Should I invest in NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND?

We don't give personal investment advice. NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option is suitable for an investor whose:horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debtwants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debtis comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fundCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 11.8%. 5-year CAGR: 15.43%.

Nippon India

NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option

Latest NAV

₹25.5779

As of

17 Jul 2026

1,447 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	+0.16%	+0.16%	+0.00	17 / 35	Q2
1W	-0.85%	-0.33%	-0.53	33 / 35	Q4
2W	-0.89%	-0.45%	-0.44	31 / 35	Q4
1M	-0.62%	-0.11%	-0.51	27 / 35	Q4
3M	-0.61%	+0.65%	-1.26	29 / 35	Q4
6M	-1.31%	-0.25%	-1.06	21 / 33	Q3
YTD	-0.62%	+0.67%	-1.29	22 / 33	Q3
1Y	+9.75%	+10.13%	-0.39	18 / 30	Q3
2Y	+9.90%	+7.96%	+1.94	8 / 25	Q2
3Y	+17.77%	+13.47%	+4.29	2 / 14	Q1
4Y	+18.19%	+15.02%	+3.17	2 / 11	Q1
5Y	+15.43%	+12.54%	+2.89	2 / 11	Q1
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+17.47%	+11.35%	+6.12	5 / 35	Q1

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	-0.62%	+0.67%	-1.29	22 / 33
2025	+20.72%	+16.31%	+4.41	3 / 26
2024	+19.88%	+15.15%	+4.73	2 / 16
2023	+25.65%	+20.71%	+4.95	1 / 12
2022	+4.63%	+5.20%	-0.56	8 / 11
2021	+20.64%	+21.30%	-0.65	5 / 11
2020	—	—	—	—

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

+18.33%

60 windows

min 1.8% · max 38.0%

100% positive

3-Year rolling

+18.95%

36 windows

min 15.9% · max 23.0%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

+17.85%

11 windows

min 15.4% · max 20.2%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 5Y windows happen to be available.

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

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

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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

8.17%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

1.28

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

2.71

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-11.80%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

72.2%

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 Multi Asset Allocation Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Multi-Asset Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹21.4630	17 Jul 2026
SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹42.4918	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Multi-Asset Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹59.6735	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Invesco	₹12.5900	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹13.7238	17 Jul 2026
quant Multi Asset Allocation Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹170.4055	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Direct IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹15.9820	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund- Direct- IDCW	Franklin India	₹11.0754	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹13.9480	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Multi Asset Active FOF - Direct - IDCW	Kotak	₹10.1270	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹25.5779
16 Jul 2026	₹25.5367
15 Jul 2026	₹25.5551
14 Jul 2026	₹25.4678
13 Jul 2026	₹25.6004
10 Jul 2026	₹25.7978
9 Jul 2026	₹25.6665
8 Jul 2026	₹25.5010
7 Jul 2026	₹25.8411
6 Jul 2026	₹25.8914

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 MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option is ₹25.5779. It's a Multi Asset Allocation Fund from Nippon India, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option has NAV history starting from 31 Aug 2020, a track record of about 5 years 10 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 MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option is managed by Nippon India. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Multi Asset Allocation Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option has delivered a absolute return of 9.75% — -0.39 pp behind the Multi Asset Allocation Fund category average of 10.13%. The fund ranks #18 of 30 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option has delivered a CAGR of 17.77% — +4.29 pp ahead of the Multi Asset Allocation Fund category average of 13.47%. The fund ranks #2 of 14 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option has delivered a CAGR of 15.43% — +2.89 pp ahead of the Multi Asset Allocation Fund category average of 12.54%. The fund ranks #2 of 11 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option exactly 5 years ago would be worth approximately ₹204,948 today — a multiplier of 2.05×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 15.43%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹180,545.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹892,735 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 15.89%.

NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (5-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹892,735 — XIRR 15.89%.

On a 5-year basis, NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option ranks #2 out of 11 funds in the Multi Asset Allocation Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 12.54%; this fund delivered 15.43%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 11.80% — its NAV fell from a high on 29 Jan 2026 to a low on 23 Mar 2026. 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 MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option averaged 17.85% (best 20.15%, worst 15.43%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.91 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option returned 20.72% — beating the Multi Asset Allocation Fund category average of 16.31% by 4.41 pp. It ranked #3 of 26 in its category that year.

NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option is a Hybrid scheme. Tax treatment follows its actual equity allocation as disclosed by the AMC: at least 65% equity behaves like an equity fund (12.5% LTCG over 12 months, 20% STCG); 35-65% equity often gets an equity-style treatment with a 24-month threshold; under 35% equity is taxed at slab rate like a debt fund. Check the AMC's latest factsheet for the current classification.

We don't give personal investment advice. NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option is suitable for an investor whose:

horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debt
wants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debt
is comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fund

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 11.8%. 5-year CAGR: 15.43%.

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

NIPPON INDIA MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Multi Asset Allocation Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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