ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Equity - Other
NAV as on 20-02-2025
₹ 39.92
▲1.4%
1D
Inception Returns
29.5%
/yr
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 ₹2508 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 1.
Returns
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 29.53% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 0.03%, 17.05% and 31.33% respectively.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Basic Materials, Industrial, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, JSW Steel Ltd, Jindal Stainless Ltd, Ambuja Cements Ltd, Hindalco Industries 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.
Historical NAV & Returns
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10978 people have invested ₹ 2.9Cr in ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
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
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ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 1.04% |
Benchmark | IISL Nifty Commodities TR INR |
| AUM | ₹2508 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 |
Trailing Returns
as on (20-Feb-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Jan-25)
Large cap
39.4%
Mid cap
34.1%
Small cap
23.1%
Sector Allocation
Basic Materials
95.7%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
0.9%
Energy
0.4%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 2.4K Cr as of Jan'25
- AUM has remained same between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Atul Ltd's allocation increased from 0.08% to 1.6%
Aarti Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 2.05% to 3.04%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd's allocation increased from 0.51% to 1.27%
Top Stocks sold last month
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.33 % to 7.66 %
Jindal Stainless Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.95 % to 7.2 %
Hindalco Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.81 % to 6.51 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 28.1% to 34.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 48.2% to 39.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 19.4% to 21%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.7% to 3%
Top 3 Sectors in January were Basic Materials, Energy & Utilities
Jan'25
Basic Materials
96%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
Dec'24
Basic Materials
96%
Energy
2%
Utilities
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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
₹8.31L Cr
as on 31-Jan-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 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 4.2% drop in AUM moving from 2.61K Cr to 2.50K Cr.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 20.9% moving from 0.86 to 1.04.
In the last 3 years, SBI PSU Direct Growth has given 30.78% return, outperforming this fund by 13.73% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Axis Innovation Fund Direct Growth has given 14.96% return, outperforming this fund by 14.94%.
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 29.53% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.41%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 96.99% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.01% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2508 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹2508 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2237 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.04%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1.04% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.29%
Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is ₹39.92 as on 20-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Feb-2025.
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -2.66% | -2.66% |
6 Month Returns | -8.48% | -8.48% |
1 Year Returns | 0.03% | 0.03% |
3 Years Returns | 60.39% | 17.05% |
5 Years Returns | 290.61% | 31.33% |
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1.04% as on January 2025
₹2508 Cr as on January 2025
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd(7.66%), JSW Steel Ltd(7.54%), Jindal Stainless Ltd(7.2%), Ambuja Cements Ltd(6.84%), Hindalco Industries Ltd(6.51%) as on January 2025
Basic Materials(92.82%), Industrial(2.9%), Utilities(0.87%) as on January 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 | 1.61 | 4.53 | 8.41 |
As on January 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is calculated against IISL 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 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 1.06 |
As on January 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with IISL 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 | -0.07 | 0.67 | 1 |
As on January 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with IISL 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 | 14.26 | 17 | 26.34 |
As on January 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 1.07 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.62 as on January 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%