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5 Best Equity Funds by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund 2019
icici mutual fund, being India’s one of the well-known AMC, investors always tend to invest in such funds. The fund house holds some of the well-performing equity schemes in the market. Equity Funds are a type of Mutual Funds that invests in the stocks of companies. Due to its potential of generating great returns in the long-run, many investors flock towards Investing equity funds.
If you are one of them, then we are here to help you with some of the best funds to invest in. Here are the top 5 Best equity funds by ICICI Mutual Fund to invest in 2019. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking some of the important parameters like AUM, NAV, past performances, peer average return, and other quantitative measures like Expense Ratio, Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, etc.
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Why Invest in ICICI Equity Funds?
a. Tax Benefits
ICICI Mutual Fund offers tax benefits under sec 80C to the investors. The tax saving fund name ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) wherein investors can plan their tax savings as well as seek advantage of long-term capital growth.
b. Long-term Investment Goals
Investors can plan their long-term Financial goals by investing in ICICI's equity funds. But, to accomplish these goals well, one should plan their investments for a longer duration.
c. Excellent Ratings
Many of the ICICI equity schemes have a CRISIL rating of three and above.
d. Consistent Returns
Many of the equity schemes of ICICI have delivered consistent returns over the years. Investors who want to attain good returns in these equity schemes should stay invested for a longer duration.
Best ICICI Prudential Equity Mutual Funds
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2018 (%) Sharpe Ratio ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund Growth ₹27.6
↓ -0.01 ₹268 8.6 2.8 20.9 13.9 11.8 5.2 0.73 ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Growth ₹42.81
↑ 0.33 ₹20,101 5.6 8.7 6.6 15.1 14.8 -0.8 -0.26 ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund Growth ₹245.57
↑ 1.24 ₹510 2.6 8.9 9 15.7 14.9 7.1 0.21 ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund Growth ₹57.37
↓ -0.04 ₹806 3.5 2.4 -2.9 9.5 15 -8.9 -1.13 ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹52.31
↑ 0.24 ₹1,154 7.4 12.4 -0.6 12.8 12.7 -14 -1.18 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Apr 19 Note: Ratio's shown as on 28 Feb 19
The investment objective of ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund is to provide long term capital appreciation to investors by primarily investing in equity and equity related securities (including ADRs/GDRs issued by Indian and foreign companies) of companies listed on New York Stock Exchange and/or NASDAQ. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund is a Equity - Global fund was launched on 6 Jul 12. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund) To generate long-term capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders from a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of about 20 companies belonging to the large cap domain and the balance in debt securities and money market instruments. The Fund Manager will always select stocks for investment from among Top 200 stocks in terms of market capitalization on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. If the total assets under management under this scheme goes above Rs. 1,000 crores the Fund
Manager reserves the right to increase the number of companies to more than 20. ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund is a Equity - Large Cap fund was launched on 23 May 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate long term capital appreciation through investments made primarily in Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector that are fundamentally strong and have established brands. ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 31 Mar 99. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide capital appreciation and income distribution to unitholders by investing predominantly in equity/ equity related instruments of companies involved in service industries and the balance in debt securities and money market instruments including call money. ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 30 Nov 05. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 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 development and balance in debt securities and money market instruments. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 31 Aug 05. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16.2% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Global category. Return for 2018 was 5.2% , 2017 was 14.1% and 2016 was 11.6% . ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 6 Jul 12 NAV (15 Apr 19) ₹27.6 ↓ -0.01 (-0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹268 on 28 Feb 19 Category Equity - Global AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.31 Sharpe Ratio 0.73 Information Ratio -0.43 Alpha Ratio 2.34 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-3 Months (3%),3-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 14 ₹10,000 31 Mar 15 ₹11,103 31 Mar 16 ₹11,734 31 Mar 17 ₹13,008 31 Mar 18 ₹14,391 31 Mar 19 ₹17,011 Returns for ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 19 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.6% 3 Month 8.6% 6 Month 2.8% 1 Year 20.9% 3 Year 13.9% 5 Year 11.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2018 5.2% 2017 14.1% 2016 11.6% 2015 0.7% 2014 12.7% 2013 45.7% 2012 2011 2010 2009 Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohan Maru 19 Sep 13 5.37 Yr. Priyanka Khandelwal 30 Jun 17 1.59 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund as on 28 Feb 19
