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Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market. From Nippon India Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹44.4384
▼ 0.10% today
As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹98.6k
▼ ₹1.4k loss · -1.4% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.27 L
▲ ₹27.4k gain · 8.4% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.48 L
▲ ₹47.9k gain · 8.1% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.87 L
Gain / loss+₹6.8k
XIRR (annualised)2.56%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.87 L
Projected gain*+₹7.3k
*at this fund's historical rate of 2.56% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 500 other funds in Other Scheme - Index Funds

Same plan
1-year return
-1.36%median 5.83% (-7.19%)
Rank #390 of 501Beats 21% of peers
3-year return
8.42%median 7.64% (+0.78%)
Rank #96 of 501Beats 66% of peers
5-year return
8.14%median 7.97% (+0.17%)
Rank #31 of 501Beats 60% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
13.21%median 13.32% (-0.10%)
Rank #231 of 501Less risky than 54% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-38.17%median -17.31% (-20.86%)
Rank #43 of 501Less risky than 92% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 6 of last 7 years were positive.

+15%
2020
+25%
2021
+4%
2022
+20%
2023
+10%
2024
+11%
2025
-7%
2026
Best year
2021 · 24.88%
Worst year
2026 · -7.21%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
13.2%

The value swings roughly 13% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-38.17%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option against other index funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-1.36%
CAGR — 3 years8.42%
CAGR — 5 years8.14%
CAGR — since launch11.60%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)13.12%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)13.21%
Max drawdown — 1 year-15.09%
Max drawdown — 3 years-15.46%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.56
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.17

Fund info

Fund house
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Category
Other Scheme - Index Funds
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF204K01H36
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
118741
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 3,363 daily prices

About Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Other Scheme - Index Funds offered by Nippon India Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the index category — Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.

The current NAV of Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹44.4384 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -1.36% over the last year, 8.42% CAGR over 3 years, 8.14% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 13.2% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 38.2%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

The latest NAV of Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹44.4384 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 0.10% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return -1.36%, 3-year CAGR 8.42%, 5-year CAGR 8.14%, since-inception CAGR 11.60%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+

Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Other Scheme - Index Funds. Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.

How risky is Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.2%, Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+

Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,363 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.