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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Regular Growth NAV today

AMFI: 152711ISIN: INF247L01CV7MUTF_IN: MOTI_OSWA_NIFT_1WRZ0MMMotilal Oswal Mutual FundIndex funds

NAV ₹11.0345down ₹0.29 (2.60%)

NAV for 23 Oct 2026, against 22 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹5,434 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
1.13%15 Oct 2026
Exit load
1%if sold within 15 days
P/E
55.830 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
2230 Sep 2026
Launched
3 Jul 2024

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund returns

Regular Growth plan

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−7.07%−7.05%–––
1 month−9.70%−9.51%3 of 4−9.66%−9.9% to −9.6%
3 months−9.01%−8.68%3 of 4−8.99%−9.3% to −9.0%
6 months−5.16%−4.56%2 of 3−5.16%−5.7% to −5.1%
1 year+4.17%+5.44%2 of 3+4.17%+3.8% to +4.2%
3 yearsNeeds 3 years––––
₹10,000 put in on 9 Jul 2024 is ₹10,276 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty India Defence TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of funds tracking Nifty India Defence, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+17.42%+18.79%
Since launch+5.00%+6.28%
Benchmark: Nifty India Defence TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Regular Growth
  • Nifty India Defence TRI

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,19,778₹1,19,772 after stamp duty−0.36%−0.37%₹6
Since Jul 202427 instalments₹2,70,000₹3,03,391₹3,03,376 after stamp duty+10.55%+10.54%₹14

3 years: Launched 3 Jul 2024, needs 3 years of history.

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 9 Jul 2024 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year319 windows−0.7%+19.8%+58.6%99.1%
3 yearsLaunched 3 Jul 2024, needs 4 years of history

Tracking error

Against Nifty India Defence Total Return Index, as on 30 Sep 2026.

Rank on tracking error
1Of 3 funds
Rank on expense ratio
1Of 3 funds
Difference after fee
−0.25 pts

Against its index, by window

MeasureRegular, this planDirect
Tracking error0.08%0.07%
Difference, 1 year−1.37 pts−0.66 pts
Difference since launch−0.37 pts+0.37 pts
Difference: the fund's return less the index's, in percentage points.

Index funds tracking Nifty India Defence, regular plans

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund logoMotilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund0.08%−1.37 pts−0.25 pts1.12%5,434
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund logoAditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund0.13%−1.32 pts−0.21 pts1.14%1,409
Axis Nifty India Defence Index Fund logoAxis Nifty India Defence Index Fund0.25%––1.50%362
3 funds in Sep 2026. Expense ratio at the month end; after fee adds back the year's average expense ratio.

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.57 ptsA year, on 15 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.56%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
1.13%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.58%, Mar 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.29%, Mar 2025.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.40%0.90%
Brokerage0.02%0.02%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.14%0.21%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 15 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Buying and selling

Exit load
1% if redeemed on or before 15 days of allotment, Nil thereafter.
Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹500
Minimum top-up
₹500
Minimum redemption
₹500
SIP
Accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹5,384 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
49.5%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Sep 2024.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹5,529 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹2,875 Cr, Apr 2025.

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Bharat ElectronicsAerospace & DefenseLarge cap25th19.97%1,085.002,79,42,349Jul 2024or earlier
Hindustan AeronauticsAerospace & DefenseLarge cap29th19.68%1,069.4322,90,980Jul 2024or earlier
Bharat ForgeAuto ComponentsMid cap127th13.28%721.7637,47,434Sep 2025
Solar Industries IndiaChemicals & PetrochemicalsLarge cap73rd11.91%647.093,28,470Jul 2024or earlier
Mtar TechnologiesElectrical EquipmentSmall cap423rd4.21%228.822,93,471Jul 2024or earlier
Mazagon Dock ShipbuildersIndustrial ManufacturingMid cap112th3.98%216.4710,24,469Jul 2024or earlier
Astra Microwave ProductsAerospace & DefenseSmall cap542nd3.44%186.7811,41,220Jul 2024or earlier
Data Patterns (India)Aerospace & DefenseSmall cap351st3.23%175.564,09,531Jul 2024or earlier
Cochin ShipyardIndustrial ManufacturingMid cap225th3.16%171.5113,04,293Jul 2024or earlier
Bharat DynamicsAerospace & DefenseMid cap198th2.54%137.9612,42,803Jul 2024or earlier
BEMLAgricultural, Commercial & Construction VehiclesSmall cap444th1.89%102.735,15,626Mar 2025
Zen TechnologiesAerospace & DefenseSmall cap466th1.84%99.846,21,953Jul 2024or earlier
Apollo Micro SystemsAerospace & DefenseSmall cap560th1.64%89.0622,07,355Mar 2026
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersAerospace & DefenseSmall cap269th1.59%86.183,94,996Jul 2024or earlier
Dynamatic TechnologiesIndustrial ManufacturingSmall cap689th1.33%72.0352,923Sep 2024
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
19.97%Bharat Electronics
Top 5 holdings
69.05%
Top 10 holdings
85.40%
Effective holdings
8.3Taken over 99.29% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares99.29%
  • Cash and receivables0.71%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap51.93%
  • Mid cap23.12%
  • Small cap24.95%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026.

