Should I invest in Axis Nifty 50 ETF?

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Nifty 50 ETF is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.4%. 5-year CAGR: 10.31%.

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Axis Nifty 50 ETF

Unit split applied to historical metrics

This scheme had a 0.1× unit consolidation on 27 Jul 2020. Returns, SIP simulations and risk metrics on this page are split-adjusted — they reflect what a real investor's portfolio experienced (a consolidation doesn't change portfolio value, only the unit count and per-unit NAV).

Latest NAV

₹269.0476

As of

17 Jul 2026

2,236 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+1.10%	+0.27%	+0.83	68 / 280	Q1
1W	+0.55%	-0.11%	+0.66	73 / 280	Q2
2W	+0.32%	-0.16%	+0.48	105 / 280	Q2
1M	+1.35%	-0.09%	+1.45	100 / 280	Q2
3M	+0.49%	+0.82%	-0.32	172 / 272	Q3
6M	-4.69%	-1.65%	-3.04	187 / 261	Q3
YTD	-6.28%	-1.34%	-4.94	209 / 258	Q4
1Y	-2.01%	+7.47%	-9.48	177 / 231	Q4
2Y	+0.56%	+4.66%	-4.11	110 / 185	Q3
3Y	+8.43%	+12.66%	-4.23	94 / 149	Q3
4Y	+11.79%	+14.72%	-2.93	79 / 126	Q3
5Y	+10.31%	+10.99%	-0.68	46 / 90	Q3
7Y	+12.61%	+12.84%	-0.23	34 / 65	Q3
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+11.98%	+10.92%	+1.06	110 / 280	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-6.28%	-1.36%	-4.93	208 / 257
2025	+11.35%	+16.95%	-5.60	67 / 192
2024	+9.93%	+15.68%	-5.75	101 / 155
2023	+20.73%	+24.57%	-3.84	70 / 133
2022	+5.62%	+3.53%	+2.10	39 / 104
2021	+25.15%	+23.86%	+1.29	38 / 80
2020	+15.57%	+12.21%	+3.36	35 / 67
2019	+12.90%	+8.25%	+4.65	22 / 59
2018	+5.55%	+1.56%	+3.99	19 / 44
2017	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+14.12%

98 windows

min -24.1% · max 63.6%

86% positive

3-Year rolling

+15.23%

74 windows

min 4.4% · max 30.3%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+15.16%

50 windows

min 10.1% · max 24.5%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 5Y windows happen to be available.

7-Year rolling

+13.77%

25 windows

min 11.6% · max 16.3%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 7Y windows happen to be available.

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

11.25%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.21

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.34

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.45%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2025

% positive months

58.3%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in ETF

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
Nippon India BSE Sensex Next 30 ETF	Nippon India	₹41.9552	17 Jul 2026
SBI BSE 100 ETF	SBI	₹286.8064	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF	ICICI Prudential	₹39.4292	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Nifty 50 Exchange Traded Fund	Invesco	₹2,787.8582	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN BSE Sensex ETF	Bandhan	₹849.4533	17 Jul 2026
Quantum Index Fund	Quantum	₹267.5912	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE Sensex ETF	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹78.7153	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Nifty 100 ETF	Motilal Oswal	₹25.4679	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset BSE 500 Dividend Leaders 50 ETF	Mirae Asset	₹35.1401	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Nifty 50 ETF	Kotak	₹269.7629	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹269.0476
16 Jul 2026	₹266.1292
15 Jul 2026	₹266.1924
14 Jul 2026	₹265.8724
13 Jul 2026	₹267.6211
10 Jul 2026	₹267.5765
9 Jul 2026	₹264.8443
8 Jul 2026	₹263.9420
7 Jul 2026	₹269.6252
6 Jul 2026	₹269.9450

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Axis Nifty 50 ETF is ₹269.0476. It's a ETF from Axis, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Axis Nifty 50 ETF has NAV history starting from 06 Jul 2017, a track record of about 9 years. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

Axis Nifty 50 ETF is managed by Axis. It's classified by AMFI under the 'ETF' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Axis Nifty 50 ETF has delivered a absolute return of -2.01% — -9.48 pp behind the ETF category average of 7.47%. The fund ranks #177 of 231 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Axis Nifty 50 ETF has delivered a CAGR of 8.43% — -4.23 pp behind the ETF category average of 12.66%. The fund ranks #94 of 149 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Axis Nifty 50 ETF has delivered a CAGR of 10.31% — -0.68 pp behind the ETF category average of 10.99%. The fund ranks #46 of 90 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Axis Nifty 50 ETF exactly 5 years ago would be worth approximately ₹163,369 today — a multiplier of 1.63×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 10.31%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹168,459.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Axis Nifty 50 ETF over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹735,150 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 8.06%.

Axis Nifty 50 ETF doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (7-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹1,261,966 — XIRR 11.43%.

On a 5-year basis, Axis Nifty 50 ETF ranks #46 out of 90 funds in the ETF category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 10.99%; this fund delivered 10.31%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Axis Nifty 50 ETF has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.43% — its NAV fell from a high on 18 Oct 2021 to a low on 17 Jun 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Axis Nifty 50 ETF averaged 15.16% (best 24.52%, worst 10.14%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.30 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Axis Nifty 50 ETF returned 11.35% — lagging the ETF category average of 16.95% by 5.60 pp. It ranked #67 of 192 in its category that year.

Axis Nifty 50 ETF doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Nifty 50 ETF is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.4%. 5-year CAGR: 10.31%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Axis Nifty 50 ETF

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in ETF

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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