ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 17-04-2025
₹ 41.12
▲0.6%
1D
Inception Returns
29.2%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
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9677 people have invested ₹ 2.7Cr in ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 16 October, 2019. The fund is managed by Lalit Kumar. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has ₹2615 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 1.1.
Returns
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 29.21% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 0.07%, 14.10% and 39.65% respectively.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Basic Materials, Industrial, Utilities, Consumer Defensive. Its top holdings are Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, JSW Steel Ltd, Ambuja Cements Ltd, Vedanta Ltd, UltraTech Cement Ltd
Taxation
As it is a equity - other mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
To generate long-term capital appreciation by creating a portfolio that is invested predominantly in Equity and Equity related securities of companies engaged in commodity and commodity related sectors. However there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 1.05% |
Benchmark | Nifty Commodities TR INR |
| AUM | ₹2615 Cr |
| Inception Date | 16 October, 2019 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 55.33% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
INDmoney Rank for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
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5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (17-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
38.6%
Mid cap
35.1%
Small cap
23.1%
Sector Allocation
Basic Materials
96.1%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
0.9%
Consumer Defensive
0%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 9.21% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 1.96% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 2.6K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 224.3 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
UltraTech Cement Ltd's allocation increased from 5.4% to 6.4%
Ambuja Cements Ltd's allocation increased from 6.8% to 7.61%
Vedanta Ltd's allocation increased from 5.85% to 6.58%
Top Stocks sold last month
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's allocation decreased from 9.41 % to 9.17 %
Hindalco Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.29 % to 6.21 %
Jindal Stainless Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.76 % to 6.16 %
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 22.2% to 23.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 35.9% to 35.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 38.4% to 38.6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.2% to 2.8%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Basic Materials, Industrial & Utilities
Mar'25
Basic Materials
96%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
Feb'25
Basic Materials
96%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd | 9.17% | 0% | |
 JSW Steel Ltd | 8.14% | 0% | |
 Ambuja Cements Ltd | 7.61% | 5.7% | |
 Vedanta Ltd | 6.58% | 4.8% | |
 UltraTech Cement Ltd | 6.4% | 14.1% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | 0.07% | 14.1% | 39.65% | 29.21% |
 Sundaram Services Direct Growth | 14.37% | 16.6% | 29.24% | 20.78% |
 Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct - Growth | 13.55% | 28.17% | 33.63% | 17.94% |
 DSP Quant Fund Direct Growth | 4.82% | 7.88% | 18.09% | 13.27% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Ambuja Cements Ltd | 15.3% |
 JSW Steel Ltd | 0.4% |
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Lalit Kumar
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth, since 8 July 2020
Top funds managed
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹8.04L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
ICICI Prudential Asset Mgmt.Company Limited,3rd Floor, Hallmark Business Plaza,,Sant Dyaneshwar Marg,,Bandra (East)
Phone
+912226428000
Website
investor.helpdesk@hdfcbank.com
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 1 year, Sundaram Services Direct Growth has given 14.37% return, outperforming this fund by 14.3%.
In the last 3 years, SBI PSU Direct Growth has given 30.31% return, outperforming this fund by 16.21% per annum.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 22.1% moving from 0.86 to 1.05.
In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 9.4% growth in AUM moving from 2.39K Cr to 2.61K Cr.
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 29.21% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.75%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 97.18% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 2.82% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2615 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹2615 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2172 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.05%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1.05% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.35%
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Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is ₹41.12 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 2.55% | 2.55% |
6 Month Returns | -8.45% | -8.45% |
1 Year Returns | 0.07% | 0.07% |
3 Years Returns | 48.53% | 14.1% |
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1.05% as on March 2025
₹2615 Cr as on March 2025
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd(9.17%), JSW Steel Ltd(8.14%), Ambuja Cements Ltd(7.61%), Vedanta Ltd(6.58%), UltraTech Cement Ltd(6.4%) as on March 2025
Basic Materials(93.37%), Industrial(2.95%), Utilities(0.85%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | 1.9 | 4.46 | 8.39 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty Commodities TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | 0.87 | 0.84 | 1.06 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Commodities TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | 0.01 | 0.6 | 1.49 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Commodities TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | 18.25 | 17.77 | 22.64 |
As on March 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 0.96 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.66 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Lalit Kumar is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is 1%