The mutual fund industry has launched a comprehensive set of new fund offers covering multiple investment themes and asset classes. According to reports from Personal Finance News, these NFOs span defence, chemicals, capital markets, debt, and commercial real estate sectors. Several of these schemes are currently open for subscription, with closing dates ranging from September 15 to September 29, 2026. The latest launches include offerings from Invesco Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, Tata Mutual Fund, Lakshya Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, and now Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, providing investors with diverse investment options across equity, debt, and real estate segments.
Invesco Mutual Fund has introduced two new passive equity schemes targeting specific industrial sectors. As reported by Personal Finance News, the Invesco India Nifty India Defence Index Fund will replicate the Nifty India Defence Index, providing exposure to companies operating in aerospace and defence manufacturing, defence electronics, shipbuilding, and explosives sectors. The Invesco India Nifty Chemical Index Fund will track the Nifty Chemical Index, covering specialty chemicals, agrochemicals, commodity chemicals, fertilisers, industrial gases, and explosives segments. Both NFOs opened on September 15, 2026, with a minimum investment of ₹100 during the NFO period, followed by investments in multiples of ₹1. The schemes offer daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly SIP options and will be managed by Abhisek Bahinipati.
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund has launched the Kotak Nifty Capital Markets Index Fund, an open-ended scheme replicating and tracking the Nifty Capital Markets Index. According to Personal Finance News, the NFO opened on September 15, 2026, and will close on September 29, 2026. The fund requires a minimum subscription of ₹1,000 with no entry load and nil exit load. The scheme aims to generate returns corresponding to the total returns of securities represented by the underlying index, subject to tracking error. The fund managers include Satish Dondapati, Jeetu Valechha, and Abhishek Bisen.
Tata Mutual Fund has introduced the Tata CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund, an open-ended debt scheme tracking the CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index. As reported by Personal Finance News, the NFO is open from September 15 to September 22, 2026, with a minimum investment of ₹5,000. Investments thereafter are accepted in multiples of ₹1. The scheme has relatively low interest-rate and credit risk and seeks to track the performance of its underlying index, subject to tracking error. Dhawal Joshi and Amit Somani will manage the scheme.
Lakshya Mutual Fund has launched the Lakshya Overnight Fund, an open-ended debt scheme investing in overnight securities. According to Personal Finance News, the NFO opened on September 15, 2026, and will close on September 18, 2026, with a minimum investment of ₹5,000. The scheme aims to generate returns commensurate with low risk while providing high liquidity through investments in debt and money market securities with one business day maturity, including TREPS and reverse repo instruments. Sarthak Shah will manage the fund. HDFC Mutual Fund has launched the HDFC BSE REITS and Commercial Real Estate Index Fund, an open-ended scheme replicating and tracking the BSE REITS and Commercial Real Estate Index (TRI). The NFO opened on September 15, 2026, and will close on September 17, 2026, with a minimum subscription of ₹100. An exit load of 0.50% applies if units are redeemed within three months from allotment, with no exit load after three months. The scheme will be managed by Nandita Menezes and Arun Agarwal.
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has launched the Motilal Oswal Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund, an open-ended scheme replicating and tracking the Nifty REITs & Realty Total Return Index. According to Kotak Neo, the scheme seeks to provide returns that closely correspond to the total returns of the performance of the Nifty REITs & Realty Total Return Index, subject to tracking error. The fund has an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 15 days, with no exit load after 15 days. The scheme is now available for comparison and analysis on Kotak Neo platform, providing investors with comprehensive performance data, expense ratios, AUM, and returns information.
