quant Healthcare Fund

ThematicDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

quant Healthcare Fund is a Thematic fund run by quant Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹425 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 21.1% a year and its Regular plan returned 19.2% a year. Its benchmark, Nifty Healthcare Index TRI, returned 21.6% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹18.50; ▲ 0.12%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹17.53; ▲ 0.12%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.56%Direct3.19%Regular; 1.56%; A year
Riskometer: Very High; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 21.1%Direct19.2%Regular; 21.1%; A year

quant Healthcare Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹18.50 (up 0.12% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹17.53 (up 0.12% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹18.4988

quant Healthcare Fund Returns vs Nifty Healthcare Index TRI

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	−1.92%	+3.16%	+15.35%	+15.33%	+21.15%	--	--
This fund (Regular)	−2.05%	+2.74%	+14.41%	+13.49%	+19.20%	--	--
Nifty Healthcare Index TRI	+1.93%	−1.47%	+10.59%	+11.50%	+21.56%	+14.55%	--
Thematic average	−2.09%	−4.52%	+0.86%	−1.22%	+13.76%	--	--
Best in Thematic	+11.54%	+11.27%	+22.16%	+75.71%	+54.78%	--	--
Worst in Thematic	−16.05%	−11.74%	−13.97%	−22.44%	−4.46%	--	--
Rank in Thematic	109/235	11/232	8/232	12/215	15/133	--	--

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 235 Thematic funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.

quant Healthcare Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular	Nifty Healthcare Index TRI
2026to date	+18.68%	+17.09%	+12.91%
2025	−3.61%	−5.16%	−1.50%
2024	+31.85%	+29.69%	+41.36%

quant Healthcare Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 70 periods, one for each trading day from 20-07-2026 to 30-10-2026.

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quant Healthcare Fund (Direct)Nifty Healthcare Index TRI

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	564	9.4%	−12.3%	67.6%	24%	12.8%	33%
2 years	315	8.1%	1.3%	27.2%	0%	13.4%	1%
3 years	70	21.2%	18.5%	22.6%	0%	20.6%	86%

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	28	6.1%	−23.5%	70.8%	29%	10.7%	32%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than Nifty Healthcare Index TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

quant Healthcare Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	quant Healthcare Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty Healthcare Index TRI
Return (CAGR)	+15.33%	+11.50%
Standard deviation	16.22%	13.99%
Sharpe ratio	0.62	0.45
Sortino ratio	0.93	0.66
Maximum drawdown	−10.3% (23-03-2026)	−9.2% (23-10-2026)
Beta	0.85	1.00
Alpha	+4.78%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	quant Healthcare Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty Healthcare Index TRI
Return (CAGR)	+21.15%	+21.56%
Standard deviation	17.25%	14.70%
Sharpe ratio	0.88	1.06
Sortino ratio	1.22	1.52
Maximum drawdown	−25.2% (03-03-2025)	−15.7% (28-02-2025)
Beta	0.84	1.00
Alpha	+2.14%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	quant Healthcare Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty Healthcare Index TRI
Return (CAGR)	+20.56%	+20.56%
Standard deviation	16.81%	14.59%
Sharpe ratio	0.86	0.99
Sortino ratio	1.20	1.43
Maximum drawdown	−25.2% (03-03-2025)	−15.7% (28-02-2025)
Beta	0.82	1.00
Alpha	+2.59%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 18-07-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−30%−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%

202420252026

quant Healthcare Fund (Direct)Nifty Healthcare Index TRI

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
quant Healthcare Fund (Direct)	−25.2%	13-09-2024	03-03-2025	03-07-2026	16 months	−5.1%
Nifty Healthcare Index TRI	−15.7%	02-01-2025	28-02-2025	29-07-2025	5 months	−2.9%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 18-07-2023, adjusted for unit splits, and Nifty Healthcare Index TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

