Markets
Nifty Microcap 250
Nifty Microcap 250 is an NSE broad market index of 254 stocks. Since 2005 it has compounded 17.6% a year with dividends reinvested; over the past year it rose 12.9%. Its deepest fall was 82%, from Jan 2008 to Mar 2009, and it took 6.9 years from that high to a new one.
Written for anyone who holds, tracks or is thinking of buying Nifty Microcap 250. Data to 14 Oct 2026.
- Trend
- Uptrend since Apr 2026
- Momentum
- 8th of 133 markets, by rank
- Below its high
- 3.0% total return
- P/E
- 27.0 33rd percentile
- 1 year
- +12.9% total return
- 5 years
- 20.0% a year
- 10 years
- 19.1% a year
- Since 2005
- 17.6% a year
- Volatility
- 20.0% past year; usual 21%
NSE launched Nifty Microcap 250 in May 2021. Figures before that use NSE's back-calculated history: today's rules applied to the past, chosen with that past in view. Charts mark the launch.
Returns
Total return counts dividends reinvested; price return does not. Since 2005, dividends added about 1.2 percentage points a year. Returns over more than a year are a year, compounded.
Nifty Microcap 250: growth of 100
Weekly, from Apr 2005, log scale: equal slopes are equal rates of growth. Drag the range below the chart to start anywhere; both lines restart at 100.
How to read it. The gap between the two lines is what dividends were worth. It widens slowly and never closes.
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To 14 Oct 2026. Before any fund cost or tax.
| Period | Total return | Price return | Dividends added | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −2.5% | −2.5% | 0.0 pts | |
| 3 months | +3.0% | +2.8% | +0.3 pts | |
| 6 months | +21.6% | +21.2% | +0.4 pts | |
| This year | +15.8% | +15.3% | +0.5 pts | |
| 1 year | +12.9% | +12.3% | +0.6 pts | |
| 3 years, a year | +16.8% | +16.3% | +0.5 pts | |
| 5 years, a year | +20.0% | +19.3% | +0.6 pts | |
| 10 years, a year | +19.1% | +18.2% | +0.9 pts | |
| 15 years, a year | +21.5% | +20.3% | +1.1 pts | |
| 20 years, a year | +16.2% | +15.0% | +1.2 pts | |
| Since Apr 2005, a year | +17.6% | +16.3% | +1.2 pts |
Year by year
14 of the 20 full calendar years since 2006 ended higher. 18 of them had a fall of 10% or more from a peak somewhere inside the year, so even good years are rarely smooth.
Nifty Microcap 250: each calendar year
The worst fall is the largest drop from a peak within the year, with the previous year-end as the first peak (the convention of J.P. Morgan's Guide to the Markets). Total return, %.
| Year | Total return | Price return | Dividends | Worst fall in the year | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | +15.8% | +15.3% | +0.5 pts | −17.3% | |
| 2025 | −9.6% | −10.0% | +0.4 pts | −24.3% | |
| 2024 | +34.8% | +34.2% | +0.5 pts | −15.3% | |
| 2023 | +67.4% | +66.4% | +0.9 pts | −13.0% | |
| 2022 | +9.7% | +8.8% | +0.9 pts | −22.5% | |
| 2021 | +77.9% | +76.7% | +1.2 pts | −13.8% | |
| 2020 | +38.4% | +36.8% | +1.5 pts | −48.0% | |
| 2019 | −23.5% | −24.4% | +0.9 pts | −29.4% | |
| 2018 | −27.1% | −27.8% | +0.6 pts | −36.5% | |
| 2017 | +75.6% | +74.3% | +1.3 pts | −8.1% | |
| 2016 | +3.8% | +2.7% | +1.0 pts | −26.0% | |
| 2015 | +25.9% | +24.7% | +1.2 pts | −17.8% | |
| 2014 | +105.7% | +103.3% | +2.4 pts | −9.6% | |
| 2013 | −5.2% | −7.0% | +1.8 pts | −31.5% | |
| 2012 | +44.0% | +41.6% | +2.4 pts | −12.2% | |
| 2011 | −40.7% | −41.6% | +0.9 pts | −42.8% | |
| 2010 | +13.2% | +12.0% | +1.3 pts | −22.2% | |
| 2009 | +121.6% | +118.4% | +3.2 pts | −31.1% | |
| 2008 | −74.9% | −75.2% | +0.3 pts | −78.9% | |
| 2007 | +113.9% | +111.8% | +2.0 pts | −21.2% | |
| 2006 | +14.9% | +13.6% | +1.3 pts | −44.2% |
The falls
Every fall of 10% or more from a high, deepest first. The worst, 82%, took 14 months to reach bottom and 5.7 years more to climb back. Today it is 3.0% below its high.
