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Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF vs ICICI Prudential Silver ETF

Pick two or three funds. We’ll tell you in plain words which grew faster, which was calmer, which costs less and what your money would have become. Figures are for the Direct plan, Growth option, where a fund has one.

  • Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF
  • ICICI Prudential Silver ETF

The short version

Who comes out ahead on each measure, over the 3 years all of them have been around.

  • Grew faster

    BICICI Prudential Silver ETF

    ICICI Prudential Silver ETF returned 35.5% a year over 3 years, against 9% for Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF. ₹1 lakh invested 3 years ago would be about ₹2.49 Lakh today, against ₹1.3 Lakh.

  • Smoother ride

    AMotilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF

    Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF swung the least: about 19.9% a year either way, against 37.4% for ICICI Prudential Silver ETF. Lower means fewer scary days.

  • Fell less in a crash

    AMotilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF

    At its worst, Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF fell 31.7% from its peak, against 53.5% for ICICI Prudential Silver ETF. On ₹1 lakh, that's a dip to ₹46,546 at the bottom for ICICI Prudential Silver ETF. Could you have held on?

  • More consistent

    BICICI Prudential Silver ETF

    Pick any day in the past and hold for a year: ICICI Prudential Silver ETF ended up in profit 98% of the time, against 59% for Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF.

What your money would have become

The same amount, put into each fund on the same day.

₹10k₹47.6kNov 2023Nov 2026

The dashed line is the ₹10,000 you put in. Above it is profit, below it is loss.

  • AMotilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF₹12,756 from ₹10,000(8.5% a year)
  • BICICI Prudential Silver ETF₹23,294 from ₹10,000(32.7% a year)

A one-time ₹10,000 put in 3 years ago, valued at the latest NAV. This is what happened, not what will.

Strengths and watch-outs

Each fund judged against its own category, and against a 5-year SBI FD at 6.05%.

AMotilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF

  • Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 9% a year over 3 years, against 6.05%
  • Watch out: Behind its category: 9% a year over 3 years, against a category average of 14.2%
  • Watch out: Swings more than most funds in its category

BICICI Prudential Silver ETF

  • Strength: Ahead of its category: 35.5% a year over 3 years, against a category average of 14.2%
  • Strength: In the top quarter of its category over 3 years (#1 of 138)
  • Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 35.5% a year over 3 years, against 6.05%
  • Watch out: Swings more than most funds in its category

All the numbers

The stronger figure in each row is marked Best. Under each return is the fund’s rank in its category and the category average.

Motilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF compared with ICICI Prudential Silver ETF
MeasureAMotilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETFBICICI Prudential Silver ETF
ReturnsHow much the fund grew. Beyond a year, this is per year (annualised).
1 yearLast 12 months, the most noisy figure-3.4%#196 of 222 · avg 2.2%7.9%Best#29 of 222 · avg 2.2%
3 yearsPer year, over a full market mood swing9%#103 of 138 · avg 14.2%35.5%Best#1 of 138 · avg 14.2%
RiskHow bumpy the ride was. This is what decides whether you stay invested.
Ups and downsVolatility: how far it swings in a typical year. Lower is calmer19.9%Bestcategory avg 17.3%37.4%category avg 17.3%
Worst fallThe biggest drop from a peak in 10 years. Lower is better−31.7%Bestcategory avg −23.2%−53.5%category avg −23.2%
Best 12 monthsIts strongest year75.9%310.6%Best
Worst 12 monthsIts weakest year-21.5%-14.2%Best
Odds of a gainShare of all 1-year holding periods that ended in profit59%98%Best

“Best” is not a recommendation: a fund that returned more usually took more risk to do it.

Which one fits you?

There is no best fund, only a better fit for what you need the money to do.

AMotilal Oswal Nifty 200 Momentum 30 ETF

Might suit you if…

  • a smoother ride matters more to you than the top return

BICICI Prudential Silver ETF

Might suit you if…

  • you want the stronger long-run growth and can sit through sharper falls
  • you may need the money at short notice and want better odds of being in profit