Nippon India Focused Fund
The fund seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity & equity related securities up to 30 companies across market capitalization.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #6 of 28 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Focused |
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| NAV | ₹113.48 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹8,075 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.53% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Vinay Sharma |
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| Exit load | For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 8.47% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.16 |
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| Standard deviation | 15.36% |
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| Max drawdown | −62.14% |
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| Alpha | -1 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 90.9% of Nifty 500's upside and 89.9% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 63.5% |
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| Mid cap | 19.7% |
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| Small cap | 16.8% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 35.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 53.9% |
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| Total holdings | 30 |
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| Index overlap | 23.5% |
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| Active share | 76.5% |
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Top holdings
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 9.4%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 9.2%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 6.6%
- Infosys Ltd — 5.8%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 4.2%
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — 4.0%
- Eternal Limited — 3.9%
- Trent Ltd [Lakme Ltd] — 3.8%
- Varun Beverages Limited — 3.8%
- SBI CARDS AND PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED — 3.3%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 25.1%
- Retail — 14.2%
- Software & Services — 7.4%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −8.8% | Q3 | #19 of 28 |
| 2025 | 9.3% | Q1 (Top) | #6 of 28 |
| 2024 | 10.1% | Q4 (Bottom) | #27 of 27 |
| 2023 | 27.1% | Q3 | #14 of 25 |
| 2022 | 7.7% | Q1 (Top) | #5 of 22 |