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5 Best Performing Technology (IT) Sector Funds 2025
The technology sector is a category of equity fund that invest in companies involved in technological businesses, such as manufacturers producing computer software and hardware. It also includes electronics & technological service companies such as those providing information technology, etc. The greatest advantage of Investing in technology Mutual Funds is that investors can gain access and exposure to dozens of technology stocks in just one fund.
India's IT Services Industry was born in Mumbai in 1967 with the establishment of the Tata Group in partnership with Burroughs. The first software export zone, SEEPZ, the precursor to the modern-day IT park, was established in Mumbai in 1973. More than 80 percent of the country's software exports were from SEEPZ in the 1980s.
Technology and IT Sector in India
The technology sector in India is undergoing rapid evolution and is changing the shape of Indian business standards. The global sourcing Market in India continues to grow at a higher pace. The country remained world’s top sourcing destination in 2016-17 with a share of 55%.
India’s IT industry contributed around
7.7%to the country’s GDP and is expected to contribute10%by 2025.
During COVID-19 pandemic Indian IT industry showed positive signs and had the resilience to overcome this mass tragedy. It has emerged as a global economic force and a major contributor to the Indian Economy in particular and the world in general.
Some of India’s leading IT firms are Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, etc., that have created a huge mark in the sector.
Technology mutual funds in India have consistently provided an annualized return of 15 percent to 19 percent over a five year period. With such a decent performance in the past, these funds are believed to deliver good returns in the future too.
Ideally, investors should invest in this fund for the purpose of diversification. One should not solely depend on this fund for wealth creation. Investors who are planning to invest in technology funds must closely watch the funds’ past 3 years’ performances. One should have an in-depth knowledge about the technology sector and its future market.
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Top 5 Best Technology (IT) Sector Funds in India FY 25 - 26
To generate long-term capital appreciation for you from a portfolio made up predominantly of equity and equity-related securities of technology intensive companies. ICICI Prudential Technology Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 3 Mar 00. It is a fund with High risk and has given a 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. Franklin India Technology Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 22 Aug 98. It is a fund with High risk and has given a 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. SBI Technology Opportunities Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 9 Jan 13. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to seek long term capital appreciation by investing atleast 80% of its net assets in equity/equity related instruments of the companies in Information Technology Sector in India.However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns. TATA Digital India Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 28 Dec 15. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for TATA Digital India Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life New Millennium Fund) A multi-sector open-ended growth scheme with the objective of long term growth of capital, through a portfolio with a target allocation of 100% equity, focusing on investing in technology and technology dependent companies, hardware, peripherals and components, software, telecom, media, internet and e-commerce and other technology enabled companies. The secondary objective is income generation and distribution of dividend. Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 15 Jan 00. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Growth ₹198.8
↑ 2.58 ₹12,731 -2.9 -4.5 18.4 13.6 32.6 25.4 Franklin India Technology Fund Growth ₹502.18
↓ -2.82 ₹1,754 -2.7 -4.7 10 21 26.8 28.4 SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Growth ₹212.255
↑ 2.26 ₹4,203 -1 -1 23.2 17.5 28.5 30.1 TATA Digital India Fund Growth ₹47.3104
↓ -0.23 ₹10,996 -4.5 -9.3 12.4 14.5 30 30.6 Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Growth ₹169.03
↑ 2.13 ₹4,530 -2.7 -7.2 13.6 13.6 28.7 18.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 May 25 1. ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.6% since its launch. Ranked 37 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 25.4% , 2023 was 27.5% and 2022 was -23.2% . ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Mar 00 NAV (15 May 25) ₹198.8 ↑ 2.58 (1.31 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹12,731 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.96 Sharpe Ratio 0.18 Information Ratio 0.32 Alpha Ratio -0.65 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 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹21,430 30 Apr 22 ₹28,079 30 Apr 23 ₹25,041 30 Apr 24 ₹32,838 30 Apr 25 ₹36,521 Returns for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 11.9% 3 Month -2.9% 6 Month -4.5% 1 Year 18.4% 3 Year 13.6% 5 Year 32.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 3.9% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund
