Best Sector & Thematic Mutual Funds in India: The Ultimate List

Looking to invest in Tech, Defence, or PSUs? Discover the complete, filtered list of India's top sectoral mutual funds for aggressive portfolio.

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:

Edelweiss Technology
Franklin India Technology
SBI Technology Opportunities
ICICI Pru Technology
Tata Digital India
WhiteOak Capital Digital Bharat Fund
Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund

Indices: Nifty IT Index, Nifty India Digital, BSE Internet Economy Index, Nifty MidSmall IT and Telecom Index

Pharma & Healthcare:

ICICI Pru P.H.D Fund
SBI Healthcare Opportunities
WhiteOak Pharma
HDFC Pharma
Mirae Asset Healthcare
DSP Healthcare

Indices: Edelweiss MSCI India D&W Healthcare 45, Nifty Pharma, BSE Healthcare, MidSmall Healthcare, Nifty Healthcare, BSE Hospitals

Banking & Financials:

Invesco India Financial Services
SBI Banking & Financial Services
Quant BFSI
Mirae Asset Banking and Financial Services Fund

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:

ICICI Pru Transportation and Logistics
Bandhan Transportation
SBI Automotive Opportunities
HDFC Transportation
Kotak Transportation
ABSL Transportation

Indices: Nifty Auto Index, Nifty EV & New Age Automotive

Total Sectoral Funds - 42

2. Thematic Funds

Infrastructure:

ICICI Pru Infrastructure
Franklin Build India
Bank of India Manufacturing & Infra
Invesco India Infrastructure
DSP T.I.G.E.R. Fund
Nippon India Power & Infra Fund

Indices: BSE India Infrastructure, Nifty 500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20 Index

Manufacturing:

ICICI Pru Manufacturing Fund
Kotak Manufacture in India Fund

Indices:Nifty Manufacturing, Nifty 500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20 Index

Energy & Commodities:

DSP Natural Resources and New Energy
SBI Comma Fund
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund

Indices: Nifty Commodities Index

PSU:

Invesco India PSU Equity
ICICI Pru PSU Equity
SBI PSU Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Fund

Indices: Nifty India Railways PSU, BSE PSU Index

Defence:

HDFC Defence Fund

Indices: Nifty India Defence, BSE India Defence

Innovation:

Kotak Pioneer

Consumption:

Tata India Consumer Fund
Mirae Asset Great Consumer Fund
ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption Fund
Canara Robeco Consumer Trends Fund

Indices: Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer, Nifty India Consumption, Nifty MidSmall India Consumption, BSE Multicap Consumption 50:30:20

Others:

ICICI Pru Rural Opportunities Fund
ICICI Pru Housing Opportunities Fund
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund
HSBC India Export Opportunities Fund
ICICI Pru Exports & Services Fund
Sundaram Services Fund
Nifty Capital Market Index
NIFTY Realty Index
Nifty India Tourism
BSE Housing
BSE Select Business Groups
BSE India Sector Leaders
BSE Select IPO Index

Total Thematic Funds - 44

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