Nifty Microcap 250: how far below its previous high
Weekly, the week's lowest close against the highest close before it, total return, %.
How to read it. Zero is a new high. The depth of each dip is what a holder sat through; its width is how long getting back took.
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Total return, closing prices. A fall ends when the index closes at or above the high it fell from. Calendar time.
| Fall | From the high of | To the low of | Falling for | Recovering for | Back at the high | High to high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −82.0% | 7 Jan 2008 | 9 Mar 2009 | 14 months | 5.7 years | 17 Nov 2014 | 6.9 years |
| −70.4% | 15 Jan 2018 | 24 Mar 2020 | 2.2 years | 14 months | 24 May 2021 | 3.4 years |
| −44.2% | 10 May 2006 | 14 Jun 2006 | 35 days | 13 months | 29 Jun 2007 | 14 months |
| −28.1% | 11 Dec 2024 | 30 Mar 2026 | 16 months | 5 months | 18 Aug 2026 | 20 months |
| −26.9% | 19 Sept 2005 | 28 Oct 2005 | 39 days | 5 months | 31 Mar 2006 | 6 months |
| −26.0% | 5 Jan 2016 | 29 Feb 2016 | 55 days | 5 months | 25 Jul 2016 | 7 months |
| −22.4% | 17 Jan 2022 | 20 Jun 2022 | 5 months | 3 months | 8 Sept 2022 | 8 months |
| −18.6% | 30 Oct 2016 | 21 Nov 2016 | 22 days | 4 months | 20 Mar 2017 | 5 months |
| −17.7% | 5 Aug 2015 | 7 Sept 2015 | 33 days | 3 months | 1 Dec 2015 | 4 months |
| −15.3% | 7 Feb 2024 | 13 Mar 2024 | 35 days | 43 days | 25 Apr 2024 | 3 months |
What holding it was like
From every day in its history, what holding Nifty Microcap 250 for a fixed span would have returned a year. Over five years the middle outcome was 15.5% a year; the worst −11.9% and the best 56.1%; 12% of five-year spans lost money.
Total return a year, %, over every span of that length starting on any session. Spans overlap, so 'separate spans' is how many non-overlapping ones the history holds: the longer the span, the fewer truly independent readings behind each figure.
| Held for | Worst | 1 in 10 worse than | Middle | 1 in 10 better than | Best | Spans that lost | Separate spans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −75.9% | −25.1% | +12.9% | +95.8% | +202.7% | 34% | 21.5 |
| 3 years | −24.7% | −9.7% | +21.3% | +42.3% | +62.9% | 24% | 7.2 |
| 5 years | −11.9% | −2.3% | +15.5% | +37.2% | +56.1% | 12% | 4.3 |
| 7 years | −2.1% | +3.5% | +17.7% | +23.4% | +32.0% | 2% | 3.1 |
| 10 years | +3.3% | +9.5% | +18.9% | +24.6% | +29.8% | 0% | 2.2 |
Rolling returns, a year
Weekly: the return a year over the 3 and 5 years to each date, total return, %.
How to read it. Each point is what someone who bought 3 or 5 years earlier had earned a year by then. The lows mark the worst times to have bought.
