India’s technology industry isn’t just evolving—it’s surging. From powering government initiatives like Digital India to becoming a hub for AI, semiconductors, and enterprise cloud services, the tech sector is now a central pillar of India’s high-growth narrative.
Technology Sector Mutual Funds offer a streamlined way for investors to benefit from this expansion. Historically, these funds have delivered 15–20% annualised returns over five years, though with elevated Volatility.

In 2025, the growth story gets more compelling:
This article walks you through:
Let’s dive in.
Exports & Market Scale: Indian tech exports are estimated at ₹17.96 lakh crore (~US$210 billion) in FY25, with IT’s GDP contribution expected to hit 10% by 2026.
Software Products: The India software product domain is forecast to reach ₹8.68 lakh crore (US$100 billion) by 2025
Services Sector Growth: With a 13.4% CAGR from 2024 to 2030, India’s IT services market is projected to skyrocket from around US$69.2 billion in 2023 to US$166.4 billion by 2030.
Digital Infrastructure Expansion: Government programs like National Broadband Mission 2.0 and data‐centre incentives are generating robust infrastructure demand—not just gadgets but foundational growth.
Semiconductors & Electronics: Initiatives like the India Semiconductor Mission and state-level electronics manufacturing policies are aiming for a $50 billion electronics output and 1 million jobs in the coming years.
AI-Driven Shifts: Although some IT firms (e.g., TCS) are undergoing layoffs amid AI transitions, demand for AI and cybersecurity roles remains strong.
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Fund Selection Methodology used to find 9 funds
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2025 (%) ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Growth ₹187.18
↑ 0.50 ₹12,505 1.1 13.1 -8.5 7.7 2.5 -1.9 Franklin India Technology Fund Growth ₹488.018
↑ 0.49 ₹1,623 0 12.6 -7.7 9.3 6.1 -1.5 SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Growth ₹208.584
↑ 0.38 ₹4,155 1.4 14.6 -7.8 10.3 5.6 1.5 TATA Digital India Fund Growth ₹42.2121
↓ -0.09 ₹9,276 -1.3 12 -11.4 5.3 1.6 -9.7 Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Growth ₹160.91
↑ 0.61 ₹3,617 0.7 14.1 -8.1 4.9 2.8 -5.2 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 12 Nov 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 5 Funds showcased
Commentary ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Franklin India Technology Fund SBI Technology Opportunities Fund TATA Digital India Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Point 1 Highest AUM (₹12,505 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,623 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹4,155 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹9,276 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹3,617 Cr). Point 2 Established history (26+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (28 yrs). Established history (13+ yrs). Established history (10+ yrs). Established history (26+ yrs). Point 3 Top rated. Rating: 1★ (lower mid). Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile). Not Rated. Rating: 2★ (upper mid). Point 4 Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Point 5 5Y return: 2.51% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 6.13% (top quartile). 5Y return: 5.59% (upper mid). 5Y return: 1.63% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 2.81% (lower mid). Point 6 3Y return: 7.73% (lower mid). 3Y return: 9.35% (upper mid). 3Y return: 10.34% (top quartile). 3Y return: 5.32% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 4.91% (bottom quartile). Point 7 1Y return: -8.46% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: -7.67% (top quartile). 1Y return: -7.77% (upper mid). 1Y return: -11.35% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: -8.11% (lower mid). Point 8 Alpha: 3.28 (lower mid). Alpha: -1.23 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 4.44 (upper mid). Alpha: -3.25 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 7.12 (top quartile). Point 9 Sharpe: -0.53 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.70 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.48 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.64 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.38 (top quartile). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.71 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.73 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.94 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.62 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.23 (bottom quartile). ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
Franklin India Technology Fund
SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
TATA Digital India Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund
All the funds mentioned above are ideal, we are giving you detailed analysis of 3 funds.
To generate long-term capital appreciation for you from a portfolio made up predominantly of equity and equity-related securities of technology intensive companies. Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide long-term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of technology and technology related companies. Research Highlights for Franklin India Technology Fund Below is the key information for Franklin India Technology Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile SBI IT Fund) To provide the investors maximum growth opportunity through equity
investments in stocks of growth oriented sectors of the economy. Research Highlights for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Below is the key information for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Mar 00 NAV (12 Nov 26) ₹187.18 ↑ 0.50 (0.27 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹12,505 on 30 Sep 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.75 Sharpe Ratio -0.53 Information Ratio 0.71 Alpha Ratio 3.28 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 31 Oct 21 ₹10,000 31 Oct 22 ₹8,587 31 Oct 23 ₹9,398 31 Oct 24 ₹12,912 31 Oct 25 ₹12,788 31 Oct 26 ₹11,668 Returns for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 12 Nov 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.3% 3 Month 1.1% 6 Month 13.1% 1 Year -8.5% 3 Year 7.7% 5 Year 2.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -1.9% 2024 25.4% 2023 27.5% 2022 -23.2% 2021 75.7% 2020 70.6% 2019 2.3% 2018 19.1% 2017 19.8% 2016 -4% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
Name Since Tenure Vaibhav Dusad 2 May 20 6.42 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 4.26 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund as on 30 Sep 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 58.56% Communication Services 18.48% Consumer Cyclical 7.41% Industrials 4.32% Health Care 3.9% Financial Services 3.33% Consumer Defensive 1.15% Real Estate 1.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.73% Equity 98.27% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | BHARTIARTL13% ₹1,684 Cr 9,586,755
