought on or after 01-04-2023, the gain is added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold the units.
    • IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
    • A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

    Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

    All plans and options

    PlanOptionNAVAs on
    directBonus₹22.841530-10-2026
    directGrowth₹22.842330-10-2026
    directIDCW₹22.842330-10-2026
    directMonthly IDCW₹10.712930-10-2026
    directQuarterly IDCW₹10.764430-10-2026
    directWeekly IDCW₹10.227430-10-2026
    regularGrowth₹21.89630-10-2026
    regularWeekly IDCW₹10.222630-10-2026
    regularIDCW₹21.89630-10-2026
    regularMonthly IDCW₹10.639230-10-2026
    regularQuarterly IDCW₹10.696730-10-2026

    About Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund is a mutual fund from Nippon India Mutual Fund. Its category is Banking & PSU. It was launched on 15-05-2015. Its benchmark is CRISIL Banking and PSU Debt A-II Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 109 securities.

    Fund Manager

    • Pranay Sinha

      Fund manager of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund, since 01-03-2021

    • Vivek Sharma

      Fund manager of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund, since 01-06-2020

    See all funds of Nippon India Mutual Fund

    AUM change

    September 2026
    ₹5,056.71 Cr
    −1.81% from August 2026
    August 2026
    ₹5,149.77 Cr
    −1.84% from July 2026
    July 2026
    ₹5,246.16 Cr
    −1.15% from June 2026

    AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

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    Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund

    What is the current NAV of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    The Direct plan NAV is ₹22.8423. The Regular plan NAV is ₹21.896, as on 30-10-2026.

    What are the returns of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    The Direct plan returned +3.76% in 1 year, +6.88% a year over 3 years, +6.13% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +3.35% in 1 year, +6.46% a year over 3 years, +5.69% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

    What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    The Direct plan charges 0.39% a year. The Regular plan charges 0.78% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-09-2026.

    What is the AUM of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund managed ₹5,056.71 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

    What are the top holdings of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were 7.61% Government of India (4.03%), 7.48% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (3.54%), Small Industries Dev Bank of India (3.47%), 7.68% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (3.45%), 7.59% National Housing Bank (2.57%). The fund held 109 securities in all.

    How do I invest in Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    Through Nippon India Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

    Who is the fund manager of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    Pranay Sinha (since 01-03-2021), Vivek Sharma (since 01-06-2020).

    What is the exit load of Nippon India Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

    Nil

    Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

    This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.

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