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₹10,000 on the first session of every month into the index itself, from January of each year to 14 Oct 2026. Before any fund cost or tax; an index fund would have returned a little less. Of SIPs that ran five years or more, the weakest started in 2006 (+19.0% a year).
| Started in January | Months | Put in | Worth now | Multiple | Return a year (XIRR) | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | ₹2,20,000 | ₹2,50,700 | 1.14× | +15.1% | |
| 2024 | 34 | ₹3,40,000 | ₹3,92,159 | 1.15× | +10.4% | |
| 2023 | 46 | ₹4,60,000 | ₹6,37,576 | 1.39× | +17.7% | |
| 2022 | 58 | ₹5,80,000 | ₹9,45,861 | 1.63× | +20.8% | |
| 2021 | 70 | ₹7,00,000 | ₹13,47,682 | 1.93× | +22.8% | |
| 2020 | 82 | ₹8,20,000 | ₹21,82,477 | 2.66× | +28.6% | |
| 2019 | 94 | ₹9,40,000 | ₹28,66,904 | 3.05× | +28.0% | |
| 2018 | 106 | ₹10,60,000 | ₹33,70,508 | 3.18× | +25.4% | |
| 2017 | 118 | ₹11,80,000 | ₹39,51,607 | 3.35× | +23.5% | |
| 2016 | 130 | ₹13,00,000 | ₹47,53,987 | 3.66× | +22.6% | |
| 2015 | 142 | ₹14,20,000 | ₹56,57,196 | 3.98× | +21.8% | |
| 2014 | 154 | ₹15,40,000 | ₹71,20,069 | 4.62× | +22.0% | |
| 2013 | 166 | ₹16,60,000 | ₹94,10,388 | 5.67× | +22.8% | |
| 2012 | 178 | ₹17,80,000 | ₹1,16,38,036 | 6.54× | +22.8% | |
| 2011 | 190 | ₹19,00,000 | ₹1,36,40,270 | 7.18× | +22.2% | |
| 2010 | 202 | ₹20,20,000 | ₹1,53,24,825 | 7.59× | +21.3% | |
| 2009 | 214 | ₹21,40,000 | ₹1,85,16,518 | 8.65× | +21.2% | |
| 2008 | 226 | ₹22,60,000 | ₹2,06,47,005 | 9.14× | +20.4% | |
| 2007 | 238 | ₹23,80,000 | ₹2,25,38,553 | 9.47× | +19.6% | |
| 2006 | 250 | ₹25,00,000 | ₹2,50,17,951 | 10.01× | +19.0% |
How bumpy
Volatility is how widely daily returns swing, scaled to a year. Over the past year it was 20.0%, against a usual 20.8% for this index. 61% of months ended higher, and 262 days moved 3% or more either way.
Nifty Microcap 250: volatility over the past year
Weekly: standard deviation of daily total returns over the past 252 sessions, annualised, %.
How to read it. Spikes come with sell-offs; calm stretches come with rising markets. High readings rarely last.
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| Worst days | Return |
|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2020 | −11.7% |
| 21 Jan 2008 | −10.3% |
| 12 Mar 2020 | −10.3% |
| 24 Aug 2015 | −9.9% |
| 22 Jan 2008 | −8.3% |
| Best days | Return |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2009 | +8.9% |
| 28 Oct 2008 | +6.7% |
| 18 May 2009 | +6.2% |
| 19 May 2014 | +6.1% |
| 25 May 2009 | +5.5% |
| Worst months | Return |
|---|---|
| Oct 2008 | −35.5% |
| Mar 2020 | −34.4% |
| Jan 2008 | −23.3% |
| Sept 2008 | −21.5% |
| Mar 2008 | −20.0% |
| Best months | Return |
|---|---|
| May 2009 | +52.5% |
| Dec 2007 | +26.3% |
| Apr 2009 | +24.5% |
| Aug 2005 | +23.1% |
| Jun 2020 | +22.6% |
Valuation
NSE's own price-to-earnings, price-to-book and dividend yield, at each month-end since Aug 2026. Today's P/E of 27.0 is in the middle of its range since NSE moved to consolidated earnings in March 2021. Price to book, 3.12, is in the middle of its range over the full history.
Price to earnings
Month-ends, as NSE publishes them.
How to read it. Higher is dearer. Before March 2021 NSE used standalone earnings, so readings on either side of the line are not strictly comparable.
