October 31, 2024
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 structuredproducts.
Index Variants: Nifty50 USD, Nifty 50 Total Returns Index (Gross and Net) and Nifty50 Dividend Points Index

Portfolio Characteristics
Methodology

Free Float Market Capitalization

No. of Constituents

50Launch Date

April 22, 1996

Base Date

November 03, 1995

Base Value
Calculation Frequency

1000
Real-Time

Index Rebalancing

Semi-Annually

Sector Representation
SectorFinancial Services
Information Technology
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Automobile and Auto Components
Healthcare
Telecommunication
Construction
Metals & Mining
Power
Consumer Durables
Construction Materials
Consumer Services
Capital Goods
Services

Weight(%)
34.25
12.92
10.76
8.22
7.43
3.99
3.98
3.92
3.54
3.12
2.47
2.08
1.46
0.94
0.93

Statistics
Index
Returns (%) #QTD

YTD 1 Year 5 Years

Price Return
Total Return
Net Total Return-6.17 11.38-6.07 12.64-7.02 11.15

Statistics ##1 Year

26.87
28.39
26.64

15.30
16.63
15.95

Since
Inception
11.61

5 Years

Since
Inception

Std. Deviation *

13.42

18.95

22.87

Beta (NIFTY 50)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Correlation (NIFTY 50)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Fundamentals
P/E
22.58

P/B
3.63

Dividend Yield
1.27

Top constituents by weightage
Company’s Name
HDFC Bank Ltd.
ICICI Bank Ltd.
Reliance Industries Ltd.
Infosys Ltd.
ITC Ltd.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Axis Bank Ltd.
State Bank of India

Weight(%)
12.11
8.38
8.31
5.82
4.18
3.98
3.92
3.73
3.04
2.90

## Based on Price Return Index.
# QTD,YTD and 1 year returns are absolute returns.Returns for greater than one year are CAGR returns.
* Average daily standard deviation annualised.
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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 anindex. For a stock to qualify for possible inclusion into the Nifty50, have traded at an average impact cost of 0.50% or less during thelast six months for 90% of the observations, for the basket size of Rs. 100 Million.
ii. Companies that are allowed to trade in F&O segment are only eligible to be constituent of the index.
iii. The Company should have a minimum listing history of 1 month as on the cutoff date.
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 ofindices, average data for six months ending the cut-off date is considered. Four weeks prior notice is given to market from the date ofchange.
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.

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