ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth

ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 8 December, 2021. The fund is managed by . The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has ₹307 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
   

ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 14.25% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 14.20% and 21.71% respectively.

ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Tech. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance Ltd

As it is a sector - financial services mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.