Question 1

What is the current NAV of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹11.8876 as of Jun 05, 2025.

Question 2

How much does Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund charge as the expense ratio?

Accepted Answer

The Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.42%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

Question 3

What is the AUM or size of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

The Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹2,875 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

Question 4

What are the top stock holdings of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

The Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	19.79%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	18.53%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	16.01%
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.	9.36%
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.	7.04%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.	6.72%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.	3.67%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd.	3.5%
Zen Technologies Ltd.	3.22%
BEML Ltd.	3.02%

Question 5

What are the top sectors Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund has invested in?

Accepted Answer

The Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	19.79%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	18.53%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	16.01%
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.	9.36%
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.	7.04%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.	6.72%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.	3.67%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd.	3.5%
Zen Technologies Ltd.	3.22%
BEML Ltd.	3.02%

Question 6

What is the risk level of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

This is a Other Equity Index fund comes with Very High risk.

Question 7

Is there any lock-in period in Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

Question 8

How do I invest in Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

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Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund is complete.

Question 9

How can I redeem my investments in Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund?

Accepted Answer

Redeeming your investments in Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

Expense ratio	0.42% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹2,875 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	11 m since Jun 13, 2024
Benchmark	Nifty India Defence TRI
Min. investment	This scheme is currently not buyable
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	29.32%	6.5%
3 Months	64.6%	14.21%
6 Months	31.78%	-0.89%

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund	N.A.	₹2,875 Crs	11 m	0.42%
ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF	N.A.	₹2,271 Crs	6 yrs 11 m	0.12%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund	N.A.	₹634 Crs	5 yrs 9 m	0.26%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund	N.A.	₹461 Crs	9 m	0.31%
Kotak Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank Index Fund	N.A.	₹44 Crs	1 yrs 10 m	0.22%
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund	N.A.	₹137 Crs	2 yrs 8 m	0.4%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund	29.32%	31.78%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF	3.72%	-5.46%	1.97%	31.06%	32.75%	12.48%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund	2.9%	4.25%	13.47%	17.03%	21.64%	7.32%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund	29.32%	31.3%	30.74%	9.35%	5.51%	2.72%
Kotak Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank Index Fund	9.21%	11.74%	27.76%	15.34%	8.94%	4.37%
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund	2.65%	-2.75%	-4.02%	22.75%	13.09%	6.34%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF	17.7	1.1	1.27	2.07
Motilal Oswal Nifty Bank Index Fund	14.93	0.99	0.7	1.36
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty India Defence Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Kotak Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

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Fund AUM	₹2,875 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

No. of schemes	44 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹99,318 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	Motilal Oswal Towers - 10th Floor, Rahimtullah Sayani Road, Opposite Parel ST Depot, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, 400025
Phone	022-39804238 / 1800-200-6626

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	5Y
Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund	N.A.	₹27,780 Crs	16.82%	38.35%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	₹822 Crs	9.26%	34.13%
Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund	N.A.	₹9,176 Crs	23.59%	32.38%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund	N.A.	₹2,126 Crs	9.97%	32.04%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	₹3,897 Crs	17.87%	29.49%
Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund	N.A.	₹2,199 Crs	8.04%	23.06%

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Capital Goods	75.24%
Chemicals	16.01%
Communication	3.5%
Others	3.22%
Automobile	1.23%
Metals & Mining	0.75%