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Nippon India Japan Equity Fund Regular Growth NAV today

AMFI: 130863ISIN: INF204KA1SH3MUTF_IN: NIPP_INDI_JAPA_4H6VEENippon India Mutual FundSectoral / Thematic funds

Formerly Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan, Reliance Japan Equity Fund
NAV ₹27.3587down ₹0.11 (0.41%)

NAV for 23 Oct 2026, against 22 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹358 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
2.50%19 Oct 2026
Exit load
1%if sold within 1 year
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
3030 Sep 2026
Launched
26 Aug 2014

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund returns

Regular Growth plan

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−2.06%––––
1 month−2.26%–15 of 254−8.33%−9.6% to −6.7%
3 months−0.44%–22 of 249−6.53%−8.0% to −4.6%
6 months+8.67%–19 of 249−4.08%−6.9% to +1.7%
1 year+23.89%+36.98%to 30 Sep 20262 of 228−6.21%−10.1% to −0.6%
3 years+22.21%+28.03%to 30 Sep 20264 of 141+10.84%+7.2% to +15.3%
5 years+9.43%+16.20%to 30 Sep 202654 of 106+9.47%+6.9% to +13.1%
10 years+9.94%+14.07%to 30 Sep 202657 of 70+12.66%+10.6% to +14.0%
₹10,000 put in on 27 Aug 2014 is ₹27,550 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: S&P Japan 500 TRI, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+28.10%+36.98%
3 years+21.85%+28.03%
5 years+9.84%+16.20%
10 years+10.45%+14.07%
Since launch+9.04%–
Benchmark: S&P Japan 500 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Regular Growth
  • Loss
Highest year to Dec 2019, +23.1%; lowest year to Dec 2022, −15.3%

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,29,477₹1,29,470 after stamp duty+15.71%+15.70%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹4,81,881₹4,81,857 after stamp duty+20.20%+20.20%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹9,12,644₹9,12,598 after stamp duty+16.94%+16.94%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹21,80,329₹21,80,269 after stamp duty+11.53%+11.53%₹38
Since Aug 2014146 instalments₹14,60,000₹28,69,935₹28,69,875 after stamp duty+10.58%+10.58%₹38

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 27 Aug 2014 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,585 windows−27.9%+9.3%+57.0%77.0%
3 years2,118 windows−1.6%+7.9%+23.4%98.3%
5 years1,652 windows+0.5%+7.2%+12.9%100.0%
10 years496 windows+4.6%+7.9%+10.9%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
1.13 ptsA year, on 19 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.37%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.50%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.75%, May 2019.Direct plan lowest 0.09%, Apr 2022.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio1.09%2.08%
Brokerage0.09%0.09%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.19%0.33%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 19 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

1% if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 1 year from the date of allotment of units.Nil, thereafter.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Not accepted
Minimum investment
₹5,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹100
Largest purchase
₹5,00,000
SIP
Not accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹347 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
74.7%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2014.

Assets at each month end

The latest month end is the highest since Jan 2019.Lowest ₹16 Cr, Feb 2019.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

SoftBank Group CorpWireless Telecommunication Services3.91%14.0035,600Jun 2026
Tokyo Electron LtdSemiconductor Materials & Equipment3.33%11.9216,500Jul 2018
Sumitomo Elec IndustAutomotive Parts & Equipment3.23%11.5481,400Jun 2024
SMC CorpIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components3.21%11.472,600Jun 2023
Tokio Marine Holdings IncProperty & Casualty Insurance3.12%11.143,39,000Jun 2022
Daifuku Co LtdIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components3.10%11.0731,600Jun 2026
TDK CorpElectronic Components3.10%11.0860,800Jun 2022
Hitachi LtdIndustrial Conglomerates3.09%11.0432,900Aug 2014or earlier
MITSUBISHI HEAVY ORDIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components3.09%11.0647,100Jun 2025
Itochu CorporationTrading Companies & Distributors3.07%10.9881,300Jun 2026
Recruit Holdings Co LtdHuman Resource & Employment Services3.07%10.9910,700Jun 2023
Dai-ichi Life Holdings IncLife & Health Insurance3.05%10.9095,000Jun 2022
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki KaishaMarine Transportation3.05%10.8924,700Jun 2024
Shin Etsu Chemical CoSpecialty Chemicals3.04%10.8729,900Jun 2017
Fast Retailing Co LtdApparel Retail3.03%10.832,500Jul 2015
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
3.91%SoftBank Group Corp
Top 5 holdings
16.80%
Top 10 holdings
32.25%
Effective holdings
29.9Taken over 90.70% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Foreign shares90.70%
  • Cash and receivables9.30%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
0
Sold out
0
Added to
15
Trimmed
15
Unchanged
0
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
7.71%

