Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From Nippon India Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 15% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Nippon India Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF204K01XO1
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 118589
- First price on record
- 2 Jan 2013 · 3,363 daily prices
About Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund offered by Nippon India Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
The current NAV of Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹709.6267 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 7.03% over the last year, 12.98% CAGR over 3 years, 13.66% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 15.3% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 50.6%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹709.6267 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 1.47% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 7.03%, 3-year CAGR 12.98%, 5-year CAGR 13.66%, since-inception CAGR 13.69%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
How risky is Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 15.3%, Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,363 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.