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Highlights:
The offerings will track an index of India’s top 15 large-cap companies
Equal-weighted structure ensures balanced exposure across all constituents, preventing over-concentration in a few stocks
The underlying index comprises companies from diverse sectors including financials, automobiles, FMCG, and IT
Ideal for investors seeking a rules-based, relatively lower-cost solution to provide exposure towards Top 15 stocks
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced the launch of ICICI Prudential Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight ETF and ICICI Prudential Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index Fund, offering investors exposure to a curated list of India’s top 15 companies by free-float market capitalization, selected from the Nifty 50 universe. The New Fund Offer (NFO) will open for subscription from June 10 to June 24, 2025.
The schemes aim to replicate the Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index, which assigns equal weight to each constituent stock and is rebalanced quarterly. The underlying index includes large cap companies that are often leaders in their respective sectors, such as financial services, automobiles, FMCG, IT, and telecom. By equally weighting these 15 stocks, the index ensures diversified participation in India's growth story, providing balanced exposure across key sectors and reducing the dominance of any single company or industry.
Abhijit Shah, Chief Marketing and Digital Business Officer at ICICI Prudential AMC said on the launch of these schemes, "With these new offerings, investors gain access to India’s top large caps that are often leaders of their industry, through a simple and cost-effective structure. The equal-weighted approach ensures balanced exposure and helps reduce reliance on a few dominant stocks. This is particularly useful for long-term investors seeking consistency and diversification."
Why Invest in Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight?
The Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index offers an equal-weighted portfolio comprising top 15 stocks from blue-chip stocks. By allocating equal weight to each constituent, the index ensures balanced exposure across top-performing companies. It has historically delivered better long-term returns compared to the Nifty 50 and follows a disciplined approach with periodic rebalancing to maintain alignment with its methodology.
How is this index constructed?
The index follows a transparent, rules-based methodology by selecting the top 15 stocks based on their 6-month average free-float market capitalization. It is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted semi-annually to ensure the portfolio remains aligned with the most prominent market leaders.
The benchmark index, Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight TRI, when compared to the broader market index like Nifty 50 TRI, demonstrates how the Index has historically generates better long-term returns compared to Nifty 50 TRI. This outperformance is a result of the equal-weighted approach, which provides balanced exposure to all 15 constituents, rather than being skewed toward a few large-cap stocks, thereby enhancing diversification and potential returns over the long term.
An analysis of the index’s performance during periods of high market volatility reveals that it has outperformed the broader Nifty 50 Index. This resilience can be attributed to its equal-weighted structure, which avoids overdependence on a few large-cap stocks and ensures more balanced participation across sectors.
Valuations
As of May 29, 2025, the Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index is trading below its three-year average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, indicating relatively attractive valuations and potentially offering a favourable entry point for long-term investors.
Benefits of ETF
Benefits of Index Funds
Scheme Details:
Scheme Names: ICICI Prudential Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight ETF and ICICI Prudential Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index Fund
NFO Period: June 10 – June 24, 2025
Benchmark: Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight TRI
Fund Managers: Nishit Patel and Ms. Ashwini Shinde
Minimum Application Amount: ₹1,000/- (plus in multiples of Re. 1)
Plans/Options (For Index Fund): Regular & Direct Plans; Growth & IDCW Options
Minimum Additional Application Amount for ETF (Post Allotment): On Stock Exchanges: Investors can buy/sell units of the Scheme in round lot of 1 unit and in multiples thereof
Directly with the Mutual Fund: Authorized Participant(s)/ Investor(s) can buy/sell units of the Scheme in Creation Unit Size viz. 3,70,000 units and in multiples thereof
Rebalancing & Reconstitution: Quarterly rebalancing, semi-annual reconstitution
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Riskometer & Disclaimers:
Disclaimer by the National Stock Exchange of India Limited: The Product(s) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by NSE Indices Limited (" NSE Indices"). NSE Indices does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Product(s) or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Product(s) particularly or the ability of the Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index to track general stock market performance in India. The relationship of NSE Indices to the Issuer is only in respect of the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of its Index which is determined, composed and calculated by NSE Indices without regard to the Issuer or the Product(s). NSE Indices does not have any obligation to take the needs of the Issuer or the owners of the Product(s) into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index. NSE Indices is not responsible for or has participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Product(s) to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Product(s) is to be converted into cash. NSE Indices has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Product(s).
NSE Indices do not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index or any data included therein and they shall have no liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions therein. NSE Indices does not make any warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Issuer, owners of the product(s), or any other person or entity from the use of the Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Index or any data included therein. NSE Indices makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaim all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, NSE Indices expressly disclaim any and all liability for any damages or losses arising out of or related to the Products, including any and all direct, special, punitive, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
Any application by investors, other than Market Makers, must be for an amount exceeding INR 25 crores. However, the aforementioned threshold of INR 25 crores shall not apply to investors falling under the following categories (until such time as may be specified by SEBI/AMFI):
Schemes managed by Employee Provident Fund Organization, India;
Recognized Provident Funds, approved Gratuity funds and approved superannuation funds under Income Tax Act, 1961.
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ICICI ETF is part of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund and is used for exchange traded funds managed by ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.
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