A nice video by Vanguard that introduces Index Mutual Funds. An index fund is a type of passively managed fund that seeks to track the performance of market index like BSE Sensex or NSE Nifty.
There are several index funds in India tracking Nifty, Sensex, Bank index etc. See the table below from Moneycontrol website. Source: Money Control
| Rating | AUM (Rs. cr.) Dec 10 | NAV (Rs./Unit) | 1wk | 1mth | 3mth | 6mth | 1yr | 2yr | 3yr | 5yr | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.57 | 479.80 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 10.2 | -9.5 | 30.4 | 145.1 | 93.0 | -- |  |  | ||
| 8.15 | 464.31 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.1 | -9.5 | 30.2 | 137.5 | 87.0 | -- | | | ||
| 44.86 | 1,191.78 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 11.1 | -3.9 | 21.3 | 132.7 | 61.3 | 176.2 | | | ||
| 60.71 | 1,409.35 | 2.7 | 4.2 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 14.0 | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 56.27 | 238.18 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | -3.1 | 13.7 | 83.0 | 32.7 | 86.0 | | | ||
| 5.34 | 11.10 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -3.9 | 12.3 | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 1.12 | 204.91 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -2.7 | 11.3 | 73.7 | 20.4 | 68.5 | | | ||
| 510.88 | 593.45 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -3.4 | 11.2 | 69.3 | 15.4 | 65.0 | | | ||
| 177.54 | 54.39 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -3.7 | 11.2 | 69.2 | 18.0 | 74.2 | | | ||
| 17.48 | 591.41 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -3.5 | 11.1 | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 32.01 | 199.00 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -3.2 | 11.1 | 74.6 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 1.43 | 591.99 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -3.4 | 10.9 | 69.5 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 9.53 | 29.30 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -3.6 | 10.8 | 68.8 | 15.8 | 62.1 | | | ||
| 30.33 | 36.51 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -3.5 | 10.8 | 67.2 | 4.5 | 45.0 | | | ||
| 4.88 | 34.31 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -3.8 | 10.7 | 70.5 | 16.2 | 28.3 | | | ||
| 68.61 | 32.43 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | -3.5 | 10.7 | 63.7 | 9.0 | 41.6 | | | ||
| 6.27 | 18.64 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -4.3 | 10.7 | 58.4 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 5.55 | 30.90 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 10.2 | 67.5 | 13.9 | 58.8 | | | ||
| 17.18 | 40.01 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -3.7 | 10.2 | 67.1 | 11.7 | 53.3 | | | ||
| 50.14 | 162.21 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | -4.0 | 10.1 | 68.2 | 9.8 | 46.3 | | | ||
| 53.00 | 50.84 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -3.8 | 9.9 | 63.7 | 11.8 | 45.9 | | | ||
| 37.10 | 58.03 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -4.4 | 9.9 | 66.9 | 13.0 | 59.8 | | | ||
| 103.20 | 19.89 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | -6.9 | 6.8 | 68.6 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 0.97 | 128.98 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -4.8 | 5.2 | 55.4 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 187.12 | 115.44 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -12.3 | 5.1 | 111.9 | 26.6 | 72.0 | | | ||
| 64.40 | 55.04 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -3.4 | 10.7 | 71.8 | 15.4 | 63.4 | | | ||
| 214.26 | 36.46 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -4.0 | 10.0 | 67.0 | 13.7 | 61.5 | | | ||
| 71.27 | 60.59 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -3.3 | 10.9 | 72.7 | 14.6 | 62.2 | | | ||
| 138.82 | 46.03 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -3.7 | 10.4 | 68.7 | 14.8 | 63.6 | | | ||
| 2.86 | 44.82 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -3.6 | 10.3 | 66.6 | 14.6 | 62.0 | | | ||
| 0.17 | 15.47 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -3.3 | 10.9 | 45.3 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 5.84 | 47.41 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -3.7 | 10.0 | 70.2 | 13.4 | 58.3 | | | ||
| 8.77 | 34.85 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -4.0 | 10.0 | 67.1 | 13.0 | 59.0 | | | ||
| 20.88 | 49.85 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -4.0 | 10.3 | 68.1 | 11.8 | 55.1 | | | ||
| 1.14 | 9.49 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | -4.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 76.90 | 9.54 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -3.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 14.55 | 1,213.59 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 11.0 | -3.9 | 21.2 | 131.9 | -- | -- | | | ||
| 49.02 | 9.05 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | -12.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 0.13 | 9.89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 134.95 | 11.07 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -4.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 5.19 | 313.30 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 1.7 | -14.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 0.00 | 8.34 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 301.29 | 83.39 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | -5.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | ||
| 0.75 | 626.49 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -2.6 | 12.2 | 72.0 | 20.0 | 74.1 | | |
