Should I invest in Tata Index Fund - Nifty A?

We don't give personal investment advice. Tata Index Fund - Nifty A 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: 16.7%. 5-year CAGR: 9.70%.

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Tata Index Fund - Nifty A

Latest NAV

₹151.9293

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,995 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%	+0.52%	+0.58	27 / 77	Q2
1W	+0.54%	+0.22%	+0.32	28 / 77	Q2
2W	+0.30%	+0.26%	+0.04	31 / 75	Q2
1M	+1.31%	+1.03%	+0.29	33 / 74	Q2
3M	+0.37%	+1.46%	-1.10	44 / 62	Q3
6M	-5.03%	-0.94%	-4.09	47 / 62	Q4
YTD	-6.64%	-2.02%	-4.62	47 / 61	Q4
1Y	-2.56%	+1.31%	-3.87	45 / 61	Q3
2Y	-0.03%	+2.10%	-2.12	37 / 54	Q3
3Y	+7.79%	+9.78%	-1.99	27 / 52	Q3
4Y	+11.14%	+12.04%	-0.89	21 / 36	Q3
5Y	+9.70%	+9.55%	+0.15	10 / 24	Q2
7Y	+11.93%	+11.69%	+0.24	9 / 23	Q2
10Y	+11.57%	+11.23%	+0.34	9 / 22	Q2
Inception	+10.15%	+7.79%	+2.36	22 / 77	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	-6.64%	-2.02%	-4.62	47 / 61
2025	+10.80%	+7.96%	+2.84	18 / 57
2024	+9.28%	+12.60%	-3.32	30 / 52
2023	+19.97%	+21.36%	-1.39	24 / 46
2022	+5.16%	+3.06%	+2.10	8 / 30
2021	+24.28%	+23.37%	+0.91	8 / 23
2020	+14.65%	+15.15%	-0.50	14 / 23
2019	+12.33%	+11.82%	+0.52	12 / 23
2018	+5.06%	+4.05%	+1.01	10 / 22
2017	+27.80%	+27.94%	-0.14	9 / 22
2016	+3.07%	+2.43%	+0.64	9 / 22

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

+12.69%

236 windows

min -55.2% · max 86.7%

80% positive

3-Year rolling

+11.09%

211 windows

min -2.9% · max 29.3%

97% positive

5-Year rolling

+10.95%

187 windows

min -1.2% · max 23.4%

98% positive

7-Year rolling

+10.79%

163 windows

min 4.4% · max 15.7%

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

11.24%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.15

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.25

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.70%

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 Index Fund-Nifty Plan(FV Rs 10.326)	HDFC	₹232.2210	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Index Fund - BSE Sensex Plan - Growth Plan - Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹39.9542	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential BSE Sensex Index Fund - Cumulative Option	ICICI Prudential	₹25.7171	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Index Fund- Nifty Plan - Dividend Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹197.1884	17 Jul 2026
UTI - NIFTY Index Fund-Growth Option	UTI	₹168.4731	17 Jul 2026
Birla Sun Life Index Fund-Plan A (Dividend)	Birla Sun Life	₹24.7952	17 Jul 2026
LICMF Index Fund-Nifty-Dividend	LIC	₹49.6076	17 Jul 2026
Tata Index Fund - Sensex A	Tata	₹196.9551	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹151.9293
16 Jul 2026	₹150.2808
15 Jul 2026	₹150.3186
14 Jul 2026	₹150.1397
13 Jul 2026	₹151.1308
10 Jul 2026	₹151.1117
9 Jul 2026	₹149.5684
8 Jul 2026	₹149.0602
7 Jul 2026	₹152.2762
6 Jul 2026	₹152.4589

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 Tata Index Fund - Nifty A is ₹151.9293. It's a Index Fund from Tata, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Tata Index Fund - Nifty A has NAV history starting from 03 Apr 2006, a track record of about 20 years 3 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.

Tata Index Fund - Nifty A is managed by Tata. 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, Tata Index Fund - Nifty A has delivered a absolute return of -2.56% — -3.87 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 1.31%. The fund ranks #45 of 61 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Tata Index Fund - Nifty A has delivered a CAGR of 7.79% — -1.99 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 9.78%. The fund ranks #27 of 52 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Tata Index Fund - Nifty A has delivered a CAGR of 9.70% — +0.15 pp ahead of the Index Fund category average of 9.55%. The fund ranks #10 of 24 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Tata Index Fund - Nifty A exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹298,776 today — a multiplier of 2.99×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 11.57%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹289,863.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Tata Index Fund - Nifty A over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹723,508 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.42%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Tata Index Fund - Nifty A = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,148,016 (multiplier 1.79×). XIRR: 11.21%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Tata Index Fund - Nifty A ranks #10 out of 24 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 9.55%; this fund delivered 9.70%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Tata Index Fund - Nifty A has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.65% — 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, Tata Index Fund - Nifty A averaged 10.95% (best 23.40%, worst -1.16%). 98% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.26 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Tata Index Fund - Nifty A returned 10.80% — beating the Index Fund category average of 7.96% by 2.84 pp. It ranked #18 of 57 in its category that year.

Tata Index Fund - Nifty A 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. Tata Index Fund - Nifty A 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: 16.7%. 5-year CAGR: 9.70%.

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