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Lowest Expense Ratio Index Funds

Updated November 2026 · 25 active funds · data from AMFI NAVs

For an index fund, which simply tracks a benchmark, cost is one of the few things in your control - and over decades a lower expense ratio compounds into a meaningful difference. This list ranks index funds by their Direct-plan TER (lowest first), taken from AMFI's disclosed expense data. Cost is not the only factor: tracking error (how closely the fund follows its index) matters too. Open any fund for its full record computed from AMFI NAVs.

#Scheme1Y3Y5YSharpeMax DDTERAUM
1Bharat Bond FOF - April 2030
Edelweiss
+3.59%+7.27%+6.33%-0.36-3.4%0.02%₹9.3K Cr
2BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031
Edelweiss
+2.99%+7.18%+6.16%-0.40-3.8%0.02%₹4.6K Cr
3BHARAT Bond ETF FOF - April 2032
Edelweiss
+2.30%+7.02%--0.33-4.1%0.03%₹4.4K Cr
4BHARAT Bond ETF FOF - April 2033
Edelweiss
+2.35%+7.14%--0.16-4.3%0.03%₹2.2K Cr
5Bandhan CRISIL - IBX 10:90 Gilt Plus SDL Index - Dec 2029 Fund
Bandhan
+5.40%---0.43-1.1%0.05%₹0 Cr
6Mirae Asset CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 9 - 12 Months Debt Index Fund
Mirae Asset
+6.02%----0.2%0.07%₹79 Cr
7Nippon India Index Fund - Nifty 50
Nippon India
-0.83%+10.20%+8.18%0.24-16.6%0.08%₹3.1K Cr
8Bandhan CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 3 - 6 Months Debt Index Fund
Bandhan
+6.88%----0.1%0.09%₹392 Cr
9BANDHAN CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL PLUS GILT - NOV 2026 INDEX FUND
Bandhan
+5.68%+7.36%---0.4%0.09%₹98 Cr
10BANDHAN CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL PLUS GILT APRIL 2032 INDEX FUND
Bandhan
+3.77%+7.30%--0.06-2.3%0.09%₹427 Cr
11BANDHAN NIFTY 100 INDEX FUND
Bandhan
+0.33%+11.45%-0.16-17.3%0.09%₹225 Cr
12HDFC CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 3 - 6 Months Debt Index Fund
HDFC
+7.04%----0.1%0.09%₹1.5K Cr
13ICICI Prudential CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 3 - 6 Months Debt Index Fund
ICICI Prudential
+6.85%----0.1%0.10%₹454 Cr
14Nippon India CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 3 - 6 Months Debt Index Fund
Nippon India
-----0.1%0.10%₹58 Cr
15Nippon India CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 9 - 12 Months Debt Index Fund
Nippon India
-----0.2%0.10%₹259 Cr
16Axis CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 3 - 6 Months Debt Index Fund
Axis
+6.72%----0.1%0.11%₹270 Cr
17JioBlackRock Nifty 8 - 13 yr G - Sec Index Fund
Jio BlackRock
+1.92%---1.49-3.4%0.11%₹30 Cr
18Navi Nifty 50 Index Fund
Navi
-0.81%+10.21%+8.21%0.16-16.6%0.11%₹3.8K Cr
19Mirae Asset Nifty 50 Index Fund
Mirae Asset
-0.93%---0.54-15.1%0.12%₹50 Cr
20Edelweiss CRISIL IBX AAA Bond NBFC HFC Jun 2027 Index Fund
Edelweiss
+6.23%--0.22-0.2%0.13%₹85 Cr
21Edelweiss Nifty 50 Index Fund
Edelweiss
-0.70%+10.20%+8.13%0.01-16.6%0.13%₹251 Cr
22HDFC CRISIL - IBX Financial Services 9 - 12 Months Debt Index Fund
HDFC
-----0.2%0.13%₹67 Cr
23Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund
Axis
-0.85%+10.19%-0.06-15.8%0.14%₹836 Cr
24Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund
Edelweiss
+5.13%+12.66%-0.49-26.1%0.14%₹188 Cr
25Invesco India Nifty G - sec Sep 2032 Index Fund
Invesco
+3.33%+7.49%--0.06-2.8%0.14%₹49 Cr

Ranked by Direct-Plan Expense Ratio (TER) (lowest first), on funds with that metric available. Returns, Sharpe, drawdown and TER are computed independently from AMFI NAVs - see methodology. No paid placement.

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