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LIC MF Healthcare Fund

LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited
Benchmark
BSE Healthcare TRI
Riskometer
Very High
Size
₹98 cr
Allotted
28 Feb 2019
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

LIC MF Healthcare Fund is a sectoral / thematic fund of LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited with ₹98 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (BSE Healthcare TRI) in 0 of 3 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.38% a year. Sudhanshu Asthana has managed it for 0.5 years.

Has LIC MF Healthcare Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, BSE Healthcare TRI, in 0 of 3 periods in AMFI's figures; +9.12% over the last year against +9.74%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty 500 TRIAhead
1 month−6.67% −3.60% —
3 months−2.83% −5.03% —
6 months+13.45% −1.83% —
1 year+8.52% −4.06% +12.58 pts
3 years+20.07% +9.27% +10.80 pts
5 years— +8.00% —
10 years— +12.69% —
Since start
from 31 Jul 2023
+18.95%——
Valarth price history to 14 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (BSE Healthcare TRI) in 0 of 3 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +9.12%+7.68%+9.74% −0.62 🔒
3y +20.44%+18.93%+20.52% −0.08 🔒
5y +11.44%+10.07%+13.76% −2.32 🔒
10y ——— — —
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Sectoral / Thematic funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Jul 2023 to 14 Oct 2026
50100150200 2025
Fund 174Nifty 500 TRI 133

₹100 put in at the start of Jul 2023 would be ₹174 on 14 Oct 2026, against ₹133 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.
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What does LIC MF Healthcare Fund cost?

1.38% a year on the direct plan, 2.68% on the regular plan; 117 of 174 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
1.38% a year
Category median 1.22%
Regular plan
2.68% a year
Category median 2.38%
Gap
1.30 points
for the same holdings
117 of 174 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages LIC MF Healthcare Fund?

Sudhanshu Asthana, since 7 Apr 2026; Dhaval Sangoi, since 1 Sep 2026.

Sudhanshu Asthana
0.5 years
since 7 Apr 2026
Dhaval Sangoi
0.1 years
since 1 Sep 2026
Benchmark as filedBSE Healthcare - TRI
Exit load
Nil, If units of the Scheme are redeemed or switched out up to 12% of the units (the limit) within 90 days from the date of allotment. 1% of the applicable NAV, If units of the scheme are redeemed or switched out in excess of the limit within 90 days from the date of allotment. Nil, If units of scheme are redeemed or switched out after 90 days from the date of allotment.
From 2 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 11 Apr 2026; as on 31 Aug 2026

What does LIC MF Healthcare Fund hold?

27 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 60.1% of the fund, the largest Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. at 9.6%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity97.5%Debt0.0%Cash2.5%Other0.0%
Holdings
27
25 shares
Top ten
60.1%
of the fund
Effective holdings
19.3
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.9.59%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.9.07%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.6.14%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.6.04%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.5.75%

Five largest industries

% of fund
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology62.9%
Healthcare Services32.0%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals5.10%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap31.2%Mid Cap32.8%Small Cap36.0%

How does LIC MF Healthcare Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.
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Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is LIC MF Healthcare Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

not an index tracker
Nearest to the Nifty Next 50: 91% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 91.1%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
ITI Pharma and Healthcare Fund61.1% the same
20 shared holdings
Mirae Asset Nifty 500 Healthcare ETF58.2% the same
20 shared holdings
Mirae Asset Healthcare Fund57.7% the same
14 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages LIC MF Healthcare Fund?

Sudhanshu Asthana (manager) since 7 Apr 2026; Dhaval Sangoi (manager) since 1 Sep 2026.

What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Healthcare Fund?

1.38% a year on the direct plan and 2.68% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has LIC MF Healthcare Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +20.44% a year over 3 years against +20.52% for its benchmark, BSE Healthcare TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.

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