Best Index — Large Cap Funds

Q: Which is the best Index — Large Cap mutual fund right now?

Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index currently ranks #1 of 81 Index — Large Cap funds with a FundLens Smart Score of 84/100 (Strong Buy). It returned 18.6% over 3 years and 14.2% over 5 years at a 0.23% expense ratio (direct plan). Rankings are recomputed from data updated 22 Jul 2026.

Q: Which Index — Large Cap fund has the best risk-adjusted returns?

Bandhan Nifty Next 50 Index leads the category on the Sortino ratio at 1.02 (Sharpe 0.72) — meaning it has delivered the most return per unit of downside risk among Index — Large Cap funds.

Q: Which Index — Large Cap fund has the lowest expense ratio?

Navi Nifty 50 Index charges 0.10% a year (direct plan) — the lowest in the category. Lower fees compound in your favour over long holding periods.

Q: Which is the smallest Index — Large Cap fund by AUM?

Taurus Nifty 50 Index manages ₹6 Cr, the smallest in the category. Smaller funds can be nimbler, but check track record and costs before treating size alone as an edge.

Q: How long should I stay invested in a Index — Large Cap fund?

Index — Large Cap funds carry moderately high risk, so a horizon of 3–5 years is generally sensible. Nifty 50, Sensex and Next 50 trackers — the market's return at rock-bottom cost. This is research, not investment advice.

Nifty 50, Sensex and Next 50 trackers — the market's return at rock-bottom cost.

Data updated 22 Jul 2026 · 81 direct-growth funds ranked by a transparent 0–100 Smart Score

