Ind Nifty50
Ind Nifty50
Ind Nifty50
The Nifty 50 index is a well-diversified 50 companies index reflecting overall market conditions. Nifty 50 Index is computed using
free float market capitalization method.
Nifty 50 can be used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, launching of index funds, ETFs and structured
products.
Index Variants: Nifty50 USD, Nifty 50 Total Returns Index and Nifty50 Dividend Points Index
Portfolio Characteristics
Methodology Free Float Market Capitalization Index Since
QTD YTD 1 Year 5 Years
No. of Constituents 50 Returns (%) Inception
Launch Date April 22, 1996 Price Return -4.12 -4.12 -0.60 11.41 10.97
Base Date November 03, 1995 Total Return -4.03 -4.03 0.59 12.75
Index Methodology
Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Constituent Stocks:
i. Market impact cost is the best measure of the liquidity of a stock. It accurately reflects the costs faced when actually trading an
index. For a stock to qualify for possible inclusion into the Nifty50, have traded at an average impact cost of 0.50% or less during the
last six months for 90% of the observations, for the basket size of Rs. 100 Million.
ii. The company should have a listing history of 6 months.
iii. Companies that are allowed to trade in F&O segment are only eligible to be constituent of the index.
iv. A company which comes out with an IPO will be eligible for inclusion in the index, if it fulfills the normal eligibility criteria for
the index for a 3 month period instead of a 6 month period.
Index Re-Balancing:
Index is re-balanced on semi-annual basis. The cut-off date is January 31 and July 31 of each year, i.e. For semi-annual review of
indices, average data for six months ending the cut-off date is considered. Four weeks prior notice is given to market from the date of
change.
Index Governance:
A professional team manages all NSE indices. There is a three-tier governance structure comprising the Board of Directors of NSE
Indices Limited, the Index Advisory Committee (Equity) and the Index Maintenance Sub-Committee.
Key Indices
Broad Market Sectoral Indices Thematic Indices Strategy Indices Fixed Income
Nifty 50 Nifty Bank Nifty CPSE Nifty100 Equal Weight Nifty 10 yr Benchmark G-Sec
Nifty Next 50 Nifty IT Nifty Commodities Nifty50 PR 1x Inverse Nifty 8-13 yr G-Sec
Nifty 100 Nifty PSU Bank Nifty Energy Nifty50 PR 2x Leverage Nifty 4-8 yr G-Sec
Nifty 200 Nifty FMCG Nifty Shariah 25 Nifty50 Value 20 Nifty 11-15 yr G-Sec
Nifty 500 Nifty Private Bank Nifty 100 Liquid15 Nifty100 Quality 30 Nifty 15 yr and above G-Sec
Nifty Midcap 50 Nifty Metal Nifty Infrastructure Nifty Low Volatility 50 Nifty Composite G-Sec
Nifty Midcap 100 Nifty Financial Services Nifty Corporate Group Nifty Alpha 50 Nifty 1D Rate