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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

NAVs of 8 Nov 2026

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund · Index & ETFs fund · Direct plan · Growth

Index Funds (equity)Direct · Growth
NAV · 6 Nov 2026
₹11.6906 ▼ 0.92%
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
Fund size₹5,384 crJuly - September 2026
1-month range₹11.21 – 12.24
1 year+13.06%rank 9 of 245
Expense ratio0.56%direct plan, a year
5 years–a year

What the fund does

Index & ETFs fund in the Index Funds (equity) category, from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund.

Fund houseMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund

NAV history

111213 2026-08-122026-08-252026-09-072026-09-212026-10-052026-10-162026-10-30

Returns

1 week
+2.59%avg 4.7%
1 month
-3.13%avg 4.2%
3 months
-8.34%avg -1.1%
6 months
-5.06%avg 2.0%
This year
+15.20%avg 1.1%
1 year
+13.06%avg 2.3% · #9/245

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Index Funds (equity) average (direct plans, growth option). Over a year: yearly averages (CAGR). Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-1.5
2025-3.3-19.6+24.8+3.8+30.7+1.2-9.0-7.2+7.3+2.3-1.5-3.3
2026+5.6-0.5-11.2+24.3+1.4+4.5-1.9+4.2-4.6-6.3+2.6

Each month's change in NAV (the current month to the latest NAV).

What if you had invested?

Worked out from this plan's actual NAVs. SIP: invested on the first NAV of each month. Taxes and exit loads are not included. Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Portfolio as on 30 Sept 2026

Stocks held2224 lines in all
Top 10 stocks85.4%of the fund
Short positions-0.6%sold through derivatives
Net equity98.7%long stocks and derivatives minus shorts

Where the money is

Equity 99.3%Cash & others 0.7%Short -0.6%

Sectors (stocks held)

Aerospace & Defense
59.5%
Auto Components
13.3%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
11.9%
Industrial Manufacturing
8.5%
Electrical Equipment
4.2%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles
1.9%

Changes since 31 Aug 2026

Share of fund30 Sept 202631 Aug 2026Change
Stocks held99.3%100.1%-0.83
Short positions-0.6%-0.4%-0.21
Cash & others0.7%-0.1%+0.83
Top 10 stocks85.4%88.5%-3.05
Number of stocks2219+3
New stocks 3
  • Centum Electronics Limited0.92%
  • Sigma Advanced Systems Limited0.48%
  • Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited0.38%
Bought more 4
  • MTAR Technologies Limited+0.46
  • Bharat Electronics Limited+0.44
  • Aequs Limited+0.44
  • AXISCADES Technologies Limited+0.25
Cut back 6
  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-1.74
  • Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited-0.70
  • Bharat Forge Limited-0.65
  • Bharat Dynamics Limited-0.38
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited-0.28
  • Solar Industries India Limited-0.25

Change is in percentage points. Bought more and cut back list stocks whose share of the fund moved by at least 0.25 points. A share can also move because the price changed, not only because the fund traded.

Stocks held 22

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Bharat Electronics Limited
INE263A01024		Aerospace & Defense19.97%
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
INE066F01020		Aerospace & Defense19.68%
Bharat Forge Limited
INE465A01025		Auto Components13.28%
Solar Industries India Limited
INE343H01029		Chemicals & Petrochemicals11.91%
MTAR Technologies Limited
INE864I01014		Electrical Equipment4.21%
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
INE249Z01020		Industrial Manufacturing3.98%
Astra Microwave Products Limited
INE386C01029		Aerospace & Defense3.44%
Data Patterns (India) Limited
INE0IX101010		Aerospace & Defense3.23%
Cochin Shipyard Limited
INE704P01025		Industrial Manufacturing3.16%
Bharat Dynamics Limited
INE171Z01026		Aerospace & Defense2.54%
BEML Limited
INE258A01024		Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles1.89%
Zen Technologies Limited
INE251B01027		Aerospace & Defense1.84%
Apollo Micro Systems Limited
INE713T01028		Aerospace & Defense1.64%
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
INE382Z01011		Aerospace & Defense1.59%
Dynamatic Technologies Limited
INE221B01012		Industrial Manufacturing1.33%
Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited
INE045601023		Aerospace & Defense1.16%
Aequs Limited
INE947N01017		Aerospace & Defense1.14%
AXISCADES Technologies Limited
INE555B01013		Aerospace & Defense0.99%
Centum Electronics Limited
INE320B01020		Aerospace & Defense0.92%
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
INE099Z01011		Aerospace & Defense0.53%
Sigma Advanced Systems Limited
INE933B01012		Aerospace & Defense0.48%
Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited
INE0U3I01011		Aerospace & Defense0.38%

Short positions 1

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Net Receivables / (Payables)–-0.60%

Debt, money market and cash 1

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Triparty Repo–1.31%

From the fund house's monthly portfolio (motilaloswalmf.com), as on 30 Sept 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets; short positions are negative. Published about ten days after each month ends.

Risk

Volatility24.9%yearly, from daily NAVs
Worst fall-37.31%12 Jul 2024 → 28 Feb 2025

Volatility: how much the NAV moves, as a yearly figure (higher = bumpier). Worst fall: the biggest drop from a high, in the NAV history we hold (from 12 Jul 2024).

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)₹5,384 cr across all plans · this plan ₹2,663 cr
Fund houseMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund
CategoryIndex & ETFs · Index Funds (equity)
PlanDirect
OptionGrowth
Expense ratio (TER)Direct 0.56% · Regular 1.12% (5 Nov 2026)
Scheme code (AMFI)152712
ISININF247L01CW5
NAV date6 Nov 2026

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PlanNAV1 year
Regular · Growth₹11.5062+12.39%

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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund+13.06%–

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth today?

₹11.6906 as of 6 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?

1 year: 13.06%

How does Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund rank in its category?

9 of 245 Index Funds (equity) funds (direct plans, growth option) by 1-year return.

What is the difference between direct and regular plans?

Both invest in the same portfolio. Direct plans are bought straight from the fund house and pay no distributor commission, so their expenses are lower and their NAV grows slightly faster.