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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Thematic
Very High Risk
NAV: 17 Feb '26
₹10.64
Min. for SIP
₹500
Fund size
₹4,062.11 Cr
Expense ratio
0.54%
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | ₹15,000 | ₹14,568 | -2.88% | |
| 6 months | ₹30,000 | ₹27,606 | -7.98% |
Holdings (18)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 21.40% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 19.90% |
| Bharat Forge Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 13.05% |
| Solar Industries India Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 11.15% |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 6.64% |
| Bharat Dynamics Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 4.81% |
| Cochin Shipyard Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 4.77% |
| Astra Microwave Products Ltd. | Communication | Equity | 2.82% |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.75% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.69% |
| BEML Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.33% |
| Zen Technologies Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.22% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 2.11% |
| Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 1.17% |
| Paras Defence And Space Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.86% |
| Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Equity | 0.62% |
| Cyient DLM Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.48% |
| Unimech Aerospace And Manufacturing Ltd. | Capital Goods | Equity | 0.19% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
₹500
Min. for 2nd investment
₹500
Min. for SIP
₹500
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3M | 6M | 1Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | -2.3% | +2.1% | +41.9% | +4.7% |
| Category average (Equity Thematic) | -- | -- | +1.7% | -- |
| Rank (Equity Thematic) | 40 | 28 | 3 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management
SPMSwapnil P MayekarJun 2024 - PresentView details
SPM
Swapnil P Mayekar
Jun 2024 - Present
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RSRakesh ShettyJun 2024 - PresentView details
RS
Rakesh Shetty
Jun 2024 - Present
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DMDishant MehtaOct 2024 - PresentView details
DM
Dishant Mehta
Oct 2024 - Present
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About Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 29 Dec 2009. Swapnil P Mayekar is the Current Fund Manager of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,36,181 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 17 Feb 2026 is ₹10.64.
The Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹500. Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.
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Investment Objective
The scheme seeks 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.
Fund benchmarkNifty India Defence Total Return Index
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#19 in India
Total AUM₹1,36,181.42 Cr
Date of Incorporation29 Dec 2009
Launch Date29 Dec 2009
AddressMotilal Oswal Towers - 10th Floor,Rahimtullah Sayani Road,Opposite Parel ST Depot, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400025
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