Should I invest in HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF?

We don't give personal investment advice. HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.4%. 5-year CAGR: 10.31%.

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HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan

Unit split applied to historical metrics

This scheme had a 0.1× unit consolidation on 22 Feb 2021. 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

₹273.9356

As of

17 Jul 2026

2,616 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%	+0.44%	+0.66	9 / 31	Q2
1W	+0.55%	+0.19%	+0.36	11 / 31	Q2
2W	+0.32%	+0.19%	+0.13	11 / 31	Q2
1M	+1.36%	+0.24%	+1.12	11 / 31	Q2
3M	+0.50%	+0.57%	-0.07	20 / 31	Q3
6M	-4.70%	-2.16%	-2.54	24 / 31	Q4
YTD	-6.29%	-2.00%	-4.30	26 / 31	Q4
1Y	-2.01%	+4.11%	-6.12	22 / 28	Q4
2Y	+0.56%	+3.00%	-2.44	10 / 19	Q3
3Y	+8.42%	+12.20%	-3.78	11 / 16	Q3
4Y	+11.79%	+17.15%	-5.37	4 / 6	Q3
5Y	+10.31%	+10.41%	-0.10	2 / 3	Q3
7Y	+12.61%	+12.27%	+0.34	1 / 2	Q2
10Y	+12.29%	+12.23%	+0.07	1 / 2	Q2
Inception	+12.84%	+9.18%	+3.66	9 / 31	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	-6.29%	-2.00%	-4.30	26 / 31
2025	+11.36%	+12.82%	-1.45	6 / 22
2024	+9.94%	+15.17%	-5.23	13 / 16
2023	+20.70%	+23.14%	-2.44	8 / 13
2022	+5.62%	+11.06%	-5.44	3 / 3
2021	+25.17%	+20.56%	+4.60	1 / 3
2020	+15.57%	+16.20%	-0.62	2 / 2
2019	+12.93%	+13.96%	-1.03	2 / 2
2018	+5.58%	+6.76%	-1.18	2 / 2
2017	+28.94%	+28.84%	+0.10	1 / 2
2016	+4.13%	+3.89%	+0.25	1 / 2

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

+14.81%

118 windows

min -24.1% · max 63.8%

88% positive

3-Year rolling

+14.39%

93 windows

min -0.8% · max 30.4%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+15.25%

69 windows

min 10.1% · max 24.6%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+14.06%

45 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

11.26%

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
HDFC BSE 500 ETF - Growth Option	HDFC	₹37.4595	17 Jul 2026
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

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹273.9356
16 Jul 2026	₹270.9599
15 Jul 2026	₹271.0241
14 Jul 2026	₹270.6977
13 Jul 2026	₹272.4805
10 Jul 2026	₹272.4345
9 Jul 2026	₹269.6485
8 Jul 2026	₹268.7282
7 Jul 2026	₹274.5217
6 Jul 2026	₹274.8472

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 NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan is ₹273.9356. It's a ETF from HDFC, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan has NAV history starting from 09 Dec 2015, a track record of about 10 years 7 months. 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.

HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan is managed by HDFC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'ETF' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan has delivered a absolute return of -2.01% — -6.12 pp behind the ETF category average of 4.11%. The fund ranks #22 of 28 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan has delivered a CAGR of 8.42% — -3.78 pp behind the ETF category average of 12.20%. The fund ranks #11 of 16 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan has delivered a CAGR of 10.31% — -0.1 pp behind the ETF category average of 10.41%. The fund ranks #2 of 3 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹318,835 today — a multiplier of 3.19×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 12.29%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹316,887.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹735,090 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 8.05%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,228,817 (multiplier 1.86×). XIRR: 11.90%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan ranks #2 out of 3 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 10.41%; this fund delivered 10.31%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.44% — 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, HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan averaged 15.25% (best 24.57%, worst 10.13%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.30 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth Plan returned 11.36% — lagging the ETF category average of 12.82% by 1.45 pp. It ranked #6 of 22 in its category that year.

HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth 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 NIFTY 50 ETF - Growth 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. 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.