Should I invest in Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES?

We don't give personal investment advice. Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES 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: 59.9%. 5-year CAGR: 8.06%.

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Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES

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	-2.21%	-0.79%	-1.42	9 / 10	Q4
1W	-3.70%	-5.22%	+1.52	6 / 10	Q3
2W	-7.16%	-6.36%	-0.79	7 / 10	Q3
1M	-11.79%	-7.97%	-3.83	6 / 10	Q3
3M	-8.18%	-4.36%	-3.81	7 / 10	Q3
6M	-10.07%	-4.28%	-5.79	7 / 10	Q3
YTD	-18.67%	-6.93%	-11.73	8 / 10	Q4
1Y	-8.85%	-1.57%	-7.27	7 / 10	Q3
2Y	+6.18%	+6.75%	-0.57	5 / 10	Q2
3Y	+4.15%	+9.37%	-5.22	7 / 10	Q3
4Y	+4.29%	+6.53%	-2.24	5 / 6	Q4
5Y	+8.06%	+10.24%	-2.19	5 / 6	Q4
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+10.84%	+8.57%	+2.27	4 / 10	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
2011 YTD	-18.67%	-15.18%	-3.49	6 / 10
2010	+18.78%	+16.46%	+2.32	4 / 10
2009	+70.32%	+51.87%	+18.45	5 / 10
2008	-51.91%	-43.05%	-8.87	4 / 5
2007	+51.32%	+48.12%	+3.20	4 / 5
2006	—	—	—	—

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

+16.84%

51 windows

min -54.4% · max 90.8%

78% positive

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

3-Year rolling

+6.77%

27 windows

min 1.3% · max 12.2%

100% positive

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

5-Year rolling

+11.39%

3 windows

min 8.1% · max 13.2%

100% positive

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

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

₹ —

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

31.02%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.07

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.12

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-44.32%

Sep 2008 → Oct 2008

% positive months

47.2%

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.

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
18 Aug 2011	₹503.8944
17 Aug 2011	₹515.2836
16 Aug 2011	₹512.7930
12 Aug 2011	₹516.5878
11 Aug 2011	₹523.2279
10 Aug 2011	₹525.5403
9 Aug 2011	₹516.4797
8 Aug 2011	₹521.0862
5 Aug 2011	₹530.4890
4 Aug 2011	₹542.7377

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.

Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES is a Other ETFs from Benchmark (Unknown plan, IDCW (dividend) option). Latest NAV isn't currently available in our feed — the AMC publishes it once per business day after market close.

Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES has NAV history starting from 19 Jun 2006, a track record of about 19 years 11 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES is managed by Benchmark. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Other ETFs' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES has delivered a absolute return of -8.85% — -7.27 pp behind the Other ETFs category average of -1.57%. The fund ranks #7 of 10 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES has delivered a CAGR of 4.15% — -5.22 pp behind the Other ETFs category average of 9.37%. The fund ranks #7 of 10 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES has delivered a CAGR of 8.06% — -2.19 pp behind the Other ETFs category average of 10.24%. The fund ranks #5 of 6 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES exactly 5 years ago would be worth approximately ₹147,309 today — a multiplier of 1.47×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 8.06%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹162,831.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹676,847 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 4.76%.

Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (5-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹676,847 — XIRR 4.76%.

On a 5-year basis, Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES ranks #5 out of 6 funds in the Other ETFs category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 10.24%; this fund delivered 8.06%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES has experienced over the last 5-year window is 59.91% — its NAV fell from a high on 08 Jan 2008 to a low on 27 Oct 2008. 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, Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES averaged 11.39% (best 13.17%, worst 8.06%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.19 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2010, Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES returned 18.78% — beating the Other ETFs category average of 16.46% by 2.32 pp. It ranked #4 of 10 in its category that year.

Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES 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. Nifty Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme- Nifty BeES 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: 59.9%. 5-year CAGR: 8.06%.

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