Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund
Corporate BondModerateOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹63.77-0.16%1 day
- Return since launch
- 7.4%
- 52-week range
- ₹60.86 — ₹63.92
- AUM
- ₹9,051 Cr
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond debt fund from Nippon India Mutual Fund with ₹9,051 Cr under management, launched in 2000. Over three years it has returned 6.4% a year, against 6.8% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.75% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderate.
Performance
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +4.8% against +4.7% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 4.8% | +0.1 pts | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| 2Y | 5.5% | +0.2 pts | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 3Y | 6.4% | −0.4 pts | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| 5Y | 6.7% | +0.9 pts | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 7Y | 6.6% | +0.4 pts | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 10Y | 6.7% | +0.2 pts | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.1% | 0.0 pts | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 3M | 0.7% | 0.0 pts | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 6M | 3.0% | +0.1 pts | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 1Y | 4.8% | +0.1 pts | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 2Y | 6.4% | +0.2 pts | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| 3Y | 7.1% | +0.3 pts | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 5Y | 6.4% | +0.5 pts | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| 7Y | 6.7% | +0.3 pts | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| 10Y | 6.8% | +0.3 pts | 6.5% | 6.7% |
Since launch (16 Aug 2000): 7.4%
Calendar-year returns
Category average9.5%
4.7%
4.3%
7.1%
8.4%
7.8%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8% | −0.2 pts | 8.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 0.0 pts | 8.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 0.0 pts | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.8 pts | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.7 pts | 4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | −1.5 pts | 11.0% |
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
0.75%
Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.63%
- Brokerage
- 0.01%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.11%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.50% if redeemed within 7 days
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Moderate
Your principal is treated as being at moderate risk — typically medium duration debt and conservative hybrid schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | — | — | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | — | — | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.76 | 0.97 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 1.26 | 1.62 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 1.66 | 1.35 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Debt89.8%
- Other10.2%
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Others | 10.55% | ₹951 Cr | +1.50% | +1.60% | +1.25% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | 3.30% | ₹299 Cr | +4.74% | +5.07% | +4.56% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.99% | ₹270 Cr | +0.32% | +1.12% | +0.10% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.86% | ₹259 Cr | +2.37% | +2.52% | +3.00% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.77% | ₹250 Cr | +3.14% | +3.34% | +2.98% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | 2.51% | ₹227 Cr | +3.58% | +3.84% | +2.02% |
| Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.20% | ₹200 Cr | +1.06% | +1.12% | +1.02% |
| Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust | Others | 2.16% | ₹195 Cr | +2.08% | +2.24% | — |
| Shivshakti Securitisation Trust | Others | 2.15% | ₹194 Cr | +2.07% | +2.24% | — |
| Nexus Select Trust | Construction | 1.97% | ₹178 Cr | +1.56% | +1.66% | +2.12% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 1.93% | ₹175 Cr | +1.60% | +3.40% | +1.90% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | 1.91% | ₹174 Cr | +2.10% | +1.68% | — |
| Knowledge Realty Trust | Construction | 1.76% | ₹159 Cr | +1.69% | +1.80% | — |
| HDB Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 1.65% | ₹149 Cr | +0.53% | +0.11% | +0.35% |
| Cube Highways Trust | Services | 1.58% | ₹143 Cr | +1.51% | — | — |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | 1.44% | ₹131 Cr | +0.02% | +0.02% | +0.50% |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT | Construction | 1.36% | ₹123 Cr | +1.30% | +1.39% | — |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | Communication | 1.22% | ₹110 Cr | +1.17% | +1.25% | +1.12% |
| GOI | Sovereign | 1.17% | ₹106 Cr | +1.87% | +2.01% | +2.71% |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT | Construction | 1.10% | ₹99.64 Cr | +1.06% | +1.13% | +1.02% |
| Jio Credit Ltd. | Financial | 1.10% | ₹99.46 Cr | +1.04% | +1.12% | +1.00% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | 1.07% | ₹96.88 Cr | +0.81% | +0.87% | +0.78% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | 0.96% | ₹86.55 Cr | +0.81% | +0.87% | +0.75% |
| Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. | Financial | 0.89% | ₹80.34 Cr | +1.31% | +1.40% | +1.25% |
| Chhattisgarh State | Others | 0.83% | ₹75.51 Cr | +0.80% | +0.86% | +0.76% |
| Vertis Infrastructure Trust | Construction | 0.83% | ₹75.27 Cr | +0.80% | +0.84% | +0.76% |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | Financial | 0.77% | ₹69.95 Cr | +0.74% | +0.79% | +0.71% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | Financial | 0.77% | ₹70.02 Cr | +0.69% | +0.84% | +0.75% |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 0.65% | ₹59.22 Cr | +0.63% | +0.68% | — |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. | Construction | 0.59% | ₹53.78 Cr | +0.57% | +0.62% | +0.55% |
| ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | 0.55% | ₹50.05 Cr | +0.53% | +0.57% | +0.51% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | 0.54% | ₹48.84 Cr | +2.03% | — | — |
| Andhra Pradesh State | Financial | 0.51% | ₹45.83 Cr | +0.01% | +0.11% | +1.96% |
| Mindspace Business Parks REIT | Construction | 0.50% | ₹45.27 Cr | +0.48% | +0.51% | +0.46% |
| Sundaram Home Finance Ltd. | Financial | 0.37% | ₹33.55 Cr | +0.53% | +0.56% | +0.50% |
| IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust | Capital Goods | 0.33% | ₹30.00 Cr | +0.32% | +0.33% | +0.30% |
| Goldman Sachs (India) Finance Pvt Ltd. | Financial | 0.28% | ₹24.92 Cr | — | — | — |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 0.28% | ₹25.38 Cr | +0.27% | +0.29% | +0.26% |
| Maharashtra State | Others | 0.28% | ₹25.61 Cr | +0.75% | +0.29% | +0.26% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | 0.28% | ₹25.49 Cr | +0.27% | +0.29% | +0.52% |
| Tata Capital Ltd. | Financial | 0.28% | ₹25.05 Cr | +0.80% | +0.28% | +0.25% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | 0.22% | ₹19.72 Cr | +0.26% | +0.22% | +0.20% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | 0.16% | ₹14.87 Cr | +0.16% | +0.56% | +0.50% |
| Rajasthan State | Others | 0.11% | ₹10.00 Cr | +0.11% | +0.11% | +0.10% |
| National Highways Infra Trust | Construction | 0.02% | ₹1.49 Cr | +0.02% | +0.02% | +0.01% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 0.02% | ₹2.02 Cr | +0.02% | +0.02% | +0.02% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 1.06% | 2.16% | +1.10% |
| Maharashtra State | 1.09% | 0.28% | -0.81% |
| Karnataka State | 0.80% | 0.00% | -0.80% |
| Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. | 0.74% | 0.00% | -0.74% |
| Chhattisgarh State | 0.27% | 0.83% | +0.56% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | 0.88% | 0.33% | -0.55% |
| Haryana State | 0.54% | 0.00% | -0.54% |
| L&T Finance Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.00% | -0.53% |
| Rajasthan State | 0.54% | 0.11% | -0.43% |
| Kerala State | 0.27% | 0.00% | -0.27% |
| Tata Capital Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.28% | -0.25% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | 2.35% | 2.43% | +0.08% |
| Shivshakti Securitisation Trust | 2.07% | 2.15% | +0.08% |
| Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust | 2.08% | 2.16% | +0.08% |
| Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. | 0.96% | 0.89% | -0.07% |
| Cube Highways Trust | 1.52% | 1.58% | +0.06% |
| Knowledge Realty Trust | 1.70% | 1.76% | +0.06% |
| HDB Financial Services Ltd. | 1.59% | 1.65% | +0.06% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | 1.59% | 1.65% | +0.06% |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT | 1.31% | 1.36% | +0.05% |
| Gujarat State | 0.27% | 0.22% | -0.05% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.09% | +0.04% |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT | 1.06% | 1.10% | +0.04% |
| GOI | 1.13% | 1.17% | +0.04% |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | 1.18% | 1.22% | +0.04% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | 1.33% | 1.37% | +0.04% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | 1.07% | 1.10% | +0.03% |
| Canara Bank | 0.51% | 0.54% | +0.03% |
| Nexus Select Trust | 0.78% | 0.81% | +0.03% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | 0.74% | 0.77% | +0.03% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 0.80% | 0.83% | +0.03% |
| Vertis Infrastructure Trust | 0.80% | 0.83% | +0.03% |
| Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.55% | +0.02% |
| Andhra Pradesh State | 0.49% | 0.51% | +0.02% |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | 0.75% | 0.77% | +0.02% |
| ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.55% | +0.02% |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.63% | 0.65% | +0.02% |
| Jio Credit Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.55% | +0.02% |
| Mindspace Business Parks REIT | 0.48% | 0.50% | +0.02% |
| Sundaram Home Finance Ltd. | 0.35% | 0.37% | +0.02% |
| Goldman Sachs (India) Finance Pvt Ltd. | 0.27% | 0.28% | +0.01% |
| IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust | 0.32% | 0.33% | +0.01% |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. | 0.58% | 0.59% | +0.01% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 0.27% | 0.28% | +0.01% |
| Others | 0.31% | 0.32% | +0.01% |
| REC Ltd. | 0.27% | 0.28% | +0.01% |
| Tamilnadu State | 0.27% | 0.28% | +0.01% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| National Highways Infra Trust | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹10,225 Cr | 0.58% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
 ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund | ₹29,688 Cr | 0.60% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
 Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund | ₹13,626 Cr | 0.68% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
 UTI Corporate Bond Fund | ₹4,718 Cr | 0.61% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 6.5% |
 DSP Corporate Bond Fund | ₹2,816 Cr | 0.53% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
 Baroda BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund | ₹275 Cr | 0.50% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 6.9% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to generate income through investments predominantly in debt instruments of various maturities with a view to maximizing income while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity.
Fund managers
- Amber SinghaniaMMS Finance (Mumbai University)Prior to joining the Nippon India AMC, he was associated with Asian Markets Securities Pvt. Ltd.
- Vivek SharmaMr. Vivek Sharma is a B.E (Electronics) and PGDM (Finance).He has been associated with Nippon India Mutual Fund since 2006.
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
₹
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months3.02% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹61,812 | 3.02% | |
| 1 year4.75% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,23,133 | 2.61% | |
| 3 years7.08% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,02,140 | 11.71% | |
| 5 years6.36% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,07,926 | 17.99% |
Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.
How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.
What is the NAV of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?
The NAV of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is ₹63.77 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?
The expense ratio of Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is 0.75% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?
You can start a SIP in Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund given?
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund has returned 4.8% over 1 year, 6.4% over 3 years and 6.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.50% if redeemed within 7 days.
How risky is Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is rated Moderate on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Corporate Bond category.
Which fund house manages Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund?
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund is managed by Nippon India Mutual Fund, which runs 75 schemes with ₹7,67,506 Cr under management.