Funds similar to LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth in the Equity: Sectoral-Banking & Financial Services category include ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Direct Plan-Growth, SBI Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth, and Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth. These funds follow a comparable investment mandate and are benchmarked against similar indices. You can compare them in detail — across returns, risk metrics, expense ratio, and portfolio composition — using the fund comparison tool on sharpely.

On a 3-year return basis LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth is ranked 18 out of 22 funds in the Equity: Sectoral-Banking & Financial Services category as of 6 Sep 2026. On a 5-year return basis it ranks 13 out of 14. Consistently ranking in the top across multiple time periods is a stronger signal of fund quality than a single-period rank.

LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth has an expense ratio of 1.65%. The peers ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Direct Plan-Growth has an expense ratio of 1.24% and SBI Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth has 0.41%. Over the long term, a higher expense ratio can meaningfully drag on returns, so it is worth evaluating whether the fund's performance justifies the additional cost.

LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth has an AUM of ₹269.81 crore. The peers ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Direct Plan-Growth has an AUM of ₹11,229.4 crore and SBI Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth has ₹10,872.1 crore. A large AUM can sometimes limit a fund's ability to take meaningful positions in mid and small-cap stocks, as larger trades can move prices. This is particularly relevant for funds that invest outside large caps.

The top performing fund in the Equity: Sectoral-Banking & Financial Services category on a 3-year basis is Quant BFSI Fund Direct-Growth with a CAGR of 22.40% as of 6 Sep 2026. LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth has delivered 8.96% CAGR over the same period, ranking 18 out of 22 funds. You can view and compare the full category ranking on sharpely.

On a risk-adjusted basis, LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth has a Sharpe ratio of 0.32 compared to the Equity: Sectoral-Banking & Financial Services average of 0.57 as of 6 Sep 2026. It ranks 22 out of 22 funds in its category on Sharpe ratio.