Sector allocation

3sectors
  • Capital Goods74.10%
  • Automobile And Auto Components13.28%
  • Chemicals11.91%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Capital Goods20 companies74.10%74.03%73.33%74.04%71.81%74.30%73.03%71.21%75.76%75.26%75.39%76.43%
Automobile And Auto Components1 company13.28%13.93%15.16%14.49%15.06%14.75%16.34%17.41%13.05%14.08%13.33%12.15%
Chemicals1 company11.91%12.16%11.58%11.54%12.83%11.06%10.77%11.24%11.15%10.72%11.27%11.63%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
31.78% of the fund
Sold out
0
Added to
4
Trimmed
15
Unchanged
0
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
4.53%

Changes in Sep 2026

Hindustan AeronauticsTrimmed19.68%21.42%−1.74 pts−1,75,189
Centum ElectronicsNew0.92%0.00%+0.92 pts+1,04,663
Mazagon Dock ShipbuildersTrimmed3.98%4.68%−0.70 pts−18,500
Bharat ForgeAdded13.28%13.93%−0.65 pts+88,161
Sigma Advanced SystemsNew0.48%0.00%+0.48 pts+2,56,394
Mtar TechnologiesTrimmed4.21%3.75%+0.46 pts−1,073
AequsAdded1.14%0.70%+0.44 pts+6,47,350
Bharat ElectronicsAdded19.97%19.53%+0.44 pts+18,88,788
Bharat DynamicsTrimmed2.54%2.92%−0.38 pts−22,501
Unimech Aerospace and ManufacturingNew0.38%0.00%+0.38 pts+1,19,076
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersTrimmed1.59%1.87%−0.28 pts−7,150
AXISCADES TechnologiesTrimmed0.99%0.74%+0.25 pts−4,246
Solar Industries IndiaTrimmed11.91%12.16%−0.25 pts−5,952
Zen TechnologiesTrimmed1.84%2.04%−0.20 pts−11,100
Data Patterns (India)Trimmed3.23%3.39%−0.16 pts−4,391
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
Bharat Electronics21.05%Added20.62%Added20.14%Cut21.40%Added21.32%Added20.26%Cut17.53%Added16.38%Added19.80%Added19.02%Added19.53%Added19.97%Added
Hindustan Aeronautics19.52%Added19.20%Added19.99%Added19.90%Added16.96%Added20.00%Added20.00%Added19.47%Added19.94%Added21.57%Added21.42%Added19.68%Cut
Bharat Forge12.15%Added13.33%Added14.08%Added13.05%Added17.41%Added16.34%Cut14.75%Added15.06%Added14.49%Cut15.16%Added13.93%Added13.28%Added
Solar Industries India11.63%Added11.27%Added10.72%Added11.15%Added11.24%Added10.77%Cut11.06%Added12.83%Added11.54%Cut11.58%Added12.16%Added11.91%Cut
Mtar Technologies1.85%Added1.86%Added1.84%Added2.11%Added2.75%Added2.72%Cut4.07%Added4.87%Added4.14%Cut3.18%Added3.75%Added4.21%Cut
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders7.13%Added7.10%Added6.79%Added6.64%Added5.77%Added5.74%Cut6.11%Added5.39%Added4.81%Cut4.68%Added4.68%Added3.98%Cut
Astra Microwave Products3.03%Added2.75%Added2.98%Added2.82%Added2.80%Added2.65%Cut2.80%Added3.42%Added3.78%Cut4.07%Added3.50%Added3.44%Cut
Data Patterns (India)2.80%Added3.07%Added2.79%Added2.69%Added3.25%Added3.29%Cut3.55%Added3.46%Added3.44%Cut3.34%Added3.39%Added3.23%Cut
Cochin Shipyard5.21%Added4.92%Added4.92%Added4.77%Added4.31%Added3.70%Cut4.32%Added3.59%Added3.23%Cut3.11%Added3.17%Added3.16%Added
Bharat Dynamics4.85%Added4.86%Added4.85%Added4.81%Added3.98%Added3.70%Cut3.70%Added3.21%Added3.20%Cut2.99%Added2.92%Added2.54%Cut
BEML2.89%Added2.44%Added2.55%Added2.33%Added2.20%Added1.92%Cut2.03%Added1.90%Added1.71%Cut1.73%Added1.84%Added1.89%Cut
Zen Technologies2.13%Added2.24%Added2.26%Added2.22%Added2.14%Added2.16%Cut2.27%Added2.22%Added2.07%Cut1.94%Added2.04%Added1.84%Cut
Apollo Micro Systems–––––0.89%Bought1.16%Added1.57%Added1.74%Added1.63%Added1.55%Added1.64%Cut
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers2.58%Added2.85%Added2.57%Added2.75%Added2.44%Added2.12%Cut2.53%Added2.24%Added2.02%Cut1.97%Added1.87%Added1.59%Cut
Dynamatic Technologies1.06%Added1.26%Added1.32%Added1.17%Added1.34%Added1.29%Cut1.33%Added1.25%Added1.03%Cut1.05%Added1.17%Added1.33%Cut
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 33.0% in Sep 2025

