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Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund

Equity OpportunitiesVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹12.64-0.29%1 day
Return since launch
21.3%
52-week range
₹9.38 — ₹12.86
AUM
₹92.11 Cr

Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund is a Equity Opportunities equity fund from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund with ₹92.11 Cr under management, launched in 2025. The expense ratio is 2.99% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y32.8%+26.7 pts6.1%1.5%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund32.8%
Category6.1%

Since launch (25 Jul 2025): 21.3%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

3.05%

Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
2.10%
Brokerage
0.14%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.80%
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 3 months.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Portfolio

Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.4%
  • Other1.6%

Market cap split

  • Large18.5%
  • Mid21.7%
  • Small59.8%
P/E
58.40
P/B
7.33

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd.Capital Goods8.66%₹7.98 Cr———
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.Automobile6.63%₹6.11 Cr+5.40%+3.41%+4.10%
company:16457Consumer Discretionary6.37%₹5.87 Cr———
company:20737Materials6.25%₹5.75 Cr———
Aditya Infotech Ltd.Communication6.19%₹5.71 Cr+6.44%——
company:896Financial5.92%₹5.45 Cr———
company:20835Capital Goods5.41%₹4.99 Cr———
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.Services4.52%₹4.16 Cr+4.20%+2.97%—
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.Services4.31%₹3.97 Cr+3.55%+3.31%+3.55%
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.Materials4.19%₹3.86 Cr+4.76%——

Sectors

  • Capital Goods19.7%
  • Services17.8%
  • Materials12.9%
  • Communication10.3%
  • Automobile9.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.4%
  • Financial5.9%
  • Chemicals3.9%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables1.6%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
company:164570.00%6.37%+6.37%
company:207370.00%6.25%+6.25%
company:8960.00%5.92%+5.92%
company:208350.00%5.41%+5.41%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.5.11%0.00%-5.11%
Shriram Finance Ltd4.99%0.00%-4.99%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.4.95%0.00%-4.95%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.3.81%0.00%-3.81%
company:171090.00%3.59%+3.59%
Premier Energies Ltd.2.68%0.00%-2.68%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.2.63%0.00%-2.63%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.4.79%6.63%+1.84%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.2.94%4.31%+1.37%
Jain Resource Recycling Ltd.3.07%2.16%-0.91%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.3.94%3.13%-0.81%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.4.62%3.85%-0.77%
ABB India Ltd.2.96%3.72%+0.76%
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.3.50%4.06%+0.56%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.6.64%6.19%-0.45%
Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd.9.11%8.66%-0.45%
Others1.15%1.59%+0.44%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.3.21%2.88%-0.33%
Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd.2.82%2.50%-0.32%
V2 Retail Ltd.2.80%2.52%-0.28%
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.4.78%4.52%-0.26%
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.4.42%4.19%-0.23%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.3.00%2.83%-0.17%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.2.06%1.93%-0.13%
Solar Industries India Ltd.4.05%3.93%-0.12%
Zen Technologies Ltd.2.94%2.86%-0.08%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹3,420 Cr2.23%8.6%9.7%15.9%
Franklin India Opportunities Fund₹9,717 Cr2.09%7.4%9.7%18.4%
Kotak Business Cycle Fund₹3,509 Cr2.05%11.2%10.5%—
Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund₹1,364 Cr2.42%2.3%7.2%—
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund₹1,279 Cr2.29%14.1%13.7%15.8%
HSBC Business Cycles Fund₹1,229 Cr2.32%7.9%7.2%13.5%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in opportunities presented by special situations such as corporate restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, government policy and/or regulatory changes, disruption, upcoming and new trends, new & emerging sectors, companies/sectors going through temporary unique challenges and other similar instances.

Fund managers

  • Ajay KhandelwalMr. Khandelwal is MBA & Bachelor of Engineering.Prior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, BOI AXA Mutual Fund, B&K Securities and Infosys.
  • Ankit AgarwalMr. Agarwal has done B. Tech. Computer Science and Engg., Economics Management, PGDM Finance.Prior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund he has worked with UTI Mutual Fund, Centrum Capital Ltd as Senior Vice President - Fund Manager, Wealth and Investment Management at Barclays as Asst Vice President, Lehman Brothers, London as Senior analyst, BNP Paribas and D. E. Shaw & Co..
  • Rakesh ShettyMr. Shetty has done B.ComPrior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Company engaged in Capital Market Business wherein he was in charge of equity and debt ETFs, customized indices and has also been part of product development.
  • Varun SharmaMr. Sharma is a Bachelor in Business Studies from Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM - Calcutta.Prior to joining Motilal Oswal Asset management, he has worked with Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. ICICI Securities (Feb 2010 - August 2014) as an Equity research Analyst and Credit Analysis and Research Limited (Apr 2009 - Feb 2010) as a Ratings Analyst.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months31.07% absolute₹60,000₹78,64231.07%
1 year24.20% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,36,95414.13%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund?
The NAV of Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund is ₹12.64 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund?
The expense ratio of Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund is 2.99% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund?
You can start a SIP in Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 3 months..
How risky is Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund?
Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Opportunities category.
Which fund house manages Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund?
Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund is managed by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, which runs 55 schemes with ₹1,53,489 Cr under management.