SBI Magnum mid cap fund and ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund both belong to the mid cap category of Equity Funds. These schemes invest their accumulated fund money in equity and equity-related instruments of companies having a Market capitalization between INR 500 – INR 10,000 Crores. Mid cap stocks are defined as stocks whose market capitalization is between 101st to 250th in terms of full market capitalization. Though both the schemes belong to the same category yet; there are differences with respect to their performance, AUM, NAV, and many other related factors. So, for better investment decision, let us understand the differences between SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund and ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund through this article.
SBI Mid Cap Fund is offered by SBI Mutual Fund under Mid Cap category. It is an open-ended scheme which was launched on March 29, 2005. The scheme’s objective is to attain Capital growth in long-term by Investing in equity and equity-related instruments of mid cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty Midcap 150 to construct its Portfolio. Some of the top holdings (as on 31/05/2018) of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio include Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited, The Ramco Cements Ltd, Dixon Technologies (India) Limited, Sheela Foam Limited, and Federal Bank Limited. The fund is suitable for investors looking for capital appreciation for long-term tenure. The scheme follows bottom-up approach of stock selection. SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund is managed by Sohini Andani.
ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund’s investment objective is to generate capital appreciation from an active portfolio that primarily consists of midcap stocks. Some of the key benefits of this scheme are it helps individuals to take the advantage of mid-cap stocks that have potentials of higher capital appreciation. Additionally, the scheme also complements a portfolio that is primarily focused on large-cap stocks. Mittul Kalawadia and Mrinal Singh are the joint fund managers of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund. The scheme uses NIFTY Midcap 150 TRI as its primary benchmark to construct its portfolio. Some of the top holdings of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund as of March 31, 2018, include Exide Industries Limited, Tata Chemicals Limited, Fortis Healthcare Limited, and Engineers India Limited.
The parameters or elements that are used to compare both the scheme are divided into four categories, namely, basic section, performance section, yearly performance section, and other details section. So, let us have a look at each of these parameters and see how the funds stand against each other.
The elements compared in this section include Category of Scheme, Fincash Rating, Current NAV, and much more. To begin with the scheme’s category, we can see that both the schemes belong to the same category, that is, Equity Mid Cap. Moving on the next comparison parameter, that is, Fincash Rating, it can be said that ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund has a 2-Star Rating, while SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund has 3-Star Rating. With respect to Net Asset Value, the NAV of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund is higher than that of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund. As on 17th July, 2018, the NAV of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund was INR 72.3895 and of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund was INR 95.05, approximately. The following table summarizes the various comparison components of the basics section.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹226.543 ↑ 0.37 (0.16 %) ₹22,547 on 31 Jul 25 29 Mar 05 ☆☆☆ Equity Mid Cap 28 Moderately High 1.67 -0.57 -1.23 -3.78 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹293.52 ↑ 0.28 (0.10 %) ₹6,654 on 31 Jul 25 28 Oct 04 ☆☆ Equity Mid Cap 35 Moderately High 1.88 -0.22 -0.41 2.1 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
As the name mentions, this scheme compares the CAGR performance of both the schemes at various time frames. Some of the timeframes for which the performance is compared are 1 Month, 3 Months, 1 Year, 5 Years, and Since Inception. When we look at the performance of both the schemes in almost all the time periods, ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund has performed better as compared to SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund. The table given below tabulates the performance of both the schemes at different timeframes.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details -0.6% -2.7% 10.3% -6.5% 14.5% 25.1% 16.5% ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 0.2% 1.7% 21.7% 0.1% 21.1% 25.7% 17.6%
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This category gives the absolute performance of both the schemes on a yearly Basis. If we look at the yearly bases performance, SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund's performance is better as compared to ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund in many instances. The yearly performance of both the schemes is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 20.3% 34.5% 3% 52.2% 30.4% ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 27% 32.8% 3.1% 44.8% 19.1%
This section is the last section in case of comparison between both the schemes. Some of the comparison elements that form part of this section include AUM, Minimum SIP Investment, Minimum Lumpsum Investment, and Exit Load. The minimum monthly SIP investment of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund is INR 1,000 and of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund is INR 500. The minimum lump sum amount of both the fund is same, i.e., INR 5,000. With respect to the AUM of both the schemes, the AUM of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund is higher in comparison to the AUM of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund. As on May 31, 2018, the AUM of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund was INR 3,718 crores while of ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund was approximately INR 1,523 crores. The table given below summarizes the elements of other details section.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Bhavin Vithlani - 1.42 Yr. ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹100 ₹5,000 Lalit Kumar - 3.17 Yr.
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 20 ₹10,000 31 Aug 21 ₹17,626 31 Aug 22 ₹20,582 31 Aug 23 ₹24,278 31 Aug 24 ₹33,252 31 Aug 25 ₹30,751 ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 20 ₹10,000 31 Aug 21 ₹16,707 31 Aug 22 ₹17,936 31 Aug 23 ₹20,647 31 Aug 24 ₹31,895 31 Aug 25 ₹31,308
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.93% Equity 94.94% Debt 0.13% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.19% Consumer Cyclical 17.47% Basic Materials 11.77% Industrials 11.51% Health Care 9.95% Technology 4.75% Real Estate 4.48% Consumer Defensive 4.09% Utility 2.73% Communication Services 1.61% Energy 1.39% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity CRISIL Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | CRISIL4% ₹839 Cr 1,582,641
↓ -17,359 Sundaram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | SUNDARMFIN3% ₹697 Cr 1,490,000 Shree Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5003873% ₹693 Cr 225,000 Tata Elxsi Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | TATAELXSI3% ₹640 Cr 1,050,000 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | 5327793% ₹616 Cr 4,700,000 Schaeffler India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 14 | SCHAEFFLER3% ₹604 Cr 1,465,945
↓ -134,055 Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 15 | M&MFIN3% ₹579 Cr 22,500,000 Biocon Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | BIOCON2% ₹547 Cr 13,969,697 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | FEDERALBNK2% ₹547 Cr 27,000,000 Bharat Forge Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | 5004932% ₹526 Cr 4,500,000 ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.53% Equity 98.18% Other 0.29% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 26.53% Industrials 21.95% Financial Services 18.82% Communication Services 10.54% Consumer Cyclical 10.46% Real Estate 6.55% Health Care 2.82% Technology 0.38% Utility 0.13% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Jindal Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | 5322864% ₹268 Cr 2,779,227 Bharti Hexacom Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | BHARTIHEXA4% ₹236 Cr 1,276,584
↑ 40,790 BSE Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | BSE4% ₹235 Cr 968,355 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | PRESTIGE3% ₹231 Cr 1,418,018 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | APARINDS3% ₹229 Cr 257,507
↑ 10,000 APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | APLAPOLLO3% ₹228 Cr 1,425,196
↑ 307,262 UPL Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | UPL3% ₹221 Cr 3,136,084 Jindal Stainless Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | JSL3% ₹216 Cr 3,106,731 Muthoot Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5333983% ₹215 Cr 824,501 Info Edge (India) Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | NAUKRI3% ₹212 Cr 1,524,061
↓ -339,864
Thus, from the above elements, it can be said that both the schemes differ on account of various parameters. However, it is always advised to individuals to understand a scheme’s modalities completely before investing. They should check if the fund’s objective is in-line with theirs. They should also check various parameters such as returns, Underlying asset portfolio, fund manager managing the scheme and much more. Additionally, they can take help of a financial advisor, if required. Through this individual can ensure that their money is safe and their objectives are met timely.