Should I invest in LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 21.4%. 5-year CAGR: 11.93%.

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LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW

Latest NAV

₹24.8766

As of

17 Jul 2026

2,782 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.86%	-0.04%	+0.90	21 / 249	Q1
1W	-0.46%	-0.15%	-0.30	178 / 249	Q3
2W	+0.24%	-0.61%	+0.85	118 / 251	Q2
1M	+3.36%	+1.14%	+2.22	64 / 251	Q2
3M	+2.93%	+3.90%	-0.96	158 / 251	Q3
6M	-1.70%	+2.59%	-4.29	179 / 243	Q3
YTD	-1.21%	+0.68%	-1.90	142 / 241	Q3
1Y	+2.57%	+2.39%	+0.18	105 / 229	Q2
2Y	+5.33%	+0.44%	+4.89	57 / 186	Q2
3Y	+9.54%	+11.53%	-1.99	102 / 151	Q3
4Y	+15.28%	+12.75%	+2.53	54 / 125	Q2
5Y	+11.93%	+9.05%	+2.88	46 / 113	Q2
7Y	+11.36%	+14.43%	-3.07	71 / 92	Q4
10Y	+9.93%	+11.87%	-1.94	51 / 77	Q3
Inception	+8.38%	+10.06%	-1.68	162 / 251	Q3

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-1.21%	+1.51%	-2.72	141 / 237
2025	+17.75%	+1.49%	+16.27	16 / 204
2024	+1.89%	+20.10%	-18.21	154 / 158
2023	+21.79%	+30.21%	-8.41	101 / 131
2022	+20.84%	+1.48%	+19.36	6 / 119
2021	+11.33%	+31.54%	-20.21	99 / 106
2020	-1.10%	+19.90%	-21.00	88 / 95
2019	+20.30%	+6.43%	+13.87	10 / 87
2018	-16.91%	-9.17%	-7.74	57 / 78
2017	+35.59%	+32.45%	+3.14	32 / 77
2016	+10.26%	+2.96%	+7.30	17 / 77

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+11.76%

126 windows

min -34.2% · max 57.1%

75% positive

3-Year rolling

+10.17%

102 windows

min -13.4% · max 29.3%

90% positive

5-Year rolling

+10.06%

77 windows

min -4.6% · max 23.8%

94% positive

7-Year rolling

+9.79%

53 windows

min 4.5% · max 14.4%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 7Y windows happen to be available.

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

15.27%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.25

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.41

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-16.32%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

58.3%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹17.4480	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA - JAPAN EQUITY FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹30.5463	17 Jul 2026
SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal Option	SBI	₹12.5864	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹70.0600	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Invesco	₹14.5200	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹10.1960	17 Jul 2026
quant BFSI Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹22.0968	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund - DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹32.1000	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund- Direct-IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹13.5239	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund- Direct- IDCW	Franklin India	₹9.6426	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹24.8766
16 Jul 2026	₹24.6639
15 Jul 2026	₹24.8185
14 Jul 2026	₹24.6810
13 Jul 2026	₹25.0196
10 Jul 2026	₹24.9904
9 Jul 2026	₹24.6267
8 Jul 2026	₹24.3683
7 Jul 2026	₹25.0019
6 Jul 2026	₹24.9983

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is ₹24.8766. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from LIC, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has NAV history starting from 30 Mar 2015, a track record of about 11 years 3 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is managed by LIC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 2.57% — +0.18 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.39%. The fund ranks #105 of 229 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 9.54% — -1.99 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 11.53%. The fund ranks #102 of 151 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 11.93% — +2.88 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 9.05%. The fund ranks #46 of 113 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹257,630 today — a multiplier of 2.58×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 9.93%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹306,966.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹800,069 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 11.45%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,145,136 (multiplier 1.79×). XIRR: 11.18%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW ranks #46 out of 113 funds in the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 9.05%; this fund delivered 11.93%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 21.44% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Oct 2021 to a low on 07 Mar 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW averaged 10.06% (best 23.77%, worst -4.62%). 94% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.36 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW returned 17.75% — beating the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 1.49% by 16.27 pp. It ranked #16 of 204 in its category that year.

LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. LIC MF Banking and Financial Services Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 21.4%. 5-year CAGR: 11.93%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.