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 35 of 185 schemes · sorted by Y5 high to low · page 4 of 4
- ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Equity₹10.32#1511Y-10.57%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Edelweiss Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthEdelweiss · Equity₹10.61#1521Y-8.35%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Equity₹11.14#1531Y-2.82%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Innovation Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹14.55#1541Y+10.21%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ITI Bharat Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionITI · Equity₹11.44#1551Y-2.27%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹14.82#1561Y+26.97%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Energy Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹10.37#1571Y+0.52%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ICICI Prudential Quality Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Equity₹10.41#1581Y+1.36%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Infrastructure Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹12.50#1591Y+2.66%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Services Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.88#1601Y+10.75%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas Health and Wellness Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Equity₹10.48#1611Y+7.20%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- HDFC INNOVATION FUND - Direct Plan - GROWTH OPTIONHDFC · Equity₹11.60#1621Y+12.18%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Sundaram Multi-Factor Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTHSundaram · Equity₹9.34#1631Y-8.62%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Equity₹10.67#1641Y+4.51%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹12.80#1651Y+21.90%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionKotak Mahindra · Equity₹10.59#1661Y+3.50%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas Business Conglomerates Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Equity₹9.34#1671Y-7.35%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ICICI Prudential Conglomerate Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Equity₹9.64#1681Y-3.70%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- THE WEALTH COMPANY ETHICAL FUND - Direct Plan - GrowthThe Wealth Company · Equity₹9.38#1691Y-6.31%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Consumption FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.20#1701Y+11.15%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Consumption FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.20#1711Y+11.14%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Consumption FundMotilal Oswal · Equity₹11.02#1721Y+9.41%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Bajaj Finserv Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBajaj Finserv · Equity₹9.51#1731Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthFranklin Templeton · Equity₹8.96#1741Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- LIC MF Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthLIC · Equity₹9.26#1751Y-7.52%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Rural Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹9.12#1761Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Union Consumption Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionUnion · Equity₹9.59#1771Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Bank of India Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBank of India · Equity₹9.21#1781Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Edelweiss Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthEdelweiss · Equity₹9.08#1791Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Motilal Oswal Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal · Equity₹10.57#1801Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Kotak Services Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthKotak Mahindra · Equity₹10.05#1811Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- ITI Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionITI · Equity₹10.42#1821Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- SBI Quality Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Equity₹10.49#1831Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-Class Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Equity₹9.82#1841Y—3Y—5Y—10Y—
- LIC MF Technology Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthLIC · Equity₹10.97#1851Y—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.