ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 17-01-2025
₹ 93.1
▲0.3%
1D
Inception Returns
18.3%
/yr
About ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 2 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Anish Tawakley. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has ₹8258 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.
Returns
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 18.31% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 11.63%, 17.07% and 26.63% respectively.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Basic Materials, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Financial Services, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Tech, Energy. Its top holdings are Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Procter & Gamble Health Ltd
Taxation
As it is a small-cap 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 benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.
Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Smallcap 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 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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8513 people have invested ₹ 2Cr in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
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14
/18
37% Performance
44% Risk Management
60% Cost
14 out of 18 among small-cap
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
Higher probablity of downside risk
3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.76% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹8258 Cr |
| Inception Date | 2 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | --/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 22.13% |
| 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 |
Trailing Returns
as on (17-Jan-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (30-Nov-24)
Small cap
67.8%
Large cap
10.5%
Mid cap
5.8%
Sector Allocation
Basic Materials
27.3%
Industrial
24.8%
Consumer Cyclical
15.3%
Health
9.2%
Financial Services
7.4%
Utilities
4.7%
Consumer Defensive
3.4%
Communication
2.5%
Real Estate
2.2%
Tech
1.7%
Energy
1.3%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
- This fund’s returns stands at -1.04% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -1.24% as on Nov'24
- This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 0.20% in Nov'24
- AUM of the fund stands at 8.3K Cr as of Dec'24
- AUM decreased by 177.4 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.83% to 2.32%
Tata Chemicals Ltd's allocation increased from 0.55% to 0.92%
Hero MotoCorp Ltd's allocation increased from 1.77% to 2.05%
Top Stocks sold last month
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.95 % to 2.7 %
TVS Holdings Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.25 % to 2.15 %
Gillette India Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.06 % to 2.05 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 6% to 5.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 10.6% to 10.5%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 68.2% to 67.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 15% to 15%
Top 3 Sectors in December were Basic Materials, Industrial & Consumer Cyclical
Dec'24
Basic Materials
27%
Industrial
25%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Nov'24
Basic Materials
27%
Industrial
25%
Consumer Cyclical
16%
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Anish Tawakley
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth, since 18 September 2023
Top funds managed
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
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 6.4% drop in AUM moving from 8.82K Cr to 8.25K Cr.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 25.11% return, outperforming this fund by 8.04% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 39.49% return, outperforming this fund by 27.86%.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.76% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 43.8% return, outperforming this fund by 17.16% per annum.
ICICI Prudential Smallcap 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 18.31% since inception which is less than its category average return of 19.3%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 84.93% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 15.04% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹8258 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹8258 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8065 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.76%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.76% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.17%
Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is ₹93.1 as on 17-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Jan-2025.
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -6.27% | -6.27% |
6 Month Returns | -6.71% | -6.71% |
1 Year Returns | 11.63% | 11.63% |
3 Years Returns | 60.43% | 17.07% |
5 Years Returns | 225.64% | 26.63% |
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0.76% as on December 2024
₹8258 Cr as on December 2024
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd(2.8%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd(2.59%), Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd(2.42%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd(2.3%), Procter & Gamble Health Ltd(2.21%) as on December 2024
Basic Materials(23.21%), Industrial(21.1%), Consumer Cyclical(12.98%) as on December 2024
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | -4.02 | 2.47 | 1.37 |
As on December 2024
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Smallcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.86 |
As on December 2024
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Smallcap 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 Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 0.73 | 1 | 1.01 |
As on December 2024
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Smallcap 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 Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 13.35 | 13.51 | 22.82 |
As on December 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 2.03 as on December 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Anish Tawakley is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is 1%