The Nifty 50 index is a well-diversified index consisting of 50 companies, reflecting the overall market conditions. It is computed using the free float market capitalization method and can be used for various purposes, such as benchmarking fund portfolios, launching index funds, ETFs, and structured products.
The Nifty 50 is a well diversified 50 stock index and it represent important sectors of the economy.
Nifty 50
The base period selected for Nifty 50 index is the close of prices on November 3, 1995, which marks the completion of one year of operations of NSE’s Capital Market Segment. The base value of the index has been set at 1000 and a base capital of Rs.2.06 trillion.
Index Variants:
- Nifty 50 USD
- Nifty 50 Total Returns Index (Gross and Net)
- Nifty 50 Dividend Points Index
Portfolio Characteristics:
- Methodology: Free Float Market Capitalization
- Launch Date: April 22, 1996
- Base Date: November 03, 1995
- Base Value: 1000
- Calculation Frequency: Real-Time
- Number of Constituents: 50
- Index Rebalancing: Semi-Annually
Performance Statistics (Price Return Index):
- Quarter-to-Date (QTD) Returns: 0.91%
- Year-to-Date (YTD) Returns: 3.68%
- 1-Year Return: 21.56%
- 5-Year CAGR: 13.57%
- Since Inception CAGR: 11.51%
- Standard Deviation (1-Year): 18.97%
- Standard Deviation (5-Year): 22.95%
Correlation and Beta:
- Correlation (Nifty 50): 1.00
- Beta (Nifty 50): 1.00
Fundamentals:
- Dividend Yield: 1.28%
- Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 21.4
- Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio: 3.95
Sector Representation:
- Financial Services: 34.11%
- Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 12.52%
- Information Technology: 12.06%
- Automobile and Auto Components: 8.06%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 8.03%
- Construction: 4.37%
- Healthcare: 4.21%
- Metals & Mining: 4.15%
- Telecommunication: 3.60%
- Power: 3.14%
- Consumer Durables: 2.67%
- Construction Materials: 2.01%
- Services: 1.06%
Top Constituents by Weightage:
- HDFC Bank Ltd.: 11.60%
- Reliance Industries Ltd.: 9.75%
- ICICI Bank Ltd.: 7.93%
- Infosys Ltd.: 5.06%
- Larsen & Toubro Ltd.: 4.37%
- ITC Ltd.: 3.81%
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.: 3.75%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd.: 3.60%
- Axis Bank Ltd.: 3.32%
- State Bank of India: 3.21%
Notes:
- QTD, YTD, and 1-Year returns are absolute returns.
- Returns for periods greater than one year are CAGR returns.
- Standard deviation is the average daily standard deviation annualized.
Nifty 50 Company’s Stock
| Company Name | Ticker | Industry Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Maruti Suzuki | NSE | Automotive |
| Ultratech Cement | NSE | Cement |
| Bajaj Auto | NSE | Automotive |
| Bajaj Finance | NSE | Financial Services |
| Dr. Reddy’s Labs | NSE | Pharmaceuticals |
| Apollo Hospitals | NSE | Healthcare |
| Hero MotoCorp | NSE | Automotive |
| Britannia Industries | NSE | Consumer Goods |
| LTIMindtree | NSE | IT Services |
| Eicher Motors | NSE | Automotive |
| Divi’s Laboratories | NSE | Pharmaceuticals |
| Tata Consultancy Services | NSE | IT Services |
| Larsen & Toubro | NSE | Construction & Engineering |
| Titan Company | NSE | Consumer Goods |
| Adani Enterprises | NSE | Conglomerate |
| Reliance Industries | NSE | Conglomerate |
| Shriram Finance | NSE | Financial Services |
| Asian Paints | NSE | Chemicals |
| Mahindra & Mahindra | NSE&M | Automotive |
| Grasim Industries | NSE | Conglomerate |
| Nestle India | NSE | Consumer Goods |
| Hindustan Unilever | NSE | Consumer Goods |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | NSE | Financial Services |
| HDFC Bank | NSE | Financial Services |
| Bajaj Finserv | NSE | Financial Services |
| Infosys | NSE | IT Services |
| Sun Pharma | NSE | Pharmaceuticals |
| IndusInd Bank | NSE | Financial Services |
| Adani Ports | NSE | Logistics |
| Cipla | NSE | Pharmaceuticals |
| Bharti Airtel | NSE | Telecommunications |
| SBI Life Insurance | NSE | Insurance |
| HCL Technologies | NSE | IT Services |
| Tech Mahindra | NSE | IT Services |
| Axis Bank | NSE | Financial Services |
| ICICI Bank | NSE | Financial Services |
| Tata Consumer Products | NSE | Consumer Goods |
| Tata Motors | NSE | Automotive |
| JSW Steel | NSE | Steel |
| State Bank of India | NSE | Financial Services |
| Hindalco Industries | NSE | Metals |
| HDFC Life Insurance | NSE | Insurance |
| Wipro | NSE | IT Services |
| Coal India | NSE | Mining |
| ITC | NSE | Conglomerate |
| NTPC | NSE | Energy |
| Power Grid Corp | NSE | Energy |
| Bharat Petroleum | NSE | Energy |
| Oil and Natural Gas Corp | NSE | Energy |
| Tata Steel | NSE | Steel |
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