“The best way to own common stocks is through an index fund.”

"The best way to own common stocks is through an index fund."

Warren Buffet, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

HDFC Index Funds ? NIFTY 50 Plan & Sensex Plan

May 2019

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What does Index Fund mean ?

An Index Fund is a mutual fund scheme that endeavors to track/replicate the constituents of its target benchmark index (such as S&P BSE SENSEX, NIFTY 50).

An Index Fund aims to maintain a portfolio of investments that is weighted the same as its benchmark index in order to mirror its performance.

Index Funds are passively managed funds : There is no active selection of stocks by the Fund Manager The portfolio is rebalanced periodically only when companies enter/exit the index

The expense ratio of index funds are generally lower than than actively managed equity funds Index funds in India, generally track the two major broad based indices i.e NIFTY 50 & S&P BSE Sensex

Indices

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Benefits of Investing in Index Funds

Index Funds are an easy and convenient way to invest in an index Exact Exposure to the markets as per the underlying benchmark index, subject to tracking error Index funds aims to minimize unsystematic risk(risk pertaining to companies, sectors etc) in the investor's portfolio Diversification ? Generally tracks broad based indices thus reducing the impact of decline in value of any one stock or

industry, sector Low Costs ? Since index funds are passively managed, cost are kept relatively low Transparency ? As indices are pre-defined, investors know the securities and proportion in which their money will be

invested

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Presenting

HDFC Index Funds

HDFC Index Fund - NIFTY 50 Plan

An open ended scheme replicating/tracking NIFTY 50 Index

HDFC Index Fund ? Sensex Plan

An open ended scheme replicating/tracking S&P BSE SENSEX Index

Name of Scheme HDFC Index Fund - NIFTY 50 Plan

This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*

? Returns that are commensurate with the performance of the NIFTY 50, subject to tracking errors over long term

? Investment in equity securities covered by the NIFTY 50

HDFC Index Fund - SENSEX Plan

? Returns that are commensurate with the performance of the S&P BSE SENSEX, subject to tracking errors over long term

? Investment in equity securities covered by the S&P BSE SENSEX

Riskometer Investors understand that their principal will be at moderately high risk

*Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them. 4

HDFC Index Fund ? NIFTY 50 plan

Investment Objective : The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate returns that are commensurate with the performance of the NIFTY 50 Index, subject to tracking errors. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. Product Features The scheme has NIFTY 50 Total Return Index as the underlying Benchmark Index The scheme invests 95% to 100% of its total assets in constituents of NIFTY50 Index in the same proportion as their weights in

the index. The fund has low expense ratio as compared to other actively managed equity funds Ideal for those investors who would like to participate in the India growth story by investing in well-diversified portfolio of well

known large cap companies comprising the index

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About the Benchmark index : NIFTY 50 Index

The NIFTY 50 index is a well-diversified 50 companies index accounting for 13 broad sectors of the economy, reflecting overall market conditions. NIFTY 50 Index is computed using free float market capitalization method.

The NIFTY 50 Index represents about 66.8% of the free float market capitalization of the stocks listed on NSE as on March 29, 2019.

The total traded value of NIFTY 50 index constituents for the last six months ending March 2019 is approximately 53.4% of the traded value of all stocks on the NSE.

Impact cost^ of the NIFTY 50 for a portfolio size of Rs.50 lakhs is 0.02% for the month March 2019. Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Constituent Stocks:

i. 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.

^Impact cost represents the cost of executing a transaction in a given stock, for a specific predefined order size, at any given point of time.

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