April 22, 2026
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Motilal Oswal Contra Fund – Direct | Growth
📌 Fund Snapshot & Key Details (Master Table)
| Particulars | Details |
| Fund House | Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund |
| Scheme Type | Open-ended |
| Category | Equity: Value Oriented |
| Benchmark | NIFTY 500 TRI |
| NFO Opens | 08 May 2026 |
| NFO Closes | 22 May 2026 |
| Plan / Option | Growth, IDCW |
| Minimum Investment (Rs.) | 500 |
| Exit Load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Registrar | KFin Technologies Ltd. |
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⏱️ Last Updated: 22 April 2026, 10.00 AM
📊 Benchmark Trend & Behaviour – NIFTY 500 TRI
The Nifty 500 index represents top 500 companies selected based on full market capitalization from the eligible universe.
Nifty 500 Index is computed using free float market capitalization method, wherein the level of the index reflects the total free float market value of all the stocks in the index relative to particular base period. Nifty 500 can be used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, launching of index funds, ETFs and structured products.
Index Variants: Nifty 500 Total Returns Index, Nifty500 Industry Indices.
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🧠 Investment Strategy – Explained Simply
The scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments through contrarian strategy.
👤 Fund Manager & Past Performance – Motilal Oswal Contra Fund
Fund Manager
Ankit Agarwal
• Mr. 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..
Bhalchandra Shinde
• Mr. Shinde has done M.M.S Finance & B.E. Mechanical
• Prior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he was working with Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance and Max Life Insurance and Centrum Broking
Varun Sharma
• Mr. 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.
Rakesh Shetty
• Mr. Shetty has done B.Com
• Prior 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.
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Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme-related documents carefully.
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