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Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund

Conservative Hybrid Fund · Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited

In plain words

Among the 104 similar conservative hybrid funds we track, this one has grown money faster than most. ₹1 lakh invested 5 years ago would be about ₹1.5 lakh today. Investing ₹10,000 every month for the last 10 years would have put in ₹12.1 lakh and grown it to about ₹17.3 lakh. Be warned: in its worst stretch, ₹1 lakh briefly shrank to about ₹81,050. Expect meaningful ups and downs on the way.

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Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund is a conservative hybrid fund from Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited. It has a track record of about 13.7 years. As of the latest data it carries an RS rating of 99/99 (its recent momentum versus category peers) and a King Score of 82/100 (a long-term quality composite). The current NAV is ₹69.1 (as of 2026-09-16).

At a glance. Long-term quality (King Score): 82/100 · Current momentum (RS): 99/99 · 5-year CAGR: 8.21% · Worst-ever fall: -18.95%
99RS rating
82King Score
8.53%3Y CAGR
8.21%5Y CAGR
-18.95%Max drawdown
0.97Sharpe 3Y
0.85%Expense
963AUM ₹Cr

Growth of ₹100 - last 5 years

2021-092026-09
What ₹100 invested 5 years ago would be worth today, from actual NAV history.

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund returns: last 1, 3, 5 and 10 years

PeriodThis fundCategory average
1 month-0.44%-1.31%
3 months1.64%0.56%
6 months3.54%1.87%
1 year6.96%2.45%
3 years (CAGR)8.53%6.88%
5 years (CAGR)8.21%6.5%
10 years (CAGR)6.05%6.97%

The last 10 years return of Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund works out to 6.05% a year (CAGR) - ₹1 lakh invested 10 years ago would be about ₹1.8 lakh today. The last 5 years return is 8.21% a year (₹1 lakh → ₹1.5 lakh), and the last 3 years return is 8.53% - ahead of its category's 6.88% average by 1.6 points. Its trailing one-year return is 6.96%. Trailing returns flatter or disappoint depending on the end date you pick - the year-by-year and rolling-return sections below are a fairer read.

Year-by-year returns

YearNippon India ConservatBenchmark
2018+5.0%-3.4%
2019+3.6%+7.7%
2020-7.9%+16.7%
2021+10.7%+30.2%
2022+5.4%+3.0%
2023+11.1%+25.8%
2024+8.5%+15.2%
2025+10.6%+6.7%
2026+3.7%-5.8%

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund beat its benchmark in 4 of the last 9 calendar years. A below-par hit-rate versus its own index is worth weighing against its other strengths. Consistency against the benchmark matters more than any single great year.

Calendar-year returns show how bumpy the ride really was - an average hides the good years and the ugly ones.

What a monthly SIP in Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund would have made

A ₹10,000-a-month SIP, using this fund's actual NAV history. SIP returns (XIRR) differ from lumpsum CAGR because your money goes in gradually, averaging your entry price.

SIP durationYou investedIt becameXIRR
3 years₹370,000₹417,3817.98%
5 years₹610,000₹755,2678.47%
10 years₹1,210,000₹1,728,3646.93%

Over 10 years, ₹1,210,000 invested in monthly instalments would have grown to about ₹1,728,364 - an XIRR of 6.93%. Figures are pre-tax and assume you stayed invested throughout.

Risk & drawdowns

MeasureThis fundCategory average
Worst drawdown (lifetime)-18.95%-11.61%
Worst drawdown (3Y)-1.68%-4.03%
Volatility (1Y)2.68%4.86%
Sharpe (3Y)0.970.19
Sortino (3Y)1.640.4
Beta (3Y)0.130.23
Alpha (3Y)1.77%-0.09%
Up capture22.4%29.01%
Down capture4.1%16.89%
Bull-market return8.4%10.41%
Bear-market return-3.1%-3.26%

Timing matters more than people admit: the best possible 1-year stretch in Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund (starting 2014-01-30) gained 29.4%, while the worst (starting 2019-03-22) lost 17.4%. The worst peak-to-bottom fall Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund has ever put investors through is -18.95% - the real test of whether you'd have stayed invested. In falling markets (Nifty below its 200-day average) it has returned about -3.1% annualised, versus 8.4% in rising markets. It has captured roughly 22.4% of its benchmark's up-moves and 4.1% of its down-moves.

How Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund behaves when markets fall

When the market is falling (the Nifty below its 200-day average), Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund has historically returned about -3.1% annualised, versus roughly 8.4% when the market is rising. Its deepest fall on record is -18.95%. Right now it sits about 0.44% below its all-time high (last hit 2026-08-14). The real question isn't the average year - it's whether you could hold on through the worst one.

How Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund ranks in its category

Percentile versus its ~104 category peers - 100th is best-in-class, 50th is average. This is the fairest apples-to-apples read.

3-year return
97th
Drawdown resilience
34th
Consistency
86th
Risk-adjusted (Sharpe)
100th

Consistency (rolling returns)

MeasureValue
Median 3Y rolling CAGR8.52%
3Y windows positive91.8%
Worst 3Y window-1.7%
3Y windows beating Nifty 5003.0%
Median 5Y rolling CAGR4.91%
Median 10Y rolling CAGR6.86%

Instead of one lucky start date, rolling returns test every start date. Across all 3-year windows in its history, Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund returned a median of 8.52% a year, and 91.8% of those windows were positive.

What Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund holds

Its latest monthly portfolio disclosure. This is what your money actually owns.

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Limited · Finance
1.0%
AU Small Finance Bank Limited · Financials
0.9%
Reliance Industries Limited · Energy
0.8%
ICICI Bank Limited · Financials
0.8%
Bharti Airtel Limited · Communication Services
0.5%
State Bank of India · Financials
0.4%
Larsen & Toubro Limited · Industrials
0.4%
Infosys Limited · Information Technology
0.4%
Axis Bank Limited · Financials
0.4%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited · Consumer Discretionary
0.3%

Sector allocation

Financials
2.8%
Finance
1.3%
Consumer Discretionary
1.2%
Energy
1.0%
Information Technology
0.9%
Materials
0.8%
Consumer Staples
0.6%
Communication Services
0.5%

The top 10 holdings make up 6.0% of the portfolio, across 48 stocks. A higher concentration means the fund's fortunes ride on fewer names.

Portfolio overlap with similar funds

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund shares BARODA BNP PARIBAS Conservative Hybrid Fund (4%), Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund (1%), ICICI Prudential Regular Savings Fund (0%) of its portfolio with these category peers (overlap = the slice of the two portfolios invested in the same stocks). The lower the overlap, the more genuinely different the portfolios are.

Who manages Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund - and how good are they?

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund is managed by Dhrumil Shah, Kinjal Desai and Sushil Budhia. Below is each manager's complete track record - every fund they currently run, judged on the same numbers as everything else on this page - so you can see whether this fund is in strong hands or is the outlier in a weak book.

Dhrumil Shah's full record

Dhrumil Shah currently runs 4 funds, across Conservative Hybrid Fund, Flexi Cap Fund, Sectoral/ Thematic, Value Fund, with about ₹19,537 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 70.0/100. This fund is the highest-scored fund they run (King 82/100).

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#FundRSKing3M6M1Y3Y CAGR5Y CAGR10Y CAGRSharpeRoll 3YWorst fall
1Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund (this page)99821.6%3.5%7.0%8.5%8.2%6.0%0.978.5%-18.9%
2Nippon India Value Fund2872-2.4%1.4%-3.6%12.9%13.0%14.8%0.419.1%-38.6%
3Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund4056-0.1%5.6%-2.1%9.4%10.4%n/a0.1917.2%-19.8%
4Nippon India MNC Fund27n/a-2.4%4.4%-1.3%n/an/an/an/an/a-13.1%

Kinjal Desai's full record

Kinjal Desai currently runs 51 funds, across Aggressive Hybrid Fund, Arbitrage Fund, Conservative Hybrid Fund, Corporate Bond Fund and more, with about ₹687,720 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 71.3/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund (91/100); Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund ranks #8 of 51 in their book.

