ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 16 October, 2019. The fund is managed by Lalit Kumar. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has ₹2742 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.
   

ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 30.43% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 0.53%, 26.12% and 37.28% respectively.

ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Basic Materials, Industrial, Utilities, Consumer Defensive. Its top holdings are Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, JSW Steel Ltd, Ambuja Cements Ltd, Jindal Stainless Ltd, UltraTech Cement Ltd

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 benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

To generate long-term capital appreciation by creating a portfolio that is invested predominantly in Equity and Equity related securities of companies engaged in commodity and commodity related sectors. However there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.