↑ 964,629 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 08 | INFY9% ₹1,161 Cr 11,678,616
↓ -3,186,110 Tech Mahindra Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | 5327558% ₹1,048 Cr 6,879,513
↑ 494,400 Mphasis Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | 5262994% ₹549 Cr 2,549,820 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | HCLTECH4% ₹527 Cr 4,283,020
↑ 2,069,979 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | COFORGE4% ₹490 Cr 2,803,175
↓ -157,225 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | CTSH3% ₹425 Cr 771,638 LTM Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | LTM3% ₹324 Cr 800,534
↓ -15,000 Sagility Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | SAGILITY3% ₹318 Cr 74,637,433 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | ETERNAL2% ₹313 Cr 9,768,617 2. Franklin India Technology Fund
Franklin India Technology Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Aug 98 NAV (12 Nov 26) ₹488.018 ↑ 0.49 (0.10 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,623 on 30 Sep 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.08 Sharpe Ratio -0.7 Information Ratio 0.73 Alpha Ratio -1.23 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 31 Oct 21 ₹10,000 31 Oct 22 ₹8,204 31 Oct 23 ₹10,424 31 Oct 24 ₹15,053 31 Oct 25 ₹15,303 31 Oct 26 ₹13,922 Returns for Franklin India Technology Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 12 Nov 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 8% 3 Month 0% 6 Month 12.6% 1 Year -7.7% 3 Year 9.3% 5 Year 6.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -1.5% 2024 28.4% 2023 51.1% 2022 -22.3% 2021 39% 2020 56.8% 2019 12.4% 2018 11.9% 2017 19.1% 2016 -2.6% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Technology Fund
Name Since Tenure Venkatesh Sanjeevi 4 Oct 24 1.99 Yr. R. Janakiraman 1 Dec 23 2.84 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.96 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Technology Fund as on 30 Sep 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 45.91% Communication Services 30.86% Consumer Cyclical 15.19% Financial Services 3.47% Industrials 0.05% Health Care 0.05% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.19% Equity 95.56% Other 0.19% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | BHARTIARTL23% ₹365 Cr 2,079,875
↑ 67,257 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY13% ₹208 Cr 2,089,607 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | ETERNAL7% ₹119 Cr 3,703,164
↓ -351,142 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | HCLTECH6% ₹105 Cr 851,490 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 25 | CTSH6% ₹91 Cr 164,740 Franklin Technology I Acc USD
Investment Fund | -5% ₹84 Cr 73,810 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 04 | TCS5% ₹78 Cr 378,126 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | POLICYBZR3% ₹55 Cr 517,479 Info Edge (India) Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | NAUKRI3% ₹48 Cr 394,359 Swiggy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | SWIGGY3% ₹48 Cr 1,920,350 3. SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Jan 13 NAV (12 Nov 26) ₹208.584 ↑ 0.38 (0.18 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,155 on 30 Sep 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.9 Sharpe Ratio -0.48 Information Ratio 0.94 Alpha Ratio 4.44 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-15 Days (0.5%),15 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 21 ₹10,000 31 Oct 22 ₹9,170 31 Oct 23 ₹10,142 31 Oct 24 ₹13,817 31 Oct 25 ₹14,721 31 Oct 26 ₹13,559 Returns for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 12 Nov 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.7% 3 Month 1.4% 6 Month 14.6% 1 Year -7.8% 3 Year 10.3% 5 Year 5.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 1.5% 2024 30.1% 2023 24.8% 2022 -15.5% 2021 66.4% 2020 47.3% 2019 12.2% 2018 17.1% 2017 13% 2016 -3.3% Fund Manager information for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Vivek Gedda 1 Apr 24 2.5 Yr. Data below for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund as on 30 Sep 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 57.68% Communication Services 22.94% Consumer Cyclical 13.3% Financial Services 1.56% Health Care 1.27% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.25% Equity 96.75% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | BHARTIARTL17% ₹703 Cr 4,000,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 03 | INFY8% ₹348 Cr 3,500,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 06 | TCS7% ₹291 Cr 1,420,000 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | ETERNAL7% ₹288 Cr 9,000,000 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | COFORGE5% ₹210 Cr 1,200,000 Microsoft Corp (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | MSFT5% ₹187 Cr 38,000 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | CTSH4% ₹182 Cr 330,000 LTM Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | LTM4% ₹166 Cr 411,229 Alphabet Inc Class A (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | GOOGL4% ₹165 Cr 50,000 Amagi Media Labs Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 26 | AMAGI4% ₹165 Cr 3,000,000
Aggressive long-term investors (≥ 5–7 years) looking for high growth and diversification beyond large-cap equities.
Those who understand volatility and have conviction in India’s tech and innovation roadmap.
Investors aiming to leverage structural themes (AI, digital infrastructure, semiconductors), not just legacy software earnings.
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A: Only if you understand their volatility and have a longer horizon. For novice investors, allocate a small portion to tech and balance with diversified Equity Funds.
A: GST 2.0 aims to streamline rates and reduce business bottlenecks—which could benefit tech companies.
A: SIPs help mitigate timing risk in volatile sectors. Use lump sums strategically—e.g., during market dips validated by valuation indicators.
A: Global slowdowns, U.S. tariffs, and muted corporate earnings continue to pressure sentiment despite India’s healthy GDP growth.
India’s tech sector isn’t just riding a wave—it’s building the wave. From broadband to semiconductors, from AI to products, 2026 is shaping as a foundational year. Yes, volatility is part of the game. Yet, with record mutual fund AUM, growing domestic investor participation, and deeper structural themes, long-term tech-focused investors have reason to stay tuned.
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