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Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is ₹32.86 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund delivered?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund has returned +23.73% over 1 year, +27.06% per year over 3 years, +18.06% per year over 5 years and +20.64% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.04% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund's largest holdings are Nvidia Corp Com (8.0%), Apple Inc (7.0%), Microsoft Corp (5.7%), Amazon Com Inc (3.8%) and Alphabet Inc A (3.0%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.3% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -20.1%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 1.34 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund's 1.34 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: Who manages Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is managed by Ankush Sood at Motilal Oswal.

Q: How is Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund taxed?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is a non-equity fund (a fund-of-funds, gold, international or balanced-hybrid scheme). Since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund: gains on units held more than 2 years are long-term, taxed at 12.5% (no indexation, no ₹1.25 lakh exemption); units held 2 years or less are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.

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NAV

₹32.86

+0.70% 1D

as of 01 Oct 2026

This is the Regular plan of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund — bought through a distributor, whose commission is paid out of its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

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Performance

+23.93%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹32.63

Latest ₹32.86

Low ₹25.8796th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹33.12

Scorecard

★★★★★5/5 vs 175 of 373 Index Funds peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Index Funds (same plan and option). 175 of the 373 Index Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceStrong

3Y CAGR +27.06% · ranks 2 of 175 Index Funds

RiskHigh

Volatility 15.3% vs 12.2% category avg

CostAverage

1.0% expense vs 1.0% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Ahead of the Index Funds average on 1M/3M/6M/1Y — 1Y by 24.30pp
3-year return (+27.06%) beats the Index Funds average (+8.71%)
5-year return (+18.06%) beats the Index Funds average (+7.61%)
Ranks #2 of 322 on 1-year return in its Index Funds cohort
Stronger risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 1.34 vs 0.35 Index Funds average

Concerns

More volatile than its Index Funds peers (15.3% vs 12.2%)

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

1.04%

Category 0.96%▲0.08%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings — still warming up, reload in a moment for full coverage

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Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

1.34

Category 0.35▲0.99

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

Exit Load

—

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹6,000

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹500

Benchmark

—

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

29 Apr 2020

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+1.88%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+3.52%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+20.03%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+19.84%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+23.73%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+27.06%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+18.06%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+20.64%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

15.30%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

1.34

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

2.00

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-20.14%

Benchmark ratios (vs S&P 500 (₹, price) · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs S&P 500 (₹, price)

0.14%

Sensitivity to S&P 500 (₹, price) moves; 1 = moves with the index

0.97

How much of the fund's movement S&P 500 (₹, price) explains

98.7%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

20.84

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

-0.24

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

1.52%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

98.3%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

96.8%

Computed vs the S&P 500 (₹, price) over the last 36 complete months — the closest match to this fund's mandate. TRI means dividends reinvested, as they are in the fund's own NAV; ₹ means a US index converted at each day's USD/INR, since the fund is priced in rupees. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (Index Funds)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+1.88%	-3.96%	+5.84%
3M abs	+3.52%	-3.25%	+6.77%
6M abs	+20.03%	+5.63%	+14.40%
1Y CAGR	+23.73%	-0.57%	+24.30%
3Y CAGR	+27.06%	+8.71%	+18.35%
5Y CAGR	+18.06%	+7.61%	+10.45%

Category average across peers in Index Funds (368 of 373 carry a figure for at least one period), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 373 peers in Index Funds

1Y return

+23.73%

Beats 99.7% · rank #2

3Y return

+27.06%

Beats 99.4% · rank #2

5Y return

+18.06%

Beats 98% · rank #2

Sharpe🏆

1.34

Beats 100% · rank #1

Sortino

2.00

Beats 98.8% · rank #3

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹10.37L

Absolute

+72.81%

XIRR

+22.73%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund	S&P 500 (₹, price)	Diff
2026part	+19.84%	+21.02%	-1.18%
2025	+21.73%	+21.79%	-0.06%
2024	+26.50%	+28.53%	-2.03%
2023	+24.74%	+23.43%	+1.31%
2022	-10.31%	-10.35%	+0.04%
2021	+29.34%	+29.14%	+0.20%
2020part	+24.94%	—	—

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in; those years show no benchmark comparison.

History points

1,587

Expense ratio

1.04%

AUM

₹4,085Cr

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

The Scheme has two Plans: (i) Regular Plan and (ii) Direct Plan Regular Plan is for Investors who purchase/subscribe units in a Scheme through any Distributor (AMFI Registered Distributor/ARN Holder). Direct Plan is for investors who purchase/subscribe units in a Scheme directly with the Fund and is not routed through a Distributor (AMFI Registered Distributor/ARN Holder). Options (Under each plan

Portfolio, AUM & scheme details shown from another plan of this scheme (same underlying portfolio).

