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 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | −14% | 1 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 23 Jan 2026 to 1 Oct 2026. Latest level: NSE daily index closing values. Returns use the fund NAV history, which includes dividends.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 to 1 Oct | −8.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | −14.0% | 2 | not yet | — | — |
Each fall of 10% or more from a previous high, measured on daily data. The 1 deepest are shown. “Back to peak” is the first date it regained the previous high.
Rolling returns: the range of outcomes
Historical data unavailable: the series is too short for rolling periods.
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 n/a over the year to 1 Oct 2026. Past returns do not indicate future returns.
- What was the biggest fall in Nifty 100?
- In the data available from Jan 2026, the largest fall from a previous peak was −14.0%, from Feb 2026 to Mar 2026; it had not regained that peak by 1 Oct 2026. There were 1 falls of 10% or more, 0 of them 20% or more.
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