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An analysis by Cafemutual reveals that Nippon India MF has the lowest impact cost across six of 8 ETF categories as on March 2025.
Impact cost is the difference between the ideal price of a unit and the traded price of a unit. It indicates liquidity aspect of ETFs. A low impact cost reflects adequacy in liquidity.
Among large-cap ETFs, Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 BeES has the lowest impact cost of 0.02%. This is followed by BHARAT 22 ETF, which has an impact cost of 0.04%. For the third spot, Nippon India ETF Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES and SBI Nifty 50 ETF both have recorded impact cost of 0.05%.
In midcap ETFs, Nippon India ETF Nifty Midcap 150 has the lowest impact cost at 0.05%.
Among sectoral/thematic ETFs, three ETFs - CPSE ETF, Nippon India ETF Nifty IT, and Nippon India Nifty Pharma ETF have the lowest impact cost of 0.05% in this category.
ICICI Prudential Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF and ICICI Prudential Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 ETF both have the lowest impact cost at 0.07% among factor funds.
In constant maturity debt ETFs Nippon India ETF Nifty 8-13 yr G-Sec Long Term Gilt has the lowest impact cost of 0.02%. Edelweiss Bharat Bond ETF have the lowest impact cost in target maturity ETFs.
Among commodity ETFs, Nippon India MF has the lowest impact cost across both gold and silver ETFs.
Let’s look at the table to know more:
Largecap:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 BeES |
0.02 |
|
2 |
BHARAT 22 ETF |
0.04 |
|
3 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES |
0.05 |
|
SBI Nifty 50 ETF |
0.05 |
Midcap:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty Midcap 150 |
0.05 |
|
2 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty Midcap 150 ETF |
0.11 |
|
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 100 ETF (MOSt Shares M100) |
0.11 |
|
|
3 |
Mirae Asset Nifty Midcap 150 ETF |
0.12 |
Sectoral/Thematic:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
CPSE ETF |
0.05 |
|
Nippon India ETF Nifty IT |
0.05 |
|
|
Nippon India Nifty Pharma ETF |
0.05 |
|
|
2 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty Private Bank ETF |
0.06 |
|
3 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty FMCG ETF |
0.07 |
Factor:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF |
0.07 |
|
ICICI Prudential Nifty Alpha Low- Volatility 30 ETF |
0.07 |
|
|
2 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty 100 Low Volatility 30 ETF |
0.08 |
|
Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 ETF |
0.08 |
|
|
3 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty50 Value 20 ETF |
0.1 |
Target Maturity:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
BHARAT Bond ETF - April 2030 |
0.05 |
|
2 |
BHARAT Bond ETF - April 2025 |
0.06 |
|
BHARAT Bond ETF - April 2031 |
0.06 |
|
|
3 |
BHARAT Bond ETF - April 2033 |
0.09 |
Debt:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 8-13 yr G-Sec Long Term Gilt |
0.02 |
|
2 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 5 yr Benchmark G-Sec |
0.04 |
|
3 |
SBI Nifty 10yr Benchmark G-sec ETF |
0.13 |
Gold:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India ETF Gold BeES |
0.02 |
|
2 |
HDFC Gold ETF |
0.04 |
|
ICICI Prudential Gold ETF |
0.04 |
|
|
SBI Gold ETF |
0.04 |
|
|
3 |
Kotak Gold ETF Fund |
0.06 |
Silver:
|
Ranking |
Scheme Name |
Impact Cost |
|
1 |
Nippon India Silver ETF |
0.03 |
|
2 |
ICICI Prudential Silver ETF |
0.06 |
|
3 |
HDFC Silver ETF |
0.07 |
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