Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund ('MOMF'), an equity-focused fund house, has announced the launch of its New Fund Offer (NFO) 'Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund' ('the scheme'), an open-ended equity scheme following special situation's theme.
Key Fund Details:
NFO Period: July 25, 2025 to August 8, 2025
(Scheme re-opens for continuous repurchase/resale on August 21, 2025)
Investment Objective:
The primary objective of the scheme is to achieve 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. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Benchmark: Nifty 500 Total Return Index
Portfolio Strategy:
The fund aims to capitalize on special opportunities in the market by following MOMF's QGLP framework-investing in Quality businesses with high Growth potential, Longevity, and at a reasonable Price. It will adopt a focused, high-conviction, active portfolio management approach. The fund seeks to benefit from company specific (events/ developments), sectoral, or macroeconomic events such as corporate actions, regulatory or policy changes, mergers and acquisitions, or temporary disruptions. The fund is suitable for investors seeking to invest predominantly in equities and equity related instruments following a special situations theme and aiming for Capital appreciation over long term.
The Fund will be managed by Mr. Ajay Khandelwal (Fund Manager - Equity component), Mr. Atul Mehra (Fund Manager - Equity component), Mr. Bhalchandra Shinde (Associate Fund Manager - Equity Component), Mr. Rakesh Shetty (Fund Manager - Debt Component), and Mr. Sunil Sawant (Fund Manager - Overseas Securities).
Commenting on the launch of the fund, Prateek Agrawal, Managing Director ('MD') and Chief Executive Officer ('CEO') at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Ltd ('MOAMC), said, "The Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund is intended for investors seeking to benefit from evolving market dynamics driven by special situations such as policy reforms, corporate actions, and structural shifts across sectors. Leveraging our research-led QGLP investment framework, the fund seeks to build a focused portfolio of companies navigating such transitions, with an emphasis on long-term capital appreciation."
Ajay Khandelwal, Fund Manager at MOAMC, added, "Manufacturing, services, FDIs, and exports are expected to grow significantly, supported by structural reforms like PLI, RERA, and Atmanirbhar Bharat. We believe that corporate actions and macro shifts may continue to create special opportunities capable of disrupting markets. The fund will follow a blend of bottom-up stock picking and top-down analysis to identify companies navigating such transformative phases. This may span sectors like chemicals, EMS, infrastructure, defence, hospitality, healthcare, and IPO-bound firms. As growth-oriented managers, our aim is to align with India's evolving economic landscape and seek long term capital appreciation."
Shares of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 904.70 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 931.05. The total number of shares traded during the day was 194251 in over 8351 trades.
The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 955.00 and intraday low of 897.00. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 179970331.00. |
