ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 11 October, 2022. The fund is managed by Nishit Patel, Ashwini Shinde. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund Direct Growth has ₹145 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.
   

ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 26.21% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of -3.46%.

ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial. Its top holdings are Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Tata Motors Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Eicher Motors Ltd

As it is a index funds 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.

The objective of the Scheme is to invest in companies whose securities are included in Nifty Auto Index and subject to tracking errors, to endeavor to achieve the returns of the above index. This would be done by investing in all the stocks comprising the Nifty Auto Index in the same weightage that they represent in Nifty Auto Index. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme shall be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.