ICICI Prudential Housing Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Housing Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 18 April, 2022. The fund is managed by Sharmila D’mello, Anand Sharma. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ICICI Prudential Housing Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has ₹2361 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.2.
   

ICICI Prudential Housing Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 19.52% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 4.73% and 19.86% respectively.

ICICI Prudential Housing Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Basic Materials, Industrial, Real Estate, Utilities, Consumer Cyclical, Government. Its top holdings are Larsen & Toubro Ltd, NTPC Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank 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 investing in equity and equity related instruments of entities engaged in and/or expected to benefit from the growth in housing theme. 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 Housing Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.