ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 194.75

0.9%

1D

Inception Returns

17.1%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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10373 people have invested ₹ 5.9Cr in ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Ihab Dalwai. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth has ₹7214 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.2.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.10% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.41%, 28.28% and 38.26% respectively.

Holdings

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Utilities, Securitize, Energy, Communication, Consumer Cyclical, Real Estate, Government. Its top holdings are Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd, NCC Ltd, NTPC Ltd

Taxation

As it is a equity - infrastructure 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 benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth

To generate capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders by investing predominantly in equity/equity related securities of the companies belonging to the infrastructure theme. 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 Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio1.16%
Benchmark
BSE India Infrastructure TRI TR INR
AUM₹7214 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
34.33%
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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Trailing Returns

as on (17-Apr-25)

Period
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
equity - infrastructure
1M
7.4%
6.9%
8.1%
3M
0.1%
0%
-3.6%
6M
-8%
-7.3%
-12.4%
1Y
7.4%
6.2%
2.7%
3Y
28.3%
12.7%
22.3%
5Y
38.3%
23.3%
32%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 93.6%

  • Debt & Cash 6.4%

Large cap
48.6%

Small cap
28.4%

Mid cap
16.5%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Industrial
40.3%
Basic Materials
22.4%
Financial Services
16.4%
Utilities
10%
Energy
7%
Communication
2%
Consumer Cyclical
1%
Real Estate
0.9%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
9.14%
-8.68%
-3.25%
Nifty 500
7.25%
-7.88%
-4.01%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 9.14% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 1.89% in Mar'25
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 7.2K Cr
₹ 6.9K Cr
₹ 6.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 7.2K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 327.4 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
NCC Ltd's allocation increased from 3.05% to 3.64%
NCC Ltd's allocation increased from 3.05% to 3.64%
CESC Ltd's allocation increased from 2.15% to 2.56%
CESC Ltd's allocation increased from 2.15% to 2.56%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd's allocation increased from 0.33% to 0.69%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd's allocation increased from 0.33% to 0.69%
Top Stocks sold last month
Larsen & Toubro Ltd's allocation decreased from 9.43 % to 9.39 %
Larsen & Toubro Ltd's allocation decreased from 9.43 % to 9.39 %
Shree Cement Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.9 % to 3.65 %
Shree Cement Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.9 % to 3.65 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.48 % to 2.99 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.48 % to 2.99 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 15.9% to 16.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 15.9% to 16.5%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 51.5% to 48.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 51.5% to 48.6%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 26% to 28.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 26% to 28.4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 6% to 5.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 6% to 5.8%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0.6% to 0.6%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0.6% to 0.6%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Basic Materials & Financial Services

Mar'25
Industrial
40%
Basic Materials
22%
Financial Services
16%
Feb'25
Industrial
39%
Basic Materials
23%
Financial Services
18%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
9.39%
-5.5%
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd
4.33%
-2.1%
Shree Cement Ltd
Shree Cement Ltd
3.65%
-12.2%
NCC Ltd
NCC Ltd
3.64%
4.3%
NTPC Ltd
NTPC Ltd
3.47%
-3.6%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
7.41%
28.28%
38.26%
17.1%
Canara Robeco Infrastructure Direct Plan Growth
Canara Robeco Infrastructure Direct Plan Growth
13.31%
25.49%
33.81%
17.35%
Franklin Build India Fund Direct Growth
Franklin Build India Fund Direct Growth
7.04%
27.99%
35.12%
21.61%
UTI Infrastructure Fund-Growth Option- Direct
UTI Infrastructure Fund-Growth Option- Direct
6%
20.62%
27.16%
13.38%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
73
75
74
Top 5 Company Concentration
24.5%
24.3%
24.2%
Company having highest exposure
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (9.4%)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (9.4%)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (9.2%)
No of Sectors
10
10
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
98.2%
98.4%
98.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (40.3%)
Industrial (39.1%)
Industrial (40.2%)
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Ihab Dalwai
Ihab Dalwai
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth, since 3 June 2017
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

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity - infrastructure). Its expense ratio is 1.16% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.52%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 12.3% growth in AUM moving from 6.42K Cr to 7.21K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Infrastructure Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 29.21% return, outperforming this fund by 0.93% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Infrastructure Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 42.07% return, outperforming this fund by 3.81% per annum.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 13.7% moving from 1.02 to 1.16.
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This fund with AUM at ₹7213.93Cr is among the largest funds in the equity - infrastructure category.
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In the last 1 year, Canara Robeco Infrastructure Direct Plan Growth has given 13.31% return, outperforming this fund by 5.91%.

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 17.1% since inception which is more than its category average return of 13.96%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 93.59% in Equity, 0.6% in Debt and 5.82% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹7214 Cr

AUM size ₹7214 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹7214 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2102 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.16%

Expense Ratio 1.16%

This fund has an expense ratio of 1.16% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.61%
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Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth is ₹194.75 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
7.4%
7.4%
6 Month Returns
-7.96%
-7.96%
1 Year Returns
7.41%
7.41%
3 Years Returns
111.09%
28.28%
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1.16% as on March 2025
₹7214 Cr as on March 2025
Larsen & Toubro Ltd(9.39%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd(4.33%), Shree Cement Ltd(3.65%), NCC Ltd(3.64%), NTPC Ltd(3.47%) as on March 2025
Industrial(37.76%), Basic Materials(20.96%), Financial Services(15.36%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
2.96
13.91
11.58
As on March 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth is calculated against BSE India Infrastructure TRI 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 Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
1.07
0.97
1.02
As on March 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE India Infrastructure TRI 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 Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
0.18
1.39
1.68
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE India Infrastructure TRI 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 Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
18.3
15.35
18.59
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 2.66 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 2.92 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Ihab Dalwai is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Direct Growth is 1%