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Axis Nifty 500 Index Fund
Axis Mutual FundIndex Funds - Equity Funds2.3 years
The scheme seeks to provide returns before expenses that closely correspond to the total returns of the Nifty 500 TRI, subject to tracking errors.
- NAV
- 9.6523
- 29 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- -7.9%
- Trailing CAGR
- Upside capture
- +99%
- Vs NIFTY 500 TRI
- Downside capture
- +100%
- Lower is better
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return (Sharpe) is negative over the available daily history.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE 500 Quality 50 Index Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.3 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.17% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -18.6%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nandik Mallik · 0.7 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 29.0% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 19%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y-7.9%
- 3Yn/a
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- SI-1.7%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y-7.1%
- 3Yn/a
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- Since inception
- -1.7%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- -1.8%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- n/a
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- n/a
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- n/a
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- n/a
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
Official benchmark
Date-aligned against NIFTY 500 TRI. Capture ratios use common month-end observations through 30 Oct 2026.
- 1Y excess
- -0.3%
- Fund minus TRI
- 3Y excess
- n/a
- Fund minus TRI
- Upside capture
- +99%
- Benchmark-up months
- Downside capture
- +100%
- Lower is better
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -18.6%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -9.0%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 763 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +96%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 6 days
- 6 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 20 days
- Trough to prior peak
26 Sept 2024 – open
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · not recovered
-18.6%
31 Jul 2024 – 26 Aug 2024
Trough 6 Aug 2024 · recovered in 20 days
-4.6%
18 Jul 2024 – 26 Jul 2024
Trough 19 Jul 2024 · recovered in 7 days
-1.5%
3 Sept 2024 – 12 Sept 2024
Trough 6 Sept 2024 · recovered in 6 days
-1.3%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
5
Vs category
39
Consistency
43
Risk-adjusted
1
Drawdown
54
Mean
28
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Monitor
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
- Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
- Risk-adjusted return (Sharpe) is negative over the available daily history.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
Portfolio
31 Aug 2026 · 500 holdings · top 10 are 29.0%.
- Top 5
- 20.0%
- Top 10
- 29.0%
- Largest holding
- 5.4%
- Effective holdings
- 74.6
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.4%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
5.2%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
4.3%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
2.8%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
2.4%
What changed
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
29 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
28 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE 500 Quality 50 Index Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -3.9%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 13.6%
- Max DD
- -11.4%
- Sharpe
- -0.31
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER
Axis BSE Sensex Index Fund
Axis Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -11.9%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 13.5%
- Max DD
- -16.0%
- Sharpe
- -0.23
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Axis Nifty Bank Index Fund
Axis Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -5.6%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 16.3%
- Max DD
- -18.3%
- Sharpe
- 0.07
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER
Groww Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
Groww Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -2.5%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 16.6%
- Max DD
- -14.3%
- Sharpe
- -0.14
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER
JioBlackRock Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -3.9%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 15.9%
- Max DD
- -14.0%
- Sharpe
- -0.33
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER