HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund
HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund is a index funds etfs fund of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited with ₹1,698 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (NIFTY 50 Equal Weight TRI) in 0 of 3 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.46% a year. Arun Agarwal has managed it for 4.7 years.
Has HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund beaten its benchmark?
Ahead of its benchmark, NIFTY 50 Equal Weight TRI, in 0 of 3 periods in AMFI's figures; −3.89% over the last year against −3.43%.
Period returns
Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year| Period | Fund | Nifty 500 TRI | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −3.57% | −3.60% | — |
| 3 months | −5.11% | −5.03% | — |
| 6 months | −1.84% | −1.83% | — |
| 1 year | −3.89% | −4.06% | +0.17 pts |
| 3 years | +9.82% | +9.27% | +0.55 pts |
| 5 years | +9.26% | +8.00% | +1.26 pts |
| 10 years | — | +12.69% | — |
| Since start from 20 Aug 2021 | +11.54% | — | — |
Official figures
AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026| Period | Direct | Regular | Benchmark | Ahead | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | −3.89% | −4.34% | −3.43% | −0.46 | 🔒 |
| 3y | +9.81% | +9.32% | +10.35% | −0.54 | 🔒 |
| 5y | +9.25% | +8.70% | +9.82% | −0.57 | 🔒 |
| 10y | — | — | — | — | — |
Value of 100, month-end
Aug 2021 to 13 Oct 2026₹100 put in at the start of Aug 2021 would be ₹168 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹159 in the Nifty 500 TRI.
What does HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund cost?
0.46% a year on the direct plan, 0.93% on the regular plan; 171 of 285 funds in its category charge less.
Who manages HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund?
Nandita Menezes, since 29 Mar 2025; Arun Agarwal, since 1 Feb 2022.
What does HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund hold?
52 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 20.8% of the fund, the largest HCL Technologies Ltd. at 2.3%.
Mix
Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026Five largest
% of fundFive largest industries
% of fundBy company size
% of equity · SEBI size listsHow does HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight 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 Nifty50 Equal Weight 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 Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund?
Nandita Menezes (manager) since 29 Mar 2025; Arun Agarwal (manager) since 1 Feb 2022.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund?
0.46% a year on the direct plan and 0.93% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).
How has HDFC Nifty50 Equal Weight Index Fund done?
Its direct plan returned +9.81% a year over 3 years against +10.35% for its benchmark, NIFTY 50 Equal Weight TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.
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