Systematic investment plans (SIPs) in sector and thematic funds have fared far better than that in diversified equity mutual funds over a 10-year period. A SIP of Rs 10,000 per month in five sector funds vis a vis the top fi ve diversifi ed equity mutual funds (by AUM) over 10 years would have made investors richer by Rs 13.71 lakh.
"A lot of these defensive sectoral funds and themes like pharma, FMCG and MNC benefi tted from volatility globally between 2008 and 2015. At such times, ..
