Best Sector & Thematic Mutual Funds in India: The Ultimate List
High-Risk, High-Reward: The Master List of Indian Sectoral & Thematic Funds
In previous post, we built the ultimate core portfolio—filtering the absolute best Large, Mid, Small, and Flexi Cap funds designed to quietly compound your wealth over decades. But what if you want to be more tactical? What if you want to capture the explosive upside of a booming industry, like Defence, Technology, or Infrastructure? >
Welcome to the high-stakes world of Sectoral and Thematic funds. These funds are not for the faint of heart; they require you to understand macroeconomic cycles and know exactly when to enter and exit.
Below is the complete, unfiltered master directory of every major sector and theme available in the Indian mutual fund universe today—broken down by active managers and passive indices.
1. Sectoral Funds
Disclaimer: Sectoral funds are highly cyclical. Enter these only if you understand the underlying industry's current macroeconomic cycle.
Technology & IT:
Indices: Nifty IT Index, Nifty India Digital, BSE Internet Economy Index, Nifty MidSmall IT and Telecom Index
Pharma & Healthcare:
Indices: Edelweiss MSCI India D&W Healthcare 45, Nifty Pharma, BSE Healthcare, MidSmall Healthcare, Nifty Healthcare, BSE Hospitals
Banking & Financials:
Indices: Nifty Bank TRI, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Fin Services Ex-Bank, BSE Financials Ex-Banks 30 Index, Nifty MidSmall Financial Services Index, Nifty Financial Services Index
Auto & Logistics:
Indices: Nifty Auto Index, Nifty EV & New Age Automotive
Total Sectoral Funds - 42
2. Thematic Funds
Infrastructure:
Indices: BSE India Infrastructure, Nifty 500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20 Index
Manufacturing:
Indices:Nifty Manufacturing, Nifty 500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20 Index
Energy & Commodities:
Indices: Nifty Commodities Index
PSU:
Indices: Nifty India Railways PSU, BSE PSU Index
Defence:
Indices: Nifty India Defence, BSE India Defence
Innovation:
Consumption:
Indices: Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer, Nifty India Consumption, Nifty MidSmall India Consumption, BSE Multicap Consumption 50:30:20
Others:
Total Thematic Funds - 44

Join the conversation