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#FundRSKing3M6M1Y3Y CAGR5Y CAGR10Y CAGRSharpeRoll 3YWorst fall
1Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund88911.3%3.0%5.5%7.5%6.8%7.3%0.868.0%-1.7%
2Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Duration Fund87901.1%1.8%2.2%6.1%5.6%n/a-0.116.9%-5.8%
3Nippon India Liquid Fund97861.7%3.5%6.6%7.0%6.4%6.2%1.346.9%-0.2%
4Nippon India Low Duration Fund96861.7%3.4%6.6%7.5%6.7%7.0%1.587.5%-2.0%
5Nippon India Money Market Fund91861.9%3.5%6.6%7.4%6.8%6.8%1.597.4%-0.9%
6Nippon India Money Market Fund91861.9%3.5%6.6%7.4%6.8%6.8%1.597.4%-0.9%
7Nippon India Short Duration Fund86831.2%2.8%5.8%7.7%6.7%7.3%1.117.9%-2.9%
8Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund (this page)99821.6%3.5%7.0%8.5%8.2%6.0%0.978.5%-18.9%
9Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund87810.9%4.8%11.7%18.3%15.2%n/a1.1618.4%-9.5%
10Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund97801.9%3.7%7.1%7.6%7.0%n/a2.07.0%-5.2%
11Nippon India Gilt Fund84801.2%2.7%3.9%6.3%5.6%7.4%-0.079.3%-6.5%
12Nippon India Low Duration Fund96781.7%3.4%6.6%7.5%6.7%7.0%1.587.2%-10.5%
13Nippon India Large Cap Fund3478-1.7%0.1%-5.2%9.9%12.6%13.9%0.2416.8%-40.0%
14Nippon India Large Cap Fund3478-1.7%0.1%-5.2%9.9%12.6%13.9%0.2416.8%-40.0%
15Nippon India Mid Cap Fund3877-0.5%7.8%5.7%17.3%17.2%18.1%0.6222.0%-35.3%
16Nippon India Mid Cap Fund3877-0.5%7.8%5.7%17.3%17.2%18.1%0.6222.0%-35.3%
17Nippon India Arbitrage Fund86761.6%3.1%6.7%7.3%6.8%6.5%0.836.9%-0.6%
18Nippon India Dynamic Bond Fund69760.8%1.8%5.2%7.2%6.2%6.7%0.367.6%-8.5%
19Nippon India Vision Large & Mid Cap Fund2076-0.9%3.8%-1.5%13.4%12.3%12.7%0.4416.9%-45.0%
20Nippon India Vision Large & Mid Cap Fund2076-0.9%3.8%-1.5%13.4%12.3%12.7%0.4416.9%-45.0%
21Nippon India Credit Risk Fund75751.8%3.9%8.0%8.9%7.9%6.6%2.658.7%-13.8%
22Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund9974-6.9%38.3%112.8%58.2%n/an/a1.3336.4%-44.8%
23Nippon India Medium Duration Fund98742.9%3.3%6.6%8.6%6.9%3.8%1.097.0%-29.8%
24Nippon India Gilt Fund84741.2%2.7%3.9%6.3%5.6%7.4%-0.079.2%-11.8%
25Nippon India Value Fund2872-2.4%1.4%-3.6%12.9%13.0%14.8%0.419.1%-38.6%
26Nippon India US Equity Opportunities Fund87716.8%17.5%16.5%19.5%12.2%16.3%0.7616.7%-30.8%
27Nippon India Medium Duration Fund72711.4%2.9%6.2%8.3%6.8%3.7%0.977.0%-29.8%
28Nippon India Innovation Fund68714.6%12.8%0.8%13.9%n/an/a0.49n/a-21.5%
29Nippon India Japan Equity Fund89704.1%15.1%28.8%20.8%10.1%11.9%0.758.1%-29.9%
30Nippon India Japan Equity Fund89704.1%15.1%28.8%20.8%10.1%11.9%0.758.1%-29.9%
31Nippon India Pharma Fund75694.7%11.9%8.9%17.5%13.1%15.4%0.8219.9%-24.0%
32Nippon India Pharma Fund75694.7%11.9%8.9%17.5%13.1%15.4%0.8219.9%-24.0%
33Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund3168-1.6%2.2%-0.8%11.1%11.2%10.5%0.315.5%-51.9%
34Nippon India Power & Infra Fund4567-3.3%7.6%6.0%17.2%19.8%17.4%0.5717.9%-53.2%
35Nippon India Power & Infra Fund4567-3.3%7.6%6.0%17.2%19.8%17.4%0.5717.9%-53.2%
36Nippon India Aggressive Hybrid Fund5766-0.1%2.8%-0.2%9.8%10.6%9.8%0.313.9%-42.4%
37Nippon India Gilt Fund84641.2%2.7%3.9%6.3%5.6%7.4%-0.076.9%-36.5%
38Nippon India Quant Fund2364-1.0%0.4%-1.3%12.7%12.5%13.7%0.3813.5%-32.8%
39Nippon India Quant Fund2364-1.0%0.4%-1.3%12.7%12.5%13.7%0.3813.6%-32.8%
40Nippon India Small Cap Fund40623.3%17.1%7.2%14.3%18.2%20.9%0.4625.8%-48.6%
41Nippon India Small Cap Fund40623.3%17.1%7.2%14.3%18.2%20.9%0.4625.8%-48.6%
42Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund4056-0.1%5.6%-2.1%9.4%10.4%n/a0.1917.2%-19.8%
43Nippon India Multi Cap Fund1556-1.2%3.9%-2.8%12.1%16.1%15.3%0.3717.3%-42.8%
44Nippon India Multi Cap Fund1556-1.2%3.9%-2.8%12.1%16.1%15.3%0.3717.3%-42.8%
45Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund4055-0.5%2.5%2.7%10.9%12.7%12.9%0.2816.5%-50.6%
46Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund4055-0.5%2.5%2.7%10.9%12.7%12.9%0.2816.5%-50.6%
47Nippon India Focused Fund3452-1.4%3.9%-1.5%8.3%9.9%12.8%0.1416.7%-43.4%
48Nippon India Consumption Fund41482.6%7.5%-8.1%9.1%12.0%13.2%0.1816.8%-31.0%
49Nippon India Consumption Fund41482.6%7.5%-8.1%9.1%12.0%13.2%0.1816.8%-31.0%
50Nippon India Active Momentum Fund69n/a2.3%10.6%8.8%n/an/an/a0.64n/a-11.8%
51Nippon India MNC Fund27n/a-2.4%4.4%-1.3%n/an/an/an/an/a-13.1%

