Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 15-04-2025
₹ 536.37
▲2.5%
1D
Inception Returns
18.1%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
Absolute
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6896 people have invested ₹ 3.1Cr in Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
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 ₹8081 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 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 18.06% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 15.16%, 18.88% and 23.80% respectively.
Holdings
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Health. 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 20%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
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.
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.91% |
Benchmark | BSE Healthcare TR INR |
| AUM | ₹8081 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 |
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
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (15-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
37.8%
Mid cap
33.5%
Small cap
28.1%
Sector Allocation
Health
100%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 6.60% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 0.65% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 8.1K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 443.9 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd's allocation increased from 0.87% to 2.18%
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd's allocation increased from 3.28% to 3.61%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 1.69% to 1.96%
Top Stocks sold last month
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 13.68 % to 13.43 %
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 9.32 % to 9.28 %
Lupin Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.73 % to 7.27 %
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 38.5% to 37.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 26.7% to 28.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 33.7% to 33.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 1.1% to 0.5%
Top Sector in March was Health
Mar'25
Health
100%
Feb'25
Health
100%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd | 13.43% | -4.6% | |
 Divi's Laboratories Ltd | 9.28% | 0% | |
 Lupin Ltd | 7.27% | -6.5% | |
 Cipla Ltd | 5.71% | 0% | |
 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd | 5.31% | 0% |
See all
Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | 15.16% | 18.88% | 23.8% | 18.06% |
 UTI Healthcare Fund-Growth Option- Direct | 21.53% | 19.88% | 23.6% | 16.11% |
 ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth | 20.74% | 23.11% | 26.67% | 22.28% |
 LIC MF Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | 19.21% | 16.6% | 19.68% | 19.94% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 2.1% |
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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
₹3.92L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
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 1.4%.
In the last 1 year, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 28.69% return, outperforming this fund by 13.54%.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 9.4% drop in AUM moving from 8.91K Cr to 8.08K Cr.
In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 26.67% return, outperforming this fund by 2.87% per annum.
Over the last 15 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 4.2% moving from 0.95 to 0.91.
In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 23.11% return, outperforming this fund by 4.23% 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 18.06% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.67%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 99.46% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 0.54% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹8081 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹8081 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1821 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.91%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.91% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.44%
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Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is ₹536.37 as on 15-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 15-Apr-2025.
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 4.1% | 4.1% |
6 Month Returns | -8.27% | -8.27% |
1 Year Returns | 15.16% | 15.16% |
3 Years Returns | 68.02% | 18.88% |
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0.91% as on March 2025
₹8081 Cr as on March 2025
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(13.43%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd(9.28%), Lupin Ltd(7.27%), Cipla Ltd(5.71%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd(5.31%) as on March 2025
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 | -3.56 | 0.5 | 1.26 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is calculated against BSE Healthcare TR INR. 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 | 0.9 | 0.93 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE Healthcare TR INR. 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 | 0.4 | 0.81 | 1.15 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE Healthcare TR INR. 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 | 18.03 | 15.85 | 19.01 |
As on March 2025
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 1.4 as on March 2025. 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%