List of Best Index Funds to Invest in 2025

Fund Name	1 Yr. Return	3 Yr. Return	5 Yr. Return	Fund Size	Expense Ratio
Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.93%	12.97%	25.51%	₹1907 Cr	0.2%	Invest
HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.29%	0%	0%	₹190 Cr	0.3%	Invest
UTI-Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.88%	0%	0%	₹453 Cr	0.57%	Invest
UTI-Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.36%	15.11%	25.55%	₹4239 Cr	0.35%	Invest
DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.13%	15.12%	25.27%	₹807 Cr	0.26%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Dir (G)	8.37%	15.19%	25.15%	₹270 Cr	0.36%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.03%	14.99%	25.32%	₹6083 Cr	0.31%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.97%	10.92%	23.64%	₹1604 Cr	0.1%	Invest
UTI-Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.04%	10.86%	23.74%	₹19486 Cr	0.17%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.07%	10.92%	23.49%	₹578 Cr	0.15%	Invest
AXIS Nifty 100 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.22%	11.21%	23.59%	₹1590 Cr	0.21%	Invest
SBI Nifty Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.02%	10.85%	23.6%	₹8409 Cr	0.22%	Invest
Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50 Plan - Dir (G)	6.04%	10.85%	23.47%	₹2009 Cr	0.07%	Invest
HDFC Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct	5.98%	10.82%	23.62%	₹17598 Cr	0.2%	Invest
DSP Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.04%	10.85%	23.44%	₹631 Cr	0.18%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.96%	10.82%	23.54%	₹11485 Cr	0.19%	Invest
Tata Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct	5.91%	10.81%	23.27%	₹1048 Cr	0.19%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.02%	10.78%	23.31%	₹920 Cr	0.2%	Invest
LIC MF Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.99%	10.77%	23.47%	₹295 Cr	0.18%	Invest
Franklin India NSE Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.08%	10.79%	23.23%	₹646 Cr	0.28%	Invest
Nippon India Index Fund - BSE Sensex Plan-Dir (G)	5.73%	10.36%	22.57%	₹761 Cr	0.2%	Invest
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct	5.74%	10.33%	22.78%	₹7419 Cr	0.2%	Invest
ICICI Pru BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.77%	10.33%	22.65%	₹1678 Cr	0.19%	Invest
LIC MF BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct(G)	5.56%	10.16%	22.46%	₹78 Cr	0.38%	Invest
Tata BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct	5.64%	10.22%	22.26%	₹344 Cr	0.27%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL Nifty Next 50 Index Fund-Dir (G)	8.03%	14.9%	0%	₹164 Cr	0.33%	Invest
AXIS BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.74%	0%	0%	₹44 Cr	0.2%	Invest
AXIS Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.04%	10.91%	0%	₹590 Cr	0.12%	Invest
AXIS Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.22%	15.09%	0%	₹269 Cr	0.15%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty 100 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.3%	11.23%	0%	₹149 Cr	0.1%	Invest
Baroda BNP Paribas NIFTY 50 Index Fund - Dir (G)	6.07%	0%	0%	₹62 Cr	0.16%	Invest
DSP BSE SENSEX Next 30 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹7 Cr	0.25%	Invest
Edelweiss Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.89%	10.77%	0%	₹136 Cr	0.05%	Invest
Edelweiss Nifty Next 50 Index Fund-Dir (G)	8.35%	0%	0%	₹102 Cr	0.09%	Invest
HDFC Nifty 100 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6%	10.95%	0%	₹284 Cr	0.3%	Invest
HDFC NIFTY Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.8%	14.78%	0%	₹1564 Cr	0.3%	Invest
HSBC Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.01%	10.83%	0%	₹281 Cr	0.2%	Invest
HSBC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.98%	14.81%	0%	₹113 Cr	0.35%	Invest
Kotak Nifty 100 Equal Weight Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹7 Cr	0.23%	Invest
Kotak Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹9 Cr	0.22%	Invest
Kotak Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.76%	10.72%	0%	₹733 Cr	0.07%	Invest
Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.4%	15.31%	0%	₹437 Cr	0.11%	Invest
Mirae Asset Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹20 Cr	0.08%	Invest
Navi Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	6.04%	10.88%	0%	₹2659 Cr	0.06%	Invest
Navi Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.21%	15.22%	0%	₹655 Cr	0.12%	Invest
SBI BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.72%	0%	0%	₹238 Cr	0.22%	Invest
SBI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.31%	15.1%	0%	₹1356 Cr	0.35%	Invest
UTI-BSE Sensex Index Fund - Direct (G)	5.74%	10.36%	0%	₹182 Cr	0.2%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund-Dir (G)	11.05%	20.55%	32.99%	₹1801 Cr	0.3%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL Nifty Midcap 150 IF - Dir (G)	10.74%	20.5%	0%	₹283 Cr	0.44%	Invest
AXIS Nifty Midcap 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	10.79%	0%	0%	₹372 Cr	0.26%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹19 Cr	0.21%	Invest
Baroda BNP Paribas NIFTY Midcap 150 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹7 Cr	0.39%	Invest
Edelweiss Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50 Index Fund-Dir (G)	7.36%	0%	0%	₹696 Cr	0.46%	Invest
HDFC NIFTY Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct (G)	10.7%	0%	0%	₹260 Cr	0.3%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct (G)	10.73%	20.19%	0%	₹562 Cr	0.3%	Invest
Kotak NIFTY Midcap 150 Momentum 50 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹75 Cr	0.28%	Invest
Kotak NIFTY Midcap 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹44 Cr	0.27%	Invest
Navi Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct (G)	10.84%	20.26%	0%	₹206 Cr	0.22%	Invest
Nippon India Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund-Dir (G)	10.76%	20.32%	0%	₹1417 Cr	0.3%	Invest
SBI Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct (G)	10.78%	0%	0%	₹658 Cr	0.45%	Invest
UTI-Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹42 Cr	0.44%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund-Dir(G)	7.97%	16.94%	34.45%	₹702 Cr	0.36%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL Nifty Smallcap 50 IF - Dir (G)	12.34%	16.62%	0%	₹184 Cr	0.46%	Invest
AXIS Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Dir (G)	12.35%	16.64%	0%	₹399 Cr	0.27%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Dir (G)	7.94%	0%	0%	₹40 Cr	0.2%	Invest
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund-Dir (G)	7.18%	0%	0%	₹176 Cr	0.3%	Invest
Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund-Dir (G)	8.21%	0%	0%	₹92 Cr	0.13%	Invest
