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 (%) 2024 (%) ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Growth ₹133.56
↑ 0.19 ₹9,688 -1.2 9.1 6.8 16.9 21.4 11.6 Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Growth ₹60.53
↑ 0.08 ₹3,374 -2 8.9 4.8 17 21.5 8.7 Invesco India Financial Services Fund Growth ₹135.84
↑ 0.34 ₹1,392 -3 10.3 6.5 21.7 22 19.8 UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund Growth ₹189.52
↑ 0.61 ₹1,255 -1.6 8.5 7.5 17.8 21.6 11.1 Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Growth ₹102.071
↑ 0.42 ₹1,460 -3.3 6.4 2.1 19.6 22.5 7.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 3 Oct 25 Research Highlights & Commentary of 5 Funds showcased
Commentary ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Invesco India Financial Services Fund UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund Point 1 Highest AUM (₹9,688 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹3,374 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,392 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,255 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹1,460 Cr). Point 2 Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (11+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (21 yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Point 3 Top rated. Rating: 5★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (lower mid). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Point 4 Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Point 5 5Y return: 21.43% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 21.52% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 22.00% (upper mid). 5Y return: 21.59% (lower mid). 5Y return: 22.55% (top quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 16.91% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 17.02% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 21.72% (top quartile). 3Y return: 17.79% (lower mid). 3Y return: 19.61% (upper mid). Point 7 1Y return: 6.83% (upper mid). 1Y return: 4.80% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 6.52% (lower mid). 1Y return: 7.47% (top quartile). 1Y return: 2.13% (bottom quartile). Point 8 Alpha: -2.57 (top quartile). Alpha: -6.06 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -4.77 (lower mid). Alpha: -3.36 (upper mid). Alpha: -11.54 (bottom quartile). Point 9 Sharpe: 0.03 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.18 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.08 (lower mid). Sharpe: 0.01 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.55 (bottom quartile). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.32 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.14 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.78 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.28 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.50 (upper mid). ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Invesco India Financial Services Fund
UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
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. 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. Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund 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. Research Highlights for Invesco India Financial Services Fund 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. Research Highlights for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund 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. Research Highlights for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund 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
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Aug 08 NAV (03 Oct 25) ₹133.56 ↑ 0.19 (0.14 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,688 on 31 Aug 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 0.03 Information Ratio 0.32 Alpha Ratio -2.57 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 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹17,263 30 Sep 22 ₹17,101 30 Sep 23 ₹20,162 30 Sep 24 ₹25,799 30 Sep 25 ₹26,594 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 3 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2% 3 Month -1.2% 6 Month 9.1% 1 Year 6.8% 3 Year 16.9% 5 Year 21.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.4% 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 7.59 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 3.17 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund as on 31 Aug 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 95.04% Health Care 1.4% Industrials 0.33% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.23% Equity 96.77% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | ICICIBANK21% ₹1,988 Cr 14,219,497
↑ 131,277 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | HDFCBANK19% ₹1,842 Cr 19,359,856
↑ 1,349,342 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | AXISBANK8% ₹790 Cr 7,555,437 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | SBIN8% ₹762 Cr 9,489,675 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | SBILIFE5% ₹522 Cr 2,892,347 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KOTAKBANK5% ₹462 Cr 2,356,388 HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | HDFCLIFE4% ₹394 Cr 5,099,696
↑ 1,537 Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 19 | MFSL3% ₹264 Cr 1,649,161
↓ -199,065 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ICICIGI3% ₹249 Cr 1,355,046 LIC Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | LICHSGFIN2% ₹192 Cr 3,450,348
↑ 866,055 2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Dec 13 NAV (03 Oct 25) ₹60.53 ↑ 0.08 (0.13 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,374 on 31 Aug 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio -0.18 Information Ratio 0.14 Alpha Ratio -6.06 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 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹17,779 30 Sep 22 ₹17,350 30 Sep 23 ₹21,687 30 Sep 24 ₹26,653 30 Sep 25 ₹27,010 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 3 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.1% 3 Month -2% 6 Month 8.9% 1 Year 4.8% 3 Year 17% 5 Year 21.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.5% 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 10.02 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 2.78 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund as on 31 Aug 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 96.39% Technology 1.15% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.46% Equity 97.54% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | ICICIBANK20% ₹689 Cr 4,927,929 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | HDFCBANK19% ₹626 Cr 6,583,496 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | AXISBANK7% ₹241 Cr 2,302,100 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SBIN6% ₹218 Cr 2,718,689 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | BAJFINANCE6% ₹188 Cr 2,137,250 HDB Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | HDBFS3% ₹111 Cr 1,429,781 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG3% ₹108 Cr 623,906 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ICICIGI3% ₹104 Cr 565,076 AU Small Finance Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | AUBANK3% ₹104 Cr 1,446,861 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹92 Cr 469,972 3. Invesco India Financial Services Fund
