ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Sector - Technology

NAV as on 05-09-2024

₹ 234.49

0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

23.8%

/yr

About the Fund

ICICI Technology Fund invests in IT stocks listed with Indian stock exchanges with the fund’s objective being to generate returns for its clients by investing in the technology space. The fund invests in companies which are focused on innovation, R&D and are stalwarts in the technology space.

This fund is suitable for investors who are willing to take higher risks and have a long-term investment horizon. The fund invests in firms such as KPIT, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and HCL.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth has ₹13422 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jul 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.76% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 39.30%, 12.56% and 29.56% respectively.

Holdings

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Tech, Communication, Government, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Consumer Defensive, Health, Financial Services. Its top holdings are Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd, Tech Mahindra Ltd

Taxation

As it is a sector - technology 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 Technology Fund Direct Growth

To generate long-term capital appreciation by creating a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of technology and technology dependent companies. However there can be no assurance or garuntee 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 Technology Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
33062 people have invested ₹ 10.7Cr in ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

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Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.91%
Benchmark
S&P BSE IT
AUM₹13422 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
63.79%
STCGRedeeming 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

Trailing Returns

as on (05-Sep-24)

Period
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
sector - technology
1M
9.6%
4.6%
10.4%
3M
26.9%
9.9%
28%
6M
20.5%
15.2%
18.4%
1Y
39.3%
35.8%
36.4%
3Y
12.6%
16.6%
9.7%
5Y
29.6%
21.4%
28.6%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jul-24)

  • Equity 96.4%

  • Debt & Cash 3.6%

Large cap
67.6%

Small cap
14.4%

Mid cap
10.6%

Sector Allocation

Jul'24

Jun'24

May'24

Tech
75.8%
Communication
15.1%
Consumer Cyclical
4.7%
Industrial
3.6%
Consumer Defensive
0.4%
Health
0.2%
Financial Services
0.2%
All changes are between May'24 and Jul'24
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
Fund Returns
10.91%
10.47%
-1.40%
Nifty 500
3.53%
3.50%
0.09%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 10.91% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 3.53% as on Jul'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 7.37% in Jul'24
Parameters
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
AUM
₹ 13.4K Cr
₹ 12.7K Cr
₹ 11.8K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 13.4K Cr as of Jul'24
  • AUM increased by 751.2 Cr between Jul'24 and Jun'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 23.82% to 24.73%
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 23.82% to 24.73%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd's allocation increased from 0.12% to 0.51%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd's allocation increased from 0.12% to 0.51%
Zomato Ltd's allocation increased from 2.09% to 2.37%
Zomato Ltd's allocation increased from 2.09% to 2.37%
Top Stocks sold last month
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 12.11 % to 12.1 %
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 12.11 % to 12.1 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.48 % to 8.04 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.48 % to 8.04 %
HCL Technologies Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.06 % to 5.44 %
HCL Technologies Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.06 % to 5.44 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 12% to 11.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 12% to 11.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 69.8% to 68.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 69.8% to 68.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 14.1% to 13.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 14.1% to 13.9%
Cash allocation has gone up from 3.1% to 3.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 3.1% to 3.6%

Top 3 Sectors in July were Tech, Communication & Government

Jul'24
Tech
76%
Communication
15%
Government
7%
Jun'24
Tech
76%
Communication
16%
Government
9%
Fund
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
No of Holdings
68
65
64
Top 5 Company Concentration
55.4%
55.8%
57.2%
Company having highest exposure
Infosys Ltd (24.7%)
Infosys Ltd (23.8%)
Infosys Ltd (22.9%)
No of Sectors
8
8
7
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
106.4%
108.1%
99.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Tech (75.8%)
Tech (76%)
Tech (75.4%)
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Vaibhav Dusad
Vaibhav Dusad
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth, since 2 May 2020
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹6.26L Cr
as on 31-Jul-2024
Address
ICICI Prudential Asset Mgmt.Company Limited,3rd Floor, Hallmark Business Plaza,,Sant Dyaneshwar Marg,,Bandra (East)
Phone
+912226428000
Website
enquiry@icicipruamc.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 3 years, Franklin India Technology Fund Direct Growth has given 17.96% return, outperforming this fund by 5.4% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (sector - technology). Its expense ratio is 0.91% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.22%.
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In the last 1 year, Franklin India Technology Fund Direct Growth has given 47.05% return, outperforming this fund by 7.74%.
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In the last 5 years, Tata Digital India Fund Direct Growth has given 29.62% return, outperforming this fund by 0.06% per annum.
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Over the last 15 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 9.6% moving from 0.83 to 0.91.
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This fund with AUM at ₹13422.36Cr is among the largest funds in the sector - technology category.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 13.8% growth in AUM moving from 11.79K Cr to 13.42K Cr.

ICICI Prudential Technology 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 23.76% since inception which is less than its category average return of 34.59%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 96.41% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.59% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹0 Cr

AUM size ₹0 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹0 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 3259 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.91%

Expense Ratio 0.91%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.91% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.14%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth is ₹234.49 as on 05-Sep-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 05-Sep-2024.
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
9.56%
9.56%
6 Month Returns
20.46%
20.46%
1 Year Returns
39.3%
39.3%
3 Years Returns
42.6%
12.56%
5 Years Returns
265.08%
29.56%
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0.91% as on August 2024
₹13422 Cr as on August 2024
Infosys Ltd(24.73%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd(12.1%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(8.04%), HCL Technologies Ltd(5.44%), Tech Mahindra Ltd(5.09%) as on August 2024
Tech(73.06%), Communication(14.58%), Consumer Cyclical(4.55%) as on August 2024
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth
-0.41
0.92
5.35
As on August 2024
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE IT. 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 Technology Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth
1.02
1
1.06
As on August 2024
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE IT. 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 Technology 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 Technology Fund Direct Growth
1.78
0.45
1.06
As on August 2024
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE IT. 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 Technology 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 Technology Fund Direct Growth
18.01
18.44
22.6
As on August 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 0.69 as on August 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.33 as on August 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Vaibhav Dusad is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth is 1%