The Scheme seeks investment return that corresponds to the performance of Nifty 50 Index subject to tracking error.
The scheme seeks to invest in stocks of companies comprising Nifty 50 Index and endeavor to achieve return equivalent to Nifty 50 Index by passive investment.
Fund Manager
Swapnil P Mayekar, Rakesh Shetty, Dishant Mehta
Sharwan Kumar Goyal, Ayush Jain, Lokesh Kulthia
AMC
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
UTI 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 UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth.
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 UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth.
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 9.11%). Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth is the cheaper of the two with an expense ratio of 0.19% against 0.25%. UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth manages the larger corpus at ₹28.69k 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 0.58% for UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth; and over 3 years, Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth leads with a 9.16% CAGR versus 9.11%. 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 0.25% for UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth — a difference of 0.06% 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 UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth 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. UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹173.29 and an AUM of ₹28.69k 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.
