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UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From UTI Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹224.2934
▼ 0.79% today
As of 2 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.08 L
▲ ₹7.6k gain · 7.6% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.46 L
▲ ₹45.6k gain · 13.3% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.73 L
▲ ₹73.3k gain · 11.6% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹2.05 L
Gain / loss+₹24.5k
XIRR (annualised)8.94%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹2.07 L
Projected gain*+₹27.1k
*at this fund's historical rate of 8.94% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 363 other funds in Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic

Same plan
1-year return
7.62%median 6.47% (+1.15%)
Rank #154 of 364Beats 54% of peers
3-year return
13.33%median 13.63% (-0.30%)
Rank #111 of 364Beats 49% of peers
5-year return
11.62%median 11.94% (-0.32%)
Rank #85 of 364Beats 49% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
16.04%median 15.55% (+0.49%)
Rank #211 of 364Less risky than 42% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-49.00%median -25.20% (-23.79%)
Rank #23 of 364Less risky than 94% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 7 years were positive.

-5%
2020
+15%
2021
+14%
2022
+20%
2023
+12%
2024
+17%
2025
-1%
2026
Best year
2023 · 20.31%
Worst year
2020 · -4.63%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
16.0%

The value swings roughly 16% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-49.00%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth against other sector funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year7.62%
CAGR — 3 years13.33%
CAGR — 5 years11.62%
CAGR — since launch11.62%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)16.51%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)16.04%
Max drawdown — 1 year-16.51%
Max drawdown — 3 years-16.51%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)0.09
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.43

Fund info

Fund house
UTI Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF789F01SN3
ISIN (Div re-invest)
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Fund code
120733
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 3,364 daily prices

About UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic offered by UTI Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

The current NAV of UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹224.2934 (as of 2 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 7.62% over the last year, 13.33% CAGR over 3 years, 11.62% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 16.0% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 49.0%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

The latest NAV of UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹224.2934 as of 2 Sep 2026, down 0.79% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return 7.62%, 3-year CAGR 13.33%, 5-year CAGR 11.62%, since-inception CAGR 11.62%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth belong to?+

UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is categorised as Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 16.0%, UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth a direct plan?+

UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

UTI - Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,364 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.