Changes in Sep 2026

Recruit Holdings Co LtdTrimmed3.07%4.97%−1.90 pts−5,400
SoftBank Group CorpAdded3.91%2.15%+1.76 pts+11,200
Sumitomo Elec IndustAdded3.23%2.12%+1.11 pts+25,000
Tokyo Electron LtdAdded3.33%2.29%+1.04 pts+14,100
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki KaishaTrimmed3.05%3.78%−0.73 pts−7,000
TDK CorpAdded3.10%2.38%+0.72 pts+15,200
Bridgestone CorpTrimmed2.83%3.50%−0.67 pts−7,100
Shin Etsu Chemical CoAdded3.04%2.38%+0.66 pts+6,600
Daifuku Co LtdAdded3.10%2.48%+0.62 pts+6,400
Kao CorporationTrimmed2.93%3.52%−0.59 pts−8,000
Terumo CorpTrimmed2.79%3.33%−0.54 pts−7,100
Nomura Holdings IncTrimmed2.89%3.40%−0.51 pts−13,500
Toyota Motor CorpTrimmed2.80%3.26%−0.46 pts−4,900
Fast Retailing Co LtdAdded3.03%2.58%+0.45 pts+400
Mitsubishi ChemicalTrimmed2.78%3.21%−0.43 pts−18,700
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
SoftBank Group Corp––––––––2.55%Bought2.24%2.15%3.91%Added
Tokyo Electron Ltd4.04%3.01%Cut3.52%4.18%3.96%3.03%Cut3.19%3.61%3.25%Cut2.33%2.29%3.33%Added
Sumitomo Elec Indust4.03%3.07%Cut2.95%Cut3.09%4.24%2.78%Cut2.99%3.54%2.90%Added2.15%2.12%3.23%Added
SMC Corp3.52%3.03%Cut3.26%3.55%3.96%2.93%Cut3.28%2.86%3.13%Added3.08%2.99%3.21%Added
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc2.73%2.96%Added3.42%Added3.32%3.36%3.87%Cut3.37%3.19%3.01%Cut3.37%3.11%3.12%Added
Daifuku Co Ltd––––––––3.15%Bought2.63%2.48%3.10%Added
TDK Corp3.88%3.19%Cut3.26%Added2.88%3.14%2.95%Added3.82%5.21%2.86%Cut2.39%2.38%3.10%Added
Hitachi Ltd4.06%2.95%Cut3.27%Added3.53%3.06%2.94%Added2.83%2.88%2.86%Added3.36%3.36%3.09%Cut
MITSUBISHI HEAVY ORD3.77%2.87%Cut3.07%Added3.57%3.51%2.74%Cut2.64%2.09%2.93%Added2.99%3.00%3.09%Added
Itochu Corporation––––––––3.04%Bought again3.28%3.33%3.07%Cut
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd2.90%3.10%Added3.48%Cut3.15%2.37%3.14%Added3.10%4.30%3.20%Cut3.53%4.97%3.07%Cut
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc2.73%3.35%Added3.25%Cut3.33%3.52%3.12%Cut2.79%3.04%3.02%Cut3.25%3.02%3.05%Cut
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha2.94%3.20%Added3.34%Cut3.30%3.10%3.20%Cut2.77%2.49%2.90%Added3.38%3.78%3.05%Cut
Shin Etsu Chemical Co3.05%3.22%Added3.30%Cut3.43%3.66%3.14%Cut3.20%3.29%2.86%Cut2.36%2.38%3.04%Added
Fast Retailing Co Ltd3.68%3.16%Cut3.29%Cut3.35%3.49%3.01%Cut3.18%3.41%3.05%Cut2.87%2.58%3.03%Added
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 56.0% in Jun 2026

