ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 27-03-2025
₹ 41.9
1D
Inception Returns
29.9%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
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10498 people have invested ₹ 2.8Cr 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 ₹2391 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Feb 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 29.93% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 5.83%, 17.18% and 44.16% 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, Hindalco Industries Ltd, Ambuja Cements Ltd, Jindal Stainless 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 | IISL Nifty Commodities TR INR |
| AUM | ₹2391 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 (27-Mar-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (28-Feb-25)
Large cap
38.4%
Mid cap
35.9%
Small cap
22.2%
Sector Allocation
Basic Materials
95.8%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
0.8%
Energy
0.3%
All changes are between Dec'24 and Feb'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 2.4K Cr as of Feb'25
- AUM decreased by 41.5 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's allocation increased from 7.66% to 9.41%
Hindalco Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 6.51% to 7.29%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd's allocation increased from 1.27% to 1.84%
Top Stocks sold last month
Ambuja Cements Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.84 % to 6.8 %
Jindal Stainless Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.2 % to 6.76 %
Vedanta Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.88 % to 5.85 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 34.1% to 35.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 39.4% to 38.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 23.1% to 22.2%
Cash allocation has gone up from 3% to 3.2%
Top 3 Sectors in February were Basic Materials, Industrial & Utilities
Feb'25
Basic Materials
96%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
Jan'25
Basic Materials
96%
Industrial
3%
Utilities
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Hindalco Industries Ltd | 9.4% |
 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd | 4.4% |
 UPL Ltd | 1.4% |
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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
₹8.37L Cr
as on 28-Feb-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 3 years, SBI PSU Direct Growth has given 32.44% return, outperforming this fund by 15.26% 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.
In the last 1 year, HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has given 19.69% return, outperforming this fund by 13.86%.
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 29.93% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.53%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 96.78% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.22% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2391 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹2391 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2056 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.05%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1.05% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.31%
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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 ₹41.9 as on 27-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 27-Mar-2025.
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 6.83% | 6.83% |
6 Month Returns | -9.25% | -9.25% |
1 Year Returns | 5.83% | 5.83% |
3 Years Returns | 60.89% | 17.18% |
5 Years Returns | 522.6% | 44.16% |
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1.05% as on February 2025
₹2391 Cr as on February 2025
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd(9.41%), JSW Steel Ltd(7.96%), Hindalco Industries Ltd(7.29%), Ambuja Cements Ltd(6.8%), Jindal Stainless Ltd(6.76%) as on February 2025
Basic Materials(92.71%), Industrial(2.95%), Utilities(0.79%) as on February 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 February 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 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 1.06 |
As on February 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 | -0.52 | 0.57 | 1.02 |
As on February 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 | 15.68 | 17.44 | 26.17 |
As on February 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 0.89 as on February 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.66 as on February 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%