The NIFTY 500 is an Indian broad-based stock market index of the companies listed in the National Stock Exchange. It contains top 500 listed companies on the NSE. The NIFTY 500 index represents about 96.1% of free float market capitalization and about 96.5% of the total turnover on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

NIFTY 500 companies are disaggregated into 72 industry indices. Industry weights in the index reflect industry weights in the market. For example, if the banking sector has a 5% weight in the universe of stocks traded on the NSE, banking stocks in the index would also have an approximate representation of 5% in the index. NIFTY 500 can be used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, launching of index funds, ETFs and other structured products.

The constituents of Nifty 500 as of 26 November 2024:

NIFTY 50: Top 50 listed companies on the NSE. A diversified 50 stock index accounting for 13 sectors of the Indian economy.

NIFTY Next 50: Also called NIFTY Juniors. Represents 50 companies from NIFTY 100 after excluding the NIFTY 50 companies.

NIFTY 100: Diversified 100 stock index representing major sectors of the economy. NIFTY 100 represents top 100 companies based on full market capitalization from NIFTY 500.

NIFTY 200: Designed to reflect the behavior and performance of large and mid market capitalization companies.

Eligibility Criteria for Selection of Constituent Stocks: