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EPFO exploring sectoral, factor-based ETFs
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|February 06, 2026
The retirement fund manager currently invests up to 15% of inflows into funds tracking Sensex and Nifty
India’s largest retirement fund manager, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), is making a fresh attempt to diversify its equity investment portfolio beyond exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking the benchmark NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex indices, and could make a foray into sectoral and factorand style-based indices.
The Investment Committee (IC) of the EPFO, which manages assets worth ₹31 trillion, is expected to examine the available options at an upcoming meeting on February 10. The panel will also assess the feasibility of investing in emerging ‘sunrise’ sectors like rare earths, railways and defence, according to sources aware of the development. At the panel's last meeting in December 2025, Crisil was also asked to present an analysis on the potential for investments using the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) criteria.
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