ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 25-04-2025
₹ 144.65
1D
Inception Returns
16%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
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2301 people have invested ₹ 2.6Cr in ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by . The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has ₹9008 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 1.1.
Returns
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 16.05% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 17.89%, 17.72% and 26.27% respectively.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Government, Tech. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd, State Bank of India, SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd
Taxation
As it is a sector - financial services 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 Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth
To generate long-term capital appreciation to unit holders from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services. However, there is 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 Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 1.06% |
Benchmark | Nifty Financial Services TR INR |
| AUM | ₹9008 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 50.25% |
| 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 Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth
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Among most bought funds within the category
Larger AUM within category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration
3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Trailing Returns
as on (25-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
68.8%
Mid cap
13.5%
Small cap
8.7%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
99.7%
Industrial
0.2%
Tech
0.1%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 5.97% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 1.28% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 9K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 164.3 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 18.31% to 20%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 6.42% to 7.06%
Axis Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 8.26% to 8.79%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 21.34 % to 18.98 %
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.39 % to 5.21 %
IndusInd Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.89 % to 3.12 %
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 68.9% to 68.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 8.6% to 8.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 14.8% to 13.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 7.7% to 9.1%
Top Sector in March was Financial Services
Mar'25
Financial Services
100%
Feb'25
Financial Services
100%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 20% | -0.6% | |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 18.98% | -14.1% | |
 Axis Bank Ltd | 8.79% | 0% | |
 State Bank of India | 7.06% | 0% | |
 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd | 5.21% | -9% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | 17.89% | 17.72% | 26.27% | 16.05% |
 Tata Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | 22.05% | 22.42% | 24.66% | 18.63% |
 SBI Banking & Financial Services Direct Growth | 21.7% | 20.86% | 25.43% | 16.05% |
 Mirae Asset Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | 19.67% | 20.76% | - | 19.05% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Axis Bank Ltd | 6.4% |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 5.8% |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 5.2% |
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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
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ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services 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 16.05% since inception which is more than its category average return of 14.58%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 90.93% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 9.07% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹9008 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹9008 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1926 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.06%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1.06% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.33%
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Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is ₹144.65 as on 25-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 5.22% | 5.22% |
6 Month Returns | 5.76% | 5.76% |
1 Year Returns | 17.89% | 17.89% |
3 Years Returns | 63.15% | 17.72% |
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1.06% as on March 2025
₹9008 Cr as on March 2025
ICICI Bank Ltd(20%), HDFC Bank Ltd(18.98%), Axis Bank Ltd(8.79%), State Bank of India(7.06%), SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd(5.21%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(90.68%), Industrial(0.17%), Tech(0.07%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | -3.65 | 2.34 | 3.87 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty Financial Services 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 Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.91 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Financial Services 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 Banking and Financial Services 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 Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | 0.65 | 0.72 | 1.01 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Financial Services 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 Banking and Financial Services 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 Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth | 12.57 | 12.88 | 19.38 |
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 1.38 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.26 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is 1%