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Fund	Score ↓	Verdict	1Y	3Y	5Y	Sharpe	Sortino	Std Dev	Alpha	Beta	VR★	P/E	Expense	AUM	Age
Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index Kotak	84	Strong Buy	7.0%	18.6%	14.2%	0.66	0.88	18.4	9.0	1.16	—	19.9	0.23%	₹1.2k Cr	5.4y
Edelweiss Nifty Next 50 Index Edelweiss	79	Strong Buy	7.0%	18.6%	—	0.66	0.88	18.4	9.2	1.15	—	19.9	0.19%	₹276 Cr	3.6y
Axis Nifty Next 50 Index Axis	79	Strong Buy	7.1%	18.6%	—	0.66	0.89	18.3	8.2	1.15	—	19.9	0.20%	₹509 Cr	4.5y
UTI Nifty Next 50 Index UTI	77	Buy	7.0%	18.6%	14.0%	0.66	0.88	18.5	9.0	1.16	—	19.9	0.40%	₹7.0k Cr	8.1y
SBI Nifty Next 50 Index SBI	77	Buy	7.0%	18.6%	14.0%	0.66	0.89	18.4	8.4	1.16	—	19.9	0.33%	₹2.2k Cr	5.2y
DSP Nifty Next 50 Index DSP	75	Buy	6.9%	18.5%	14.0%	0.65	0.88	18.4	8.9	1.16	—	19.9	0.33%	₹1.3k Cr	7.5y
JioBlackRock Nifty 50 Index JioBlackRock	75	Buy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	0.13%	₹262 Cr	1.0y
LIC MF Nifty Next 50 Index LIC	74	Buy	7.2%	18.6%	14.1%	0.61	0.82	18.4	8.1	1.16	—	20.2	0.28%	₹108 Cr	15.8y
Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Motilal Oswal	74	Buy	6.9%	18.6%	14.0%	0.66	0.88	18.4	9.0	1.16	—	19.9	0.32%	₹484 Cr	6.6y
Navi Nifty Next 50 Index Navi	74	Buy	6.9%	18.5%	—	0.65	0.87	18.5	8.8	1.16	2★	19.9	0.22%	₹1.3k Cr	4.5y
DSP Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index DSP	72	Buy	5.2%	13.6%	14.2%	0.52	0.73	13.6	4.4	0.99	—	20.2	0.45%	₹2.6k Cr	8.9y
ICICI Pru Nifty Next 50 Index ICICI Pru	71	Buy	6.7%	18.4%	13.9%	0.65	0.87	18.4	8.8	1.16	—	19.9	0.35%	₹9.5k Cr	13.6y
HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index HDFC	68	Buy	6.9%	18.3%	—	0.64	0.86	18.5	8.7	1.16	—	19.9	0.33%	₹2.5k Cr	4.7y
ABSL Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index Aditya Birla Sun Life	68	Buy	5.2%	13.6%	14.1%	0.52	0.72	13.6	4.4	0.99	—	20.2	0.40%	₹485 Cr	5.1y
ABSL Nifty Next 50 Index Aditya Birla Sun Life	65	Buy	7.0%	18.4%	—	0.65	0.87	18.4	8.8	1.16	—	19.9	0.41%	₹247 Cr	6.4y
Axis Nifty 100 Index Axis	64	Buy	-1.0%	9.7%	10.7%	0.24	0.33	13.6	-0.3	1.02	—	20.1	0.23%	₹2.0k Cr	6.8y
HSBC Nifty Next 50 Index HSBC	63	Buy	6.6%	18.3%	13.7%	0.64	0.85	18.5	8.6	1.16	—	19.9	0.39%	₹167 Cr	6.3y
HDFC Nifty50 Equal weight Index HDFC	63	Buy	5.1%	13.6%	—	0.52	0.72	13.6	4.4	0.99	—	20.2	0.43%	₹1.7k Cr	4.9y
Bandhan Nifty 100 Index Bandhan	63	Buy	-1.0%	9.8%	—	0.24	0.34	13.6	0.0	1.03	—	20.1	0.13%	₹245 Cr	4.4y
HDFC Nifty 100 Equal Weight Index HDFC	62	Buy	6.0%	15.8%	—	0.61	0.83	15.3	6.5	1.06	—	20.1	0.48%	₹505 Cr	4.4y
Navi Nifty 50 Index Navi	62	Buy	-2.6%	8.1%	10.2%	0.12	0.17	13.2	-1.3	1.00	2★	20.2	0.10%	₹4.0k Cr	5.0y
Bandhan Nifty Next 50 Index Bandhan	62	Buy	7.0%	—	—	0.72	1.02	17.4	7.4	1.10	—	19.9	0.37%	₹32 Cr	1.4y
Nippon India Index Nippon India	61	Hold	-2.6%	8.1%	10.2%	0.12	0.17	13.2	-1.1	1.00	—	20.2	0.17%	₹3.8k Cr	13.6y
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Motilal Oswal	60	Hold	-2.6%	8.1%	10.2%	0.12	0.17	13.2	-1.1	1.00	—	20.2	0.15%	₹883 Cr	6.6y
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Bandhan	59	Hold	-2.7%	8.0%	10.2%	0.12	0.16	13.1	-1.7	1.00	—	20.2	0.18%	₹2.7k Cr	13.6y
Axis Nifty 50 Index Axis	58	Hold	-2.6%	8.1%	—	0.12	0.17	13.1	-1.8	1.00	—	20.2	0.20%	₹1.0k Cr	4.6y
Edelweiss Nifty 50 Index Edelweiss	58	Hold	-2.6%	8.0%	—	0.12	0.16	13.1	-1.0	1.00	—	20.2	0.15%	₹295 Cr	4.8y
ICICI Pru Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index ICICI Pru	56	Hold	5.1%	13.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.36%	₹251 Cr	3.8y
HDFC BSE 500 Index HDFC	56	Hold	0.1%	11.4%	—	0.35	0.47	14.1	2.1	1.03	—	22.4	0.33%	₹300 Cr	3.3y
Nippon India BSE Sensex Next 30 Index Nippon India	56	Hold	8.9%	—	—	0.25	0.34	13.8	10.3	0.95	—	17.9	0.47%	₹84 Cr	1.2y
HDFC Nifty 100 Index HDFC	55	Hold	-1.1%	9.6%	—	0.23	0.31	13.6	0.3	1.03	—	20.1	0.35%	₹448 Cr	4.4y
DSP BSE Sensex Next 30 Index DSP	55	Hold	8.9%	—	—	0.51	0.71	15.5	9.5	1.01	—	17.9	0.44%	₹25 Cr	1.5y
DSP Nifty 50 Index DSP	53	Hold	-2.6%	8.0%	10.2%	0.12	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.27%	₹1.1k Cr	7.4y
UTI Nifty 50 Index UTI	53	Hold	-2.7%	8.0%	10.2%	0.12	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.26%	₹27.8k Cr	13.6y
Sundaram Nifty 100 Equal Weight Sundaram	51	Hold	6.2%	15.7%	13.5%	0.48	0.63	20.2	-3.0	0.86	—	20.3	0.80%	₹142 Cr	13.6y
HSBC Nifty 50 Index HSBC	51	Hold	-2.7%	8.0%	10.1%	0.12	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.23%	₹384 Cr	6.3y
Bajaj FInserv Nifty Next 50 Index Bajaj Finserv	51	Hold	6.3%	—	—	0.17	0.23	16.3	9.5	1.10	—	19.9	0.39%	₹31 Cr	1.2y
UTI Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index UTI	49	Hold	5.2%	13.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	0.46%	₹148 Cr	3.1y
FranklIn India Index Franklin	48	Hold	-2.7%	8.1%	10.1%	0.12	0.16	13.1	-1.1	1.00	—	20.2	0.31%	₹723 Cr	13.6y
ABSL Nifty 50 Index Gr Dir Aditya Birla Sun Life	48	Hold	-2.7%	8.0%	10.1%	0.12	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.26%	₹1.4k Cr	13.6y