Name Since Tenure Vaibhav Dusad 2 May 20 5 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 2.84 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 68.83% Communication Services 19.55% Consumer Cyclical 4.94% Industrials 2.39% Financial Services 1.39% Health Care 0.52% Consumer Defensive 0.21% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.88% Equity 98.12% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 08 | INFY19% ₹2,470 Cr 15,728,300
↑ 444,658 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | TCS13% ₹1,685 Cr 4,672,863
↑ 110,131 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | BHARTIARTL9% ₹1,103 Cr 6,361,641
↓ -270,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25) (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | 8901576% ₹785 Cr 6,069,439
↑ 247,965 LTIMindtree Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | LTIM6% ₹707 Cr 1,573,178
↑ 57,336 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | HCLTECH5% ₹620 Cr 3,895,862
↑ 47,723 Tech Mahindra Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | 5327555% ₹614 Cr 4,331,505
↑ 275,403 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5433203% ₹367 Cr 18,203,419
↑ 508,541 Wipro Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | 5076853% ₹349 Cr 13,303,503
↓ -900,000 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | PERSISTENT2% ₹254 Cr 460,900 2. Franklin India Technology Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.8% since its launch. Ranked 41 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 28.4% , 2023 was 51.1% and 2022 was -22.3% . Franklin India Technology Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Aug 98 NAV (16 May 25) ₹502.18 ↓ -2.82 (-0.56 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,754 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.2 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio 0.98 Alpha Ratio -5.08 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 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹17,633 30 Apr 22 ₹19,197 30 Apr 23 ₹18,202 30 Apr 24 ₹29,074 30 Apr 25 ₹29,626 Returns for Franklin India Technology Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 11.6% 3 Month -2.7% 6 Month -4.7% 1 Year 10% 3 Year 21% 5 Year 26.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 3.8% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Technology Fund
Name Since Tenure Venkatesh Sanjeevi 4 Oct 24 0.57 Yr. R. Janakiraman 1 Dec 23 1.41 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Technology Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 60.12% Communication Services 17.38% Consumer Cyclical 9.42% Financial Services 4.86% Industrials 1.13% Health Care 0.06% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.59% Equity 95.34% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY20% ₹352 Cr 2,242,479 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 04 | TCS16% ₹276 Cr 764,559 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | BHARTIARTL13% ₹231 Cr 1,331,730 Franklin Technology I Acc USD
Investment Fund | -7% ₹120 Cr 215,810 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | 5433206% ₹102 Cr 5,067,142 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433905% ₹82 Cr 517,479
↑ 171,076 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | HCLTECH4% ₹62 Cr 387,170 Zensar Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | ZENSARTECH3% ₹45 Cr 642,259 Swiggy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | SWIGGY3% ₹44 Cr 1,346,780 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | COFORGE2% ₹42 Cr 51,512 3. SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 19.8% since its launch. Ranked 42 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 30.1% , 2023 was 24.8% and 2022 was -15.5% . SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Jan 13 NAV (15 May 25) ₹212.255 ↑ 2.26 (1.07 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,203 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio 0.34 Information Ratio 0.87 Alpha Ratio 2.69 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 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹17,513 30 Apr 22 ₹22,177 30 Apr 23 ₹21,781 30 Apr 24 ₹27,384 30 Apr 25 ₹31,521 Returns for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 11.8% 3 Month -1% 6 Month -1% 1 Year 23.2% 3 Year 17.5% 5 Year 28.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 2.4% Fund Manager information for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Vivek Gedda 1 Apr 24 1.08 Yr. Data below for SBI Technology Opportunities Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 58.25% Communication Services 25.03% Consumer Cyclical 6.96% Financial Services 2.69% Industrials 2.1% Health Care 1.16% Consumer Defensive 0.97% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.85% Equity 97.15% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | BHARTIARTL15% ₹634 Cr 3,400,000
↑ 500,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 03 | INFY15% ₹630 Cr 4,200,000
↓ -800,000 Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | FSL6% ₹260 Cr 7,645,887 LTIMindtree Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | LTIM5% ₹229 Cr 500,000