Price to earnings. Line chart, Aug 2026 to Oct 2026. Price to earnings: latest 27.0×, range 27.0× to 28.5×.
Price to book
Month-ends, as NSE publishes them.
How to read it. Higher is dearer. Book value has no accounting break, so the whole history compares.
Price to book. Line chart, Aug 2026 to Oct 2026. Price to book: latest 3.12×, range 3.12× to 3.60×.
Today is 14 Oct 2026; the history is month-ends. A percentile is the share of month-ends at or below today's reading: 90 means dearer than nine months in ten (for dividend yield, the reverse).
| Today | Percentile, full history | Last 10 years | Since March 2021 | Median | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to earnings | 27.04 | 33 | – | – | 27.28 | 27.04 | 28.54 |
| Price to book | 3.12 | 33 | – | – | 3.17 | 3.12 | 3.60 |
| Dividend yield, % | 0.63 | 100 | – | – | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.63 |
What it holds
254 stocks as NSE lists them today. The ten largest make up 12.9% of the index. It is weighted by free float market capitalization and rebalanced twice a year.
Sector weights
NSE's factsheet, 30 Sept 2026. % of the index.
How to read it. Sectors as NSE classifies them. A sector index of one industry has no split to show.
Sector weights. Bar chart of 20 items. Weight, %: highest Capital Goods at 22.0%, lowest Telecommunication at 0.1%.
NSE's factsheet, 30 Sept 2026. NSE publishes the weights of the ten largest members only.
| Largest holdings | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astra Microwave Products Ltd. | 1.56% |
| 2 | Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 1.43% |
| 3 | Sundram Fasteners Ltd. | 1.41% |
| 4 | South Indian Bank Ltd. | 1.41% |
| 5 | Karnataka Bank Ltd. | 1.40% |
| 6 | Shilpa Medicare Ltd. | 1.37% |
| 7 | Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. | 1.15% |
| 8 | Va Tech Wabag Ltd. | 1.06% |
| 9 | Grindwell Norton Ltd. | 1.04% |
| 10 | Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. | 1.03% |
NSE's constituent list for Nifty Microcap 250, as seen on 14 Oct 2026. NSE changes members at each rebalance.
| Member | Industry | NSE symbol | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXISCADES Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | AXISCADES | |
| Aarti Pharmalabs Ltd. | Healthcare | AARTIPHARM | |
| Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. | Consumer Services | ABFRL | |
| Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd. | Consumer Services | ABLBL | |
| Aditya Vision Ltd. | Consumer Services | AVL | |
| Advanced Enzyme Tech Ltd. | Healthcare | ADVENZYMES | |
| Aequs Ltd. | Capital Goods | AEQUS | |
| Aeroflex Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | AEROFLEX | |
| Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | AKUMS | |
| Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | ALKYLAMINE | |
| Amagi Media Labs Ltd. | Information Technology | AMAGI | |
| Apollo Micro Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | APOLLO | |
| Archean Chemical Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | ACI | |
| Arvind Fashions Ltd. | Consumer Services | ARVINDFASN | |
| Arvind Ltd. | Textiles | ARVIND | |
| Ashapura Minechem Ltd. | Metals & Mining | ASHAPURMIN | |
| Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. | Construction | ASHOKA | |
| Astra Microwave Products Ltd. | Capital Goods | ASTRAMICRO | |
| Atlanta Electricals Ltd. | Capital Goods | ATLANTAELE | |
| Aurionpro Solution Ltd. | Information Technology | AURIONPRO | |
| Avalon Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | AVALON | |
| Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | BAJAJCON | |
| Balaji Amines Ltd. | Chemicals | BALAMINES | |
| Balu Forge Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | BALUFORGE | |
| Banco Products (India) Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | BANCOINDIA | |
| Birla Corporation Ltd. | Construction Materials | BIRLACORPN | |
| Blackbuck Ltd. | Services | BLACKBUCK | |
| Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | BLUEJET | |
| BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd. | Consumer Durables | BLUESTONE | |
| Borosil Renewables Ltd. | Capital Goods | BORORENEW | |
| C.E. Info Systems Ltd. | Information Technology | MAPMYINDIA | |
