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Nippon India Gilt Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Nippon India Gilt Fund is ₹39.97 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Nippon India Gilt Fund delivered?

Nippon India Gilt Fund has returned +4.76% over 1 year, +6.10% per year over 3 years, +5.23% per year over 5 years and +7.98% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Nippon India Gilt Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.24% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Its largest holdings are GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 35840 GOI 15AP65 6.9 FV RS 100 (13.6%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 34238 GOI 22AP64 7.34 FV RS 100 (12.1%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 36320 GOI 18AG55 7.24 FV RS 100 (10.7%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37426 GOI 11MY36 6.94 FV RS 100 (8.8%) and GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 33002 GOI 12JU63 7.25 FV RS 100 (6.5%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Nippon India Gilt Fund?

It is rated moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 3.0% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -15.0%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of -0.13 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Nippon India Gilt Fund's -0.13 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Nippon India Gilt Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY All Duration G-Sec Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Nippon India Gilt Fund is managed by Pranay Sinha at Nippon India.

Q: How is Nippon India Gilt Fund taxed?

Nippon India Gilt Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

Nippon India Mutual Fund · Best Gilt Mutual Funds

This is the Regular plan of Nippon India Gilt Fund — bought through a distributor, whose commission is paid out of its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

NAV

₹39.97

-0.32% 1D

as of 20 Aug 2026

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NAV history

+4.92%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹40.10

Latest ₹39.97

Low ₹37.8388th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹40.27

Scorecard

★★★★☆4/5 vs 30 of 31 Gilt Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Gilt Fund (same plan and option). 30 of the 31 Gilt Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +6.10% · ranks 15 of 31 Gilt Funds

RiskModerate

Volatility 3.0% vs 3.1% category avg

CostHigh

1.2% expense vs 1.1% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Ahead of the Gilt Fund average on 3M/6M/1Y — 1Y by 0.62pp
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

High expense ratio (1.24%) vs the Gilt Fund average of 1.11%

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

Category 1.11%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

-0.13

Category -0.23▲0.10

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

Exit Load

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

22 Aug 2008

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+0.25%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+3.71%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+3.61%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+3.31%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+4.76%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.10%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+5.23%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.74%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the fund's inception

+7.98%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

3.05%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

-0.13

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

-0.18

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-15.00%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for Gilt Fund — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (Gilt Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+0.25%	+0.19%	+0.06%
3M abs	+3.71%	+3.10%	+0.61%
6M abs	+3.61%	+2.81%	+0.80%
1Y CAGR	+4.76%	+4.14%	+0.62%
3Y CAGR	+6.10%	+5.91%	+0.19%
5Y CAGR	+5.23%	+5.17%	+0.06%

Category average across peers in Gilt Fund (up to 31 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 31 peers in Gilt Fund

1Y return

+4.76%

Beats 77.4% · rank #8

3Y return

+6.10%

Beats 51.7% · rank #15

5Y return

+5.23%

Beats 46.2% · rank #15

Sharpe

-0.13

Beats 58.1% · rank #14

Sortino

-0.18

Beats 58.1% · rank #14

Rolling returns

Return for every possible 1Y holding period, not just today’s

Average

+7.5%

Median

+6.8%

Best

+21.0%

Worst

-7.7%

Positive periods

97.5%

204 overlapping 1Y windows, sampled monthly across the fund’s history.

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹6.89L

Absolute

+14.78%

XIRR

+5.63%

Value vs. invested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Nippon India Gilt Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+3.36%
2025	+3.70%
2024	+8.88%
2023	+6.80%
2022	+2.23%
2021	+1.97%
2020	+11.39%
2019	+12.49%
2018	+8.12%
2017	+3.51%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

History points

4,336

Expense ratio

AUM

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Gilt Fund

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Nippon India Gilt FundThis fund Nippon India	★★★★☆	+4.76%	+6.10%	+5.23%	—	1.24%	₹1,626Cr
Bandhan Gilt Fund Bandhan	★★★★☆	+8.04%	+7.55%	+5.88%	—	1.18%	₹1,970Cr
Axis Gilt Fund Axis	★★★★☆	+5.40%	+7.19%	+5.90%	—	0.86%	₹431.63Cr
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund ICICI Prudential	★★★★★	+5.70%	+7.10%	+6.55%	—	1.11%	₹8,858Cr
UTI - Gilt Fund UTI	★★★★★	+5.85%	+6.75%	+5.67%	—	1.01%	₹510.86Cr
UTI - Gilt Fund - Regular Plan - Discontinued PF Plan Prescribed Date Auto Redemption UTI	★★★★★	+5.85%	+6.75%	+5.67%	—	0.69%	₹7.59L

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-15.0%02 Jan 2009 → 12 Mar 2009
Fell over 2 months, back to the old high on 14 May 2012 — 3.2 years under water after the low.
-11.9%04 Jun 2013 → 19 Aug 2013
Fell over 2 months, back to the old high on 03 Jun 2014 — 9 months under water after the low.
-5.2%16 Sep 2008 → 29 Sep 2008
Fell over 13 days, back to the old high on 10 Oct 2008 — 11 days under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹1,626Cr

April - June 2026

-10%

since January - March 2026

Down +10% from its peak of ₹1,802Cr in January - March 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Gilt funds

Gilt funds lend only to the government, so they carry no credit risk. Their prices do move with interest rates, though — they can swing when rate expectations change.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Nippon India Gilt Fund is ₹39.97 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Nippon India Gilt Fund delivered?

Nippon India Gilt Fund has returned +4.76% over 1 year, +6.10% per year over 3 years, +5.23% per year over 5 years and +7.98% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Nippon India Gilt Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.24% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Its largest holdings are GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 35840 GOI 15AP65 6.9 FV RS 100 (13.6%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 34238 GOI 22AP64 7.34 FV RS 100 (12.1%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 36320 GOI 18AG55 7.24 FV RS 100 (10.7%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37426 GOI 11MY36 6.94 FV RS 100 (8.8%) and GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 33002 GOI 12JU63 7.25 FV RS 100 (6.5%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Nippon India Gilt Fund?

It is rated moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 3.0% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -15.0%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of -0.13 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Nippon India Gilt Fund's -0.13 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Nippon India Gilt Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY All Duration G-Sec Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Nippon India Gilt Fund?

Nippon India Gilt Fund is managed by Pranay Sinha at Nippon India.

How is Nippon India Gilt Fund taxed?

Nippon India Gilt Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.