SBI Nifty Index SBI	48	Hold	-2.8%	8.0%	10.1%	0.11	0.16	13.1	-1.7	1.00	—	20.2	0.27%	₹13.6k Cr	13.6y
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Kotak	47	Hold	-2.6%	8.0%	10.1%	0.11	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.15%	₹1.1k Cr	5.1y
ICICI Pru Nifty 50 Index ICICI Pru	46	Hold	-2.7%	8.0%	10.1%	0.11	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	—	0.27%	₹16.8k Cr	13.6y
Tata Nifty Next 50 Index Tata	46	Hold	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.9	0.31%	₹117 Cr	0.9y
HDFC Nifty 50 Index HDFC	44	Avoid	-2.8%	8.0%	10.1%	0.11	0.16	13.2	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.31%	₹23.7k Cr	13.6y
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Navi	43	Avoid	-2.8%	8.0%	—	0.11	0.16	13.2	-1.3	1.00	2★	20.2	0.24%	₹155 Cr	3.3y
SBI Nifty50 Equal Weight Index SBI	43	Avoid	5.1%	—	—	0.11	0.15	14.1	1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.46%	₹1.1k Cr	2.5y
Tata Nifty 50 Index Tata	41	Avoid	-2.8%	7.9%	10.1%	0.11	0.15	13.2	-1.3	1.00	—	19.9	0.29%	₹1.7k Cr	13.6y
Kotak BSE HousIng Index Kotak	41	Avoid	-4.6%	—	—	0.19	0.26	19.0	-0.3	1.16	—	37.6	0.26%	₹13 Cr	2.9y
Kotak Nifty 100 Equal Weight Index Kotak	41	Avoid	6.1%	—	—	0.06	0.08	15.8	4.0	1.07	—	20.1	0.29%	₹44 Cr	1.6y
Mirae Asset Nifty 50 Index Mirae Asset	39	Avoid	-2.7%	—	—	-0.41	-0.58	13.5	-1.1	1.00	—	20.2	0.22%	₹72 Cr	1.8y
360 One ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Tax Saver Index 360 ONE	38	Avoid	-2.7%	7.9%	—	0.11	0.15	13.1	-1.3	0.99	2★	20.2	0.39%	₹69 Cr	3.6y
Bajaj FInserv Nifty 50 Index Bajaj Finserv	38	Avoid	-3.0%	—	—	-0.65	-0.88	12.7	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.31%	₹38 Cr	1.2y
Angel One Nifty 50 Index Angel One	38	Avoid	-2.8%	—	—	-0.64	-0.86	12.7	-1.6	1.00	2★	20.2	0.25%	₹33 Cr	1.2y
Kotak Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index Kotak	37	Avoid	5.0%	—	—	0.11	0.15	14.0	4.5	1.00	—	20.2	0.51%	₹61 Cr	1.6y
UTI S&P BSE HousIng Index UTI	34	Avoid	-4.7%	12.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.61%	₹24 Cr	3.1y
Nippon India Index Nippon India	31	Avoid	-5.0%	6.1%	9.3%	-0.03	-0.04	13.2	-3.1	1.00	—	22.2	0.21%	₹918 Cr	13.6y
UTI BSE Sensex Index UTI	31	Avoid	-5.0%	6.1%	—	-0.03	-0.04	13.2	-3.1	1.00	—	22.2	0.23%	₹194 Cr	4.5y
SBI BSE Sensex Index SBI	31	Avoid	-5.1%	6.0%	—	-0.04	-0.05	13.1	-3.7	1.00	—	22.2	0.23%	₹302 Cr	3.2y
Zerodha Nifty 50 Index Zerodha	31	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	0.37%	₹64 Cr	0.8y
LIC MF Nifty 50 Index LIC	30	Avoid	-3.1%	7.8%	10.0%	0.10	0.14	13.2	-1.4	1.00	—	20.2	0.55%	₹361 Cr	13.6y
ICICI Pru BSE Sensex Index ICICI Pru	30	Avoid	-5.0%	6.1%	9.2%	-0.03	-0.04	13.2	-3.1	1.00	—	—	0.21%	₹1.8k Cr	8.8y
HDFC BSE Sensex Index HDFC	30	Avoid	-5.0%	6.1%	9.2%	-0.03	-0.04	13.2	-3.1	1.00	—	22.2	0.22%	₹8.5k Cr	13.6y
DSP Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight Index DSP	27	Avoid	-10.4%	—	—	-0.85	-1.17	13.7	-5.7	0.96	—	20.0	0.30%	₹1.1k Cr	1.9y
Taurus Nifty 50 Index Taurus	24	Avoid	-3.4%	7.2%	9.3%	0.04	0.06	13.1	-2.3	0.99	—	20.2	0.84%	₹6 Cr	13.6y
NAVI BSE Sensex Index Navi	24	Avoid	-5.0%	—	—	0.02	0.03	13.4	-3.2	0.99	—	22.2	0.47%	₹19 Cr	2.9y
Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty 50 Index Baroda BNP Paribas	24	Avoid	-2.8%	—	—	-0.05	-0.07	13.7	-1.2	1.00	—	20.2	0.52%	₹55 Cr	2.5y
Axis BSE Sensex Index Axis	24	Avoid	-4.8%	—	—	-0.19	-0.26	13.7	-3.1	0.99	—	22.2	0.32%	₹55 Cr	2.4y
HDFC Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight Index HDFC	24	Avoid	-3.1%	—	—	-0.42	-0.58	13.7	-3.1	0.98	—	20.6	0.32%	₹91 Cr	1.3y
JioBlackRock Nifty Next 50 Index JioBlackRock	24	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.9	0.61%	₹207 Cr	1.0y
Tata S&P BSE Sensex Index Tata	21	Avoid	-5.1%	6.0%	9.1%	-0.04	-0.06	13.2	-3.2	1.00	—	—	0.33%	₹385 Cr	13.6y
Kotak Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight Index Kotak	20	Avoid	-10.5%	—	—	-1.07	-1.47	13.6	-9.8	0.97	—	20.0	0.31%	₹41 Cr	1.2y
ICICI Pru Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index ICICI Pru	18	Avoid	-4.2%	—	—	-0.88	-1.18	13.7	-1.6	1.03	—	19.9	0.40%	₹26 Cr	1.1y
Groww Nifty 50 Index Groww	18	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	0.43%	₹26 Cr	1.1y
Kotak BSE Sensex Index Kotak	17	Avoid	-5.1%	—	—	-0.28	-0.39	13.7	-3.5	1.00	—	22.2	0.40%	₹23 Cr	1.4y
UTI Nifty 500 Shariah Index UTI	16	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	0.66%	₹84 Cr	0.5y
LIC MF BSE Sensex Index LIC	15	Avoid	-5.4%	5.8%	9.0%	-0.05	-0.07	13.2	-3.4	0.99	—	22.2	0.66%	₹90 Cr	13.6y
Groww Nifty Next 50 Index Groww	7	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.9	0.49%	₹10 Cr	1.0y
Choice Nifty Next 50 Index Choice Nifty	7	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.9	—	₹18 Cr	0.3y
Choice Nifty 50 Index Choice Nifty	6	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	—	₹18 Cr	0.3y
Invesco India BSE Sensex Index Invesco	4	Avoid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.2	—	₹17 Cr	0.2y

