LIC MF BSE Sensex Index Fund
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹137.78-1.67%1 day
- Return since launch
- 12.2%
- 52-week range
- ₹134.33 — ₹160.27
- AUM
- ₹91.37 Cr
LIC MF BSE Sensex Index Fund is a Large Cap Index equity fund from LIC Mutual Fund with ₹91.37 Cr under management, launched in 2002. Over three years it has returned -2.9% a year, against 9.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.06% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
LIC MF 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 -9.3% 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 | -14.0% | −10.7 pts | -3.3% | -10.6% |
| 2Y | -7.4% | −5.2 pts | -2.3% | -4.5% |
| 3Y | -2.9% | −12.3 pts | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 5Y | 2.9% | −4.9 pts | 7.8% | 5.1% |
| 7Y | 7.0% | −2.6 pts | 9.6% | 8.9% |
| 10Y | 8.7% | −2.1 pts | 10.8% | 9.8% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -5.3% | −0.3 pts | -5.0% | -5.0% |
| 3M | -4.5% | −1.5 pts | -3.0% | -3.2% |
| 6M | -1.8% | −5.0 pts | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 1Y | -9.3% | −6.0 pts | -3.3% | -6.5% |
| 2Y | -7.0% | −1.9 pts | -5.0% | -5.2% |
| 3Y | 3.8% | −5.6 pts | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| 5Y | 4.3% | −3.5 pts | 7.8% | 5.9% |
| 7Y | 9.8% | 0.0 pts | 9.8% | 10.7% |
| 10Y | 10.1% | −0.8 pts | 10.8% | 10.5% |
Since launch (14 Nov 2002): 12.2%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.1% | +0.5 pts | 8.6% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | −6.2 pts | 14.4% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | −5.8 pts | 24.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.5 pts | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | −5.0 pts | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | −0.4 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
1.06%
Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.90%
- Brokerage
- 0.00%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.16%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 7 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 | -4.03 | 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 | 0.07 | 0.67 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.10 | 0.86 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 13.44 | 19.95 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
LIC MF BSE Sensex Index Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.6%
- Other0.4%
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 | 11.86% | ₹10.84 Cr | +12.82% | +14.09% | +15.32% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 11.51% | ₹10.52 Cr | +10.14% | +10.27% | +10.61% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 9.50% | ₹8.68 Cr | +10.09% | +9.84% | +9.76% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 6.14% | ₹5.61 Cr | +5.88% | +5.47% | +5.26% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 5.13% | ₹4.69 Cr | +5.38% | +5.19% | +4.47% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 4.80% | ₹4.38 Cr | +4.52% | +5.18% | +3.54% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 4.28% | ₹3.91 Cr | +4.56% | +4.84% | +5.57% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 4.00% | ₹3.65 Cr | +4.15% | +4.11% | +3.17% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.35% | ₹3.06 Cr | +3.20% | +3.17% | +3.05% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 3.24% | ₹2.96 Cr | +3.06% | +3.17% | +2.99% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 3.10% | ₹2.83 Cr | +2.73% | +2.70% | +2.42% |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.69% | ₹2.46 Cr | +3.12% | +3.14% | +4.03% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | 2.59% | ₹2.37 Cr | +2.56% | +2.77% | +3.33% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 2.58% | ₹2.36 Cr | +2.02% | +1.77% | +2.31% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.30% | ₹2.10 Cr | +2.19% | +1.91% | +1.78% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 2.27% | ₹2.08 Cr | +1.88% | +1.82% | +1.57% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.93% | ₹1.76 Cr | +2.15% | +2.17% | +2.51% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.89% | ₹1.73 Cr | +1.96% | +2.03% | +2.07% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 1.70% | ₹1.55 Cr | +2.07% | +1.87% | +1.64% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.65% | ₹1.51 Cr | +1.94% | +1.81% | +1.35% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.62% | ₹1.48 Cr | +1.66% | +1.64% | +1.40% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.50% | ₹1.37 Cr | +1.41% | +1.53% | +1.62% |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | Materials | 1.47% | ₹1.35 Cr | +1.52% | +1.56% | +1.57% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | Services | 1.30% | ₹1.19 Cr | +1.49% | +1.16% | +1.02% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 1.30% | ₹1.19 Cr | +1.47% | +1.41% | +1.33% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 1.26% | ₹1.15 Cr | +1.11% | +1.12% | — |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | Materials | 1.25% | ₹1.14 Cr | +1.35% | +1.11% | +1.20% |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | Financial | 1.23% | ₹1.12 Cr | +1.13% | +1.18% | +1.10% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 1.12% | ₹1.02 Cr | +1.05% | +0.89% | +1.00% |
| Trent Ltd. | Services | 1.03% | ₹0.94 Cr | +1.04% | +0.89% | +1.24% |
| Others | Others | 0.41% | ₹0.37 Cr | +0.09% | +0.04% | +0.16% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 11.04% | 11.51% | +0.47% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 12.25% | 11.86% | -0.39% |
| Others | 0.28% | -0.07% | -0.35% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 3.08% | 3.35% | +0.27% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 2.35% | 2.58% | +0.23% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.78% | 4.00% | +0.22% |
| ITC Ltd. | 2.91% | 2.69% | -0.22% |
| State Bank of India | 4.58% | 4.80% | +0.22% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 6.34% | 6.14% | -0.20% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 4.95% | 5.13% | +0.18% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 3.28% | 3.10% | -0.18% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 2.13% | 2.27% | +0.14% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 1.50% | 1.62% | +0.12% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 1.97% | 1.89% | -0.08% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 1.38% | 1.30% | -0.08% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 2.01% | 1.93% | -0.08% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 1.77% | 1.70% | -0.07% |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | 1.32% | 1.25% | -0.07% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 4.24% | 4.28% | +0.04% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 1.34% | 1.30% | -0.04% |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 1.50% | 1.47% | -0.03% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 1.68% | 1.65% | -0.03% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 2.56% | 2.59% | +0.03% |
| Trent Ltd. | 1.06% | 1.03% | -0.03% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 3.27% | 3.24% | -0.03% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 1.52% | 1.50% | -0.02% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 1.24% | 1.26% | +0.02% |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | 1.22% | 1.23% | +0.01% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 2.30% | 2.30% | 0.00% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 1.12% | 1.12% | 0.00% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 9.50% | 9.50% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 commensurate with the performance of BSE Sensex by investing in the index stocks, subject to tracking errors.
Fund managers
- Nikhil KapoorExecutive MBA IIM Indore, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management - NMIMS, Bachelor of Management Studies.Prior to joining the LIC MF, he was associated with JM Financial Servies Ltd.
- Sasikant AravamuthanPGDBA - ICFA Business School Chennai, B.Sc. Zoology Loyola College Chennai.Prior to joining the LIC AMC, he was associated with Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities Pvt. Ltd, Reliance Securities Limited and CIMB Securities India Pvt Ltd.
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−1.84% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹58,896 | −1.84% | |
| 1 year−9.26% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,14,148 | −4.88% | |
| 3 years3.76% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,81,652 | 6.01% | |
| 5 years4.30% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,70,446 | 11.74% |
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.