What is the Nifty 50 YTD return in 2026?
The Nifty 50 is down -11.05% year to date with dividends reinvested (total return through Sep 4, 2026), or -11.26% on price alone — dividends have added 0.21 points so far. INDY started the year at $49.29 and closed at $43.74. That makes 2026 the 14th best start in 17 years of data through this date.
Price return vs total return#
Total return assumes distributions are reinvested; price return measures only the change in the ETF's share price. The 0.21 percentage-point gap is the contribution from dividends so far this year.
2026 YTD daily chart#
Daily INDY price since the final market close of 2025. Hover for the close, price YTD, total return YTD with dividends reinvested, and that day's price move.
- Total-return high
- +0.4% · Jan 2, 2026
- Total-return low
- -16.9% · Mar 30, 2026
- Max drawdown YTD
- -17.2%
- All-time-high closes
- 0 days
How 2026 compares with previous years#
Every year is measured through Sep 4 — the same calendar date as the current result — so the comparison is not skewed by full-year outcomes.
Years that looked like this one
The five closest starts to 2026's -11.1%, each traced through its full year — labels show how each finished. 2026's path so far is the bold line.
2015 (-12.6% then → finished -8.6%) · 2020 (-9.3% then → finished +10.0%) · 2022 (-6.7% then → finished -7.3%) · 2019 (-2.8% then → finished +10.0%) · 2018 (-2.2% then → finished -4.3%).
Every year's YTD return through the same date#
Ranked by total return through Sep 4, with each completed calendar year's final return alongside it.
Best starts
| Year | YTD then | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +31.8% | +27.9% |
| 2017 | +30.6% | +36.1% |
| 2021 | +22.7% | +19.4% |
| 2016 | +13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | +11.9% | +3.5% |
Worst starts
| Year | YTD then | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -23.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | -20.8% | -37.0% |
| 2015 | -12.6% | -8.6% |
| 2026 (now) | -11.1% | — |
| 2020 | -9.3% | +10.0% |
| Rank | Year | YTD through this date | Full-year return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | +31.8% | +27.9% |
| 2 | 2017 | +30.6% | +36.1% |
| 3 | 2021 | +22.7% | +19.4% |
| 4 | 2016 | +13.1% | +1.0% |
| 5 | 2024 | +11.9% | +3.5% |
| 6 | 2012 | +9.4% | +26.1% |
| 7 | 2023 | +7.3% | +16.9% |
| 8 | 2010 | +7.1% | +23.9% |
| 9 | 2025 | +1.2% | +5.0% |
| 10 | 2018 | -2.2% | -4.3% |
| 11 | 2019 | -2.8% | +10.0% |
| 12 | 2022 | -6.7% | -7.3% |
| 13 | 2020 | -9.3% | +10.0% |
| 14 | 2026 (now) | -11.1% | — |
| 15 | 2015 | -12.6% | -8.6% |
| 16 | 2011 | -20.8% | -37.0% |
| 17 | 2013 | -23.0% | -4.9% |
2026 monthly YTD chart#
Each bar is one calendar month's total return; the current month runs through Sep 4, 2026.
2026 YTD return by month#
Monthly total return and the compounded year-to-date result after each month.
| Month | Monthly return | Cumulative YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.5% | -4.5% |
| Feb | +0.2% | -4.3% |
| Mar | -10.5% | -14.3% |
| Apr | +3.5% | -11.3% |
| May | -2.3% | -13.4% |
| Jun | +2.0% | -11.6% |
| Jul | +0.7% | -11.0% |
| Aug | -0.3% | -11.3% |
| Sep | +0.2% | -11.1% |
Notes & related#
Returns are computed from INDY (the Nifty 50 ETF): total return uses dividend-adjusted closes, price return uses split-adjusted closes only. “YTD through the same date” compares each year at the identical month-day, so early-year rankings aren't skewed by full-year outcomes. Data updates after each market close.
Keep going: Nifty 50 returns by year, monthly returns, or the drawdown record.
More on Nifty 50
- Returns by year-11.1%
- Monthly returns+0.2%
- Weekly returns+0.2%
- Trailing returns-7.8%
- Drawdown from high−23.6%