Should I invest in HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan 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.

HDFC

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan

Latest NAV

₹15.7579

As of

17 Jul 2026

797 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	+0.50%	+0.21%	+0.29	94 / 353	Q2
1W	+0.03%	-0.05%	+0.07	193 / 353	Q3
2W	+0.25%	+0.24%	+0.01	137 / 353	Q2
1M	+1.26%	+0.78%	+0.47	112 / 353	Q2
3M	+2.24%	+2.20%	+0.03	139 / 350	Q2
6M	-0.56%	+1.36%	-1.92	244 / 336	Q3
YTD	-2.32%	+0.54%	-2.86	249 / 333	Q3
1Y	-0.02%	+2.69%	-2.71	228 / 318	Q3
2Y	+0.47%	+3.33%	-2.86	143 / 213	Q3
3Y	+11.48%	+10.79%	+0.68	55 / 172	Q2
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+15.11%	+7.52%	+7.59	40 / 353	Q1

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	-2.32%	+0.51%	-2.83	247 / 331
2025	+6.68%	+6.05%	+0.63	171 / 260
2024	+14.71%	+14.12%	+0.60	61 / 180
2023	—	—	—	—

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

+13.88%

28 windows

min -2.7% · max 40.8%

86% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+13.27%

4 windows

min 11.5% · max 15.6%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

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

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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

12.95%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.41

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.67

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-18.82%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

61.1%

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 Index Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC NIFTY 100 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option	HDFC	₹15.1070	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India BSE Sensex Next 30 Index Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option	Nippon India	₹10.8421	17 Jul 2026
SBI BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	SBI	₹12.8789	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct Plan - Cumulative Option	ICICI Prudential	₹26.0695	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹10.2484	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN NIFTY 100 INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH	Bandhan	₹15.1935	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 Index Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹253.8112	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct plan - Growth	Motilal Oswal	₹21.2096	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India INDEX FUND- NSE NIFTY 50 INDEX FUND- Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹207.9005	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Mirae Asset	₹10.1392	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹15.7579
16 Jul 2026	₹15.6798
15 Jul 2026	₹15.6993
14 Jul 2026	₹15.6499
13 Jul 2026	₹15.7540
10 Jul 2026	₹15.7533
9 Jul 2026	₹15.5716
8 Jul 2026	₹15.4577
7 Jul 2026	₹15.7667
6 Jul 2026	₹15.8080

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 HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is ₹15.7579. It's a Index Fund from HDFC, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has NAV history starting from 21 Apr 2023, a track record of about 3 years 2 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan is managed by HDFC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Index Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a absolute return of -0.02% — -2.71 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 2.69%. The fund ranks #228 of 318 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has delivered a CAGR of 11.48% — +0.68 pp ahead of the Index Fund category average of 10.79%. The fund ranks #55 of 172 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹138,533 today — a multiplier of 1.39×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 11.48%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹136,005.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹395,380 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 6.18%.

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹395,380 — XIRR 6.18%.

On a 3-year basis, HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan ranks #55 out of 172 funds in the Index Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 10.79%; this fund delivered 11.48%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan has experienced over the last 3-year window is 18.82% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Sep 2024 to a low on 28 Feb 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan averaged 13.27% (best 15.56%, worst 11.48%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.41 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan returned 6.68% — beating the Index Fund category average of 6.05% by 0.63 pp. It ranked #171 of 260 in its category that year.

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan 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. HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan 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.

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