Sushil Budhia's full record

Sushil Budhia currently runs 10 funds, across Aggressive Hybrid Fund, Conservative Hybrid Fund, Credit Risk Fund, Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage and more, with about ₹38,908 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 76.4/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Nippon India Short Duration Fund (83/100); Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund ranks #2 of 10 in their book.

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#FundRSKing3M6M1Y3Y CAGR5Y CAGR10Y CAGRSharpeRoll 3YWorst fall
1Nippon India Short Duration Fund86831.2%2.8%5.8%7.7%6.7%7.3%1.117.9%-2.9%
2Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund (this page)99821.6%3.5%7.0%8.5%8.2%6.0%0.978.5%-18.9%
3Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund87810.9%4.8%11.7%18.3%15.2%n/a1.1618.4%-9.5%
4Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund81801.0%4.0%2.4%10.2%9.5%11.0%0.4312.9%-22.8%
5Nippon India Multi - Asset Omni FoF63760.2%4.4%8.2%15.7%15.2%n/a0.8920.2%-9.0%
6Nippon India Credit Risk Fund75751.8%3.9%8.0%8.9%7.9%6.6%2.658.7%-13.8%
7Nippon India Medium Duration Fund98742.9%3.3%6.6%8.6%6.9%3.8%1.097.0%-29.8%
8Nippon India Medium Duration Fund72711.4%2.9%6.2%8.3%6.8%3.7%0.977.0%-29.8%
9Nippon India Aggressive Hybrid Fund5766-0.1%2.8%-0.2%9.8%10.6%9.8%0.313.9%-42.4%
10Nippon India Income Plus Arbitrage Active Fund of Fund55n/a1.4%3.0%5.9%n/an/an/an/an/a-0.2%

A caveat worth keeping: funds often have co-managers, and results belong to the whole team and process rather than one person. A manager's book tells you about their range and consistency, not a guarantee of skill.

