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HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund

HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Benchmark
Nifty Next 50 TRI
Riskometer
Very High
Size
₹2,618 cr
Allotted
3 Nov 2021
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund is a index funds etfs fund of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited with ₹2,618 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty Next 50 TRI) in 0 of 2 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.40% a year. Arun Agarwal has managed it for 4.7 years.

Has HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty Next 50 TRI, in 0 of 2 periods in AMFI's figures; +1.02% over the last year against +1.43%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty 500 TRIAhead
1 month−4.40% −3.60% —
3 months−3.86% −5.03% —
6 months+2.98% −1.83% —
1 year+1.02% −4.06% +5.08 pts
3 years+15.37% +9.27% +6.10 pts
5 years— +8.00% —
10 years— +12.69% —
Since start
from 3 Nov 2021
+10.44%——
Valarth price history to 13 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty Next 50 TRI) in 0 of 2 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +1.02%+0.66%+1.43% −0.41 🔒
3y +15.34%+14.95%+15.98% −0.64 🔒
5y ——— — —
10y ——— — —
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Index Funds ETFs funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Nov 2021 to 13 Oct 2026
50100150200 20232025
Fund 167Nifty 500 TRI 158

₹100 put in at the start of Nov 2021 would be ₹167 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹158 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.

What does HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund cost?

0.40% a year on the direct plan, 0.76% on the regular plan; 146 of 285 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
0.40% a year
Category median 0.39%
Regular plan
0.76% a year
Category median 0.94%
Gap
0.36 points
for the same holdings
146 of 285 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Other Scheme - Index Funds

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund?

Nandita Menezes, since 29 Mar 2025; Arun Agarwal, since 1 Feb 2022.

Nandita Menezes
1.5 years
since 29 Mar 2025
Arun Agarwal
4.7 years
since 1 Feb 2022
Benchmark as filedNIFTY Next 50 Total Returns Index (TRI)
Exit load
NIL
From 7 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 12 Apr 2026; as on 13 Oct 2026

What does HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund hold?

52 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 33.8% of the fund, the largest Divis Laboratories Ltd. at 4.8%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity100.1%Debt0.0%Cash-0.1%Other0.0%
Holdings
52
50 shares
Top ten
33.8%
of the fund
Effective holdings
42.3
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest industries

% of fund
Power9.50%
Finance9.40%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology8.90%
Electrical Equipment8.00%
Banks6.30%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap95.3%Mid Cap4.7%Small Cap0.0%

How does HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.

Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

an index tracker
It tracks the Nifty Next 50.
Active share 0.1%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund100.0% the same
50 shared holdings
DSP Nifty Next 50 ETF99.9% the same
50 shared holdings
DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund99.9% the same
50 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund?

Nandita Menezes (manager) since 29 Mar 2025; Arun Agarwal (manager) since 1 Feb 2022.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund?

0.40% a year on the direct plan and 0.76% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +15.34% a year over 3 years against +15.98% for its benchmark, Nifty Next 50 TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.

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