Nippon India Pharma Fund
The scheme seeks to generate consistent returns by investing in equity / equity related or fixed income securities of pharma and other associated companies.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #11 of 84 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Sectoral |
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| NAV | ₹571.64 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹9,044 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.51% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Sailesh Raj Bhan |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 30 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 12.81% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.84 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.76% |
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| Max drawdown | -47.36% |
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| Alpha | -2.05 |
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| Beta | 0.88 |
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Over 5 years, captured 87.5% of NIFTY Pharma's upside and 84.6% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 32.0% |
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| Mid cap | 39.6% |
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| Small cap | 28.3% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 38.4% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 57.3% |
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| Total holdings | 35 |
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Top holdings
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — 13.3%
- Lupin Ltd — 7.3%
- Divis Laboratories Ltd. — 6.5%
- Cipla Ltd. — 6.0%
- Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. — 5.3%
- Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. — 5.0%
- Mankind Pharma Limited — 3.7%
- Sai Life Sciences Limited — 3.6%
- Ajanta Pharma Ltd. — 3.4%
- Max Healthcare Institute Limited — 3.2%
Top sectors
- Pharma & Biotech — 73.5%
- Healthcare — 21.1%
- Retail — 2.7%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 12.2% | Q2 | #20 of 76 |
| 2025 | -3.3% | Q3 | #46 of 69 |
| 2024 | 34.0% | Q1 (Top) | #15 of 58 |
| 2023 | 39.2% | Q2 | #19 of 48 |
| 2022 | -9.9% | Q4 (Bottom) | #38 of 46 |