LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund
NAV
₹23.23
as of 6 Oct 2026
LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from LIC Mutual Fund managing ₹275 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹23.23 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 1.64% a year. Managed by Sudhanshu Asthana. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 1.64% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹275 crore
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Exit load
- 1%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 27 Mar 2015
- ISIN
- INF767K01NK6
₹100 invested, fund vs category
The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.
Rebased to 100data to 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI
LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund
₹153
+53% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Sectoral/ Thematic average
₹166
+66% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -8.41% | -4.47% | -3.94 |
| 6 months | -2.88% | 7.56% | -10.44 |
| 1 year | -3.99% | -0.10% | -3.89 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 6.20% | 12.32% | -6.12 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 8.95% | 11.84% | -2.89 |
Category average across 119 funds, as of 5 Oct 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible – read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- -4.4%
- Median
- 14.3%
- Best
- 41.6%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 94% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Mar 2024. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 5.8%
- Median
- 13.7%
- Best
- 21.6%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 3 Oct 2023. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.29
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.39
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 0.43 vs category 0.66
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 15.79%
- Beta (3Y)
- 0.96
- Alpha (3Y)
- -1.03%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -14.86%
Distance below its own peak
Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high – how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.
Deepest fall
-14.9%
Right now
-11.0% below peak
Ahead of its benchmark in 58% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI, name shown only.
Where the money actually is
Equity
98.1%
Cash
1.9%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.
What it owns
26 positions · top 10 = 59.7%
Market-cap mix
Large 39.5%Mid 36.7%Small 21.9%Other 1.9%
as of 31 Aug 2026
Holdings by sector
Financial Services(9 in top 10)93.1%
- ICICI Bank Ltd13.98%
- AU Small Finance Bank Ltd7.36%
- Axis Bank Ltd5.27%
- Bajaj Finance Ltd5.00%
- PB Fintech Ltd4.92%
- IndusInd Bank Ltd4.87%
- HDFC Bank Ltd4.75%
- City Union Bank Ltd4.36%
- Shriram Finance Ltd4.22%
Technology(1 in top 10)5.0%
- One97 Communications Ltd5.01%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 50.0% vs category 37.4% a year.
The businesses it owns
- P/E (trailing)
- 22.6 vs category 25.9
- P/B
- 2.9 vs category 3.9
- Dividend yield
- 0.6% vs category 1.1%
- Net margin
- 27.3% vs category 15.4%
- Earnings growth
- 13.4%
- Avg market cap
- ₹1.24 lakh crore
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- −₹17 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹2 cr
as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- ₹23.23 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- 1.64% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- ₹275 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Sectoral/ Thematic category.
- How risky is LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". One sector, one story. The most-launched shelf on the map, by far.
- What are the 5-year returns of LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- 8.95% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Sectoral/ Thematic average of 11.84%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- 5.8% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 13.7% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?
- Sudhanshu Asthana, managing this fund for 0.4 years.
Where this fund sits
Its shelf, all funds
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One sector, one story. The most-launched shelf on the map, by far.
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Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (Nifty Financial Services TRI) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.