The Scheme seeks investment return that corresponds to the performance of Nifty 50 Index subject to tracking error.
The scheme aims to provide medium to long term capital gains, by investing in equity shares of only those companies comprised in the Nifty 50 Index and in the same proportion as that of the index, regardless of their investment merit.
Fund Manager
Swapnil P Mayekar, Rakesh Shetty, Dishant Mehta
Rakesh Prajapati, Nitin Bharat Sharma
AMC
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
Tata Mutual Fund
Taxation
Equity
Equity
Launch Date
22 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2012
Portfolio Overlap
99.5%
High overlap
common holdings
99.5% of the combined portfolio weight is common between Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth and Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct.
50 stocks appear in both portfolios.
The largest shared holding is HDFC Bank Ltd., at 11.13% of Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth and 11.14% of Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct.
At this level most of your money rides on the same stocks through two schemes, so holding both adds little extra diversification.
Largest common holdings
HDFC Bank Ltd.ICICI Bank Ltd.Reliance Industries Ltd.Bharti Airtel Ltd.Larsen & Toubro Ltd.State Bank of IndiaAxis Bank Ltd.Infosys Ltd.
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has delivered the higher 3-year CAGR (9.16% vs 8.99%). Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth is the cheaper of the two with an expense ratio of 0.19% against 0.27%. Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct manages the larger corpus at ₹1.67k Cr. There is no single "better" fund — the right choice depends on your holding period, risk appetite and what you already own. Use the returns, risk and portfolio overlap tables above to judge which fits your portfolio, and remember that past returns do not guarantee future performance.
Over 1 year, Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth returned 0.63% against 0.45% for Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct; and over 3 years, Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth leads with a 9.16% CAGR versus 8.99%. Returns beyond one year are CAGR (annualised). Short-period returns are heavily influenced by market cycles, so compare over at least three to five years before drawing conclusions.
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has the lower expense ratio at 0.19%, compared with 0.27% for Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct — a difference of 0.08% a year. The expense ratio is deducted from NAV daily, so a lower ratio directly improves your net return, though it should not be the only reason to pick a fund.
Both Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth and Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct carry a "Very High" rating on the SEBI Riskometer. Within the same riskometer band, differences still show up in maximum drawdown, volatility and market-cap mix — all of which are compared in the tables above.
The portfolio overlap between the two funds is 99.5%, which is considered high. At this level, most of your money would be riding on the same set of stocks through two schemes, so holding both adds little extra diversification. You can see the shared stocks in the overlap section above.
Yes — both are Equity: Large Cap funds, which means they follow similar mandates and are benchmarked against comparable indices. That makes a direct comparison of returns, expense ratio and risk meaningful.
Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹21.49 and an AUM of ₹883.21 Cr, and was launched on 22 Dec 2019. Tata Nifty 50 Index Direct has a NAV of ₹167.46 and an AUM of ₹1.67k Cr, launched on 31 Dec 2012. NAV on its own says nothing about how expensive or cheap a fund is — only the return on it matters.