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 22.52% Health Care 17.38% Consumer Defensive 15.29% Financial Services 12.09% Consumer Cyclical 12.05% Industrials 11.27% Communication Services 2.43% Utility 2.01% Real Estate 1.87% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.1% Equity 96.9% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Amazon.com Inc (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 16 | AMZN4% ₹12 Cr 950
↑ 34 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -3% ₹9 Cr Caterpillar Inc (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | CAT3% ₹7 Cr 7,753
↑ 2,148 Guidewire Software Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | GWRE3% ₹7 Cr 10,518
↑ 2,709 Facebook Inc A (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | FB3% ₹7 Cr 6,122
↑ 1,231 Applied Materials Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | AMAT3% ₹7 Cr 25,489
↑ 6,292 Mondelez International Inc Class A (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | MDLZ3% ₹7 Cr 19,870 Alphabet Inc Class C (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | GOOG3% ₹7 Cr 842 Microchip Technology Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | MCHP3% ₹7 Cr 11,778
↑ 891 Emerson Electric Co (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | EMR2% ₹7 Cr 13,928
↑ 3,128 2. ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14.3% since its launch. Ranked 21 in Large Cap category. Return for 2018 was -0.8% , 2017 was 32.7% and 2016 was 7.7% . ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
Growth Launch Date 23 May 08 NAV (16 Apr 19) ₹42.81 ↑ 0.33 (0.78 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹20,101 on 28 Feb 19 Category Equity - Large Cap AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.3 Sharpe Ratio -0.26 Information Ratio -0.13 Alpha Ratio -3.17 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 14 ₹10,000 31 Mar 15 ₹13,629 31 Mar 16 ₹12,723 31 Mar 17 ₹15,876 31 Mar 18 ₹17,864 31 Mar 19 ₹19,505 Returns for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 19 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.4% 3 Month 5.6% 6 Month 8.7% 1 Year 6.6% 3 Year 15.1% 5 Year 14.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2018 -0.8% 2017 32.7% 2016 7.7% 2015 -0.2% 2014 41.1% 2013 10.2% 2012 26.8% 2011 -16.4% 2010 27.1% 2009 91.2% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
Name Since Tenure Rajat Chandak 14 Jul 17 1.63 Yr. Priyanka Khandelwal 15 Jun 17 1.71 Yr. Anish Tawakley 5 Sep 18 0.48 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund as on 28 Feb 19
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 30.21% Consumer Cyclical 9.67% Energy 9.1% Basic Materials 8.68% Technology 8.51% Consumer Defensive 6.42% Utility 6% Industrials 4.82% Communication Services 3.39% Health Care 2.6% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.24% Equity 90.74% Other 0.02% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,547 Cr 6,669,248 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | ICICIBANK6% ₹1,362 Cr 34,000,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | INFY5% ₹1,048 Cr 14,090,744
↑ 578,056 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | ITC4% ₹864 Cr 29,056,250 Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | HDFC4% ₹834 Cr 4,236,165
↓ -275,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | 5325554% ₹830 Cr 61,635,979
↑ 4,944,305 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 14 | 5322154% ₹828 Cr 10,657,791
↓ -1,892,813 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | 5003124% ₹787 Cr 49,256,318 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 09 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹696 Cr 20,886,314
↓ -2,022,251 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 12 | LT3% ₹681 Cr 4,914,390 3. ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17.3% since its launch. Ranked 21 in Sectoral category. Return for 2018 was 7.1% , 2017 was 35.6% and 2016 was 1% . ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 99 NAV (16 Apr 19) ₹245.57 ↑ 1.24 (0.51 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹510 on 28 Feb 19 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.93 Sharpe Ratio 0.21 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 14 ₹10,000 31 Mar 15 ₹12,702 31 Mar 16 ₹12,561 31 Mar 17 ₹15,421 31 Mar 18 ₹17,677 31 Mar 19 ₹19,554 Returns for ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 19 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.5% 3 Month 2.6% 6 Month 8.9% 1 Year 9% 3 Year 15.7% 5 Year 14.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2018 7.1% 2017 35.6% 2016 1% 2015 4.9% 2014 32.5% 2013 9.3% 2012 40.8% 2011 15% 2010 24.9% 2009 65.2% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund
Name Since Tenure Atul Patel 29 Jan 18 1.17 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund as on 28 Feb 19
