ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Index Funds

NAV as on 19-12-2024

₹ 18.15

-0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

21.8%

/yr

About ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 2 November, 2021. The fund is managed by Nishit Patel. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has ₹424 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 21.78% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 29.81% and 23.88% respectively.

Holdings

ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Financial Services, Basic Materials, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd, Blue Star Ltd

Taxation

As it is a index funds mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
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
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

The primary objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of small cap stocks. 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 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
25334 people have invested ₹ 4.6Cr in ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.33%
Benchmark
IISL Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR
AUM₹424 Cr
Inception Date2 November, 2021
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
41.86%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 99.8%

  • Debt & Cash 0.2%

Small cap
92.9%

Mid cap
6.4%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Industrial
23.2%
Financial Services
18.8%
Basic Materials
14.1%
Health
12.8%
Consumer Cyclical
9.8%
Tech
8.4%
Consumer Defensive
4.1%
Communication
3.2%
Real Estate
2.3%
Utilities
1.9%
Energy
1.4%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
-0.16%
-3.61%
1.15%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-0.71%
-6.17%
2.11%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -0.16% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -0.71% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 0.55% in Nov'24
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 423.7 Cr
₹ 423.7 Cr
₹ 427.5 Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 423.7 Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM has remained same between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 0.66% to 0.7%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 0.66% to 0.7%
Top Stocks sold last month
360 One Wam Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.79 %
360 One Wam Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.79 %
Jindal Saw Ltd's allocation decreased from 0.42 % to 0.38 %
Jindal Saw Ltd's allocation decreased from 0.42 % to 0.38 %
Sapphire Foods India Ltd's allocation decreased from 0.39 % to 0.36 %
Sapphire Foods India Ltd's allocation decreased from 0.39 % to 0.36 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 92.9% to 92.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 92.9% to 92.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 6.5% to 6.4%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 6.5% to 6.4%
Cash allocation has gone up from 0% to 0.2%
Cash allocation has gone up from 0% to 0.2%

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

Nov'24
Industrial
23%
Financial Services
19%
Basic Materials
14%
Oct'24
Industrial
23%
Financial Services
19%
Basic Materials
14%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
252
252
252
Top 5 Company Concentration
7.1%
7.1%
6.6%
Company having highest exposure
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (1.7%)
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (1.7%)
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (1.4%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
78.7%
78.7%
78.5%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (23.2%)
Industrial (23.3%)
Industrial (23.6%)
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Nishit Patel
Nishit Patel
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth, since 2 November 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

ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 21.78% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.09%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 99.8% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 0.2% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹424 Cr

AUM size ₹424 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹424 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 824 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.33%

Expense Ratio 0.33%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.33% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.55%

Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is ₹18.15 as on 19-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 19-Dec-2024.
ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
7.18%
7.18%
6 Month Returns
6.54%
6.54%
1 Year Returns
29.81%
29.81%
3 Years Returns
90.12%
23.88%
5 Years Returns
0%
0%
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0.33% as on November 2024
₹424 Cr as on November 2024
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd(1.73%), Central Depository Services (India) Ltd(1.43%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd(1.33%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd(1.31%), Blue Star Ltd(1.26%) as on November 2024
Industrial(23.14%), Financial Services(18.72%), Basic Materials(14.11%) as on November 2024
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth
-0.78
-0.68
-
As on November 2024
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is calculated against IISL Nifty Smallcap 250 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth
1
1
-
As on November 2024
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is calculated with IISL Nifty Smallcap 250 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth
1.38
0.95
-
As on November 2024
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is calculated with IISL Nifty Smallcap 250 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index 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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth
17.14
18.05
-
As on November 2024
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 1.68 as on November 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Nishit Patel is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is 0%