Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Sector - Healthcare
NAV as on 06-01-2025
₹ 582.33
1D
Inception Returns
19.4%
/yr
About Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Sailesh Raj Bhan, Kinjal Desai. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth has ₹8638 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.
Returns
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 19.37% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 31.18%, 20.10% and 29.14% respectively.
Holdings
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Health, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, Divi's Laboratories Ltd, Lupin Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd
Taxation
As it is a sector - healthcare mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.
Investment objective of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate consistent returns by investing in equity and equity related or fixed income securities of Pharma and other associated companies.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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8039 people have invested ₹ 3.5Cr in Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
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Among most bought funds within the category
Larger AUM within category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration
5Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.91% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Healthcare PR |
| AUM | ₹8638 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 16.09% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
Trailing Returns
as on (06-Jan-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (30-Nov-24)
Large cap
45.7%
Mid cap
26.8%
Small cap
22.3%
Sector Allocation
Health
100%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
- This fund’s returns stands at -0.69% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
- This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 0.09% in Nov'24
- AUM of the fund stands at 8.6K Cr as of Nov'24
- AUM decreased by 50.4 Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Medplus Health Services Ltd's allocation increased from 2.36% to 3.23%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd's allocation increased from 3.48% to 4.09%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 9.16% to 9.65%
Top Stocks sold last month
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 13.95 % to 13.52 %
Lupin Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.06 % to 7.61 %
Cipla Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.54 % to 5.5 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 27.1% to 26.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 45.9% to 45.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 20.8% to 22.3%
Cash allocation has gone down from 4.4% to 3.1%
Top Sector in November was Health
Nov'24
Health
100%
Oct'24
Health
100%
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Lupin Ltd | 12.7% |
 Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd | 11.3% |
 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd | 2.8% |
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Sailesh Raj Bhan
Fund Manager of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth, since 1 April 2005
Top funds managed
Kinjal Desai
Fund Manager of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth, since 25 May 2018
Top funds managed
Fund House
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹4.26L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
Address
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited,4th Floor, Tower A, Peninsula Business Park,,Ganapatrao Kadam Marg,,Lower Parel (W)
Phone
022-68087000/18602660111
Website
customercare@nipponindiaim.in
Mutual Fund Insights
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (sector - healthcare). Its expense ratio is 0.91% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.39%.
In the last 1 year, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 49.04% return, outperforming this fund by 17.85%.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 20.6% growth in AUM moving from 7.16K Cr to 8.63K Cr.
In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 25.32% return, outperforming this fund by 5.21% per annum.
This fund with AUM at ₹8638.23Cr is among the largest funds in the sector - healthcare category.
In the last 5 years, DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 32.5% return, outperforming this fund by 3.35% per annum.
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 19.37% since inception which is less than its category average return of 23.92%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 96.93% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.07% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹8638 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹8638 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1860 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.91%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.91% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%
Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is ₹582.33 as on 06-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 06-Jan-2025.
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 2.2% | 2.2% |
6 Month Returns | 18.02% | 18.02% |
1 Year Returns | 31.18% | 31.18% |
3 Years Returns | 73.24% | 20.1% |
5 Years Returns | 259.2% | 29.14% |
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0.91% as on December 2024
₹8638 Cr as on December 2024
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(13.52%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd(9.65%), Lupin Ltd(7.61%), Cipla Ltd(5.5%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd(5.13%) as on December 2024
The alpha ratio for the Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | -2.75 | 0.26 | 2.27 |
As on December 2024
The alpha for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Healthcare PR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
As on December 2024
The Beta for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Healthcare PR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | 2.09 | 0.89 | 1.21 |
As on December 2024
The sharpe ratio for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Healthcare PR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | 11.67 | 15.15 | 18.48 |
As on December 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.61 as on December 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Sailesh Raj Bhan, Kinjal Desai are the fund managers of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is 1%