Momentum

Assets tend to maintain recent price trends in the future. The momentum strategy buys securities that have performed well in the recent past and sells securities that have not done well.

How does it work?


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Buy when market trends upwords

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Trend solidifies

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Sell when market trends downwards

Key Attributes

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Exposure to
momentum factor
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Takes advantage of irrational
investor behaviour
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Works across market cap,
sector & time period
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Takes advantage of positive
upward trending market

Historical Index Performance

Limitations of Factor investing

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Market Cycles

Factors might not perform in all market cycles making it important to understand their cyclical naturee

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Drawdown

Different factors may face high drawdowns at different points in time

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High Churn

Some factors may experience higher churn compared to broad-based indices

Scheme Details

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A factor is any characteristic that helps explain the long-term risk and return of the asset class. Factor investing is an investment approach that involves targeting such specific factors in a systematic manner. Popular factors include Momentum, Quality, Value, Low Volatility, Size, etc.
  • Assets tend to maintain recent price trends in the future and the momentum factor strategy tries to take advantage of this phenomena. The momentum strategy buys securities that have performed well in the recent past and sells securities that are not doing well.
  • Both the Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF and Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 Index Fund invests in companies that are part of the Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index. The Index aims to track the performance of the top 30 companies within the Nifty 200 selected based on their Normalised Momentum Score.

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