ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Ashwini Shinde, Ajaykumar Solanki, Nishit Patel. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct Growth has ₹7692 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.
   

ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 14.67% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of -6.94%, 16.63% and 19.88% respectively.

ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Consumer Defensive, Consumer Cyclical, Utilities, Basic Materials, Health, Energy, Real Estate, Communication, Tech. Its top holdings are InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares, Divi's Laboratories Ltd, Vedanta Ltd, Varun Beverages 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 investment objective of the Scheme is to invest in companies whose securities are included in Nifty Next 50 TRI (the Index) and to endeavor to achieve the returns of the above index as closely as possible, though subject to tracking error. The Scheme will not seek to outperform the Nifty Next 50. The objective is that the performance of the NAV of the Scheme should closely track the performance of the Nifty Next 50 over the same period subject to tracking error. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.