ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 11-04-2025
₹ 35.08
▲1.6%
1D
Inception Returns
22.1%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
Absolute
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8095 people have invested ₹ 8.5Cr in ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 16 January, 2019. The fund is managed by Sankaran Naren. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has ₹25696 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
Returns
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 22.13% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.34%, 21.73% and 34.63% respectively.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Health, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Communication, Industrial, Utilities, Tech, Government. Its top holdings are Axis Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, HDFC Life Insurance Co 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 India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
To generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in opportunities presented by special situations such as corporate restructuring, Government policy and/or regulatory changes, companies going through temporary unique challenges and other similar instances. 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 India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.69% |
Benchmark | Nifty 500 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹25696 Cr |
| Inception Date | 16 January, 2019 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 49.38% |
| 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 India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
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5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
Larger AUM within category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (11-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
65.1%
Mid cap
14.5%
Small cap
11.9%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
39.1%
Basic Materials
11.6%
Health
11.2%
Consumer Cyclical
8.2%
Communication
6.6%
Energy
5.8%
Consumer Defensive
5.7%
Industrial
4.7%
Utilities
3.5%
Tech
3.5%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 5.49% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 1.76% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 23.9K Cr as of Feb'25
- AUM decreased by 692.8 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 17.7% to 17.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 61.7% to 65.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 13% to 11.6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 7.5% to 6.1%
Top 3 Sectors in February were Financial Services, Basic Materials & Health
Feb'25
Financial Services
39%
Basic Materials
12%
Health
11%
Jan'25
Financial Services
39%
Basic Materials
11%
Health
10%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Axis Bank Ltd | 7.28% | 0% | |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 6.78% | -1.6% | |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 4.53% | 0% | |
 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd | 3.52% | 5.4% | |
 HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd | 3.08% | 6.6% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 7.34% | 21.73% | 34.63% | 22.13% |
 Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct - Growth | 9.03% | 26.22% | 33.08% | 17.65% |
 SBI Magnum Global Fund Direct Growth | -1.64% | 7.19% | 16.74% | 14.67% |
SBI PSU Direct Growth | -1.93% | 28.64% | 31.19% | 11.57% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Axis Bank Ltd | 5.7% |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 5.6% |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 5.4% |
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Sankaran Naren
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 16 January 2019
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, HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has given 10.33% return, outperforming this fund by 2.99%.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (equity - other). Its expense ratio is 0.69% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.2%.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 7.7% growth in AUM moving from 23.85K Cr to 25.69K Cr.
In the last 3 years, SBI PSU Direct Growth has given 28.64% return, outperforming this fund by 6.92% per annum.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 21.1% moving from 0.57 to 0.69.
In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has given 40.07% return, outperforming this fund by 5.44% per annum.
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities 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 22.13% since inception which is more than its category average return of 7%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 91.48% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 8.52% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹25696 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹25696 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2121 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.69%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.69% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.32%
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Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is ₹35.08 as on 11-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 11-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 2.27% | 2.27% |
6 Month Returns | -7.42% | -7.42% |
1 Year Returns | 7.34% | 7.34% |
3 Years Returns | 80.36% | 21.73% |
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0.69% as on March 2025
₹25696 Cr as on March 2025
Axis Bank Ltd(7.28%), HDFC Bank Ltd(6.78%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.53%), Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(3.52%), HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd(3.08%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(34.79%), Health(10.76%), Basic Materials(9.18%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 5.83 | 10.39 | 10.07 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty 500 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 India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 0.78 | 0.8 | 0.94 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 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 India Opportunities 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 India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 0.47 | 1.32 | 1.64 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 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 India Opportunities 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 India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 13.54 | 12.58 | 17.25 |
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 2.59 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 2.13 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Sankaran Naren is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is 1%