Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market. From Nippon India Mutual Fund. It's been running since 19 Oct 2020.
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Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 19% 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
- Other Scheme - Index Funds
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF204KB16W8
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF204KB17W6
- Fund code
- 148521
- First price on record
- 19 Oct 2020 · 1,450 daily prices
About Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is a Other Scheme - Index Funds offered by Nippon India Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 6 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the index category — Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.
The current NAV of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹36.6730 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 9.74% over the last year, 14.82% CAGR over 3 years, 15.40% 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 19.2% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 26.9%. 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
The latest NAV of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹36.6730 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.20% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return 9.74%, 3-year CAGR 14.82%, 5-year CAGR 15.40%, since-inception CAGR 24.67%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option belong to?+
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is categorised as Other Scheme - Index Funds. Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.
How risky is Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 19.2%, Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option a direct plan?+
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has NAV history available from 19 Oct 2020 — approximately 6 years of track record and 1,450 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.