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A financial Mutual Funds are a part of sector Equity Funds. These funds are also known as ‘Banking & Financial Services Fund’. The aim of these funds is to generate Income by Investing in stocks/shares of companies that cater to the banking sector and financial Industry. So, let’s understand the future potential of financial funds, along with the best financial mutual funds to invest.
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If we look at the July 2017 data released by SEBI, banking and sector funds were the most favored ones. The data shows that Bank and finance- the two leading sectors has shown a sharp surge in share AUM.
As per the Jul’17 statistics, the AUM of the banking sector, which is the leading sector, has moved from 20.9 percent to 22.6 percent in just six months.
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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Growth ₹121.98
↑ 0.40 ₹8,850 0 11.1 20.3 14.3 11.8 17.9 Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Growth ₹56.32
↑ 0.14 ₹3,264 -0.1 8.8 18.2 14.3 12.5 21.7 Invesco India Financial Services Fund Growth ₹128.44
↑ 0.26 ₹1,072 1.8 13.7 28.4 19.3 15.5 26 UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund Growth ₹173.674
↑ 0.32 ₹1,159 1.1 9.9 22 14.9 11 19.5 Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Growth ₹96.6368
↑ 0.14 ₹1,453 -2.6 4.8 18.3 18.3 15.2 31.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 29 Nov 24
When we speak about the banking and finance sector of India, we have many major players like ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, State Bank of India, Yes Bank Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd, etc. The Indian banking system consists of 26 private sector banks, 27 public sector banks, 1,574 urban cooperative banks, 56 regional rural banks, 46 foreign banks and 93,913 rural cooperative banks in addition to cooperative credit institutions.
Companies that operate within the banking and financial industry are highly regulated. Many good companies aim to deliver consistent performance and returns over the years, as a result, it brings in confidence for investors who are planning to invest in sector funds. However, one should always keep in mind the risk factors of such funds. These funds, sometime, can be at two extremes, they can deliver good returns and can sometimes perform badly too. Therefore, it is advisable that investors who are planning to invest in such sector funds should have a high-risk appetite and also should stay invested for a longer duration. Ideally, one should invest in such funds for diversification purpose.
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund is an Open-ended equity scheme that seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation to unitholders from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 22 Aug 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation to unit holders from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services. The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns. There can be no assurance that the schemes’ objectives will be achieved. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 14 Dec 13. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Invesco India Banking Fund) The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital growth from a portfolio of equity and equity-related securities of companies engaged in the business of banking and financial services. Invesco India Financial Services Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 14 Jul 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Invesco India Financial Services Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile UTI Banking Sector Fund) Investment objective is "capital appreciation" through investments in the stocks of the companies/institutions engaged in the banking and financial services activities. UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 7 Apr 04. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of indian companies engaged in banking and financial Services. Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 10 Jun 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 16.6% since its launch. Return for 2023 was 17.9% , 2022 was 11.9% and 2021 was 23.5% . ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Aug 08 NAV (29 Nov 24) ₹121.98 ↑ 0.40 (0.33 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,850 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.98 Sharpe Ratio 1.47 Information Ratio 0.52 Alpha Ratio 2.66 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹8,910 30 Nov 21 ₹11,646 30 Nov 22 ₹13,147 30 Nov 23 ₹14,595 30 Nov 24 ₹17,478 Returns for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 29 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -2.2% 3 Month 0% 6 Month 11.1% 1 Year 20.3% 3 Year 14.3% 5 Year 11.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 17.9% 2022 11.9% 2021 23.5% 2020 -5.5% 2019 14.5% 2018 -0.4% 2017 45.1% 2016 21.1% 2015 -7.2% 2014 69% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Roshan Chutkey 29 Jan 18 6.76 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 2.34 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 94.35% Industrials 0.21% Technology 0.21% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.23% Equity 94.77% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | HDFCBANK22% ₹1,950 Cr 11,256,723
↓ -447,872 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | ICICIBANK18% ₹1,643 Cr 12,906,483 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | 5322156% ₹568 Cr 4,612,483
↑ 398,079 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KOTAKBANK6% ₹545 Cr 2,940,967 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | SBILIFE5% ₹470 Cr 2,547,856
↓ -75,788 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | SBIN4% ₹373 Cr 4,729,482
↑ 1,780,663 HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | HDFCLIFE4% ₹364 Cr 5,065,853 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5000343% ₹278 Cr 361,247 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ICICIGI3% ₹261 Cr 1,199,865 IndusInd Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | INDUSINDBK2% ₹208 Cr 1,440,256
↑ 242,459 2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 17.1% since its launch. Ranked 3 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 21.7% , 2022 was 11.5% and 2021 was 16.8% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Dec 13 NAV (29 Nov 24) ₹56.32 ↑ 0.14 (0.25 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,264 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio 1.1 Information Ratio 0.44 Alpha Ratio -0.42 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹9,542 30 Nov 21 ₹12,071 30 Nov 22 ₹13,355 30 Nov 23 ₹15,311 30 Nov 24 ₹18,028 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 29 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.9% 3 Month -0.1% 6 Month 8.8% 1 Year 18.2% 3 Year 14.3% 5 Year 12.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 21.7% 2022 11.5% 2021 16.8% 2020 1.1% 2019 14.9% 2018 -2.4% 2017 47.6% 2016 15.7% 2015 -0.5% 2014 65.8% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Dhaval Gala 26 Aug 15 9.19 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 1.95 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 94.79% Technology 3.27% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.94% Equity 98.06% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | ICICIBANK19% ₹636 Cr 4,993,129 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | HDFCBANK17% ₹578 Cr 3,336,948 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5322157% ₹237 Cr 1,927,100 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SBIN5% ₹185 Cr 2,351,492 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | 5000345% ₹180 Cr 233,725 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG4% ₹137 Cr 667,972 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | SHRIRAMFIN4% ₹121 Cr 337,916
