HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹686.52-1.67%1 day
- Return since launch
- 13.6%
- 52-week range
- ₹667.18 — ₹795.60
- AUM
- ₹8,496 Cr
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund is a Large Cap Index equity fund from HDFC Mutual Fund with ₹8,496 Cr under management, launched in 2002. Over three years it has returned -2.3% a year, against 9.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.38% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -8.8% against -6.5% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -13.6% | −10.3 pts | -3.3% | -10.6% |
| 2Y | -6.9% | −4.6 pts | -2.3% | -4.5% |
| 3Y | -2.3% | −11.7 pts | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 5Y | 3.6% | −4.2 pts | 7.8% | 5.1% |
| 7Y | 7.7% | −1.9 pts | 9.6% | 8.9% |
| 10Y | 9.4% | −1.4 pts | 10.8% | 9.8% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -5.3% | −0.3 pts | -5.0% | -5.0% |
| 3M | -4.4% | −1.4 pts | -3.0% | -3.2% |
| 6M | -1.6% | −4.8 pts | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 1Y | -8.8% | −5.5 pts | -3.3% | -6.5% |
| 2Y | -6.4% | −1.3 pts | -5.0% | -5.2% |
| 3Y | 4.5% | −4.9 pts | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| 5Y | 5.0% | −2.8 pts | 7.8% | 5.9% |
| 7Y | 10.4% | +0.6 pts | 9.8% | 10.7% |
| 10Y | 10.8% | 0.0 pts | 10.8% | 10.5% |
Since launch (3 Jul 2002): 13.6%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.9% | +1.3 pts | 8.6% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | −5.5 pts | 14.4% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | −5.0 pts | 24.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +1.2 pts | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | −4.3 pts | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | −0.2 pts | 16.4% |
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
0.38%
Expense ratio as on 16 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.31%
- Brokerage
- 0.00%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.07%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 3 days
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- BSE Sensex TRI
- Short-term capital gains
- Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
- Long-term capital gains
- After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -3.38 | 6.39 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.93 | 1.28 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.12 | 0.67 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.16 | 0.86 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 13.52 | 19.95 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.9%
- Other0.1%
Market cap split
- Large100.0%
- P/E
- 22.08
- P/B
- 3.24
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 11.84% | ₹1,006 Cr | +12.81% | +14.07% | +15.33% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 11.39% | ₹968 Cr | +10.15% | +10.27% | +10.59% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 9.53% | ₹810 Cr | +10.08% | +9.83% | +9.76% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 6.11% | ₹519 Cr | +5.89% | +5.47% | +5.26% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 5.17% | ₹439 Cr | +5.38% | +5.21% | +4.47% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 4.83% | ₹410 Cr | +4.52% | +5.20% | +3.54% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 4.31% | ₹366 Cr | +4.57% | +4.84% | +5.58% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 4.02% | ₹342 Cr | +4.15% | +4.12% | +3.17% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.37% | ₹287 Cr | +3.20% | +3.18% | +3.06% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 3.26% | ₹277 Cr | +3.07% | +3.17% | +3.00% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 3.12% | ₹265 Cr | +2.73% | +2.71% | +2.43% |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.71% | ₹230 Cr | +3.12% | +3.15% | +4.03% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | 2.63% | ₹223 Cr | +2.58% | +2.78% | +3.32% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 2.60% | ₹221 Cr | +2.02% | +1.78% | +2.32% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.31% | ₹197 Cr | +2.19% | +1.91% | +1.79% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 2.29% | ₹195 Cr | +1.88% | +1.84% | +1.57% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.95% | ₹166 Cr | +2.16% | +2.17% | +2.52% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.90% | ₹162 Cr | +1.95% | +2.05% | +2.07% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 1.71% | ₹145 Cr | +2.07% | +1.89% | +1.65% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.66% | ₹141 Cr | +1.94% | +1.82% | +1.35% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.63% | ₹138 Cr | +1.66% | +1.66% | +1.41% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.52% | ₹129 Cr | +1.41% | +1.53% | +1.64% |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | Materials | 1.49% | ₹126 Cr | +1.52% | +1.56% | +1.58% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | Services | 1.32% | ₹112 Cr | +1.50% | +1.16% | +1.02% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 1.32% | ₹112 Cr | +1.49% | +1.42% | +1.33% |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | Materials | 1.27% | ₹108 Cr | +1.36% | +1.12% | +1.21% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 1.27% | ₹108 Cr | +1.12% | +1.13% | — |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | Financial | 1.24% | ₹105 Cr | +1.13% | +1.19% | +1.10% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 1.13% | ₹96.40 Cr | +1.07% | +0.90% | +1.00% |
| Trent Ltd. | Services | 1.04% | ₹88.66 Cr | +1.05% | +0.90% | +1.24% |
| Others | Others | 0.06% | ₹3.34 Cr | +0.32% | -0.34% | +0.14% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 12.27% | 11.84% | -0.43% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 6.47% | 6.11% | -0.36% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 11.08% | 11.39% | +0.31% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 3.09% | 3.37% | +0.28% |
| Others | 0.34% | 0.06% | -0.28% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 2.36% | 2.60% | +0.24% |
| State Bank of India | 4.59% | 4.83% | +0.24% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.79% | 4.02% | +0.23% |
| ITC Ltd. | 2.92% | 2.71% | -0.21% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 4.96% | 5.17% | +0.21% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 3.29% | 3.12% | -0.17% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 2.14% | 2.29% | +0.15% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 1.50% | 1.63% | +0.13% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 1.98% | 1.90% | -0.08% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 2.02% | 1.95% | -0.07% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 1.78% | 1.71% | -0.07% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 1.39% | 1.32% | -0.07% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 4.24% | 4.31% | +0.07% |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | 1.33% | 1.27% | -0.06% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 2.58% | 2.63% | +0.05% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.32% | -0.03% |
| Trent Ltd. | 1.07% | 1.04% | -0.03% |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | 1.22% | 1.24% | +0.02% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 1.25% | 1.27% | +0.02% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 1.68% | 1.66% | -0.02% |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 1.51% | 1.49% | -0.02% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 3.27% | 3.26% | -0.01% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 1.53% | 1.52% | -0.01% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 9.52% | 9.53% | +0.01% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 2.31% | 2.31% | 0.00% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 1.13% | 1.13% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹2,691 Cr | 0.72% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
 UTI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹7,547 Cr | 0.87% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 12.5% |
 SBI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹2,366 Cr | 0.76% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 12.5% |
 DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹1,407 Cr | 1.01% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 12.6% |
 Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹1,295 Cr | 0.64% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
 Nippon India Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES FoF | ₹840 Cr | 0.30% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 12.9% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme aims to generate returns that are commensurate with the performance of S&P BSE Sensex, subject to tracking errors.
Fund managers
- Arun AgarwalMr. Agarwal is a B.Com. and Chartered AccountantPrior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., ICICI Bank Limited, UTI Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.
- Nandita MenezesCA (ICAI, INDIA), B.Com (University of Mumbai)Prior to joining HDFC AMC, she was associated with S.V. Ghatalia & Associates LLP.
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months−1.65% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹59,010 | −1.65% | |
| 1 year−8.77% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,14,450 | −4.63% | |
| 3 years4.46% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,85,861 | 7.18% | |
| 5 years4.96% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,82,175 | 13.70% |
Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.
How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.