Invesco India Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Jul 08 NAV (03 Oct 25) ₹135.84 ↑ 0.34 (0.25 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,392 on 31 Aug 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.23 Sharpe Ratio -0.08 Information Ratio 0.78 Alpha Ratio -4.77 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 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹16,240 30 Sep 22 ₹15,582 30 Sep 23 ₹18,833 30 Sep 24 ₹26,403 30 Sep 25 ₹27,224 Returns for Invesco India Financial Services Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 3 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.8% 3 Month -3% 6 Month 10.3% 1 Year 6.5% 3 Year 21.7% 5 Year 22% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.4% 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 Hiten Jain 19 May 20 5.29 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Financial Services Fund as on 31 Aug 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 95.76% Technology 1.94% Health Care 1.07% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.22% Equity 98.78% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK21% ₹297 Cr 2,125,794
↑ 102,031 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK19% ₹270 Cr 2,838,202 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | AXISBANK5% ₹68 Cr 645,964 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN5% ₹67 Cr 838,841 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | MCX5% ₹63 Cr 85,476 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | KARURVYSYA4% ₹50 Cr 2,337,567
↓ -01 Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | CHOLAFIN3% ₹46 Cr 325,622 HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | HDFCAMC3% ₹43 Cr 78,652 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433903% ₹36 Cr 202,712 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 25 | SHRIRAMFIN2% ₹33 Cr 562,890 4. UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Apr 04 NAV (03 Oct 25) ₹189.52 ↑ 0.61 (0.33 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,255 on 31 Aug 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC UTI Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.2 Sharpe Ratio 0.01 Information Ratio 0.28 Alpha Ratio -3.36 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 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹17,238 30 Sep 22 ₹17,050 30 Sep 23 ₹20,071 30 Sep 24 ₹25,986 30 Sep 25 ₹26,946 Returns for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 3 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.3% 3 Month -1.6% 6 Month 8.5% 1 Year 7.5% 3 Year 17.8% 5 Year 21.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.7% 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 0.21 Yr. Data below for UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund as on 31 Aug 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 97.76% Technology 0.47% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.76% Equity 98.24% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 04 | ICICIBANK21% ₹259 Cr 1,852,344 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | HDFCBANK16% ₹196 Cr 2,061,854
↑ 50,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | KOTAKBANK8% ₹98 Cr 500,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | AXISBANK7% ₹94 Cr 900,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | BAJFINANCE6% ₹74 Cr 842,570 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | SBIN5% ₹68 Cr 850,000 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | KARURVYSYA4% ₹51 Cr 2,400,000
↓ -84,944 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SHRIRAMFIN3% ₹41 Cr 700,000 Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | MFSL3% ₹40 Cr 250,000
↓ -25,000 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 23 | INDIANB3% ₹39 Cr 590,843 5. Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Jun 08 NAV (03 Oct 25) ₹102.071 ↑ 0.42 (0.42 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,460 on 31 Aug 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.12 Sharpe Ratio -0.55 Information Ratio 0.5 Alpha Ratio -11.54 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 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹16,871 30 Sep 22 ₹16,868 30 Sep 23 ₹21,846 30 Sep 24 ₹28,462 30 Sep 25 ₹27,965 Returns for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 3 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.1% 3 Month -3.3% 6 Month 6.4% 1 Year 2.1% 3 Year 19.6% 5 Year 22.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.4% 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 7.68 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund as on 31 Aug 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 95.03% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.8% Equity 95.03% Debt 0.17% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | HDFCBANK20% ₹290 Cr 3,051,406 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 10 | ICICIBANK13% ₹187 Cr 1,339,673 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 | AXISBANK10% ₹139 Cr 1,329,343
↑ 36,023 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | SBIN6% ₹81 Cr 1,003,469 Bajaj Finserv Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | BAJAJFINSV4% ₹65 Cr 341,499 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | SHRIRAMFIN4% ₹63 Cr 1,085,825 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% ₹52 Cr 4,243,632
↑ 240,387 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING4% ₹51 Cr 682,976 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | BANKBARODA4% ₹51 Cr 2,208,626
Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund