Should I invest in Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 1.1%. 5-year CAGR: 6.41%.

Nippon India

Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹22.8275

As of

17 Jul 2026

2,703 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.02%	+0.02%	0.00	12 / 22	Q3
1W	-0.10%	-0.03%	-0.07	20 / 22	Q4
2W	-0.18%	-0.11%	-0.06	18 / 22	Q4
1M	+0.73%	+0.69%	+0.04	8 / 22	Q2
3M	+1.99%	+1.77%	+0.22	2 / 22	Q1
6M	+3.39%	+3.20%	+0.19	4 / 22	Q1
YTD	+3.06%	+2.82%	+0.24	5 / 22	Q1
1Y	+5.12%	+5.37%	-0.26	12 / 22	Q3
2Y	+7.29%	+7.27%	+0.03	11 / 22	Q2
3Y	+7.30%	+7.24%	+0.06	7 / 20	Q2
4Y	+7.27%	+7.15%	+0.12	5 / 19	Q2
5Y	+6.41%	+6.38%	+0.02	5 / 18	Q2
7Y	+7.10%	+6.87%	+0.23	3 / 16	Q1
10Y	+7.43%	+7.20%	+0.23	4 / 15	Q2
Inception	+7.65%	+7.48%	+0.17	11 / 21	Q3

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+3.06%	+2.92%	+0.14	5 / 21
2025	+7.72%	+7.73%	-0.01	12 / 21
2024	+8.26%	+8.19%	+0.07	9 / 21
2023	+7.22%	+7.05%	+0.17	5 / 20
2022	+3.65%	+3.98%	-0.33	10 / 18
2021	+4.27%	+3.82%	+0.44	5 / 18
2020	+11.37%	+10.42%	+0.95	2 / 16
2019	+11.03%	+10.17%	+0.86	5 / 16
2018	+6.69%	+6.92%	-0.23	10 / 16
2017	+5.89%	+5.82%	+0.07	10 / 17
2016	+10.35%	+10.00%	+0.35	6 / 16

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+7.66%

124 windows

min 2.6% · max 12.7%

100% positive

3-Year rolling

+7.49%

100 windows

min 4.9% · max 9.9%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+7.54%

76 windows

min 6.0% · max 9.3%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+7.51%

51 windows

min 7.0% · max 8.1%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 7Y windows happen to be available.

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

1.66%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.36

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.68%

Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

% positive months

91.7%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Banking & PSU Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹25.4126	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹22.8269	17 Jul 2026
SBI BANKING & PSU FUND - Direct Plan - Growth	SBI	₹3,512.4985	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹36.3286	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Invesco	₹2,569.5096	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Growth	Bandhan	₹26.9584	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund- Direct Plan-Growth	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹402.5843	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹25.0706	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Mirae Asset	₹13.9659	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Growth	Kotak	₹72.5392	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹22.8275
16 Jul 2026	₹22.8237
15 Jul 2026	₹22.8092
14 Jul 2026	₹22.7967
13 Jul 2026	₹22.8485
10 Jul 2026	₹22.8492
9 Jul 2026	₹22.8264
8 Jul 2026	₹22.8170
7 Jul 2026	₹22.8752
6 Jul 2026	₹22.8805

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option is ₹22.8275. It's a Banking & PSU Fund from Nippon India, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option has NAV history starting from 18 May 2015, a track record of about 11 years 2 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option is managed by Nippon India. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Banking & PSU Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 5.12% — -0.26 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 5.37%. The fund ranks #12 of 22 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 7.30% — +0.06 pp ahead of the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 7.24%. The fund ranks #7 of 20 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 6.41% — +0.02 pp ahead of the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 6.38%. The fund ranks #5 of 18 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹204,759 today — a multiplier of 2.05×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 7.43%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹200,461.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹715,895 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.00%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,733,401 (multiplier 1.44×). XIRR: 7.14%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option ranks #5 out of 18 funds in the Banking & PSU Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 6.38%; this fund delivered 6.41%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 1.11% — its NAV fell from a high on 05 Apr 2022 to a low on 09 May 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option averaged 7.54% (best 9.33%, worst 6.04%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.16 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option returned 7.72% — lagging the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 7.73% by 0.01 pp. It ranked #12 of 21 in its category that year.

Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 1.1%. 5-year CAGR: 6.41%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Nippon India Banking and PSU Fund- Direct Plan-Growth Plan- Growth Option

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Banking & PSU Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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