New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The healthcare sector has emerged as a strong performer in recent years, suggesting that investors should look beyond traditional broad-market indices.

Data from the Invesco India Pharma and Healthcare Fund NFO presentation shows that the BSE Healthcare TRI has outperformed the broader-market Nifty 50 TRI over the last 10 years.

Since a Total Return Index (TRI) assumes that dividends are reinvested, it provides a more comprehensive measure of an index's performance.

Here's what an expert has to say about the sector's prospects for mutual fund investors.

The healthcare index delivered 12.5% returns over one year, 23% over three years, and 22.7% over seven years, outperforming the Nifty 50 TRI across these periods....