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Best Financial Mutual Funds 2025
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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Financial Mutual Funds in India
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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Top Performing Best Financial Mutual Funds FY 25 - 26
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Growth ₹135.68
↑ 0.45 ₹9,812 11.1 12.4 12.1 21.1 22.8 11.6 Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Growth ₹62.03
↑ 0.25 ₹3,515 11.9 11.5 9.1 22.8 23 8.7 Invesco India Financial Services Fund Growth ₹140.13
↑ 0.06 ₹1,372 14.4 9.6 14.3 27.5 23.6 19.8 UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund Growth ₹193.294
↑ 0.67 ₹1,295 11.1 12.2 11.8 23.1 22.6 11.1 Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Growth ₹105.983
↑ 0.39 ₹1,548 10.9 10.5 6.1 25.5 24 7.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 4 Jul 25
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 16.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 11.6% , 2023 was 17.9% and 2022 was 11.9% . ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Aug 08 NAV (04 Jul 25) ₹135.68 ↑ 0.45 (0.33 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,812 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.98 Sharpe Ratio 1.02 Information Ratio 0.17 Alpha Ratio -0.66 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 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹17,087 30 Jun 22 ₹15,933 30 Jun 23 ₹20,873 30 Jun 24 ₹25,343 30 Jun 25 ₹29,116 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 4 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.6% 3 Month 11.1% 6 Month 12.4% 1 Year 12.1% 3 Year 21.1% 5 Year 22.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 11.6% 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% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Roshan Chutkey 29 Jan 18 7.34 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 2.92 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 88.89% Health Care 0.7% Industrials 0.33% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.86% Equity 89.92% Other 0.23% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | ICICIBANK20% ₹1,932 Cr 13,361,620 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | HDFCBANK17% ₹1,684 Cr 8,660,368
↑ 1,099,317 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | AXISBANK9% ₹857 Cr 7,188,596 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | SBIN8% ₹771 Cr 9,489,675 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | SBILIFE5% ₹447 Cr 2,465,619
↓ -409,683 IndusInd Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | INDUSINDBK4% ₹345 Cr 4,229,009
↓ -102,584 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ICICIGI3% ₹310 Cr 1,653,762
↑ 67,525 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹301 Cr 1,448,500
↑ 277,316 HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | HDFCLIFE3% ₹291 Cr 3,744,946
↓ -1,518,000 Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 19 | MFSL3% ₹286 Cr 1,902,703 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 2024 was 8.7% , 2023 was 21.7% and 2022 was 11.5% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Dec 13 NAV (04 Jul 25) ₹62.03 ↑ 0.25 (0.40 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,515 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio 0.62 Information Ratio 0.22 Alpha Ratio -7.33 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 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹16,794 30 Jun 22 ₹15,383 30 Jun 23 ₹21,023 30 Jun 24 ₹26,243 30 Jun 25 ₹29,178 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 4 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.7% 3 Month 11.9% 6 Month 11.5% 1 Year 9.1% 3 Year 22.8% 5 Year 23% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 8.7% 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% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Dhaval Gala 26 Aug 15 9.77 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 2.53 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 94.88% Technology 1.18% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.93% Equity 96.06% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | ICICIBANK21% ₹722 Cr 4,993,129 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | HDFCBANK18% ₹649 Cr 3,336,948 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | AXISBANK7% ₹230 Cr 1,927,100 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | BAJFINANCE6% ₹228 Cr 248,725 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SBIN5% ₹191 Cr 2,351,492 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG4% ₹125 Cr 667,972 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ICICIGI3% ₹106 Cr 565,076
