Glossary
/NAV Full Form
The full form of NAV is Net Asset Value.
It is the exact per-unit price of a mutual fund on any given day, meaning you calculate it by taking the fund's total assets, subtracting its liabilities, and dividing the result by the total number of units. A lot of beginners wrongly assume a lower NAV means the fund is "cheap" or a better buy, but a fund with a ₹50 NAV and a fund with a ₹500 NAV can give you the same percentage return. You mostly check the NAV when you are buying or selling mutual fund units before the daily market cutoff time.
When looking at a fund's Net Asset Value, focus on the fund's actual performance rather than getting distracted by whether the price looks high or low.