Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Sector - Healthcare
NAV as on 02-12-2024
₹ 571.41
▲1%
1D
Inception Returns
19.3%
/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 ₹8689 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 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 19.30% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 37.44%, 20.71% and 28.97% 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 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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7351 people have invested ₹ 2.7Cr in Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
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Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.91% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Healthcare PR |
| AUM | ₹8689 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 16.09% |
| STCG | Redeeming 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 (02-Dec-24)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Oct-24)
Large cap
45.9%
Mid cap
27.1%
Small cap
20.8%
Sector Allocation
Health
100%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
- This fund’s returns stands at -1.48% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -6.52% as on Oct'24
- This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 5.03% in Oct'24
- AUM of the fund stands at 8.7K Cr as of Oct'24
- AUM decreased by 80 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 8.39% to 9.16%
Thyrocare Technologies Ltd's allocation increased from 1.64% to 1.9%
Mankind Pharma Ltd's allocation increased from 2.59% to 2.77%
Top Stocks sold last month
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 14.41 % to 13.95 %
Cipla Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.85 % to 5.54 %
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.33 % to 5.24 %
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 20.6% to 20.8%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 27.6% to 27.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 46.3% to 45.9%
Cash allocation has gone up from 3.7% to 4.4%
Top Sector in October was Health
Oct'24
Health
100%
Sep'24
Health
100%
See all
Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Medplus Health Services Ltd | 21.5% |
 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd | 19.1% |
 Divis Laboratories Ltd | 6% |
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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
₹4.29L Cr
as on 31-Oct-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
Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 9.9% moving from 1.01 to 0.91.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 21.8% growth in AUM moving from 7.13K Cr to 8.68K Cr.
In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 25.76% return, outperforming this fund by 5.05% per annum.
In the last 1 year, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 54.44% return, outperforming this fund by 17%.
In the last 5 years, DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 33.03% return, outperforming this fund by 4.05% per annum.
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%.
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 19.3% since inception which is less than its category average return of 26.56%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 95.57% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 4.43% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹8689 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹8689 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2001 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.91%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.91% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.33%
Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth is ₹571.41 as on 02-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 02-Dec-2024.
Nippon India Pharma Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 0.31% | 0.31% |
6 Month Returns | 19.95% | 19.95% |
1 Year Returns | 37.44% | 37.44% |
3 Years Returns | 75.87% | 20.71% |
5 Years Returns | 256.82% | 28.97% |
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0.91% as on November 2024
₹8689 Cr as on November 2024
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(13.95%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd(9.16%), Lupin Ltd(8.06%), Cipla Ltd(5.54%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd(5.24%) as on November 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 | -2.6 | 0.59 | 2.62 |
As on November 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 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
As on November 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 | 2.16 | 0.89 | 1.18 |
As on November 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 | 11.76 | 15.15 | 18.49 |
As on November 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 1.62 as on November 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%