SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 471.98

0.9%

1D

Inception Returns

18.2%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
3733 people have invested ₹ 3.5Cr in SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Tanmaya Desai. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has ₹3611 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 18.24% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 21.64%, 23.93% and 26.46% respectively.

Holdings

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Health, Basic Materials. Its top holdings are Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares, Divi's Laboratories Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Lupin Ltd

Taxation

As it is a sector - healthcare 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.

Investment objective of SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

To provide the investors with the opportunity of long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities in Healthcare space.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.9%
Benchmark
BSE Healthcare TR INR
AUM₹3611 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
0.5%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
43.14%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Trailing Returns

as on (17-Apr-25)

Period
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
sector - healthcare
1M
4.1%
5%
4.2%
3M
-0.4%
0%
-3.1%
6M
-0.9%
-7.5%
-6.7%
1Y
21.6%
6.7%
17.5%
3Y
23.9%
13.3%
18.1%
5Y
26.5%
23.3%
22.5%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 97%

  • Debt & Cash 3%

Small cap
36.9%

Mid cap
28.7%

Large cap
26.9%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Health
93.2%
Basic Materials
6.8%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
7.45%
-7.05%
-5.53%
Nifty 500
7.25%
-7.88%
-4.01%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 7.45% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 0.20% in Mar'25
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 3.6K Cr
₹ 3.3K Cr
₹ 3.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 3.6K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 297.6 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Concord Biotech Ltd's allocation increased from 0.9% to 1.29%
Concord Biotech Ltd's allocation increased from 0.9% to 1.29%
Laurus Labs Ltd's allocation increased from 2.71% to 3.06%
Laurus Labs Ltd's allocation increased from 2.71% to 3.06%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd's allocation increased from 2.3% to 2.57%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd's allocation increased from 2.3% to 2.57%
Top Stocks sold last month
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 13.47 % to 13.45 %
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 13.47 % to 13.45 %
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.2 % to 6 %
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.2 % to 6 %
Cipla Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.1 % to 4.79 %
Cipla Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.1 % to 4.79 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 28.6% to 28.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 28.6% to 28.7%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 27.4% to 26.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 27.4% to 26.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 36.2% to 36.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 36.2% to 36.9%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2.6% to 3%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2.6% to 3%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0.1% to 0%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0.1% to 0%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Health, Basic Materials & Government

Mar'25
Health
93%
Basic Materials
7%
Feb'25
Health
93%
Basic Materials
7%
Government
3%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
21.64%
23.93%
26.46%
18.24%
UTI Healthcare Fund-Growth Option- Direct
UTI Healthcare Fund-Growth Option- Direct
22.13%
20.25%
23.63%
16.18%
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth
21.02%
23.46%
26.57%
22.41%
LIC MF Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
LIC MF Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
19.78%
16.88%
19.64%
20.06%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
32
32
32
Top 5 Company Concentration
35.6%
36.3%
36.7%
Company having highest exposure
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (13.5%)
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (13.5%)
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (13.9%)
No of Sectors
2
3
3
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
100%
103%
104.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Health (93.2%)
Health (92.9%)
Health (93%)
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Tanmaya Desai
Tanmaya Desai
Fund Manager of SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 1 June 2011
Top funds managed
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.37L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
9th Floor, Crescenzo,,C-38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra (East), Mumbai
Phone
91-22-66142900
Website
partnerforlife@sbimf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 1 year, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 29.31% return, outperforming this fund by 7.67%.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 9.0% growth in AUM moving from 3.31K Cr to 3.61K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 26.57% return, outperforming this fund by 0.11% per annum.
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Over the last 15 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 10.9% moving from 1.01 to 0.90.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (sector - healthcare). Its expense ratio is 0.9% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.41%.
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In the last 3 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 18.24% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.07%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 96.96% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.04% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3611 Cr

AUM size ₹3611 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹3611 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1821 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.9%

Expense Ratio 0.9%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.9% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.44%
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Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is ₹471.98 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
4.06%
4.06%
6 Month Returns
-0.93%
-0.93%
1 Year Returns
21.64%
21.64%
3 Years Returns
90.35%
23.93%
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0.9% as on March 2025
₹3611 Cr as on March 2025
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(13.45%), Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares(6.68%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd(6%), Cipla Ltd(4.79%), Lupin Ltd(4.72%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
3.56
5.03
4.31
As on March 2025
The alpha for SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated against BSE Healthcare TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
0.82
0.85
0.86
As on March 2025
The Beta for SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE Healthcare TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
0.83
1.12
1.32
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE Healthcare TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
16.66
14.93
17.57
As on March 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.96 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Tanmaya Desai is the fund manager of SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is 0.5%