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An analysis done by Cafemutual shows that Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 BeES commands the lowest impact cost of 0.03% in the large cap category. Nippon India ETF Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES and SBI Nifty 50 ETF are the next two ETFs in the large cap space with impact cost of 0.05% and 0.06%, respectively.
In liquid ETFs, both DSP NIFTY 1D Rate Liquid ETF and Nippon India ETF Nifty 1D Rate Liquid BeES have the lowest impact cost of 0.01%.
Among TMFs and other debt ETFs, BHARAT Bond ETF - April 2025 and Nippon India ETF Nifty 5 yr Benchmark G-Sec have impact cost of 0.05%.
Impact cost is the difference between the ideal price of unit and the traded price of unit. It is reported in percentage terms. Lower the impact cost, better the fund return.
Cafemutual Ready Reckoner ETF Fund March 2023 captures details of 134 ETF funds across categories - large cap (40), mid cap (7), gold (11), silver (3), debt (16), thematic (37), factor (12), international (7) and flexi cap (1). Click here to know more.
For those seeking to invest in ETFs with the lowest impact cost, here are the top three funds across different categories:
Large Cap
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 BeES |
0.03 |
|
2 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES
|
0.05 |
|
3 |
SBI Nifty 50 ETF
|
0.06 |
Mid Cap
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1
|
Nippon India ETF Nifty Midcap 150 |
0.09
|
|
2
|
Mirae Asset Nifty Midcap 150 ETF |
0.17 |
|
3
|
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 100 ETF |
0.18 |
Gold
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Gold BeES |
0.03 |
|
2 |
SBI Gold ETF |
0.04 |
|
3
|
HDFC Gold ETF |
0.08 |
Silver
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India Silver ETF |
0.04 |
|
2 |
ICICI Prudential Silver ETF |
0.08
|
Debt
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 (2 schemes)
|
|
0.01 |
|
2 (2 scheme)
|
|
0.05 |
|
3 (2 scheme)
|
|
0.06 |
International
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Motilal Oswal NASDAQ 100 ETF |
0.04 |
|
2 |
Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ ETF
|
0.07 |
|
3
|
Mirae Asset S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
|
0.25 |
Factor
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1
|
ICICI Prudential Nifty 100 Low Volatility 30 ETF |
0.15 |
|
2
|
ICICI Prudential Nifty50 Value 20 ETF |
0.16 |
|
3
|
ICICI Prudential Nifty Alpha Low- Volatility 30 ETF |
0.17 |
Thematic
|
Ranking |
Scheme name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty Bank BeES |
0.03 |
|
2 |
SBI Nifty Consumption ETF |
0.04 |
|
3
|
Nippon India ETF Nifty IT |
0.05 |
