November 14, 2025
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Nippon India Low Duration Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 4,069.8592
Weekly NAV IDCW: Rs 1,015.7986
Quarterly NAV IDCW: Rs 1,029.0893
Monthly NAV IDCW: Rs 1,040.6431
NAV IDCW: Rs 2,152.5086
Bonus NAV: Rs 2,364.1649
Suitable For Which Investors?
Low Duration debt funds invest in bonds maturing in six months to a year. They aim to earn slightly better returns than what you can get from a bank account or a short duration fixed deposit. The risk of incurring a loss in these funds is negligible but they do not guarantee returns or safety of capital.
Retail investors can avoid these funds altogether. Here’s why. Debt funds are very finely classified depending upon the maturity of the bonds they invest in. For instance, there’s a different category of funds that invests in bonds of up to three months maturity, from the one that invests in bonds maturing in three to six months, and so on. We believe that such a nuanced classification adds little value to retail investors. They can avoid this complexity and simply invest the money they don’t need for up to a year in a Liquid fund.
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme aims to generate optimal returns consistent with moderate levels of risk and liquidity by investing in debt securities and money market securities.
Fund Manager:
1) Vivek Sharma
Education: Mr. Vivek Sharma is a B.E (Electronics) and PGDM (Finance).
Experience: He has been associated with Nippon India Mutual Fund since 2006.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (Rs) | 500 |
| Min. Addl Investment (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. SIP Investment (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. Withdrawal (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 60 |
| Min. Balance (Rs) | — |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0 |
Basic Details of Nippon India Low Duration Fund
| Fund House | Nippon India Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 01-Jan-13 |
| Return Since Launch | 7.69% |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Low Duration Debt A-I Index |
| Riskometer | Low to Moderate |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | Rs 11,186 Cr |
| (As on 31-Oct-2025) | |
| Expense | 0.38% |
| (As on 31-Oct-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | Average |
| Return Grade | Above Average |
Trailing Returns (%)
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| Nippon India Low Duration Dir | 6.89 | 0.03 | 0.60 | 1.59 | 3.71 | 8.08 | 7.83 | 6.56 | 6.99 | 7.19 |
| CCIL T Bill Liquidity Weight | 4.05 | 0.03 | 0.31 | 0.89 | 2.11 | 4.67 | 4.62 | 3.63 | 3.70 | 3.88 |
| Debt: Low Duration | 6.82 | 0.02 | 0.56 | 1.53 | 3.59 | 7.96 | 7.74 | 6.41 | 6.70 | 6.99 |
| Rank within category | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Number of funds in category | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Peer Comparison of Nippon India Low Duration Fund
| Rating | 1 Year Returns | 3 Year Returns | 5 Year Returns | Expense Ratio (%) | Net Assets (Rs Cr) | Return Since Launch (%) | Exit Load (Days) | Fund Age | |
| Nippon India Low Duration Dir | 3 star | 8.08 | 7.83 | 6.56 | 0.38 | 11,186 | 7.69 | — | 12Y 10M |
| Tata Treasury Advantage Dir | 4 star | 7.73 | 7.57 | 6.12 | 0.24 | 2,925 | 7.06 | — | 12Y 10M |
| Mirae Asset Low Duration Dir | 4 star | 8.03 | 7.74 | 6.23 | 0.19 | 2,232 | 5.68 | — | 12Y 10M |
| LIC MF Low Duration Dir | 5 star | 7.86 | 7.61 | 6.23 | 0.26 | 1,705 | 7.24 | — | 12Y 10M |
| Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Dir | 4 star | 7.99 | 7.83 | 6.30 | 0.30 | 614 | 6.95 | — | 8Y 8M |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Number of Securities | 133 | 98 |
| Macaulay Duration (yrs) | 0.99 | 0.97 |
| Average Maturity (yrs) | 1.28 | 1.17 |
| Yield to Maturity (%) | 6.90 | 6.72 |
| Avg Credit Rating | AAA | — |
Chanakya’s Mutual Fund Guidance For Nippon India Low Duration Fund
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