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Defensive 70.36% Consumer Cyclical 13.03% Basic Materials 6.03% Industrials 1.85% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 8.73% Equity 91.27% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | ITC36% ₹198 Cr 6,667,562 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -9% ₹50 Cr Nestle India Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 15 | NESTLEIND6% ₹31 Cr 28,524 Marico Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | 5316426% ₹31 Cr 899,678 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | 5006964% ₹24 Cr 141,782 VST Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | 5099664% ₹23 Cr 67,381 Asian Paints Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | 5008204% ₹23 Cr 153,022 Relaxo Footwears Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | 5305174% ₹22 Cr 289,803 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 16 | 5002514% ₹21 Cr 568,238 Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | 5008303% ₹15 Cr 121,359 4. ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14% since its launch. Ranked 25 in Sectoral category. Return for 2018 was -8.9% , 2017 was 30.6% and 2016 was -4.4% . ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Nov 05 NAV (16 Apr 19) ₹57.37 ↓ -0.04 (-0.07 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹806 on 28 Feb 19 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.87 Sharpe Ratio -1.13 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 14 ₹10,000 31 Mar 15 ₹15,857 31 Mar 16 ₹15,420 31 Mar 17 ₹18,226 31 Mar 18 ₹20,241 31 Mar 19 ₹20,436 Returns for ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 19 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.8% 3 Month 3.5% 6 Month 2.4% 1 Year -2.9% 3 Year 9.5% 5 Year 15% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2018 -8.9% 2017 30.6% 2016 -4.4% 2015 16.4% 2014 51.2% 2013 43.6% 2012 34.5% 2011 -24.5% 2010 17.1% 2009 75.9% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Sankaran Naren 14 Jul 17 1.71 Yr. Ashwin Jain 3 Aug 16 2.66 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund as on 28 Feb 19
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 37.2% Technology 17.93% Health Care 13.29% Industrials 10.59% Utility 9.32% Communication Services 5.15% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.5% Equity 94.5% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5325559% ₹75 Cr 5,534,953 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -9% ₹74 Cr Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | SUNPHARMA9% ₹71 Cr 1,475,211 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp A (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | CTSH8% ₹66 Cr 131,183 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | HDFCBANK8% ₹63 Cr 273,167 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | INFY7% ₹60 Cr 809,874 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | SBIN7% ₹55 Cr 1,701,396 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | ICICIBANK7% ₹54 Cr 1,352,317 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | 5322157% ₹54 Cr 691,799 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | 5407196% ₹49 Cr 831,762
↑ 432,172 5. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.9% since its launch. Ranked 27 in Sectoral category. Return for 2018 was -14% , 2017 was 40.8% and 2016 was 2% . ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Aug 05 NAV (16 Apr 19) ₹52.31 ↑ 0.24 (0.46 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,154 on 28 Feb 19 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.62 Sharpe Ratio -1.18 Information Ratio 0.6 Alpha Ratio -3.67 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 14 ₹10,000 31 Mar 15 ₹14,689 31 Mar 16 ₹12,459 31 Mar 17 ₹16,526 31 Mar 18 ₹18,075 31 Mar 19 ₹18,233 Returns for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 19 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.3% 3 Month 7.4% 6 Month 12.4% 1 Year -0.6% 3 Year 12.8% 5 Year 12.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2018 -14% 2017 40.8% 2016 2% 2015 -3.4% 2014 56.2% 2013 -5% 2012 25.5% 2011 -31% 2010 10% 2009 68.3% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Sankaran Naren 7 Dec 15 3.23 Yr. Ihab Dalwai 3 Jun 17 1.74 Yr. Priyanka Khandelwal 15 Jun 17 1.71 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 28 Feb 19
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 24.93% Utility 15.89% Basic Materials 15.63% Financial Services 13.47% Energy 13.15% Communication Services 8.71% Real Estate 2.89% Technology 0.96% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.03% Equity 95.63% Other 0.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 | 53255510% ₹125 Cr 9,263,278
↓ -336,722 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | BHARTIARTL9% ₹112 Cr 3,370,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | SBIN8% ₹104 Cr 3,236,479 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | 5003126% ₹77 Cr 4,830,439
↓ -950,000 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -5% ₹66 Cr Indian Oil Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | IOC5% ₹65 Cr 4,008,034
↓ -297,611 Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | 5002954% ₹57 Cr 3,071,299 Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 12 | 5332484% ₹50 Cr 4,979,983
↓ -18,849 Hindalco Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 17 | HINDALCO4% ₹49 Cr 2,400,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 | LT3% ₹44 Cr 317,500
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