Should I invest in Nippon India Japan Equity Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 30.9%. 5-year CAGR: 10.00%.

Nippon India

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹27.7005

As of

3 Jun 2026

2,735 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	-0.79%	+0.28%	-1.07	119 / 122	Q4
1W	+0.19%	-1.28%	+1.47	19 / 122	Q1
2W	+0.03%	+0.09%	-0.06	61 / 122	Q2
1M	+6.48%	-0.62%	+7.10	4 / 122	Q1
3M	+4.83%	+1.50%	+3.33	35 / 122	Q2
6M	+21.17%	-2.06%	+23.23	4 / 122	Q1
YTD	+20.25%	-1.85%	+22.10	4 / 122	Q1
1Y	+33.94%	+2.44%	+31.50	5 / 119	Q1
2Y	+22.84%	+3.47%	+19.37	6 / 116	Q1
3Y	+19.18%	+14.90%	+4.28	34 / 112	Q2
4Y	+16.04%	+14.65%	+1.38	42 / 105	Q2
5Y	+10.00%	+12.36%	-2.37	72 / 104	Q3
7Y	+12.17%	+13.76%	-1.58	62 / 99	Q3
10Y	+10.35%	+11.67%	-1.32	63 / 93	Q3
Inception	+8.90%	+10.81%	-1.91	79 / 122	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	+20.25%	-2.01%	+22.26	4 / 118
2025	+19.76%	+3.20%	+16.56	6 / 115
2024	+9.31%	+19.60%	-10.29	99 / 113
2023	+18.74%	+31.56%	-12.81	97 / 108
2022	-15.33%	+2.19%	-17.52	96 / 104
2021	+5.69%	+32.41%	-26.72	99 / 102
2020	+13.19%	+18.32%	-5.13	52 / 100
2019	+22.97%	+5.50%	+17.47	8 / 97
2018	-3.43%	-10.07%	+6.64	27 / 94
2017	+14.68%	+30.10%	-15.42	78 / 93
2016	-3.53%	-0.25%	-3.28	62 / 93

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

+8.42%

132 windows

min -26.6% · max 37.4%

75% positive

3-Year rolling

+7.37%

107 windows

min -1.7% · max 19.2%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+6.95%

83 windows

min 1.7% · max 11.4%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+6.93%

59 windows

min 2.5% · max 12.2%

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

12.57%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.95

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.88

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-16.25%

Sep 2024 → Apr 2025

% positive months

69.4%

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 Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Growth Option	HDFC	₹16.8310	3 Jun 2026
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹27.7005	3 Jun 2026
Magnum Equity Fund -Dividend	SBI	₹71.4772	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹10.5700	3 Jun 2026
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Dividend Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹21.5824	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund- Growth	Franklin India	₹9.2801	3 Jun 2026
Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Growth	Kotak	₹67.0980	3 Jun 2026
Canara Robeco Infrastructure-DIVIDEND	Canara Robeco	₹64.3200	3 Jun 2026
UTI - MNC Fund (UGS 10000)-Growth Option	UTI	₹382.6597	3 Jun 2026
BANK OF INDIA Manufacturing & Infrastructure Fund-Growth	Bank of India	₹62.7500	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹27.7005
2 Jun 2026	₹27.0861
1 Jun 2026	₹27.3019
29 May 2026	₹27.4549
27 May 2026	₹27.1217
26 May 2026	₹27.0354
25 May 2026	₹27.1350
22 May 2026	₹27.1090
21 May 2026	₹26.9165
20 May 2026	₹26.9061

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 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option is ₹27.7005. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from Nippon India, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option has NAV history starting from 27 Aug 2014, a track record of about 11 years 9 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 Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option is managed by Nippon India. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 33.94% — +31.5 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.44%. The fund ranks #5 of 119 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 19.18% — +4.28 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 14.90%. The fund ranks #34 of 112 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 10.00% — -2.37 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 12.36%. The fund ranks #72 of 104 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹267,734 today — a multiplier of 2.68×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 10.35%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹301,430.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹934,914 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 17.77%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,242,463 (multiplier 1.87×). XIRR: 12.01%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option ranks #72 out of 104 funds in the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 12.36%; this fund delivered 10.00%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 30.92% — its NAV fell from a high on 14 Sep 2021 to a low on 21 Oct 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 Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option averaged 6.95% (best 11.38%, worst 1.73%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.29 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option returned 19.76% — beating the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 3.20% by 16.56 pp. It ranked #6 of 115 in its category that year.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 30.9%. 5-year CAGR: 10.00%.

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