Best Sectoral/ Thematic 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 185 direct-plan Sectoral/ Thematic schemes from 24 fund houses with a median 5-year CAGR of 10.8%. 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 50 of 185 schemes · sorted by Y5 low to high · page 3 of 4
- quant Manufacturing Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionQuant · Equity₹16.56#1011Y+9.23%3Y+14.59%5Y—10Y—
- LIC MF Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthLIC · Equity₹35.81#1021Y+9.46%3Y+20.69%5Y—10Y—
- Nippon India Innovation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionNippon India · Equity₹14.79#1031Y-0.42%3Y+12.76%5Y—10Y—
- quant Teck Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionQuant · Equity₹11.21#1041Y-8.50%3Y+3.60%5Y—10Y—
- HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionHDFC · Equity₹21.53#1051Y+21.79%3Y+29.04%5Y—10Y—
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation and Logistics Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHAditya Birla Sun Life · Equity₹16.92#1061Y+8.88%3Y+19.08%5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionKotak Mahindra · Equity₹13.98#1071Y-5.77%3Y+11.72%5Y—10Y—
- quant Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionQuant · Equity₹15.09#1081Y+5.00%3Y+14.64%5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionKotak Mahindra · Equity₹17.25#1091Y+22.92%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- quant Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionQuant · Equity₹10.08#1101Y+0.02%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Union Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionUnion · Equity₹11.65#1111Y+0.17%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- quant PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionQuant · Equity₹10.40#1121Y-0.62%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- SBI Energy Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Equity₹10.62#1131Y-1.55%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Edelweiss Technology Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthEdelweiss · Equity₹12.87#1141Y+4.53%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Technology Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹10.45#1151Y-10.36%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas Innovation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Equity₹13.69#1161Y+7.02%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- HDFC Manufacturing Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionHDFC · Equity₹11.61#1171Y+3.28%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Equity₹12.90#1181Y+19.29%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Sundaram Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHSundaram · Equity₹11.27#1191Y-0.21%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Quant Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHAditya Birla Sun Life · Equity₹9.89#1201Y+0.51%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Quant Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHMotilal Oswal · Equity₹9.73#1211Y-6.04%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas Manufacturing Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Equity₹10.66#1221Y+6.62%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹11.51#1231Y+15.33%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Edelweiss Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthEdelweiss · Equity₹9.10#1241Y+0.02%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ICICI PRUDENTIAL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Equity₹11.30#1251Y+8.65%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Manufacturing FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.34#1261Y-2.06%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Manufacturing FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.69#1271Y-0.72%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Manufacturing FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.69#1281Y-0.72%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Manufacturing FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.34#1291Y-2.06%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- SBI Innovative Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Equity₹10.64#1301Y+4.88%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Bank of India Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBank of India · Equity₹9.64#1311Y+2.66%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Business Cycle FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹12.29#1321Y-4.52%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Business Cycle FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹12.29#1331Y-4.52%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Business Cycle FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹12.64#1341Y-3.46%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Business Cycle FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹12.64#1351Y-3.46%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak MNC Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹12.39#1361Y+16.18%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- LIC MF Manufacturing Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthLIC · Equity₹11.44#1371Y+11.71%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹10.96#1381Y+3.77%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹10.95#1391Y+3.77%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Tata India Innovation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionTata · Equity₹9.89#1401Y-1.32%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Equity₹10.19#1411Y-5.39%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Bajaj Finserv Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBajaj Finserv · Equity₹9.14#1421Y-7.66%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Shriram Multi Sector Rotation Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthShriram · Equity₹7.81#1431Y-1.48%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Quantum Ethical Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionQuantum · Equity₹9.66#1441Y-2.82%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Union Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionUnion · Equity₹10.33#1451Y+18.46%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Transportation & Logistics Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹11.83#1461Y+0.64%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Conglomerate Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHAditya Birla Sun Life · Equity₹10.24#1471Y-4.66%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Bank of India Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBank of India · Equity₹10.75#1481Y-4.02%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- SBI Quant Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Equity₹8.99#1491Y-7.84%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Bajaj Finserv Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBajaj Finserv · Equity₹11.56#1501Y+15.59%3Y—5Y—10Y—
Sectoral/ Thematic funds — frequently asked questions
Which Sectoral/ Thematic fund has the highest 5-year CAGR?
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund - Direct Plan - Growth currently leads the Sectoral/ Thematic category with a 5-year CAGR of 20.4%. 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/ Thematic fund?
Across the 185 Sectoral/ Thematic schemes we track, the median 5-year CAGR is 10.8%. 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.