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How to buy Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 ETF on Zerodha

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 ETF is one of the international ETFs listed on Indian exchanges, providing exposure to the US Nasdaq 100 index without requiring an overseas brokerage account. It operates via a feeder structure (the Indian ETF invests in the underlying US ETF).

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Nasdaq 100 Index

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The Nasdaq 100 Index is the leading US large-cap technology and growth equity index, tracking the 100 largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq exchange. The index is heavily weighted toward technology and innovative-growth companies, making it the favoured benchmark for Indian investors seeking concentrated exposure to the US technology sector.

For Indian retail investors, Nasdaq 100 exposure provides:

Tech-heavy growth tilt: Higher growth potential than broader US markets like the S&P 500 .
Higher volatility: Typically 20-25% annual standard deviation versus S&P 500’s 15-18%.
Geographic and sectoral diversification: From Indian-equity-heavy portfolios.

Index methodology

Constituent selection

The Nasdaq 100:

Nasdaq

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Nasdaq is an American electronic stock exchange operated by Nasdaq Inc. (formerly NASD, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations), launched on 8 February 1971 as the world’s first electronic stock market. Nasdaq is the second-largest stock exchange globally by total market capitalisation, after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , with a combined listed-company market capitalisation of approximately USD 27 trillion as of 2026. Nasdaq is the principal listing venue for many of the world’s largest technology and growth companies, including Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and Nvidia, alongside thousands of other US and international listings.

Nasdaq 100 as an Indian Mutual Fund Benchmark

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Nasdaq 100 (ticker symbol: NDX) is a modified market capitalisation-weighted index of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, covering primarily the technology, consumer discretionary, communication services, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Maintained by Nasdaq Inc. (now Nasdaq, Inc.), the index is heavily concentrated in US and global technology companies and represents the performance of the world’s most capitalised technology-driven businesses. For Indian mutual fund investors, the Nasdaq 100 – through its total return variant – serves as the benchmark for feeder funds and fund-of-funds (FoFs) that invest in US technology equities.