↑ 100,000 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | COFORGE5% ₹222 Cr 304,454 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | CTSH5% ₹206 Cr 330,000
↑ 76,000 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | 5433204% ₹174 Cr 7,500,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 06 | TCS3% ₹138 Cr 400,000 Microsoft Corp (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | MSFT3% ₹128 Cr 38,000 Nazara Technologies Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | NAZARA3% ₹128 Cr 1,260,504 4. TATA Digital India Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 30.6% , 2023 was 31.9% and 2022 was -23.3% . TATA Digital India Fund
Growth Launch Date 28 Dec 15 NAV (16 May 25) ₹47.3104 ↓ -0.23 (-0.49 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹10,996 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating Risk High Expense Ratio 0 Sharpe Ratio 0.06 Information Ratio 0.52 Alpha Ratio -2.18 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 150 Exit Load 0-3 Months (0.25%),3 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹19,507 30 Apr 22 ₹25,418 30 Apr 23 ₹22,741 30 Apr 24 ₹30,648 30 Apr 25 ₹33,020 Returns for TATA Digital India Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 12.2% 3 Month -4.5% 6 Month -9.3% 1 Year 12.4% 3 Year 14.5% 5 Year 30% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 30.6% 2023 31.9% 2022 -23.3% 2021 74.4% 2020 54.8% 2019 7.5% 2018 24.9% 2017 19.6% 2016 -6% 2015 Fund Manager information for TATA Digital India Fund
Name Since Tenure Meeta Shetty 9 Mar 21 4.15 Yr. Hasmukh Vishariya 1 Mar 25 0.17 Yr. Data below for TATA Digital India Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 76.13% Consumer Cyclical 7.56% Communication Services 5.08% Financial Services 4.4% Industrials 3.76% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.67% Equity 97.33% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | INFY19% ₹2,127 Cr 14,180,857
↑ 300,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | TCS13% ₹1,429 Cr 4,136,873 Tech Mahindra Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | 53275510% ₹1,074 Cr 7,145,933 Wipro Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | 5076857% ₹792 Cr 32,787,324 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | HCLTECH7% ₹781 Cr 4,983,886 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | 5433206% ₹676 Cr 29,067,000 LTIMindtree Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | LTIM4% ₹453 Cr 988,062 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | PERSISTENT4% ₹404 Cr 759,192 Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | FSL3% ₹345 Cr 10,123,112 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹274 Cr 1,469,200 5. Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 11.8% since its launch. Ranked 33 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 18.1% , 2023 was 35.8% and 2022 was -21.6% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund
Growth Launch Date 15 Jan 00 NAV (15 May 25) ₹169.03 ↑ 2.13 (1.28 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,530 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.88 Sharpe Ratio -0.13 Information Ratio 0.1 Alpha Ratio -7.16 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹19,875 30 Apr 22 ₹25,188 30 Apr 23 ₹23,175 30 Apr 24 ₹30,400 30 Apr 25 ₹32,051 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 12.4% 3 Month -2.7% 6 Month -7.2% 1 Year 13.6% 3 Year 13.6% 5 Year 28.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.1% 2023 35.8% 2022 -21.6% 2021 70.5% 2020 59% 2019 9.6% 2018 15.6% 2017 22.4% 2016 -3.5% 2015 11.2% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund
Name Since Tenure Kunal Sangoi 16 Jan 14 11.29 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 2.44 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 67.59% Communication Services 14.31% Industrials 6.98% Consumer Cyclical 6.65% Financial Services 1.94% Health Care 0.29% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.05% Equity 97.76% Other 1.19% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 05 | INFY19% ₹870 Cr 5,536,523
↑ 119,175 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 19 | BHARTIARTL10% ₹443 Cr 2,557,883
↓ -316,875 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 05 | TCS10% ₹430 Cr 1,193,747 Tech Mahindra Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 13 | 5327557% ₹336 Cr 2,371,460 LTIMindtree Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | LTIM5% ₹213 Cr 473,994
↓ -87,857 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HCLTECH4% ₹184 Cr 1,153,973
↓ -88,063 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | 5433204% ₹184 Cr 9,110,589
↓ -1,080,241 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | COFORGE4% ₹165 Cr 202,871
↓ -11,376 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 14 | CYIENT3% ₹152 Cr 1,197,859 Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | FSL3% ₹122 Cr 3,571,218
↓ -242,682
Who Should Invest in IT Mutual Funds?
As the technology fund belongs to the sector category of Equity Funds they carry high-risk with them. Thus, investors who have the ability to tolerate risk in their investment should only plan to invest in these funds. Also, it is suggested that one should invest for a longer duration, more than five years, to attain long-term benefits of the equity market.
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