Nifty 100 Historical Returns
The Nifty 100 holds the 100 largest companies: the Nifty 50 plus the Nifty Next 50.
Price history
Month-end values. Hover a year-end point for its value.
About Nifty 100
The Nifty 100 holds the 100 largest companies: the Nifty 50 plus the Nifty Next 50.
What it means for investors. A slightly broader large-cap yardstick than the Nifty 50, used as the benchmark for many large-cap funds.
Returns over time
| Series | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y | 20Y | Max fall | Data to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 100 | −10.8% | 7.6% | 5.6% | 10.3% | n/a | n/a | −38% | 28 Oct 2026 |
Annualised (CAGR) for periods of a year or more, ending on each series' latest date. “n/a” means the series does not go back that far. Max fall: the largest fall from a previous peak over the whole history.
NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file). Data 11 Jun 2015 to 28 Oct 2026. Latest level: NSE daily index closing values. Returns use the fund NAV history, which includes dividends.
Mutual funds linked to Nifty 100
MFIC groups that invest in this market, with medians for each group (medians across open-ended schemes, regular plans (etfs for etf categories), growth option, from amfi navs; NAVs as of 28 Oct 2026).
| Fund group | Link | Schemes | 1Y median | 3Y CAGR median | 5Y CAGR median | Ahead of benchmark TRI, 3Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ETF: Large cap index (100/200) (ETFs) | Track this market | 7 | −10.2% | +8.3% | +6.2% | – |
| Index Fund: Large cap index (100/200) | Track this market | 3 | −10.6% | +7.9% | +5.7% | – |
| Large Cap | Main market of active funds | 38 | −8.5% | +8.6% | +6.9% | 13 of 32 |
Groups follow AMFI categories; theme groups are MFIC's own grouping from scheme names. "Ahead of benchmark TRI" compares each scheme's 3-year return with its own benchmark's total return index as published by AMFI; it is not shown for index funds and ETFs, which aim to match their index. Listed by how closely the group follows this market, not ranked. Open a group for every scheme in it.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 to 28 Oct | −11.4% |
| 2025 | 9.0% |
| 2024 | 11.8% |
| 2023 | 20.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 25.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9% |
| 2019 | 10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% |
| 2015 part year | 0.7% |
Over 10 complete calendar years since 2016, Nifty 100 rose in 10. Best: 2017 (+31.0%). Worst: 2018 (+1.1%).
Year-end to year-end, from NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file).
Falls from peak and recovery
| Peak | Bottom | Fall | Months down | Back to peak | Months to recover | Events in the fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | Feb 2025 | −17.5% | 5 | not yet | — | — |
| Sep 2023 | Nov 2023 | −12.8% | 2 | Nov 2023 | 1 | — |
| Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | −11.5% | 4 | Jun 2023 | 3 | — |
| Oct 2021 | Jun 2022 | −17.6% | 8 | Nov 2022 | 5 | Russia–Ukraine war begins; RBI off-cycle rate hike |
| Jan 2020 | Mar 2020 | −38.1% | 2 | Nov 2020 | 8 | COVID-19 declared a pandemic |
| Jun 2019 | Aug 2019 | −11.1% | 3 | Nov 2019 | 3 | — |
| Aug 2018 | Oct 2018 | −15.0% | 2 | May 2019 | 7 | NBFC sell-off |
| Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | −11.9% | 4 | Feb 2017 | 2 | Demonetisation |
| Aug 2015 | Feb 2016 | −19.3% | 7 | Jul 2016 | 5 | Yuan devaluation |
Each fall of 10% or more from a previous high, measured on daily data. The 9 deepest are shown. “Back to peak” is the first date it regained the previous high.
Rolling returns: the range of outcomes
| Holding period | Periods | Median | Worst | Best | Middle half | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 125 | 9.6% | −25.9% | 69.6% | 2.0% to 20.0% | 82% |
| 3 years | 101 | 13.1% | −2.7% | 25.3% | 10.1% to 15.6% | 98% |
| 5 years | 77 | 13.2% | 4.4% | 22.5% | 10.7% to 15.1% | 100% |
| 10 years | 17 | 11.9% | 10.3% | 13.8% | 11.3% to 12.4% | 100% |
Every holding period starting at a month-end in the history (overlapping). Annualised for periods over a year.
How it has moved with other assets
| Compared with | Correlation | Months |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 1.00 | 136 |
| Gold (domestic, ₹) | −0.12 | 136 |
| 10-year G-Sec (bond fund) | 0.15 | 136 |
| USD/INR | −0.52 | 135 |
| BSE Sensex | 0.99 | 136 |
Correlation of monthly returns over the months both series have: +1 moves together, 0 unrelated, −1 opposite. Relationships change over time.
Questions
- What has Nifty 100 returned over the long run?
- Calculated from NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file), Nifty 100 returned 10.3% a year over the 10 years to 28 Oct 2026, and 7.6% a year over 3 years. Past returns do not indicate future returns.
- What was the biggest fall in Nifty 100?
- In the data available from Jun 2015, the largest fall from a previous peak was −38.1%, from Jan 2020 to Mar 2020, and it regained the peak in Nov 2020 (8 months after the bottom). There were 9 falls of 10% or more, 1 of them 20% or more.
- How often has Nifty 100 been positive over one year?
- Across 125 one-year periods starting at month-ends, 82% were positive; the range was −25.9% to 69.6%. Over five-year periods (77), 100% were positive, with annualised returns from 4.4% to 22.5%.
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