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ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 12 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹23.18-0.05-0.22%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+10.2%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.68% vs NaN% peers

Consistency

Strong

positive in 4 of 4 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y & 3Y.

1Y return

+10.2%

+0.7 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+24.0%

+6.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

AUM

₹1.9K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.68%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

20.1%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from ICICI Prudential. The portfolio is ~94% in equities with 6% kept in cash and short-term debt. 3-year CAGR: about 24.0%. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -23% in Feb 2025, recovered in 12 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF109KC12I5

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹23.1800

Last 1Y

+10.17%

Aug 25Min ₹20.44 · Max ₹24.15 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Feb 2025

-23.0%

Peak ₹23.53 on 1 Aug 2024 → trough ₹18.11 on 28 Feb 2025 (7 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 10 Feb 2026

Jun 2024

-12.7%

Peak ₹22.52 on 3 Jun 2024 → trough ₹19.65 on 4 Jun 2024 (0 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 11 Jul 2024

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-11.4%

Peak ₹24.15 on 26 Feb 2026 → trough ₹21.39 on 30 Mar 2026 (1 months down).

Not yet recovered

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

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Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    0.68% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹1.9K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 73.9% — fairly concentrated.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-0.39%-0.40%125/ 286
1M+0.39%+2.47%219/ 286
3M+1.09%+8.01%275/ 286
6M-2.97%+6.33%248/ 278
YTD+3.95%+6.03%139/ 273
1Y+10.17%+9.52%99/ 258
2Y+1.54%+5.82%142/ 203
3Y+24.03%+17.18%12/ 157

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity93.94%
  • Cash6.06%

By market cap

  • Large cap62.72%
  • Mid cap18.48%
  • Small cap5.42%
  • Others13.38%

Concentration

Holdings

50

Avg market cap

₹1.65 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

57.82%

Top 5 stocks

39.86%

Top 3 sectors

73.91%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    State Bank of India

    14.22%
  • 1

    State Bank of India

    13.29%
  • 2

    NTPC Ltd

    8.68%
  • 2

    NTPC Ltd

    8.61%
  • 3

    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd

    6.89%
  • 3

    Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd

    6.87%
  • 4

    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd

    6.47%
  • 4

    Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd

    5.36%
  • 5

    Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares

    4.78%
  • 6

    Life Insurance Corporation of India

    4.71%
  • 5

    Life Insurance Corporation of India

    4.47%
  • 6

    Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares

    4.10%
  • 7

    Oil India Ltd

    3.86%
  • 8

    Bank of Baroda

    3.73%
  • 9

    Canara Bank

    3.53%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio10.9028.47-17.57
  • P/B ratio1.664.25-2.59
  • Price / Sales1.183.21-2.03
  • Price / Cash Flow6.8119.97-13.16
  • Dividend yield3.12%1.23%+1.89
  • Return on equity (ROE)18.23%18.47%-0.24

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    19.5420.49
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.090.91
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.141.67
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

Available plans & options

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