Taxation

Taxed as non-equity

This is a non-equity fund — a fund-of-funds, gold/silver, international or balanced-hybrid scheme. It isn't equity-oriented, but since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund either: gains held over 2 years get the 12.5% long-term rate; shorter holdings are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.

Short-term

30%

Held under 2 years

Added to your income at your slab rate

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 2 years or more

No indexation, no ₹1.25 L exemption

Your income-tax slab

Sets the short-term (slab-rate) figure above.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

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UTI Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund UTI · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	+3.47%	+19.48%	—	—	1.19%	₹729.68Cr
Motilal Oswal BSE Enhanced Value Index Fund Motilal Oswal · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	-1.49%	+18.02%	—	—	1.16%	₹2,077Cr
Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund Edelweiss · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+17.16%	+17.87%	+12.94%	—	1.10%	—

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Equity99.72%
Cash & Equivalents0.28%

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

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ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund ICICI Prudential · Index Funds	54.0%	★★★★☆	0.63%	+33.72%
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life · Sectoral/ Thematic	30.9%	★★★★☆	1.99%	+22.63%
Edelweiss Technology Fund Edelweiss · Sectoral/ Thematic	25.1%	★★★★☆	0.79%	—
Nippon India US Equity Opportunities Fund Nippon India · Sectoral/ Thematic	19.8%	★★★★☆	1.30%	+21.15%
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund ICICI Prudential · Sectoral/ Thematic	15.4%	★★★☆☆	1.19%	+16.39%
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund PPFAS · Flexi Cap Fund	10.5% of 84% equity	★★★★★	0.69%	+11.96%
Axis Innovation Fund Axis · Sectoral/ Thematic	8.2%	★★★☆☆	1.35%	+17.84%
Franklin India Technology Fund Franklin Templeton · Sectoral/ Thematic	8.0%	★★☆☆☆	1.15%	+7.86%

Overlap is the share of each fund's equity book invested in the same stocks, by weight, across the Direct-plan universe — so a fund that is only part equity is labelled as such. ! marks a pair holding more in common than nine pairs in ten of its type, where that type has a measured distribution.

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-20.1%16 Dec 2021 → 17 Jun 2022
Fell over 6 months, back to the old high on 14 Jun 2023 — 12 months under water after the low.
-19.4%19 Feb 2025 → 08 Apr 2025
Fell over 2 months, back to the old high on 03 Jul 2025 — 3 months under water after the low.
-9.2%31 Jul 2023 → 27 Oct 2023
Fell over 3 months, back to the old high on 20 Nov 2023 — 24 days under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

AMC Profile

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund is the asset management arm of the broker Motilal Oswal Financial Services and launched its first scheme in 2010. It is known for a concentrated 'buy right, sit tight' equity philosophy and for a large passive and international range.

Launched

28 Dec 2009

Total AUM

₹1,58,858Cr+11.5% QoQ

Avg AUM · July - September 2026

Website

motilaloswalmf.com

Fund Managers

ASAnkush SoodManaging since 28 Apr 2020

Education

B.Tech in Electronics & Telecommunications from MPSTME, NMIMS Mumbai and MBA(Tech) with Major in Finance & Minor in Analytics from SBM, NMIMS Mumbai

Experience

• Mr. Ankush Sood has prior experience prominently in In- stitutional Sales Trading Function. He has been associated with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited wherein he was primarily responsible for Servicing Domestic & Foreign Institutional Clients.

Fund managers from the AMC's filed Scheme Summary — its most recent filing for this scheme. Benchmark and dealing terms from it and this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Top holdings

Nvidia Corp Com Apple Inc Microsoft Corp Amazon Com Inc Alphabet Inc A Broadcom Inc Alphabet Inc Meta Platforms Registered Shares A MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM Tesla Inc JP Morgan Chase & Co Berkshire Hathaway Inc

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is ₹32.86 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund delivered?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund has returned +23.73% over 1 year, +27.06% per year over 3 years, +18.06% per year over 5 years and +20.64% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.04% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund's largest holdings are Nvidia Corp Com (8.0%), Apple Inc (7.0%), Microsoft Corp (5.7%), Amazon Com Inc (3.8%) and Alphabet Inc A (3.0%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.3% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -20.1%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 1.34 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund's 1.34 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Who manages Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is managed by Ankush Sood at Motilal Oswal.

How is Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund taxed?

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is a non-equity fund (a fund-of-funds, gold, international or balanced-hybrid scheme). Since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund: gains on units held more than 2 years are long-term, taxed at 12.5% (no indexation, no ₹1.25 lakh exemption); units held 2 years or less are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.