↑ 259,151 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | SHRIRAMFIN3% ₹101 Cr 1,577,227 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹98 Cr 469,972 AU Small Finance Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | AUBANK3% ₹91 Cr 1,308,861 3. Invesco India Financial Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16.8% since its launch. Ranked 5 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 19.8% , 2023 was 26% and 2022 was 12.8% . Invesco India Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Jul 08 NAV (04 Jul 25) ₹140.13 ↑ 0.06 (0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,372 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.39 Sharpe Ratio 0.8 Information Ratio 0.76 Alpha Ratio -2.98 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 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹15,416 30 Jun 22 ₹14,032 30 Jun 23 ₹19,001 30 Jun 24 ₹25,719 30 Jun 25 ₹29,958 Returns for Invesco India Financial Services Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.9% 3 Month 14.4% 6 Month 9.6% 1 Year 14.3% 3 Year 27.5% 5 Year 23.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19.8% 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% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Dhimant Kothari 1 Jun 18 7.01 Yr. Hiten Jain 19 May 20 5.04 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Financial Services Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 94.22% Health Care 1.07% Technology 0.93% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.2% Equity 97.8% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK21% ₹285 Cr 1,973,483 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK20% ₹269 Cr 1,383,926 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | AXISBANK6% ₹77 Cr 645,964 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN5% ₹68 Cr 838,841 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | MCX4% ₹56 Cr 85,476
↑ 20,112 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | KARURVYSYA3% ₹43 Cr 1,947,973
↑ 158,679 Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | CHOLAFIN3% ₹43 Cr 267,947 HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | HDFCAMC3% ₹38 Cr 78,652 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 25 | SHRIRAMFIN3% ₹36 Cr 562,890 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433903% ₹36 Cr 202,712 4. UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15% since its launch. Ranked 20 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 11.1% , 2023 was 19.5% and 2022 was 15.1% . UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Apr 04 NAV (04 Jul 25) ₹193.294 ↑ 0.67 (0.35 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,295 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC UTI Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.28 Sharpe Ratio 0.84 Information Ratio 0.35 Alpha Ratio -4.03 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 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹16,173 30 Jun 22 ₹14,961 30 Jun 23 ₹20,138 30 Jun 24 ₹25,037 30 Jun 25 ₹28,754 Returns for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.8% 3 Month 11.1% 6 Month 12.2% 1 Year 11.8% 3 Year 23.1% 5 Year 22.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 11.1% 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% Fund Manager information for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Amit Premchandani 16 Jun 25 0 Yr. Preethi S 2 May 22 3.08 Yr. Data below for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 97.47% Technology 0.49% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.04% Equity 97.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 04 | ICICIBANK21% ₹268 Cr 1,852,344 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | HDFCBANK15% ₹196 Cr 1,005,927 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | AXISBANK6% ₹80 Cr 670,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | BAJFINANCE6% ₹77 Cr 84,257 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SHRIRAMFIN5% ₹63 Cr 983,680 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | SBIN5% ₹61 Cr 750,000 India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | INDIASHLTR4% ₹58 Cr 660,014
↓ -11,959 Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | MFSL4% ₹47 Cr 314,018 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹46 Cr 222,971
↓ -975 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | KARURVYSYA4% ₹46 Cr 2,070,787
↑ 155,000 5. Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14.8% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 7.1% , 2023 was 31.1% and 2022 was 16.8% . Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Jun 08 NAV (04 Jul 25) ₹105.983 ↑ 0.39 (0.37 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,548 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.24 Sharpe Ratio 0.45 Information Ratio 0.86 Alpha Ratio -8.77 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 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹15,894 30 Jun 22 ₹14,986 30 Jun 23 ₹20,883 30 Jun 24 ₹28,202 30 Jun 25 ₹30,521 Returns for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.5% 3 Month 10.9% 6 Month 10.5% 1 Year 6.1% 3 Year 25.5% 5 Year 24% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.1% 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% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 30 Dec 17 7.42 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 93.67% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.34% Equity 93.7% Debt 0.95% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | HDFCBANK19% ₹297 Cr 1,525,703 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 10 | ICICIBANK13% ₹194 Cr 1,339,673 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 | AXISBANK10% ₹150 Cr 1,259,449 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | SBIN5% ₹82 Cr 1,003,469 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING5% ₹71 Cr 682,976
↑ 28,434 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | SHRIRAMFIN4% ₹69 Cr 1,085,825 Bajaj Finserv Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | BAJAJFINSV4% ₹64 Cr 317,616 CSB Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | CSBBANK4% ₹60 Cr 1,644,042 DCB Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | DCBBANK4% ₹57 Cr 3,891,197 IndusInd Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | INDUSINDBK4% ₹56 Cr 687,933
↑ 39,500
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