ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Direct
Sector - Technology
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth

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 ₹12671 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 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 23.38% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 41.65%, 14.74% and 29.03% 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.

Fund Performance
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35537 people have invested ₹ 10.9Cr in ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.93%
Benchmark
S&P BSE IT
AUM₹12671 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹100
Exit Load
1%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
63.79%
Risk
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Very High Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Equity 96.9%

  • Debt & Cash 3.1%

Large cap
68.2%

Small cap
13.9%

Mid cap
11.1%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Tech
76%
Communication
15.6%
Consumer Cyclical
4%
Industrial
3.8%
Consumer Defensive
0.4%
Health
0.2%
Financial Services
0.1%
All changes are between Apr'24 and Jun'24

Returns for the month of Jun

  • Gainers

  • Losers

Vaibhav Dusad
Vaibhav Dusad
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth, since 2 May 2020

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 1 year, Franklin India Technology Fund Direct Growth has given 56.08% return, outperforming this fund by 14.43%.
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This fund with AUM at ₹12671.14Cr is among the largest funds in the sector - technology category.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 5.8% growth in AUM moving from 11.97K Cr to 12.67K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (sector - technology). Its expense ratio is 0.93% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.23%.
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Over the last 15 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 12.0% moving from 0.83 to 0.93.
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In the last 5 years, Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 29.24% return, outperforming this fund by 0.21% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, Franklin India Technology Fund Direct Growth has given 19.99% return, outperforming this fund by 5.24% per annum.

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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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 23.38% since inception which is less than its category average return of 32.66%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 96.95% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.05% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹12671 Cr

AUM size ₹12671 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹12671 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 3234 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.93%

Expense Ratio 0.93%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.93% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.23%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth is ₹220.61 as on 24-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 24-Jul-2024.
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
11.28%
11.28%
6 Month Returns
12.39%
12.39%
1 Year Returns
41.65%
41.65%
3 Years Returns
51.07%
14.74%
5 Years Returns
257.67%
29.03%
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0.93% as on June 2024
₹12671 Cr as on June 2024
Infosys Ltd(23.82%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd(12.11%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(8.48%), HCL Technologies Ltd(6.06%), Tech Mahindra Ltd(5.38%) as on June 2024
Tech(73.7%), Communication(15.1%), Consumer Cyclical(3.83%) as on June 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
0.94
2.32
5.48
As on June 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
1.04
0.99
1.08
As on June 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
1.44
0.47
0.96
As on June 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
15.77
18.41
22.24
As on June 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 0.73 as on June 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.53 as on June 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%