Cost & fund basics

DetailValue
Expense ratio (Direct)0.85%
Exit load≈1% if redeemed within 1 year (typical)
Minimum investment₹5000
Fund size (AUM)₹963 Cr
Age13.7 years
Plan / OptionDirect · Growth
BenchmarkNIFTY500

How Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund compares to peers

FundRSKing3Y CAGR
Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund91969.2%
ICICI Prudential Regular Savings Fund77938.5%
BARODA BNP PARIBAS Conservative Hybrid Fund97928.3%
HSBC Conservative Hybrid Fund74918.8%
Kotak Debt Hybrid83888.4%
DSP Regular Savings Fund80878.4%
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Overlap warning: funds in the same category often own many of the same stocks - holding several rarely adds the diversification people expect.

What these numbers mean

RS rating (1-99) ranks a fund's recent momentum against its category - higher is stronger right now. King Score (0-100) is a long-term quality composite (returns, consistency, drawdown, risk-adjusted return) versus peers. Max drawdown is the worst peak-to-bottom fall the fund has ever experienced. Rolling returns test every possible start date, so one lucky (or unlucky) entry point can't distort the picture. Every formula behind this page is public - see how we calculate every number.

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund review: the bottom line

On the data, its strengths are a strong long-term quality score (82/100), leading current momentum (RS 99). Whether it fits you depends on your goals, horizon and risk appetite - this page describes the fund, it does not recommend it.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund a good mutual fund?

That depends on your goals and risk tolerance - this is descriptive research, not advice. On the numbers, Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund scores 82/100 on our King Score and RS 99/99 within its category, has compounded 8.53% a year over three years, and its worst drawdown was -18.95%. Compare those against your needs and the peer table above.

What is the NAV of Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund today?

The latest NAV is ₹69.1 (as of 2026-09-16). NAV (net asset value) is the per-unit price of the fund, published every business day by the AMC.

What is the last 10 years return of Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund?

Over the last 10 years Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund has returned about 6.05% a year (CAGR). In rupees: ₹1 lakh invested 10 years ago would be roughly ₹1.8 lakh today, before tax. See the year-by-year table above for how uneven the ride was.

What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund?

The Direct-plan expense ratio is 0.85% a year. The Direct plan is cheaper than the Regular plan because it carries no distributor commission - over decades that gap compounds meaningfully.

Who is the fund manager of Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund?

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund is managed by Dhrumil Shah; Kinjal Desai; Sushil Budhia; Akshay Sharma; Amber Singhania.

Is Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund safe? How risky is it?

No market-linked fund is 'safe' in the fixed-deposit sense - the honest question is how deep its falls get. Its worst historical drawdown was -18.95% - ₹1 lakh briefly becoming about ₹81,050. As a hybrid fund, its risk profile is typical of that category. Look at the drawdown, volatility and bear-market figures above and ask whether you could stay invested through the bad stretches.

Is Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund good for SIP?

We can't tell you what to do, but here is what actually happened: a ₹10,000 monthly SIP over the last 10 years grew ₹12.1 lakh into about ₹17.3 lakh (XIRR 6.93%). SIPs average your entry price, which helps most in funds that swing hard - check the crash-behaviour section above to see how it treats investors in bad markets.

What are the SIP returns of Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund?

A ₹10,000/month SIP over 10 years would have grown to about ₹1,728,364 (an XIRR of 6.93%) on ₹1,210,000 invested, using the fund's actual NAV history. See the SIP table above for other durations.

How does Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund rank among similar funds?

On 3-year returns it sits around the 97th percentile of its category, and its consistency ranks 86th percentile. 100th is best-in-class, 50th is average. See the category-ranking section above.

Is Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund tax-efficient / what about capital gains?

As a hybrid fund, gains follow the rules for its asset class - equity-oriented funds are taxed differently from debt. All returns on this page are pre-tax; your actual post-tax return depends on your holding period and slab. This is descriptive information, not tax advice.

Direct or Regular plan - which is shown here?

All figures on this page are for the Direct-Growth plan (no distributor commission, lower cost). Returns are pre-tax; capital-gains tax depends on your own holding period and slab.

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