Specialised Investment Funds: Why are investors interested? | Mutual Funds

A new category inside India’s mutual fund industry is growing at lightning speed. In just seven months, Specialised Investment Funds, or SIFs, have crossed ₹12,000 crore in assets and over 50,000 investor accounts. Big players like ICICI Prudential, SBI, Edelweiss, HDFC, and Kotak are rushing in. But what exactly are SIFs? How are they different from regular mutual funds? And why are investors interested in them?