HDFC Nifty 50 ETF vs UTI Nifty 50 ETF

UTI Nifty 50 ETF has delivered the higher 3-year CAGR (9.18% vs 9.17%). UTI Nifty 50 ETF manages the larger corpus at ₹73.42k Cr. There is no single "better" ETF — the right choice depends on your holding period, risk appetite and what you already own. Use the returns, risk and portfolio overlap tables above to judge which fits your portfolio, and remember that past returns do not guarantee future performance.

Over 1 year, UTI Nifty 50 ETF returned 2.08% against 2.04% for HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF-IDCW; and over 3 years, UTI Nifty 50 ETF leads with a 9.18% CAGR versus 9.17%. Returns beyond one year are CAGR (annualised). Short-period returns are heavily influenced by market cycles, so compare over at least three to five years before drawing conclusions.

Both HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF-IDCW and UTI Nifty 50 ETF carry a "Very High" rating on the SEBI Riskometer. Within the same riskometer band, differences still show up in maximum drawdown, volatility and market-cap mix — all of which are compared in the tables above.

The portfolio overlap between the two funds is 99.6%, which is considered high. At this level, most of your money would be riding on the same set of stocks through two schemes, so holding both adds little extra diversification. You can see the shared stocks in the overlap section above.

Yes — both are Equity: Large Cap ETFs, which means they follow similar mandates and are benchmarked against comparable indices. That makes a direct comparison of returns, expense ratio and risk meaningful.

HDFC NIFTY 50 ETF-IDCW has a NAV of ₹277.26 and an AUM of ₹5.44k Cr, and was launched on 8 Dec 2015. UTI Nifty 50 ETF has a NAV of ₹272.77 and an AUM of ₹73.42k Cr, launched on 2 Sep 2015. NAV on its own says nothing about how expensive or cheap a fund is — only the return on it matters.