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Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund

Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund

All Cap
Diversified
Equity
India Defensive
Others
1–7 yearsInvestment Horizon
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What This Strategy Does

Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Regular Growth is an equity fund which captures India's ₹30 trillion mid-cap opportunity through index replication, deploying capital across financials, industrials, and consumer sectors to achieve benchmark-aligned compounding.

CW Expert Research Notes

Consistent Outperformance

The fund has demonstrated resilient benchmark-relative behavior, outperforming in 10 out of 12 years, highlighting its ability to deliver consistent outcomes across market cycles.

Differentiated Construction

The fund's strategy deviates from peers through its sector positioning, overweighting financials and industrials while underweighting technology, reflecting a distinct investment process and conviction in these exposure narratives.

Cyclical Upside Potential

With a valuation profile deemed inexpensive versus history and peers, the fund could benefit from an earnings revision catalyst or structural tailwinds in the industrial and financial sectors, key drivers of its risk/return profile.

Performance and Risk Analysis

Historical returns, volatility patterns, and how this fund has performed relative to its benchmark.

Fund Performance

Fund Performance

0.0% AnnuallyAlpha
+14.7% vs +10.3% benchmarkSince Inception
+16.3% vs +6.0% benchmark3Y Annualized
+11.1% vs +6.3% benchmark5Y Annualized
Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
Benchmark Index
Fund Performance

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
NIFTY 50
Risk Profile

Risk Profile

Standard Deviation16.5%
Maximum Drawdown-25.9% | Oct 2024
Sharpe Ratio-0.53

Detailed Risks

Market Risk

Potential recession or demand contraction in India could undermine earnings for Next 50 constituents.

Liquidity Risk

Volatility spikes or market dislocations could impair liquidity for mid-cap Next 50 holdings.

Concentration Risk

Concentrated exposure to Indian consumer discretionary and IT services sectors poses idiosyncratic risks.

Specific Strategy Risk

Regulatory changes impacting key sectors or tax policies could pressure strategy performance.

Strategy Details

A closer look at the investment thesis, portfolio construction, and current holdings.

Core Investment Theme

Core Investment Theme

Captures the growth potential of India's next generation of market leaders. By tracking the Nifty Next 50 index, this fund provides exposure to companies poised to graduate into the Nifty 50 as their earnings and market capitalizations expand.

Broader Market View

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Market Outlook

Equity markets appear to be entering a mid-cycle phase, with consumption and earnings recovery gaining traction. This normalization backdrop, supported by trends like reviving capex and credit growth, offers an attractive entry point. The strategy's tilt towards consumer, financial services, and technology positions it to capitalize on these dynamics while managing risks like competition and cyclicality.
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Why This Strategy is Attractive Now

The strategy seems well-aligned with the current environment through its balanced exposure across consumer cyclicals, defensives, financials, and technology. The portfolio's diversification across around 70 holdings, including market leaders, complements its moderate risk profile. This positioning could allow for participation in the recovery while providing resilience through an emphasis on quality names and risk-adjusted returns.

Investment Style & Process

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Investment Style

The portfolio exhibits characteristics of a Quality Growth strategy, emphasizing companies with durable competitive advantages, consistent earnings growth, and reasonable valuations relative to their growth prospects.
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Why it Makes Sense

In the current environment of moderating economic growth and elevated uncertainty, a Quality Growth approach focused on companies with pricing power, recurring revenue streams, and strong balance sheets can provide a degree of defensiveness while participating in secular growth opportunities.
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High-Level Investment Process

Sourcing: The strategy appears to source investment ideas from a broad universe of companies across market capitalizations, with a focus on those demonstrating sustainable competitive advantages, strong management teams, and attractive growth runways. Selection: The selection process suggests a preference for companies with durable business models, consistent profitability, healthy balance sheets, and reasonable valuations relative to their growth prospects and quality characteristics. Construction: Portfolio construction is consistent with a diversified, conviction-weighted approach that balances risk management with the pursuit of alpha generation. Position sizes are moderated, and the strategy appears to emphasize active share relative to its benchmark.
Portfolio Holdings Overview

Portfolio Holdings Overview

SectoralAllocation
Utilities11.46%
Financial Services21.19%
Energy & Infra7.43%
Services6.62%
Consumers26.14%
Capital Goods25.42%
Technology1.74%

Geographic Allocation

Domestic100%
Top Stock Holdings

Top Stock Holdings

CompanySectorAllocation
Vedanta LtdCapital Goods5.20%
Tata Motors LtdConsumers3.85%
TVS Motor Co LtdConsumers3.69%
Divi's Laboratories LtdServices3.53%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary SharesCapital Goods3.09%
Britannia Industries LtdConsumers2.98%
Tata Power Co LtdUtilities2.96%
Adani Power LtdUtilities2.91%
Cummins India LtdCapital Goods2.84%
Avenue Supermarts LtdConsumers2.72%

Fund House Management

The asset management company’s track record, AUM scale, and fund manager credentials.

Fund Manager Track Record

Fund Manager Track Record

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Dishant Mehta

Dishant Mehta has experience of 2 years. Manages 82 funds at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited - Portfolio Managers with an AUM of approximately ₹9,582 Cr

Team

26 years

Combined Team Experience

AUM

₹ 29,325 Cr

Assets Under Management

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Swapnil Mayekar
Co-Portfolio Manager

Mr. Swapnil Mayekar has experience of 21 years. Manages 173 funds at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited - Portfolio Managers with an AUM of approximately ₹9,582 Cr Holds a M.com degree.

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Rakesh Shetty
Co-Portfolio Manager

Mr. Rakesh Shetty has experience of 3 years. Manages 265 funds at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited - Portfolio Managers with an AUM of approximately ₹10,161 Cr

CW Expert Take
CW Expert Take

Motilal Oswal brings passive investing discipline to the Next 50 segment. Their Nifty Next 50 Index Fund tracks the performance of the 50 largest companies outside the Nifty 50, providing exposure to India's emerging blue-chips. The fund maintains a rules-based approach, replicating the index composition while minimizing tracking error. Motilal Oswal's index strategies offer low-cost access to specific market segments, complementing their active equity and debt capabilities.

Investment Philosophy & Approach

Disciplined Indexing

Disciplined Indexing

Motilal Oswal AMC follows a rules-based, passive investment approach.

Systematic Replication

Systematic Replication

The fund aims to replicate the Nifty Next 50 index.

Low-Cost Exposure

Low-Cost Exposure

The strategy provides low-cost exposure to the next 50 companies.

Operational & Regulatory Details

What it costs to invest, transaction mechanics, and regulatory disclosures you should know.

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Total Expense Ratio (TER)1.04%

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INF247L01AD9
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DailyDealing Frequency

LTCG | >1Year 12.5%% on gain above 1.25 Lakh

STCG | <1Year 20%%

Tax Implications (India)
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