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Nifty 500 (^NIFTY500)
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Nifty 500 (^NIFTY500) returned 1.91% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.38% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ^NIFTY500 delivered an annualized return of 12.86%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


^NIFTY500

YTD

1.91%

1M

3.50%

6M

0.51%

1Y

8.38%

3Y*

17.32%

5Y*

23.86%

10Y*

12.86%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of ^NIFTY500, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-3.55%-7.88%7.34%3.24%3.50%1.91%
20241.92%1.45%0.82%3.66%0.51%6.90%4.30%0.87%2.15%-6.42%-0.01%-1.37%15.16%
2023-3.32%-2.79%0.27%4.55%3.59%4.21%3.83%-0.79%2.18%-2.84%7.06%8.01%25.76%
20220.53%-4.11%4.10%-0.75%-4.49%-5.18%9.55%4.50%-3.23%4.01%3.39%-3.12%4.09%
2021-1.87%7.78%1.09%0.41%6.97%1.87%1.42%6.53%3.41%0.23%-2.91%1.32%28.86%
2020-0.11%-6.34%-24.25%14.52%-2.38%8.34%6.62%3.72%-0.32%2.57%11.87%7.46%16.67%
2019-1.81%-0.53%7.90%0.01%1.46%-1.50%-6.35%-0.75%4.05%3.73%1.28%0.60%7.66%
20182.18%-4.50%-3.78%6.56%-1.91%-1.64%5.33%3.54%-8.77%-3.98%4.06%0.67%-3.38%
20175.68%4.47%3.71%2.74%1.66%-0.23%5.54%-1.12%-1.09%6.44%0.01%3.67%35.91%
2016-5.73%-8.04%10.67%2.11%3.27%2.60%5.00%2.19%-1.28%1.44%-5.63%-1.36%3.84%
20155.80%1.02%-3.61%-3.27%3.11%-0.90%3.03%-6.15%-0.35%1.58%-0.96%0.58%-0.72%
2014-4.19%2.98%7.74%0.59%10.41%6.40%0.33%2.68%0.86%4.21%3.47%-2.09%37.82%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of ^NIFTY500 is 65, indicating average performance compared to other indices on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of ^NIFTY500 is 6565
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of ^NIFTY500 is 4848
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of ^NIFTY500 is 8282
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of ^NIFTY500 is 7979
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of ^NIFTY500 is 7070
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of ^NIFTY500 is 4848
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Nifty 500 (^NIFTY500) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Nifty 500 Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.49
  • 5-Year: 1.60
  • 10-Year: 0.80
  • All Time: 0.57

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Nifty 500 compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Nifty 500. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Nifty 500 was 68.02%, occurring on Sep 21, 2001. Recovery took 809 trading sessions.

The current Nifty 500 drawdown is 6.92%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-68.02%Feb 22, 2000398Sep 21, 2001809Dec 14, 20041207
-64.26%Jan 7, 2008287Mar 9, 20091286May 13, 20141573
-62.51%Apr 3, 1992205Apr 27, 19931590Jan 4, 20001795
-38.3%Jan 20, 202045Mar 23, 2020158Nov 9, 2020203
-32.56%May 11, 200625Jun 14, 2006106Nov 13, 2006131
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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