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.7%	0%	0%	₹350 Cr	0.3%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Dir (G)	7.75%	16.93%	0%	₹383 Cr	0.33%	Invest
Kotak Nifty SmallCap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹16 Cr	0.24%	Invest
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Dir (G)	12.15%	0%	0%	₹100 Cr	0.25%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund-Dir (G)	12.79%	0%	0%	₹1673 Cr	0.43%	Invest
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund-Dir (G)	7.74%	16.78%	0%	₹1709 Cr	0.35%	Invest
SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.81%	0%	0%	₹1086 Cr	0.45%	Invest
Edelweiss NIFTY Large Mid Cap 250 Index Fund-Dir (G)	8.71%	15.81%	0%	₹218 Cr	0.22%	Invest
HDFC Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index Fund-Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹420 Cr	0.25%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index Fund-Dir (G)	8.51%	0%	0%	₹171 Cr	0.29%	Invest
Mirae Asset Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹14 Cr	0.15%	Invest
Zerodha Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index Fund-Direct (G)	9%	0%	0%	₹732 Cr	0.27%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 FOF - Direct (G)	24.64%	19.19%	27.42%	₹5529 Cr	0.24%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL NASDAQ 100 FOF - Dir (G)	13.93%	17.37%	0%	₹407 Cr	0.26%	Invest
ICICI Pru NASDAQ 100 Index Fund - Direct (G)	13.6%	16.45%	0%	₹1771 Cr	0.63%	Invest
Invesco India - Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 ETF Fund of Fund - Dir (G)	14.09%	0%	0%	₹398 Cr	0.16%	Invest
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)	14.14%	14.55%	0%	₹3840 Cr	0.62%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.8%	11.55%	19.92%	₹558 Cr	0.33%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL BSE India Infrastructure Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹29 Cr	0.42%	Invest
Aditya Birla SL Nifty India Defence Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹293 Cr	0.31%	Invest
AXIS Nifty 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹204 Cr	0.1%	Invest
AXIS Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹122 Cr	0.18%	Invest
AXIS Nifty IT Index Fund - Direct (G)	2.94%	0%	0%	₹126 Cr	0.32%	Invest
Bandhan BSE Healthcare Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹16 Cr	0.21%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹14 Cr	0.2%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty IT Index Fund - Direct (G)	3.05%	0%	0%	₹25 Cr	0.37%	Invest
Bandhan Nifty Total Market Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹33 Cr	0.4%	Invest
DSP Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹43 Cr	0.85%	Invest
Edelweiss MSCI I D & W H 45 Index Fund-Dir(G)	13.89%	15.74%	0%	₹152 Cr	0.5%	Invest
HDFC NIFTY Realty Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹100 Cr	0.4%	Invest
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹204 Cr	0.4%	Invest
HDFC Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹377 Cr	0.3%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹17 Cr	0.4%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty Auto Index Fund - Direct (G)	4.92%	0%	0%	₹126 Cr	0.43%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.84%	11.41%	0%	₹519 Cr	0.2%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty IT Index Fund - Direct (G)	2.82%	0%	0%	₹461 Cr	0.37%	Invest
ICICI Pru Nifty Pharma Index Fund-Dir (G)	14.84%	0%	0%	₹75 Cr	0.39%	Invest
Kotak BSE Housing Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.63%	0%	0%	₹15 Cr	0.22%	Invest
Kotak BSE PSU Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹64 Cr	0.38%	Invest
Kotak Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank Index Fund-Dir (G)	18.3%	0%	0%	₹38 Cr	0.23%	Invest
Kotak Nifty India Tourism Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹24 Cr	0.33%	Invest
Mirae Asset Nifty Total Market Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹32 Cr	0.14%	Invest
Motilal Oswal BSE Financials ex Bank 30 Index Fund-Dir (G)	15.12%	0%	0%	₹17 Cr	0.31%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty Capital Market Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹85 Cr	0.39%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹1970 Cr	0.29%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty MidSmall Financial Services Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹14 Cr	0.61%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty MidSmall Healthcare Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹20 Cr	0.61%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty MidSmall IT and Telecom Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹17 Cr	0.61%	Invest
Motilal Oswal Nifty MidSmall India Consumption Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹13 Cr	0.61%	Invest
Navi Nifty 500 Multicap 50:25:25 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹21 Cr	0.25%	Invest
Navi Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	7.86%	11.47%	0%	₹534 Cr	0.1%	Invest
Navi Nifty IT Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹14 Cr	0.22%	Invest
Nippon India Nifty Auto Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹29 Cr	0.35%	Invest
Nippon India Nifty Bank Index Fund - Dir (G)	7.69%	0%	0%	₹129 Cr	0.2%	Invest
Nippon India Nifty IT Index Fund - Dir (G)	2.98%	0%	0%	₹134 Cr	0.25%	Invest
Nippon India Nifty Realty Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹16 Cr	0.35%	Invest
SBI Nifty 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹752 Cr	0.39%	Invest
SBI Nifty Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹95 Cr	%	Invest
Tata BSE Select Business Groups Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹131 Cr	0.28%	Invest
Tata Nifty Auto Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹70 Cr	0.44%	Invest
Tata Nifty Financial Services Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹80 Cr	0.31%	Invest
Tata Nifty India Tourism Index Fund - Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹276 Cr	0.32%	Invest
Tata Nifty MidSmall Healthcare Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹119 Cr	0.47%	Invest
Tata Nifty Realty Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹45 Cr	0.42%	Invest
Tata Nifty500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹106 Cr	0.47%	Invest
Tata Nifty500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹68 Cr	0.44%	Invest
UTI-BSE Housing Index Fund - Direct (G)	8.88%	0%	0%	₹22 Cr	0.57%	Invest
UTI-Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹72 Cr	0.38%	Invest
UTI-Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund-Dir (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹18 Cr	0.44%	Invest
UTI-Nifty Private Bank Index Fund - Direct (G)	0%	0%	0%	₹178 Cr	0.44%	Invest