| CMR Green Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | CMRGREEN | |
| CMS Info Systems Ltd. | Services | CMSINFO | |
| CSB Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | CSBBANK | |
| Campus Activewear Ltd. | Consumer Durables | CAMPUS | |
| Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd. | Financial Services | CRAMC | |
| Capillary Technologies India Ltd. | Information Technology | CAPILLARY | |
| Ceigall India Ltd. | Construction | CEIGALL | |
| Cello World Ltd. | Consumer Durables | CELLO | |
| Centum Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | CENTUM | |
| Cera Sanitaryware Ltd | Consumer Durables | CERA | |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd. | Consumer Services | CHALET | |
| DCB Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | DCBBANK | |
| Datamatics Global Services Ltd. | Information Technology | DATAMATICS | |
| Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. | Capital Goods | DIACABS | |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. | Construction | DBL | |
| Dummy India Glycols ltd. 1 | Healthcare | DUMMYINGL1 | |
| Dummy India Glycols ltd. 2 | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | DUMMYINGL2 | |
| Dummy Inox Green Ltd. | Construction | DUMMYINXGN | |
| Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | DYNAMATECH | |
| E2E NETWORKS Ltd. | Information Technology | E2E | |
| EPL Ltd. | Capital Goods | EPL | |
| Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. | Financial Services | EDELWEISS | |
| Electronics Mart India Ltd. | Consumer Services | EMIL | |
| Electrosteel Castings Ltd. | Capital Goods | ELECTCAST | |
| Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases Ltd. | Chemicals | ELLEN | |
| Embassy Developments Ltd. | Realty | EMBDL | |
| Entero Healthcare Solutions Ltd. | Consumer Services | ENTERO | |
| Enviro Infra Engineers Ltd. | Utilities | EIEL | |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | EQUITASBNK | |
| Eris Lifesciences Ltd. | Healthcare | ERIS | |
| Fedbank Financial Services Ltd. | Financial Services | FEDFINA | |
| Fiem Industries Ltd | Automobile and Auto Components | FIEMIND | |
| Finolex Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | FINPIPE | |
| Fujiyama Power Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | UTLSOLAR | |
| GMR Power and Urban Infra Ltd. | Power | GMRP&UI | |
| GNG Electronics Ltd. | Information Technology | EBGNG | |
| Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd. | Capital Goods | GRWRHITECH | |
| Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd. | Capital Goods | GENUSPOWER | |
| Godrej Agrovet Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | GODREJAGRO | |
| Gokaldas Exports Ltd. | Textiles | GOKEX | |
| Gokul Agro Resources Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | GOKULAGRO | |
| Goldiam International Ltd. | Consumer Durables | GOLDIAM | |
| Greaves Cotton Ltd. | Capital Goods | GREAVESCOT | |
| Grindwell Norton Ltd. | Capital Goods | GRINDWELL | |
| Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | GUJALKALI | |
| Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | GAEL | |
| Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | GNFC | |
| Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. | Services | GPPL | |
| Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | GSFC | |
| H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd. | Construction | HGINFRA | |
| Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | HAPPSTMNDS | |
| Happy Forgings Ltd. | Capital Goods | HAPPYFORGE | |
| Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd. | Healthcare | HCG | |
| Heritage Foods Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | HERITGFOOD | |
| Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. | Construction | HCC | |
| IFB Industries Ltd. | Consumer Durables | IFBIND | |
| IIFL Capital Services Ltd. | Financial Services | IIFLCAPS | |
| Indegene Ltd. | Healthcare | INDGN | |
| India Glycols Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | INDIAGLYCO | |
| Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. | Metals & Mining | IMFA | |
| Indigo Paints Ltd. | Consumer Durables | INDIGOPNTS | |
| Indo Count Industries Ltd. | Textiles | ICIL | |
| Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. | Utilities | IONEXCHANG | |
| JAI BALAJI INDUSTRIES Ltd. | Metals & Mining | JAIBALAJI | |
| JK Paper Ltd. | Forest Materials | JKPAPER | |
| Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | JAMNAAUTO | |
| Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | JSFB | |
| Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | JAYNECOIND | |
| Jeena Sikho Lifecare Ltd. | Consumer Services | JSLL | |
| Jubilant Pharmova Ltd. | Healthcare | JUBLPHARMA | |
| Justdial Ltd. | Consumer Services | JUSTDIAL | |
| Jyothy Labs Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | JYOTHYLAB | |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | Construction | KNRCON | |
| KPI Green Energy Ltd. | Power | KPIGREEN | |
| KRBL Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | KRBL | |
| KRN HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION Ltd. | Capital Goods | KRN | |
| Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. | Consumer Durables | KANSAINER | |
| Karnataka Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | KTKBANK | |
| Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | KSCL | |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | KIRLPNU | |
| Kitex Garments Ltd. | Textiles | KITEX | |
| Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd. | Services | KMEW | |
| Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | KWIL | |
| Latent View Analytics Ltd. | Information Technology | LATENTVIEW | |
| Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | LXCHEM | |
| Le Travenues Technology Ltd. | Consumer Services | IXIGO | |
| Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd. | Consumer Services | THELEELA | |
| Lloyds Engineering Works Ltd. | Capital Goods | LLOYDSENGG | |
| Lloyds Enterprises Ltd. | Metals & Mining | LLOYDSENT | |
| Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | LUMAXTECH | |
| Lumax Industries Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | LUMAXIND | |
| MOIL Ltd. | Metals & Mining | MOIL | |
| MSTC Ltd. | Services | MSTCLTD | |
| Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd. | Chemicals | MBAPL | |
| Manorama Industries Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | MANORAMA | |
| Marksans Pharma Ltd. | Healthcare | MARKSANS | |
| Mastek Ltd. | Information Technology | MASTEK | |
| Medplus Health Services Ltd. | Consumer Services | MEDPLUS | |
| Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | METROPOLIS | |
| Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. | Capital Goods | MIDHANI | |
| Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | BECTORFOOD | |
| NEOGEN CHEMICALS LTD. | Chemicals | NEOGEN | |
| National Fertilizers Ltd. | Chemicals | NFL | |
| Nazara Technologies Ltd. | Media Entertainment & Publication | NAZARA | |
| Nephrocare Health Services Ltd. | Healthcare | NEPHROPLUS | |
| Network18 Media & Investments Ltd. | Media Entertainment & Publication | NETWORK18 | |
| Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | NEWGEN | |
| Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd. | Financial Services | NIVABUPA | |
| Northern Arc Capital Ltd. | Financial Services | NORTHARC | |
| Omnitech Engineering Ltd. | Capital Goods | OMNI | |
| OnEMI Technology Solutions Ltd. | Financial Services | KISSHT | |
| Oswal Pumps Ltd. | Capital Goods | OSWALPUMPS | |
| P N Gadgil Jewellers Ltd. | Consumer Durables | PNGJL | |
| PC Jeweller Ltd. | Consumer Durables | PCJEWELLER | |
| PDS Ltd. | Textiles | PDSL | |
| PNC Infratech Ltd. | Construction | PNCINFRA | |
| PTC India Ltd. | Power | PTC | |
| Paisalo Digital Ltd. | Financial Services | PAISALO | |
| Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | PARAS | |
| Park Medi World Ltd. | Healthcare | PARKHOSPS | |
| Pearl Global Industries Ltd. | Textiles | PGIL | |
| Pfizer Ltd. | Healthcare | PFIZER | |
| Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | PICCADIL | |
| Power Mech Projects Ltd. | Construction | POWERMECH | |
| Powerica Ltd. | Capital Goods | POWERICA | |
| Praj Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | PRAJIND | |
| Precision Wires India Ltd. | Capital Goods | PRECWIRE | |
| Pricol Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | PRICOLLTD | |
| Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. | Healthcare | PGHL | |
| Puravankara Ltd. | Realty | PURVA | |
| QUALITY POWER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS Ltd. | Capital Goods | QPOWER | |
| Quess Corp Ltd. | Services | QUESS | |
| Rain Industries Ltd | Chemicals | RAIN | |
| Rallis India Ltd. | Chemicals | RALLIS | |
| Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. | Chemicals | RCF | |
| Rategain Travel Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | RATEGAIN | |
| Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd. | Capital Goods | RATNAMANI | |
| RattanIndia Power Ltd. | Power | RTNPOWER | |
| Raymond Lifestyle Ltd. | Textiles | RAYMONDLSL | |
| Refex Industries Ltd. | Utilities | REFEX | |
| Relaxo Footwears Ltd. | Consumer Durables | RELAXO | |
| Religare Enterprises Ltd. | Financial Services | RELIGARE | |
| Responsive Industries Ltd. | Consumer Durables | RESPONIND | |
| Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd. | Consumer Services | RBA | |
| Route Mobile Ltd. | Telecommunication | ROUTE | |
| S.J.S. Enterprises Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | SJS | |
| SBFC Finance Ltd. | Financial Services | SBFC | |
| SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | SEDEMAC | |
| SG Mart Ltd. | Metals & Mining | SGMART | |
| SIGMA ADVANCED SYSTEMS LTD. | Capital Goods | SIGMAADV | |
| SKY GOLD AND DIAMONDS Ltd. | Consumer Durables | SKYGOLD | |
| SML Mahindra Ltd. | Capital Goods | SMLMAH | |
| SRI LOTUS DEVELOPERS AND REALTY Ltd. | Realty | LOTUSDEV | |
| Safari Industries (India) Ltd. | Consumer Durables | SAFARI | |
| Samhi Hotels Ltd. | Consumer Services | SAMHI | |
| Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd. | Metals & Mining | SANDUMA | |
| Sapphire Foods India Ltd. | Consumer Services | SAPPHIRE | |
| Saregama India Ltd | Media Entertainment & Publication | SAREGAMA | |
| Senco Gold Ltd. | Consumer Durables | SENCO | |
| Senores Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | SENORES | |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | Services | SHADOWFAX | |
| Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd. | Consumer Durables | SHAILY | |
| Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | SHAKTIPUMP | |
| Sharda Cropchem Ltd. | Chemicals | SHARDACROP | |
| Share India Securities Ltd. | Financial Services | SHAREINDIA | |
| Sheela Foam Ltd. | Consumer Durables | SFL | |
| Shilchar Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | SHILCTECH | |
| Shilpa Medicare Ltd. | Healthcare | SHILPAMED | |
| Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | RENUKA | |
| Shreeji Shipping Global Ltd. | Services | SHREEJISPG | |
| Skipper Ltd. | Capital Goods | SKIPPER | |
| Sonata Software Ltd. | Information Technology | SONATSOFTW | |
| South Indian Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | SOUTHBANK | |
| Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd. | Construction | SWSOLAR | |
| Strides Pharma Science Ltd. | Healthcare | STAR | |
| Stylam Industries Ltd. | Consumer Durables | STYLAMIND | |
| Subros Ltd. | Capital Goods | SUBROS | |
| Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | SUDARSCHEM | |
| Sudeep Pharma Ltd. | Chemicals | SUDEEPPHRM | |
| Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd. | Healthcare | SPARC | |
| Sundram Fasteners Ltd. | Automobile and Auto Components | SUNDRMFAST | |
| Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | SUNFLAG | |
| Sunteck Realty Ltd. | Realty | SUNTECK | |
| Supreme Petrochem Ltd. | Chemicals | SPLPETRO | |
| Supriya Lifescience Ltd. | Healthcare | SUPRIYA | |
| Surya Roshni Ltd. | Capital Goods | SURYAROSNI | |
| Suven Life Sciences Ltd. | Healthcare | SUVEN | |
| TARC Ltd. | Realty | TARC | |
| TTK Prestige Ltd. | Consumer Durables | TTKPRESTIG | |
| TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd. | Services | TVSSCS | |
| Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | TMB | |
| Tanla Platforms Ltd. | Information Technology | TANLA | |
| Texmaco Rail & Eng. Ltd. | Capital Goods | TEXRAIL | |
| Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. | Consumer Services | THOMASCOOK | |
| Thyrocare Technologies Ltd. | Healthcare | THYROCARE | |
| Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | TI | |
| Time Technoplast Ltd. | Capital Goods | TIMETECHNO | |
| Timex Group India Ltd. | Consumer Durables | TIMEX | |
| Tips Music Ltd. | Media Entertainment & Publication | TIPSMUSIC | |
| Transrail Lighting Ltd. | Capital Goods | TRANSRAILL | |
| Triveni Power Transmission Ltd. | Capital Goods | TRIVENIPT | |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial Services | UJJIVANSFB | |
| Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Ltd. | Capital Goods | UNIMECH | |
| V-Guard Industries Ltd. | Consumer Durables | VGUARD | |
| V-Mart Retail Ltd. | Consumer Services | VMART | |
| V.I.P. Industries Ltd. | Consumer Durables | VIPIND | |
| V2 Retail Ltd. | Consumer Services | V2RETAIL | |
| VALOR ESTATE Ltd. | Realty | DBREALTY | |
| Va Tech Wabag Ltd. | Utilities | WABAG | |
| Vaibhav Global Ltd. | Consumer Durables | VAIBHAVGBL | |
| Vedant Fashions Ltd. | Consumer Services | MANYAVAR | |
| Vesuvius India Ltd. | Capital Goods | VESUVIUS | |
| Vikram Solar Ltd. | Capital Goods | VIKRAMSOLR | |
| Viyash Scientific Ltd. | Healthcare | VIYASH | |
| Voltamp Transformers Ltd | Capital Goods | VOLTAMP | |
| Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | WAAREERTL | |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd. | Consumer Durables | WAKEFIT | |
| WeWork India Management Ltd. | Services | WEWORK | |
| Websol Energy System Ltd. | Capital Goods | WEBELSOLAR | |
| Welspun Enterprises Ltd. | Construction | WELENT | |
| Westlife Foodworld Ltd. | Consumer Services | WESTLIFE | |
| Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd. | Healthcare | YATHARTH | |
| Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd. | Information Technology | ZAGGLE |
Against the Nifty 50
Smaller companies against the largest: the question for anyone choosing between Nifty Microcap 250 and the Nifty 50. Over 21 years it beat the Nifty 50 by 4.0 percentage points a year, and was ahead in 11 of 20 calendar years.
Relative strength
Weekly: Nifty Microcap 250's total return divided by the Nifty 50's, 100 at the start of the range shown.
How to read it. Rising: Nifty Microcap 250 is outrunning the Nifty 50. Falling: it is lagging. The level means nothing; the direction is the reading.
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Three-year lead or lag
Weekly: Nifty Microcap 250's return a year over the past three years minus the Nifty 50's, percentage points.
How to read it. Above zero, someone who bought three years earlier was ahead of the broad index; below, behind.
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Monthly total returns. Up capture: how much of the Nifty 50's gain in its rising months this index caught (100 is all of it); down capture: the same for falling months. Beta above 1 means bigger swings than the Nifty 50.
| Ahead by, a year | Up capture | Down capture | Beta | Correlation | Tracking error | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full history, from May 2005 | +4.0 pts | 126 | 123 | 1.27 | 0.80 | 20.6% |
| Last 5 years, from Oct 2021 | +15.3 pts | 150 | 81 | 1.15 | 0.68 | 16.7% |
Models and ETFs
No Tipsheet model uses Nifty Microcap 250. No ETF listed on NSE tracks it. Its trend and momentum have a page of their own.
Data and sources
Nifty Microcap 250 is computed and published by NSE Indices. History here starts 1 Apr 2005; NSE launched the index on 10 May 2021, from a base date of April 01, 2005. All returns are on NSE's total-return index unless marked as price return.
Historical index data. NSE publishes daily index values, total-return values and P/E, P/B and dividend yield for every index on niftyindices.com: historical data. Pick Nifty Microcap 250 there to download its full series.
- Nifty Microcap 250 on niftyindices.com: description and methodology
- NSE's monthly factsheet (PDF)
- Current constituents (CSV)
- The weekly series on this page (JSON): growth of 100, drawdown, volatility and rolling returns
Index values themselves are NSE's and are not republished here; the charts show growth of 100 and other figures computed from them.
The workings
The question
Data
Every chart has a table view, a CSV download and a link to its published JSON. Bundles are listed in data status.