Should I invest in SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND?

We don't give personal investment advice. SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH 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: 16.6%. 5-year CAGR: 10.10%.

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SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH

Latest NAV

₹227.2844

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,340 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	+1.10%	+0.21%	+0.89	42 / 353	Q1
1W	+0.55%	-0.05%	+0.59	57 / 353	Q1
2W	+0.31%	+0.24%	+0.08	102 / 353	Q2
1M	+1.34%	+0.78%	+0.56	100 / 353	Q2
3M	+0.46%	+2.20%	-1.74	289 / 350	Q4
6M	-4.80%	+1.36%	-6.16	298 / 336	Q4
YTD	-6.40%	+0.54%	-6.94	302 / 333	Q4
1Y	-2.22%	+2.69%	-4.91	267 / 318	Q4
2Y	+0.34%	+3.33%	-2.98	155 / 213	Q3
3Y	+8.20%	+10.79%	-2.59	79 / 172	Q2
4Y	+11.57%	+13.23%	-1.66	50 / 84	Q3
5Y	+10.10%	+11.39%	-1.29	26 / 39	Q3
7Y	+12.30%	+12.92%	-0.61	12 / 19	Q3
10Y	+11.96%	+11.97%	-0.01	6 / 14	Q2
Inception	+11.61%	+7.52%	+4.10	93 / 353	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	-6.40%	+0.51%	-6.91	300 / 331
2025	+11.12%	+6.05%	+5.07	48 / 260
2024	+9.75%	+14.12%	-4.37	89 / 180
2023	+20.48%	+21.09%	-0.61	60 / 130
2022	+5.43%	+1.94%	+3.50	13 / 51
2021	+24.77%	+26.80%	-2.03	14 / 25
2020	+14.94%	+15.71%	-0.77	19 / 22
2019	+12.52%	+11.04%	+1.49	11 / 17
2018	+5.16%	+4.02%	+1.14	9 / 15
2017	+28.57%	+29.36%	-0.80	5 / 14
2016	+3.77%	+3.41%	+0.36	4 / 14

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

+14.05%

153 windows

min -24.7% · max 62.8%

86% positive

3-Year rolling

+13.01%

129 windows

min -1.3% · max 30.1%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+13.19%

105 windows

min 1.3% · max 24.3%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+12.68%

80 windows

min 6.0% · max 16.0%

100% positive

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

0.19

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.31

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.53%

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 Index Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹15.7579	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 BSE Healthcare Index Fund Direct Plan - Growth	Bandhan	₹11.4943	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE 500 Momentum 50 Index Fund-Direct Growth	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹10.6277	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India INDEX FUND- NSE NIFTY 50 INDEX FUND- Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹207.9005	17 Jul 2026
Kotak BSE Housing Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Kotak	₹13.4540	17 Jul 2026
Edelweiss BSE Internet Economy Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Edelweiss	₹10.9780	17 Jul 2026
DSP BSE SENSEX Next 30 Index Fund - Direct - Growth	DSP	₹12.0593	17 Jul 2026
HSBC CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Apr 2028 Index Fund - Direct - Growth	HSBC	₹13.2877	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹227.2844
16 Jul 2026	₹224.8094
15 Jul 2026	₹224.8627
14 Jul 2026	₹224.5914
13 Jul 2026	₹226.0800
10 Jul 2026	₹226.0452
9 Jul 2026	₹223.7272
8 Jul 2026	₹222.9619
7 Jul 2026	₹227.7884
6 Jul 2026	₹228.0611

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 SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH is ₹227.2844. It's a Index Fund from SBI, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH has NAV history starting from 02 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 6 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.

SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH is managed by SBI. 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, SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH has delivered a absolute return of -2.22% — -4.91 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 2.69%. The fund ranks #267 of 318 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH has delivered a CAGR of 8.20% — -2.59 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 10.79%. The fund ranks #79 of 172 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH has delivered a CAGR of 10.10% — -1.29 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 11.39%. The fund ranks #26 of 39 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹309,613 today — a multiplier of 3.10×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 11.96%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹309,845.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹731,105 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.84%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,193,772 (multiplier 1.83×). XIRR: 11.60%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH ranks #26 out of 39 funds in the Index Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 11.39%; this fund delivered 10.10%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.58% — 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, SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH averaged 13.19% (best 24.27%, worst 1.28%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.29 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH returned 11.12% — beating the Index Fund category average of 6.05% by 5.07 pp. It ranked #48 of 260 in its category that year.

SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH 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. SBI NIFTY INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH 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: 16.6%. 5-year CAGR: 10.10%.

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