ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Equity Savings

NAV as on 30-01-2025

₹ 23.16

0.2%

1D

Inception Returns

8.6%

/yr

About ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 5 December, 2014. The fund is managed by Ritesh Lunawat, Manish Banthia, Dharmesh Kakkad. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹12555 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 8.62% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.48%, 8.81% and 8.36% respectively.

Holdings

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Corporate, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Basic Materials, Government, Utilities, Industrial, Communication, Securitize, Real Estate.

Taxation

As it is a equity savings mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The Scheme seeks to generate regular income through investments in fixed income securities and using arbitrage and other derivative strategies. The Scheme also intends to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing a portion of the Scheme’s assets in equity and equity related instruments. However there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the scheme will be realized

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
674 people have invested ₹ 4.1Cr in ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

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9% Performance
110% Risk Management
84% Cost
2 out of 13 among equity savings

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.5%
Benchmark
Nifty Equity Savings Index TR
AUM₹12555 Cr
Inception Date5 December, 2014
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹100
Exit Load
0.2%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
91.15%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (30-Jan-25)

Period
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Equity Savings Index
1M
0.3%
-1.4%
3M
0.8%
-0.7%
6M
2.8%
0%
1Y
8.5%
8.4%
3Y
8.8%
8.7%
5Y
8.4%
9.5%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 18.7%

  • Debt & Cash 81.2%

Large cap
70.8%

Mid cap
1.4%

Small cap
0.7%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
24.7%
Energy
12.7%
Consumer Defensive
12%
Consumer Cyclical
11.1%
Health
9.6%
Tech
8.5%
Basic Materials
7.8%
Utilities
5.3%
Industrial
4.8%
Communication
2.8%
Real Estate
0.7%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 12.6K Cr
₹ 12.4K Cr
₹ 12.4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 12.6K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM increased by 148.7 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24

Top 3 Sectors in December were Financial Services, Energy & Consumer Defensive

Dec'24
Financial Services
25%
Energy
13%
Consumer Defensive
12%
Nov'24
Financial Services
25%
Energy
13%
Consumer Defensive
12%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
152
129
149
Top 5 Company Concentration
25.6%
26.3%
24.8%
Company having highest exposure
Reliance Industries Ltd (7.4%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (7.5%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (6.4%)
No of Sectors
13
13
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
70.1%
68.4%
65.7%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (24.7%)
Financial Services (24.9%)
Financial Services (22.1%)
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Ritesh Lunawat
Ritesh Lunawat
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 29 December 2020
Manish Banthia
Manish Banthia
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 5 December 2014
Dharmesh Kakkad
Dharmesh Kakkad
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 23 February 2021
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹8.23L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
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

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In the last 3 years, HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan has given 12.31% return, outperforming this fund by 3.51% per annum.
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Over the last 15 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 11.1% moving from 0.45 to 0.50.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 0.5% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.06%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 18.2% growth in AUM moving from 10.62K Cr to 12.55K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 14.28% return, outperforming this fund by 5.92% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan has given 14.49% return, outperforming this fund by 6.01%.

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 8.62% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.2%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 18.74% in Equity, 9.45% in Debt and 71.79% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹12555 Cr

AUM size ₹12555 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹12555 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1676 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.5%

Expense Ratio 0.5%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.5% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.13%

Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹23.16 as on 30-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 30-Jan-2025.
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.35%
0.35%
6 Month Returns
2.84%
2.84%
1 Year Returns
8.48%
8.48%
3 Years Returns
28.81%
8.81%
5 Years Returns
49.42%
8.36%
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0.5% as on December 2024
₹12555 Cr as on December 2024
ICICI Pru Money Market Dir Gr(8.46%), Reliance Industries Ltd(7.09%), HDFC Bank Ltd(6.47%), ITC Ltd(4.47%), Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(4.24%) as on December 2024
Cash Equivalent(64.98%), Corporate(9.59%), Government(5.25%) as on December 2024
AAA
89.72
AA
10.28
Ritesh Lunawat, Manish Banthia, Dharmesh Kakkad are the fund managers of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%