↓ -40,000 Computer Age Management Services Ltd Ordinary Shares (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | CAMS3% ₹111 Cr 252,692 Repco Home Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | 5353223% ₹111 Cr 2,095,955 AU Small Finance Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5406113% ₹107 Cr 1,446,861 3. Invesco India Financial Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 16.9% since its launch. Ranked 5 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 26% , 2022 was 12.8% and 2021 was 14% . Invesco India Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Jul 08 NAV (29 Nov 24) ₹128.44 ↑ 0.26 (0.20 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,072 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.39 Sharpe Ratio 2.33 Information Ratio 1.08 Alpha Ratio 15.28 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹9,982 30 Nov 21 ₹12,116 30 Nov 22 ₹13,450 30 Nov 23 ₹16,072 30 Nov 24 ₹20,544 Returns for Invesco India Financial Services Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 29 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.4% 3 Month 1.8% 6 Month 13.7% 1 Year 28.4% 3 Year 19.3% 5 Year 15.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 26% 2022 12.8% 2021 14% 2020 2.4% 2019 21.2% 2018 -0.3% 2017 45.2% 2016 10.4% 2015 -2.1% 2014 55.8% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Dhimant Kothari 1 Jun 18 6.42 Yr. Hiten Jain 19 May 20 4.46 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Financial Services Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 92.91% Technology 2.78% Health Care 1.87% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.44% Equity 97.56% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK19% ₹199 Cr 1,564,173 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK10% ₹107 Cr 616,651 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | 5322158% ₹80 Cr 645,964 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN6% ₹66 Cr 838,841 HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | HDFCAMC4% ₹41 Cr 94,321
↑ 11,677 Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | CHOLAFIN3% ₹36 Cr 226,548 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | SBILIFE3% ₹34 Cr 185,174 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433903% ₹33 Cr 202,712 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | ICICIGI3% ₹33 Cr 150,629 Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | CDSL3% ₹30 Cr 207,124 4. UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 14.8% since its launch. Ranked 20 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 19.5% , 2022 was 15.1% and 2021 was 14.3% . UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Apr 04 NAV (29 Nov 24) ₹173.674 ↑ 0.32 (0.18 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,159 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC UTI Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.28 Sharpe Ratio 1.58 Information Ratio 0.64 Alpha Ratio 6.65 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹8,897 30 Nov 21 ₹11,062 30 Nov 22 ₹12,587 30 Nov 23 ₹13,890 30 Nov 24 ₹16,854 Returns for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 29 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.9% 3 Month 1.1% 6 Month 9.9% 1 Year 22% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 11% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 19.5% 2022 15.1% 2021 14.3% 2020 -5.3% 2019 11.6% 2018 -6.8% 2017 43.5% 2016 13% 2015 -11.3% 2014 64% Fund Manager information for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Preethi S 2 May 22 2.5 Yr. Data below for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 96.99% Technology 1.95% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.68% Equity 98.94% Debt 0.38% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 04 | ICICIBANK16% ₹187 Cr 1,445,000
↑ 150,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | HDFCBANK15% ₹175 Cr 1,005,927
↓ -70,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | 5322156% ₹72 Cr 620,000
↑ 300,000 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SHRIRAMFIN5% ₹62 Cr 196,736
↑ 22,600 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | SBIN5% ₹62 Cr 750,000 HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | HDFCLIFE4% ₹50 Cr 697,890
↑ 5,000 India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | INDIASHLTR4% ₹48 Cr 714,617 REC Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5329554% ₹44 Cr 832,500
↑ 150,500 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | 5900034% ₹42 Cr 1,876,541
↑ 66,716 Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5002713% ₹40 Cr 314,018 5. Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 14.8% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 31.1% , 2022 was 16.8% and 2021 was 15.3% . Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Jun 08 NAV (29 Nov 24) ₹96.6368 ↑ 0.14 (0.15 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,453 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.24 Sharpe Ratio 1.4 Information Ratio 1.49 Alpha Ratio 2.81 Min Investment 100,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹9,958 30 Nov 21 ₹12,265 30 Nov 22 ₹14,141 30 Nov 23 ₹17,254 30 Nov 24 ₹20,329 Returns for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 29 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -2.1% 3 Month -2.6% 6 Month 4.8% 1 Year 18.3% 3 Year 18.3% 5 Year 15.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 31.1% 2022 16.8% 2021 15.3% 2020 2.7% 2019 26.4% 2018 -3.7% 2017 33.3% 2016 12.8% 2015 -9% 2014 58% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 30 Dec 17 6.84 Yr. Ashish Aggarwal 1 Jan 22 2.84 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 95.1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.9% Equity 95.1% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | HDFCBANK12% ₹180 Cr 1,040,586
↓ -175,145 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 10 | ICICIBANK10% ₹147 Cr 1,155,800
↑ 200,725 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 | 5322159% ₹140 Cr 1,135,593 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | 5000345% ₹76 Cr 99,201
↑ 24,399 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | SBIN5% ₹70 Cr 885,294 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | SHRIRAMFIN5% ₹67 Cr 188,623 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | CHOLAHLDNG4% ₹61 Cr 299,282
↓ -132,094 IndusInd Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | INDUSINDBK4% ₹58 Cr 397,378 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | EQUITASBNK4% ₹54 Cr 7,028,032
↑ 291,336 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | 5321344% ₹53 Cr 2,143,196
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