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Best Sectoral Fund Mutual Funds

Sectoral and Thematic funds concentrate on a single sector or investment theme, so they are undiversified by design. Returns depend heavily on entering and exiting the theme at the right point in its cycle.

We currently track 22 direct-plan Sectoral Fund schemes from 10 fund houses with a median 5-year CAGR of 14.1%. Every figure below is calculated from official daily NAV history and refreshed each day. Use the column headers to re-rank the table by any period — the best 1-year performer is often not the best over 5 or 10 years, which is exactly why we default to the longer horizon.

Showing 22 of 22 schemes · sorted by Y5 low to high · page 1 of 1

Sectoral Fund funds — frequently asked questions

Which Sectoral Fund fund has the highest 5-year CAGR?

Nippon India Power & Infra Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option currently leads the Sectoral Fund category with a 5-year CAGR of 18.8%. Past returns describe what already happened and do not predict future performance — treat the ranking as a starting point for research, not a recommendation.

What is a good 5-year return for a Sectoral Fund fund?

Across the 22 Sectoral Fund schemes we track, the median 5-year CAGR is 14.1%. Comparing a fund against that median, rather than against the category's single best performer, is a more realistic benchmark.

How is CAGR calculated on this page?

CAGR is the compound annual growth rate between the NAV on the horizon start date and the latest NAV, using growth-plan NAVs published by the AMCs. Where a scheme's NAV history has a gap or a re-denomination, we adjust for it rather than report a distorted figure. Expense ratios are already reflected in NAV; exit loads and taxes are not.

Why does this list only show direct plans?

Direct plans have no distributor commission, so their expense ratio is lower and their NAV growth is higher than the regular plan of the same scheme. Showing both would list every fund twice, so we rank direct plans only.