HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund
HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund is a index funds etfs fund of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited with ₹316 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (BSE 500 TRI) in 0 of 2 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.35% a year. Arun Agarwal has managed it for 3.5 years.
Has HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund beaten its benchmark?
Ahead of its benchmark, BSE 500 TRI, in 0 of 2 periods in AMFI's figures; −4.97% over the last year against −4.65%.
Period returns
Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year| Period | Fund | Nifty 500 TRI | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −3.46% | −3.60% | — |
| 3 months | −4.58% | −5.03% | — |
| 6 months | −0.10% | −1.83% | — |
| 1 year | −4.97% | −4.06% | −0.91 pts |
| 3 years | +8.40% | +9.27% | −0.87 pts |
| 5 years | — | +8.00% | — |
| 10 years | — | +12.69% | — |
| Since start from 21 Apr 2023 | +12.25% | — | — |
Official figures
AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026| Period | Direct | Regular | Benchmark | Ahead | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | −4.97% | −5.43% | −4.65% | −0.32 | 🔒 |
| 3y | +8.39% | +7.81% | +8.97% | −0.58 | 🔒 |
| 5y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10y | — | — | — | — | — |
Value of 100, month-end
Apr 2023 to 13 Oct 2026₹100 put in at the start of Apr 2023 would be ₹146 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹150 in the Nifty 500 TRI.
What does HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund cost?
0.35% a year on the direct plan, 0.84% on the regular plan; 124 of 285 funds in its category charge less.
Who manages HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund?
Nandita Menezes, since 29 Mar 2025; Arun Agarwal, since 21 Apr 2023.
What does HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund hold?
503 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 29.0% of the fund, the largest HDFC Bank Ltd.£ at 5.7%.
Mix
Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026Five largest industries
% of fundBy company size
% of equity · SEBI size listsHow does HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund score against its category?
Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.
Are the companies inside any good?
The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.
How is HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund run?
Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.
Which funds hold much the same?
The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.
Funds that hold much the same
% of holdings in commonHow much is in its sponsor's own group?
Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.
Questions people ask
Who manages HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund?
Nandita Menezes (manager) since 29 Mar 2025; Arun Agarwal (manager) since 21 Apr 2023.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund?
0.35% a year on the direct plan and 0.84% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).
How has HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund done?
Its direct plan returned +8.39% a year over 3 years against +8.97% for its benchmark, BSE 500 TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.
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