Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 5 July, 2023. The fund is managed by Swapnil Mayekar. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has ₹1981 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.
   

Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 29.74% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.94%.

Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Health, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Real Estate, Communication, Energy. Its top holdings are LMW Ltd, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares, Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares, Karnataka Bank Ltd, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd

As it is a index funds mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

The investment objective of the scheme is to provide returns that, before expenses, correspond to the total returns of the securities as represented by Nifty Microcap 250 Total Return Index, subject to tracking error. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 500.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.