Specialised funds, which limit their investments to a specific industry or economic sector, e.g. technology, real estate or health care.
Mutual funds that invest in equities from one sector of the market such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology or precious metals.
Sector Funds are mutual funds that are established to focus and invest in the stocks of specific sectors of the economy, such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, or information technology. This is normally specified in the offer document of the funds.
A type of mutual fund that invests primarily in one specific industry, economic sector or geographic area.
Equity funds which invest their assets purely in stocks from one particular economic sector (e.g. pharmaceuticals).
An investment strategy that takes long and/or short positions in the companies of specific sectors of the economy, for example, biotechnology, financials, and Information Technology.
Mutual funds that invest in specific industries and economic niches to seek above-average returns. Their narrow focus may make them more volatile than broadly diversified funds and more vulnerable to single economic, political, or regulatory developments.
Schemes of mutual funds that invest predominantly in a particular industry or sector of the economy such as information technology, pharmaceuticals, FMCG etc. These funds tend to be more volatile than funds holding a diversified portfolio of securities across many industries, but may offer greater potential returns. These funds should be considered only if one has a relatively higher risk appetite.
