Monday, October 25, 2021

Nifty 50 Index - Composition - Weightage

 



Nifty 50 Index, commonly referred to as Nifty, is the benchmark index that tracks the performance of portfolio of blue chip companies, the largest and most liquid Indian securities. It includes 50 of the all companies listed and/or traded on the National Stock Exchange. Nifty 50 Index, along with the BSE Sensex, are the two leading broad based market indices in India. They are considered to be the barometers of the entire stock market in India. Many mutual fund schemes and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) have Nifty 50 Index as their benchmark or additional benchmark. Nifty 50 ETFs are among the most popular exchange traded funds.

The NIFTY 50 index is a well-diversified 50 companies index reflecting overall market conditions. NIFTY 50 Index is computed using free float market capitalization method.

These indexes are useful because they provide investors and companies with a reliable benchmark. They have also been used as an investment strategy. In these cases, Investment Managers just set up their fund portfolios to simply track the index. They use the same portfolio as the index in an attempt to gain similar market returns.




Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Constituent Stocks:

i. Market impact cost is the best measure of the liquidity of a stock. It accurately reflects the costs faced when actually trading an index. For a stock to qualify for possible inclusion into the NIFTY50, have traded at an average impact cost of 0.50% or less during the last six months for 90% of the observations, for the basket size of Rs. 100 Million.

ii. The company should have a listing history of 6 months.

iii. Companies that are allowed to trade in F&O segment are only eligible to be constituent of the index.

iv. A company which comes out with an IPO will be eligible for inclusion in the index, if it fulfills the normal eligibility criteria for the index for a 3 month period instead of a 6 month period.

Index Re-Balancing:

Index is re-balanced on semi-annual basis. The cut-off date is January 31 and July 31 of each year, i.e. For semi-annual review of indices, average data for six months ending the cut-off date is considered. Four weeks prior notice is given to market from the date of change.

Index Governance:

A professional team manages all NSE indices. There is a three-tier governance structure comprising the Board of Directors of NSE Indices Limited, the Index Advisory Committee (Equity) and the Index Maintenance Sub-Committee.





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