Aim For Equal Opportunity In India’s Top 50!
Last Updated On: 11 Jun 2026
|Created On: 10 Jun 2026
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EQUAL WEIGHTING OFFERS DIVERSI FICATION AT A SECTOR AND STOCK LEVEL
The Nifty50 Equal Weight Index helps reduce potential sector concentration risk. Top 3 sectors of the Nifty50 Equal Weight Index account for 41.0% weightage compared to 53.8% for the Nifty 50 Index. The Nifty50 Equal Weight Index is overweight Healthcare, Metals & Mining and Autos and under weight Financial Services and Oil & Gas relative to the Nifty 50 Index.

Source: NSE Indices, internal calculations. As of May 29, 2026.

Source: NSE Indices, internal calculations. As of May 29, 2026
Furthermore, the Nifty50 Equal Weight Index helps reduce potential stock concentration risk. Companies with relatively large (small) weights in the parent market-cap index have lower (higher) weights in the equal weighted version, as can be observed from the tables above. For example, HDFC Bank’s weight is currently 1.8% in the Nifty50 Equal Weight Index, significantly lesser than its 10.6% weight in the Nifty 50 Index. Similarly, Jio Financial Services Ltd. has a weight of 0.7% in the Nifty 50 Index, but a larger weight of 1.91% in the Nifty50 Equal Weight Index (data as of May 29, 2026).
THE NIFTY50 EQUAL WEIGHT TRI HAS OUTPERFORMED THE NIFTY 50 TRI OVER VARIOUS HORIZONS

Source: NSE Indices Ltd. and internal calculations. As on May 29, 2026. ^ Jun 30, 1999 has been chosen as the base date since TRI values of Nifty 50 are available from this date onwards. Past performance may or may not be sustained in the future and is not a guarantee of any future returns. HDFC AMC/Mutual Fund is not guaranteeing or promising or forecasting any returns. *CAGR: Compounded Annual Growth Rate, TRI - Total Return Index.
For example, over the 5-year ending May 29, 2026, the CAGR was 14.6% for Nifty50 Equal Weight TRI vs. 9.9% CAGR for Nifty 50 TRI.
CONCLUSION
Equal weighting as a strategy is a balanced way to invest in India’s growth story.

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Sources: • NSE Indices • NSE Indices Ltd. • Internal calculations (Data as of April 30, 2026, as mentioned in the article)
*Past performance may or may not be sustained in the future and is not a guarantee of any future returns. HDFC AMC/Mutual Fund is not guaranteeing or promising or forecasting any returns.



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