Costs & Fees
Expense ratios and exit loads, from AMFI's TER disclosures and the schemes' own documents.
Nifty 50 index funds ranked by cost, October 2026
01 Oct 2026
Direct-plan expense ratios on 26 Nifty 50 index funds run from 0.10% to 0.86%. Over a year, the cheapest funds also lost the least to the same index.
Costs & Fees
Direct vs regular plans: the 1.16-point equity fee gap
01 Oct 2026
A regular equity plan costs a median 1.16 points a year more than its direct twin, on AMFI's September 2026 data. Over ten years, direct ended 10.2% ahead.
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Equity fund exit loads: what 569 schemes charge
01 Oct 2026
Of 521 non-ELSS equity funds with a Scheme Summary Document, 484 charge an exit load. 82% of those charge 1%, and 39% keep it for a full year.
Costs & Fees
The most expensive equity funds, even on direct plans
01 Oct 2026
The median direct-plan equity fund charged 1.07% a year at the end of September 2026. 21 of 540 charged 2% or more, and the dearest 3.20%.
Costs & FeesNifty 50 index funds: tracking error and the cost gap
01 Oct 2026
14 Nifty 50 index funds returned 5.50% to 6.20% a year over five years to 30 September 2026, against an estimated 6.49% for the index. Fees explain the gap.
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