Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund · Sectoral/Thematic · Regular plan, growth option
NAV (₹), 2 Oct 2026
606.9708
1-day change
-0.20%
1Y return
-2.6%
3Y CAGR
9.3%
5Y CAGR
11.2%
Max drawdown, 5Y
−19.1%
NAV history month-end NAV, ₹ · 3 Apr 2006 to 1 Oct 2026
Returns vs Sectoral/Thematic median (259 schemes) and “Banking & financial services” median (28)
| Period | Scheme | Category median | Banking & financial services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.6% | -5.4% | -6.2% |
| 3 months | -7.1% | -3.1% | -6.7% |
| 6 months | 5.7% | 8.5% | 5.9% |
| Year to date | -8.1% | -2.6% | -6.9% |
| 1 year | -2.6% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 9.3% | 11.7% | 9.5% |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 11.2% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| 7 years (CAGR) | 12.9% | 15.7% | 11.2% |
| 10 years (CAGR) | 11.7% | 13.3% | 11.0% |
| Since first NAV (CAGR) | 15.4% | – | – |
“Banking & financial services” is MFIC's grouping of Sectoral/Thematic schemes by the theme or index in their names, not an AMFI category.
Rolling returns every business-day start date
| Measure | Scheme | Category median |
|---|---|---|
| 1Y rolling median | 15.7% | 9.8% |
| 3Y rolling median | 17.1% | 15.6% |
| 3Y rolling worst | -14.8% | 0.6% |
| 3Y periods positive | 92% | 100% |
| 3Y periods ahead of benchmark | 77% | 71% |
| 5Y rolling median | 15.0% | 14.2% |
| 5Y rolling worst | -3.4% | 0.3% |
| 5Y periods ahead of benchmark | 75% | 70% |
Benchmark: Nifty 500 (proxy: Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund, price return).
Risk 36 months, monthly returns, Rf 6.5%
| Measure | Scheme | Category median |
|---|---|---|
| Standard deviation (ann.) | 15.8% | 16.7% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.22 | 0.34 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.30 | 0.51 |
| Beta | 0.91 | 0.96 |
| Alpha (ann.) | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Upside capture | 93.55 | 103.56 |
| Downside capture | 93.10 | 96.87 |
Drawdowns peak-to-trough falls in NAV
| Measure | Scheme | Category median |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum drawdown, full history | −57.4% | −23.7% |
| Maximum drawdown, last 10Y | −50.9% | −39.3% |
| Maximum drawdown, last 5Y | −19.1% | −22.8% |
| Current drawdown | −10.4% | −8.8% |
| Recovery time of worst fall | 191 days | – |
Longer histories include more crises, so compare the 5Y and 10Y figures across schemes of different ages.
Calendar-year returns NAV change from 31 Dec to 31 Dec
| Year | Scheme | Nifty 500 proxy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | -8.1% | -7.8% | −0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | 7.7% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | 15.6% | −5.3% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 26.5% | −2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | 3.8% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | 30.6% | −0.9% |
| 2020 | -10.6% | 17.2% | −27.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | n/a | – |
| 2018 | -1.2% | n/a | – |
| 2017 | 44.1% | n/a | – |
Benchmark proxy: Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund (Direct plan NAV, price return), which carries its own costs. The first year starts from the first 31 December in the scheme's history.
Monthly SIP of ₹10,000 first business day of each month, ending 2 Oct 2026
| Period | Invested | Value | XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,14,243 | -8.8% |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,78,925 | 3.4% |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,61,791 | 9.5% |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹22,35,019 | 12.0% |
Uses this plan's NAVs; ignores stamp duty, exit loads and taxes. One historical path only — the interactive SIP analyzer shows outcomes across every start date.
Scheme facts
Category: Sectoral/Thematic
Plan / option: Regular · Growth
AMFI scheme code: 101862
ISIN: INF204K01927
First NAV in MFIC data: 3 Apr 2006
History: 20.5 years
Expense ratio, AUM, portfolio: see the scheme's factsheet
Schemes that behaved similarly correlation of monthly returns, last 5 years
| Scheme | Category | Correlation | 3Y CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Prudential Banking & Financial Services Fund | Sectoral/Thematic | 0.98 | 7.9% |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund | Sectoral/Thematic | 0.98 | 7.3% |
| HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund | Sectoral/Thematic | 0.97 | 9.7% |
| Tata Banking & Financial Services Fund | Sectoral/Thematic | 0.97 | 8.5% |
| Kotak Banking and Financial Services Fund | Sectoral/Thematic | 0.97 | 9.2% |
| Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund | Sectoral/Thematic | 0.97 | 9.5% |
Questions about Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund
- What is the latest NAV of Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund?
- The NAV of the Regular plan (growth option) was ₹606.9708 on 2 Oct 2026, as published by AMFI.
- Which category is Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund in?
- It is classified as Sectoral/Thematic in AMFI's daily NAV file; a Sectoral/Thematic scheme invests at least 80% in one sector or theme. MFIC compares it with 259 Sectoral/Thematic schemes (Regular plans).
- What returns has Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund delivered?
- Over one year the NAV changed by -2.6%. The 3-year CAGR is 9.3% (category median 11.7%) and the 5-year CAGR is 11.2% (category median 10.6%). Returns are after expenses and before tax. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
- How consistent have its 3-year returns been?
- Measuring a 3-year CAGR from every business day in its history, the median was 17.1%, the lowest was -14.8%, and 92% of 3-year periods ended with a gain. It was ahead of Nifty 500 (index-fund proxy) in 77% of those periods.
- What was the largest fall in Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund's NAV?
- The largest peak-to-trough fall in its available history was 57.4%; within the last five years it was 19.1% (category median 22.8%).
- How volatile is Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund?
- Its annualised standard deviation of monthly returns over the last 36 months is 15.8%, which is below the Sectoral/Thematic category median of 16.7%.
- What would a monthly SIP in Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund have grown to?
- A SIP of ₹10,000 on the first business day of each month for the last 5 years (60 instalments, ₹6,00,000 invested) would have been worth about ₹7,61,791 on 2 Oct 2026, an annualised return (XIRR) of 9.5%. This uses the Regular plan's NAVs, ignores taxes and exit loads, and past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
- What is the difference between the Direct and Regular plans?
- Both plans hold the same portfolio; the Regular plan includes distribution costs in its expense ratio. Over one year the Direct plan's NAV changed by -1.8% and the Regular plan's by -2.6%. The Regular plan includes the services of a distributor.
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Data & disclosure. Source: AMFI daily NAV file and historical NAVs via mfapi.in; calculations by MFIC, as of 2 Oct 2026. Category medians use Regular plans in the same AMFI category. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme-related documents carefully. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. This page is for research and education only and is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any scheme. Integrato Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. is an AMFI-registered Mutual Fund Distributor (ARN-173155). Methodology.