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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Plan Growth is managed by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, a SEBI-registered Asset Management Company in India.

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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Plan Growth

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Portfolio holdings for Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Plan Growth are updated monthly. SEBI mandates all AMCs to disclose their complete portfolio within 10 days of each month end. RightAdvise sources this data directly from official AMFI portfolio disclosures.

Index/ETF Data as of Apr 2026 Comparing Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

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Stocks Held

Apr 2026

Equity Holdings

₹4,695.02 Cr

Equity only, excl. debt & cash

Top 5 Weight

69.5%

High concentration

Top 10 Weight

87.9%

High concentration

Changes

0 new · 0 exits

Top Sector

Aerospace & Defense

60.5% of portfolio

📋 What Happened This Month Among existing holdings, MTAR Technologies Limited saw the biggest increase — now at 4.07% of the portfolio. Bharat Electronics Limited was trimmed the most, now at 17.53%. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited remains the top holding with Aerospace & Defense the dominant sector at 60.5%. ↓ Scroll down for full holdings, sector allocation and month-on-month changes in detail.

NAV Performance

1 year history · Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Plan Growth

-0.86%

+6.22%

+16.28%

-0.02%

Latest NAV

₹11.89

04 Jun 2026

52W High

₹12.35

-4% from High

52W Low

₹6.72

+77% from Low

Calendar Year Returns

Jan 1 to Dec 31 each year. Simple point-to-point — not CAGR.

2025

+19.6%

Rolling Returns

Performance across every possible investment start date.

1Y Rolling Avg

23.8%

+ve in 99% windows

61.3% / -1.2%

Crisis Period Behaviour

"Pre-inception" = fund didn't exist during that period.

2024–25 Tariff

-26.9%

Rec: Apr 2025 (3 mo)

COVID-19 Crash

Pre-inception

Rec: N/A

2022 Rate Hike

Pre-inception

Rec: N/A

2018 IL&FS

Pre-inception

Rec: N/A

NAV Chart ₹11.89 04 Jun 2026

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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund Direct Plan Growth

Chart shows indexed performance (base = 100). Actual NAV: ₹11.89

Sector Shift Industry allocation month-over-month

Feb 2026 → Mar 2026

Sector	Prev	Curr ▼	Delta
Aerospace & Defense	57.6%	60.4%	▲ +2.8%
Auto Components	17.4%	16.3%	▼ -1.1%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals	11.2%	10.8%	▼ -0.5%
Industrial Manufacturing	11.4%	10.7%	▼ -0.7%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	2.2%	1.9%	▼ -0.3%

Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

Sector	Prev	Curr ▼	Delta
Aerospace & Defense	60.4%	60.5%	▲ +0.1%
Auto Components	16.3%	14.8%	▼ -1.6%
Industrial Manufacturing	10.7%	11.8%	▲ +1.0%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals	10.8%	11.1%	▲ +0.3%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	1.9%	2.0%	▲ +0.1%

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Biggest Add

MTAR Technologies Limited

+1.35% · now 4.07%

↓

Biggest Trim

Bharat Electronics Limited

-2.73% · now 17.53%

What Changed?

Comparing Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

↑ 15 Increased ↓ 2 Decreased

#	Stock	Sector	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	Change
1	MTAR Technologies Limited ₹190.72 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.72%	4.07%	+1.35%
2	Cochin Shipyard Limited ₹202.43 Cr	Industrial Manufacturing	3.70%	4.32%	+0.62%
3	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited ₹118.45 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.12%	2.53%	+0.41%
4	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited ₹286.49 Cr	Industrial Manufacturing	5.74%	6.11%	+0.37%
5	Solar Industries India Limited ₹518.89 Cr	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	10.77%	11.06%	+0.29%
6	Apollo Micro Systems Limited ₹54.55 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.89%	1.16%	+0.27%
7	Data Patterns (India) Limited ₹166.74 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	3.29%	3.55%	+0.26%
8	Astra Microwave Products Limited ₹131.38 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.65%	2.80%	+0.15%
9	BEML Limited ₹95.29 Cr	Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	1.92%	2.03%	+0.11%
10	Zen Technologies Limited ₹106.30 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.16%	2.27%	+0.11%
11	Aequs Limited ₹21.13 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.36%	0.45%	+0.09%
12	Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited ₹26.28 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.48%	0.56%	+0.08%
13	Axiscades Technologies Ltd. ₹49.56 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.99%	1.06%	+0.07%
14	Paras Defence & Space Technologies Ltd ₹38.92 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.77%	0.83%	+0.06%
15	Dynamatic Technologies Ltd ₹62.20 Cr	Industrial Manufacturing	1.29%	1.33%	+0.04%

#	Stock	Sector	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	Change
1	Bharat Electronics Limited ₹822.16 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	20.26%	17.53%	-2.73%
2	Bharat Forge Limited ₹691.99 Cr	Auto Components	16.34%	14.75%	-1.59%

Full Portfolio

19 stocks — Apr 2026

#	Stock	Sector	Weight & Value
1	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ₹938.10 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	20.00%
2	Bharat Electronics Limited ₹822.16 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	17.53%
3	Bharat Forge Limited ₹691.99 Cr	Auto Components	14.75%
4	Solar Industries India Limited ₹518.89 Cr	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	11.06%
5	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited ₹286.49 Cr	Industrial Manufacturing	6.11%
6	Cochin Shipyard Limited ₹202.43 Cr	Industrial Manufacturing	4.32%
7	MTAR Technologies Limited ₹190.72 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	4.07%
8	Bharat Dynamics Limited ₹173.46 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	3.70%
9	Data Patterns (India) Limited ₹166.74 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	3.55%
10	Astra Microwave Products Limited ₹131.38 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.80%
11	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited ₹118.45 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.53%
12	Zen Technologies Limited ₹106.30 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	2.27%
13	BEML Limited ₹95.29 Cr	Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	2.03%
14	Dynamatic Technologies Ltd ₹62.20 Cr	Industrial Manufacturing	1.33%
15	Apollo Micro Systems Limited ₹54.55 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	1.16%
16	Axiscades Technologies Ltd. ₹49.56 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	1.06%
17	Paras Defence & Space Technologies Ltd ₹38.92 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.83%
18	Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited ₹26.28 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.56%
19	Aequs Limited ₹21.13 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.45%