Should I invest in Tata Index Fund - Sensex A?

We don't give personal investment advice. Tata Index Fund - Sensex 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: 16.3%. 5-year CAGR: 8.81%.

Tata

Tata Index Fund - Sensex A

Latest NAV

₹196.9551

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,995 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.

Period

Add another fund to compare

No matches.

Compares up to 8 funds. Click any line in the legend above to hide/show it.

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	+1.26%	+0.52%	+0.74	12 / 77	Q1
1W	+0.77%	+0.22%	+0.55	15 / 77	Q1
2W	+0.52%	+0.26%	+0.26	12 / 75	Q1
1M	+1.59%	+1.03%	+0.56	15 / 74	Q1
3M	-0.01%	+1.46%	-1.47	52 / 62	Q4
6M	-6.26%	-0.94%	-5.31	55 / 62	Q4
YTD	-8.04%	-2.02%	-6.02	55 / 61	Q4
1Y	-4.57%	+1.31%	-5.88	57 / 61	Q4
2Y	-1.11%	+2.10%	-3.21	46 / 54	Q4
3Y	+5.94%	+9.78%	-3.84	48 / 52	Q4
4Y	+10.00%	+12.04%	-2.04	30 / 36	Q4
5Y	+8.81%	+9.55%	-0.74	21 / 24	Q4
7Y	+11.06%	+11.69%	-0.63	19 / 23	Q4
10Y	+11.28%	+11.23%	+0.05	13 / 22	Q3
Inception	+9.89%	+7.79%	+2.10	26 / 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	-8.04%	-2.02%	-6.02	55 / 61
2025	+9.24%	+7.96%	+1.28	25 / 57
2024	+8.68%	+12.60%	-3.92	39 / 52
2023	+18.92%	+21.36%	-2.44	32 / 46
2022	+5.17%	+3.06%	+2.11	7 / 30
2021	+21.14%	+23.37%	-2.23	22 / 23
2020	+15.45%	+15.15%	+0.29	7 / 23
2019	+14.36%	+11.82%	+2.54	2 / 23
2018	+7.49%	+4.05%	+3.44	1 / 22
2017	+27.38%	+27.94%	-0.56	14 / 22
2016	+2.31%	+2.43%	-0.12	15 / 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

+12.30%

236 windows

min -55.0% · max 94.3%

80% positive

3-Year rolling

+10.82%

211 windows

min -3.1% · max 28.4%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+10.77%

187 windows

min -1.8% · max 22.3%

98% positive

7-Year rolling

+10.70%

163 windows

min 4.4% · max 15.8%

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

11.48%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.00

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.01

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-16.24%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

55.6%

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 - Nifty A	Tata	₹151.9293	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹196.9551
16 Jul 2026	₹194.5004
15 Jul 2026	₹194.5001
14 Jul 2026	₹194.1500
13 Jul 2026	₹195.5624
10 Jul 2026	₹195.4542
9 Jul 2026	₹193.3742
8 Jul 2026	₹192.7665
7 Jul 2026	₹196.9792
6 Jul 2026	₹197.2330

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 - Sensex A is ₹196.9551. 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 - Sensex 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 - Sensex 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 - Sensex A has delivered a absolute return of -4.57% — -5.88 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 1.31%. The fund ranks #57 of 61 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Tata Index Fund - Sensex A has delivered a CAGR of 5.94% — -3.84 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 9.78%. The fund ranks #48 of 52 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Tata Index Fund - Sensex A has delivered a CAGR of 8.81% — -0.74 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 9.55%. The fund ranks #21 of 24 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Tata Index Fund - Sensex A exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹291,244 today — a multiplier of 2.91×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 11.28%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹289,863.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Tata Index Fund - Sensex A over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹699,450 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 6.07%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Tata Index Fund - Sensex A = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,068,308 (multiplier 1.72×). XIRR: 10.49%. 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 - Sensex A ranks #21 out of 24 funds in the Index Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 9.55%; this fund delivered 8.81%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Tata Index Fund - Sensex A has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.28% — 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 - Sensex A averaged 10.77% (best 22.27%, worst -1.77%). 98% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.20 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Tata Index Fund - Sensex A returned 9.24% — beating the Index Fund category average of 7.96% by 1.28 pp. It ranked #25 of 57 in its category that year.

Tata Index Fund - Sensex 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 - Sensex 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: 16.3%. 5-year CAGR: 8.81%.

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