Reading the ratios: ↑ higher is better — Returns, Sharpe, Sortino, Alpha · ↓ lower is better — Std Dev, P/E, Expense · Beta ≈1 moves with the market (<1 swings less). Hover any column header for details.

Index — Large Cap funds — quick answers

›Which is the best Index — Large Cap mutual fund right now?

Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index currently ranks #1 of 81 Index — Large Cap funds with a FundLens Smart Score of 84/100 (Strong Buy). It returned 18.6% over 3 years and 14.2% over 5 years at a 0.23% expense ratio (direct plan). Rankings are recomputed from data updated 22 Jul 2026.

›Which Index — Large Cap fund has the best risk-adjusted returns?

Bandhan Nifty Next 50 Index leads the category on the Sortino ratio at 1.02 (Sharpe 0.72) — meaning it has delivered the most return per unit of downside risk among Index — Large Cap funds.

›Which Index — Large Cap fund has the lowest expense ratio?

Navi Nifty 50 Index charges 0.10% a year (direct plan) — the lowest in the category. Lower fees compound in your favour over long holding periods.

›Which is the smallest Index — Large Cap fund by AUM?

Taurus Nifty 50 Index manages ₹6 Cr, the smallest in the category. Smaller funds can be nimbler, but check track record and costs before treating size alone as an edge.

›How long should I stay invested in a Index — Large Cap fund?

Index — Large Cap funds carry moderately high risk, so a horizon of 3–5 years is generally sensible. Nifty 50, Sensex and Next 50 trackers — the market's return at rock-bottom cost. This is research, not investment advice.

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