Fund Name

1 Yr. Return

3 Yr. Return

5 Yr. Return

Fund Size

Expense Ratio

Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)

6.93%

12.97%

25.51%

₹1907 Cr

0.2%

Invest

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)

6.29%

₹190 Cr

0.3%

Invest

UTI-Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

8.88%

₹453 Cr

0.57%

Invest

UTI-Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

8.36%

15.11%

25.55%

₹4239 Cr

0.35%

Invest

DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

8.13%

15.12%

25.27%

₹807 Cr

0.26%

Invest

Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Dir (G)

8.37%

15.19%

25.15%

₹270 Cr

0.36%

Invest

ICICI Pru Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

8.03%

14.99%

25.32%

₹6083 Cr

0.31%

Invest

Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

5.97%

10.92%

23.64%

₹1604 Cr

0.1%

Invest

UTI-Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

6.04%

10.86%

23.74%

₹19486 Cr

0.17%

Invest

Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

6.07%

10.92%

23.49%

₹578 Cr

0.15%

Invest

Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)

Return 6.93% 12.97% 25.51%
Fund Size ₹1907Cr
Expense Ratio 0.2%

Invest

HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund - Direct (G)

Return 6.29% 0% 0%
Fund Size ₹190Cr
Expense Ratio 0.3%

Invest

UTI-Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund - Direct (G)

Return 8.88% 0% 0%
Fund Size ₹453Cr
Expense Ratio 0.57%

Invest

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