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of funds tracking Nifty India Defence (3 funds) over the same 1 year; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation29.64%
29.57%Lowest29.60%Average29.64%Highest
Downside deviation13.48%
13.45%Lowest13.55%Average13.72%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.49
0.49Lowest0.49Average0.50Highest
Sortino ratio1.02
1.00Lowest1.02Average1.03Highest

Against Nifty India Defence TRI

Beta1.00
1.00Lowest1.00Average1.00Highest
Alpha−1.37 pts
−1.46 ptsLowest−1.37 ptsAverage−1.29 ptsHighest
R-squared100.0
99.6Lowest99.9Average100.0Highest
Correlation1.00
1.00Lowest1.00Average1.00Highest
Upside capture98.7%
98.5%Lowest99.6%Average101.8%Highest
Downside capture102.5%
102.2%Lowest104.5%Average109.0%Highest

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−15.45%6 Mar 202631 Mar 202615 Apr 2026
Since Jul 2024−38.47%11 Jul 202418 Feb 202522 May 2025

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Feb 2025 to Aug 202619 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty India Defence TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Swapnil MayekarFor Equity ComponentJul 2024+4.53%a year+5.82%−1.30 pts––28₹31,909 Cr₹12,778 Cr alone
Rakesh ShettyFor Debt ComponentJul 2024+4.53%a year+5.82%−1.30 pts––39₹85,523 Cr₹4,586 Cr alone
Returns are the regular plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 Fund of FundSwapnil MayekarNov 2018+26.02%a year––₹8,032 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index FundSwapnil MayekarSep 2019+20.16%a year+21.32%−1.16 pts₹3,995 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index FundSwapnil MayekarSep 2019+13.51%a year+14.73%−1.22 pts₹3,086 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index FundSwapnil MayekarJun 2023–––₹2,410 Cr
Motilal Oswal BSE Enhanced Value Index FundSwapnil MayekarAug 2022+23.73%a year––₹2,132 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundSwapnil MayekarSep 2019+20.16%a year+21.76%−1.60 pts₹1,243 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 Index FundSwapnil MayekarFeb 2022+8.21%a year+9.65%−1.43 pts₹882 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index FundSwapnil MayekarDec 2019+10.63%a year+11.25%−0.62 pts₹845 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Momentum 50 Index FundSwapnil MayekarSep 2024−10.24%a year−8.95%−1.29 pts₹785 Cr
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index FundSwapnil MayekarSep 2019+9.83%a year+11.01%−1.18 pts₹619 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

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Kotak Nifty 200 Quality 30 Index FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund13.40%4
SBI Nifty200 Quality 30 Index FundSBI Mutual Fund13.39%4
ICICI Prudential Nifty200 Quality 30 Index FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund13.37%4
Kotak BSE PSU Index FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund13.33%7
HDFC Nifty100 Quality 30 Index FundHDFC Mutual Fund13.14%4
Edelweiss Nifty 100 Quality 30 Index FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund13.12%4
Nippon India Nifty 500 Quality 50 Index FundNippon India Mutual Fund10.39%5
Edelweiss Nifty500 Multicap Momentum Quality 50 Index FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund10.11%4
Nippon India Nifty India Manufacturing IndexNippon India Mutual Fund8.56%6
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

The investment objective of the scheme is to provide returns that, before expenses, correspond to the total returns of the securities as represented by Nifty India Defence Total Return Index, subject to tracking error. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objectives of the scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Constituents of Nifty India Defence Index, Units of Liquid schemes and Money Market instruments

Type of scheme

An open-ended fund replicating/tracking the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index

Benchmark
Nifty India Defence Total Return Index
Risk level at launch
Very High
New fund offer
13 Jun 2024 to 27 Jun 2024
Units first allotted
3 Jul 2024
Open for sale again
9 Jul 2024
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹500

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth152712INF247L01CW5MOTI_OSWA_NIFT_SJ7BBU9 Jul 2024
Regular Growth152711INF247L01CV7MOTI_OSWA_NIFT_1WRZ0MM9 Jul 2024

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Annual report

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure