ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 29-04-2025
₹ 10.63
▲0.9%
1D
Inception Returns
6.6%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
Absolute
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479 people have invested ₹ 19.3L in ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 28 January, 2025. The fund is managed by Sankaran Naren, Priyanka Khandelwal. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has ₹1282 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.
Returns
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 6.60% since inception.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Defensive, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Communication, Industrial, Utilities. Its top holdings are Hindustan Unilever Ltd, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel Ltd, NTPC Ltd, Nestle India Ltd
Taxation
As it is a equity - other 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 Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
To generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in Equity & Equity related instruments of companies following Rural and/or allied theme. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will 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 Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.84% |
Benchmark | AMFI Tier I benchmark - Nifty Rural TRI |
| AUM | ₹1282 Cr |
| Inception Date | 28 January, 2025 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 0% |
| 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 |   Moderate Risk |
Trailing Returns
as on (29-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
69.1%
Mid cap
12.3%
Small cap
4.4%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
31.7%
Consumer Defensive
25.2%
Consumer Cyclical
15.3%
Basic Materials
10.8%
Communication
7.8%
Industrial
4.9%
Utilities
4.2%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hindustan Unilever Ltd | 7.99% | 23.7% | |
 State Bank of India | 6.82% | 0% | |
 Bharti Airtel Ltd | 6.73% | -25.6% | |
 NTPC Ltd | 3.62% | -18.8% | |
 Nestle India Ltd | 3.6% | 12.6% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | - | - | - | 6.6% |
 Sundaram Services Direct Growth | 17.91% | 19% | 29.6% | 21.5% |
 Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct - Growth | 14.73% | 30.7% | 33.71% | 18.23% |
 DSP Quant Fund Direct Growth | 8.18% | 10.14% | 18.53% | 13.96% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Bank of Baroda | 10.5% |
 State Bank of India | 5.9% |
 Bharti Airtel Ltd | 5.7% |
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Sankaran Naren
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 28 January 2025
Top funds managed
Priyanka Khandelwal
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 28 January 2025
Top funds managed
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
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Moderate Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered returns of 6.60% since inception (28th January 2025)
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 85.81% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 14.19% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1282 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹1282 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 2034 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.84%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.84% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.31%
Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is ₹10.63 as on 29-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 5.54% | 5.54% |
6 Month Returns | 0% | 0% |
1 Year Returns | 0% | 0% |
3 Years Returns | 0% | 0% |
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0.84% as on March 2025
₹1282 Cr as on March 2025
Hindustan Unilever Ltd(7.99%), State Bank of India(6.82%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(6.73%), NTPC Ltd(3.62%), Nestle India Ltd(3.6%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(27.23%), Consumer Defensive(21.65%), Consumer Cyclical(13.11%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | - | - | - |
As on March 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated against AMFI Tier I benchmark - Nifty Rural TRI. 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 Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | - | - | - |
As on March 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with AMFI Tier I benchmark - Nifty Rural TRI. 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 Rural Opportunities 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 Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | - | - | - |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is calculated with AMFI Tier I benchmark - Nifty Rural TRI. 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 Rural Opportunities 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 Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | - | - | - |
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.
Sankaran Naren, Priyanka Khandelwal are the fund managers of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is 1%