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds (138 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation14.11%
12.75%Lowest17.47%Average31.21%Highest
Downside deviation7.23%
5.75%Lowest10.87%Average16.51%Highest
Sharpe ratio1.06
−0.62Lowest0.41Average1.15Highest
Sortino ratio1.87
−0.74Lowest0.64Average2.21Highest

Against S&P Japan 500 TRI

Information ratioTo 30 Sep 2026−0.86

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−9.79%27 Feb 202623 Mar 20267 May 2026
3 years−16.25%27 Sep 20247 Apr 202526 May 2025
5 years−28.67%1 Nov 202121 Oct 20224 Mar 2024
10 years and since Aug 2014−30.92%14 Sep 202121 Oct 202222 Mar 2024

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Dec 2025 to Aug 20269 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
Dec 2024 to Oct 202511 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
Apr 2022 to Oct 202431 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
Oct 2021 to Feb 20225 monthsVery HighVery HighS&P Japan 500 TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Nippon India Japan Equity Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Kinjal DesaiPrimaryMay 2018+9.72%a year––54.1%2.4%6₹23,663 Cr₹4,563 Cr alone
Returns are the regular plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation FundKinjal DesaiAug 2020–––₹18,044 Cr
Nippon India Consumption FundKinjal DesaiMay 2018+13.52%a year+11.14%+2.38 pts₹2,255 Cr
Nippon India Taiwan Equity FundKinjal DesaiDec 2021+28.52%a year––₹1,147 Cr
Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeESKinjal DesaiMay 2018–––₹1,056 Cr
Nippon India US Equity Opportunities FundKinjal DesaiMay 2018+14.97%a year––₹803 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund3.73%3
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Nippon India Active Momentum FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Banking & Financial Services FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Consumption FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Flexi Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Focused FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Growth Mid Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Innovation FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India Large Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
Nippon India MNC FundNippon India Mutual Fund0.00%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

The primary investment objective of Nippon India Japan Equity Fund is to provide long term capital appreciation to investors by primarily investing in equity and equity related securities of companies listed on the recognized stock exchanges of Japan and the secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities of India. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Under normal circumstances, the anticipated asset allocation would be: Equity and Equity related Instruments listed on the recognized stock exchanges of Japan* – 80%-100%, Fixed income securities including money market instruments, cash and equivalent, Treasury bills and fixed deposits of India.- 0%- 20%,

*Includes ADRs/GDRs issued by Indian companies or foreign companies, equity of overseas companies listed on recognized stock exchanges of Japan, units/ securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts which are registered with Japan regulators and overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) which invest in the securities as permitted by SEBI/RBI from time to time. The fund will also invest in initial and follow on public offerings to be listed at recognized stock exchanges of Japan. (The Scheme will not invest in securitized debt & the scheme will not participate in short selling and securities lending).

Type of scheme

An Open Ended Equity Scheme investing in Japan Focused theme

Stated category
Thematic Fund
Benchmark
Tier 1 Benchmark: S&P Japan 500 TRI
Risk level at launch
High
New fund offer
8 Aug 2014 to 20 Aug 2014
Units first allotted
26 Aug 2014
Open for sale again
27 Aug 2014
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth130860INF204KA1SI1NIPP_INDI_JAPA_PUC86927 Aug 2014
Regular Growth130863INF204KA1SH3NIPP_INDI_JAPA_4H6VEE27 Aug 2014
Direct IDCW130864INF204KA1SM3NIPP_INDI_JAPA_3W9ZGI27 Aug 2014
Regular IDCW130859INF204KA1SL5NIPP_INDI_JAPA_LXEFS027 Aug 2014