quant Healthcare Fund vs Other Thematic Funds

The five Thematic funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund	1/133	1,147	1.08%	+75.71%	+54.78%	--	--	1.38	2.03	Compare
HDFC Defence Fund	2/133	11,493	0.90%	+13.79%	+34.76%	−0.18%	0.83	1.12	1.54	Compare
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	3/133	3,501	1.05%	+23.12%	+30.53%	+8.23%	0.96	1.74	2.49	Compare
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	4/133	5,870	1.01%	+17.12%	+24.60%	+3.61%	0.88	1.42	2.03	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund	5/133	352	2.00%	+13.97%	+24.46%	--	--	1.49	2.16	Compare
quant Healthcare Fund	15/133	425	1.56%	+15.33%	+21.15%	+2.14%	0.84	0.88	1.22

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

quant Healthcare Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Thematic median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.72%	0.12%	0.03%	0.69%	1.56%	1.18%	189/235
Regular	2.10%	0.12%	0.03%	0.94%	3.19%	2.41%	217/235

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Thematic funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	13.49%	15.33%	1.84%	₹1,13,490	₹1,15,330
3 years	19.20%	21.15%	1.95% a year	₹1,69,367	₹1,77,816

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

quant Healthcare Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 18-07-2023 to 30-10-2026: 40 instalments, ₹4,00,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planquant Healthcare Fund (Direct)	₹4,00,000	₹5,08,579	₹1,08,579	14.6%
Regular planquant Healthcare Fund (Regular)	₹4,00,000	₹4,93,676	₹93,676	12.7%
Nifty Healthcare Index TRI	₹4,00,000	₹5,11,338	₹1,11,338	14.9%
Category averageCategory average, 235 Thematic funds	₹4,00,000	₹4,48,623	₹48,623	6.8%

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Direct planquant Healthcare Fund (Direct)Regular planquant Healthcare Fund (Regular)Nifty Healthcare Index TRICategory averageCategory average, 235 Thematic fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

quant Healthcare Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

67.3%Equity

Asset	Fund	Category
Equity	67.3%	94.5%
Debt	32.9%	1.5%
Cash and others	−0.2%	4.0%

Cash and others is below 0: on that day the fund owed more in payments due than it held in cash.

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund	Category
Large Cap	0.0%	45.7%
Mid Cap	36.5%	19.6%
Small Cap	30.8%	24.1%

Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Thematic funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

Credit rating

Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 235 Thematic funds.

Rating	Fund	Category
Sovereign	6.3%	0.6%
Unrated	26.6%	0.9%

quant Healthcare Fund Sector Allocation

Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

Largest sectors

N.A.67.3%

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
N.A.	80.4%	70.3%	67.3%	−13.1%

Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

quant Healthcare Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 23 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector / Rating	Weight%	1M change
TREPS 01-Oct-2026 DEPO 10	N.A.	26.57%
Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd	N.A.	9.69%	0.0%
Zydus Lifesciences Limited	N.A.	9.39%	0.0%
Strides Pharma Science Ltd	N.A.	9.04%	+235.0%
Pfizer Ltd	N.A.	7.37%	0.0%
Alivus Life Sciences	N.A.	6.21%	−22.4%
IPCA Laboratories Ltd	N.A.	5.98%	−2.3%
Aurobindo Pharma Limited	N.A.	5.09%	0.0%
Zydus Wellness Ltd	N.A.	4.90%	−11.1%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd	N.A.	3.45%	New
Natco Pharma Ltd	N.A.	3.01%	New
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited	N.A.	2.33%	New
91 Days Treasury Bill 15-Oct-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.71%
91 Days Treasury Bill 22-Oct-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 05-Nov-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 19-Nov-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 27-Nov-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 03-Dec-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 10-Dec-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 17-Dec-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
91 Days Treasury Bill 24-Dec-2026 · Government security	SOV	0.70%
LG Electronics India Limited	N.A.	0.59%	New
Heubach Colorants India Limited	N.A.	0.26%	0.0%

quant Healthcare Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

Strides Pharma Science Ltd	Added	+235.0%	9.04%
Alivus Life Sciences	Reduced	−22.4%	6.21%
Concord Biotech Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 7.03%
SMS Pharmaceuticals Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 6.71%
IPCA Laboratories Ltd	Reduced	−2.3%	5.98%
Zydus Wellness Ltd	Reduced	−11.1%	4.90%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd	New	New	3.45%
Natco Pharma Ltd	New	New	3.01%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited	New	New	2.33%
LG Electronics India Limited	New	New	0.59%

A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

What quant Healthcare Fund bought and sold

quant Healthcare Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
quant Business Cycle FundThematic · quant	38.3%	13	Compare
quant Quantamental FundThematic · quant	37.8%	12	Compare
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quant Dynamic Asset Allocation FundBalanced Advantage · quant	35.0%	13	Compare
Quant Large & Mid Cap FundLarge & Mid Cap · quant	35.0%	10	Compare
quant Consumption FundThematic · quant	34.6%	14	Compare
quant Large Cap FundLarge Cap · quant	32.9%	12	Compare
quant Commodities FundThematic · quant	32.4%	12	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

quant Healthcare Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.56%
Expense ratio (Regular): 3.19%
Category: Thematic
Risk: Very High
Benchmark: NIFTY Healthcare TRI
Launch date: 07-05-2024
Minimum investment: ₹5,000
Minimum additional investment: ₹1,000
AUM: ₹424.53 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 151853
ISIN (Direct): INF966L01CD0
Scheme code (Regular): 151855
ISIN (Regular): INF966L01CG3
NAV history: From 18-07-2023, 3.3 years

Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.

Tax on quant Healthcare Fund returns

quant Healthcare Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹18.4988	30-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹18.4968	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹17.532	30-10-2026
regular	IDCW	₹17.5311	30-10-2026

About quant Healthcare Fund

quant Healthcare Fund is a mutual fund from quant Mutual Fund. Its category is Thematic. It was launched on 07-05-2024. Its benchmark is NIFTY Healthcare TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 23 securities.

Fund Manager

Sandeep Tandon
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund, since 17-07-2023
Ankit Pande
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund, since 17-07-2023
Sanjeev Sharma
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund, since 17-07-2023
Varun Pattani
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund, since 03-02-2025
Ayusha Kumbhat
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund
Yug Tibrewal
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund, since 06-03-2025
Sameer Kate
Fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund, since 06-03-2025

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AUM change

September 2026: ₹424.53 Cr; −0.88% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹428.30 Cr; +7.84% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹397.15 Cr; +1.56% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare quant Healthcare Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

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quant Healthcare vs quant Business Cycle38.3% overlap
quant Healthcare vs quant Quantamental37.8% overlap
quant Healthcare vs Quant Flexi Cap37.6% overlap

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Frequently Asked Questions for quant Healthcare Fund

What is the current NAV of quant Healthcare Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹18.4988. The Regular plan NAV is ₹17.532, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of quant Healthcare Fund?

The Direct plan returned +15.33% in 1 year, +21.15% a year over 3 years. The Regular plan returned +13.49% in 1 year, +19.20% a year over 3 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of quant Healthcare Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.56% a year. The Regular plan charges 3.19% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.

What is the AUM of quant Healthcare Fund?

quant Healthcare Fund managed ₹424.53 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of quant Healthcare Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were TREPS 01-Oct-2026 DEPO 10 (26.57%), GLAXO (9.69%), ZYDUSLIFE (9.39%), STAR (9.04%), PFIZER (7.37%). The fund held 23 securities in all.

What did quant Healthcare Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It bought 4 new stocks: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd, LG Electronics India Limited, Natco Pharma Ltd. It sold out of 2: Concord Biotech Limited, SMS Pharmaceuticals Limited. It added shares in 1. It reduced 3.

How do I invest in quant Healthcare Fund?

Through quant Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of quant Healthcare Fund?

Sandeep Tandon (since 17-07-2023), Ankit Pande (since 17-07-2023), Sanjeev Sharma (since 17-07-2023), Varun Pattani (since 03-02-2025), Ayusha Kumbhat, Yug Tibrewal (since 06-03-2025), Sameer Kate (since 06-03-2025).

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.