9 May Last Day to Invest: Edelweiss Brings India’s First Internet Fund, Check Motilal Oswal's New Mutual Fund

Edelweiss Mutual Fund, a leading asset management company, has launched India's first index fund that offers exposure to the BSE Internet Economy Total Return Index. The New Fund Offer (NFO) for the Edelweiss BSE Internet Economy Index Fund opened on April 25, 2025. This NFO will be available for subscription until May 9, 2025.

The growing digital economy in India is the focus of this creative fund, which includes industries including fintech, internet platforms, online services, telecom infrastructure, and digital marketplaces. Using a transparent, rules-based methodology, the fund's underlying index consists of 20 equities chosen from the BSE 500, excluding typical software and IT firms.

Edelweiss NFO: India's First Internet Economy Mutual Fund

According to Edelweiss Mutual Fund, India's digital economy is experiencing rapid growth and is expected to become a $1 trillion opportunity by 2030. The fund aims to provide investors with a unique opportunity to tap into this digital transformation and benefit from the sector's expansion.

Minimum Investment of Rs 100

Edelweiss Mutual Fund requires a minimum investment of Rs 100, with further investments allowed in multiples of Rs 1. The fund is managed by Bhavesh Jain and Bharat Lahoti, Co-Heads of Factor Investing at Edelweiss MF, and focuses on 11 sub-industries, including e-retail, edtech, digital entertainment, and financial technology.
According to the fund house, investors who want to diversify their holdings depending on trends in the digital economy can use the fund. The fund is positioned to potentially take advantage of substantial development prospects due to its emphasis on digital growth at a time when India's technical landscape is changing quickly.

Motilal Oswal's New Mutual Fund: Motilal Oswal Infrastructure Fund

Similar to Edelweiss Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal has also launched an exciting investment opportunity with the Motilal Oswal Infrastructure Fund. This New Fund Offer (NFO), which opened on April 23, 2025, and closed on May 7, 2025, targets long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies associated with or benefiting from the infrastructure sector. The open-ended equity scheme will be benchmarked against the Nifty Infrastructure Total Return Index.

According to internal research by Motilal Oswal Asset Management, government spending is projected to grow by 7.4% in FY26BE and 6.1% year-on-year in FY25RE, aligning with the broader growth trends seen in sectors like the digital economy, which Edelweiss MF is capitalizing on.

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