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ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 33 of 164

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹21.89-0.16-0.73%

As of 7 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+0.1%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 2 periods ahead

Cost

Low

0.68% vs 0.83% peers

Consistency

Steady

positive in 3 of 4 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 3Y but trails on 1Y.

1Y return

+0.1%

-3.1 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+18.8%

+4.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

—

AUM

₹1.9K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.68%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

19.9%

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 18.8%. 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

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NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹21.8900

Last 1Y

+0.09%

Oct 25Min ₹21.39 · Max ₹24.15 · 247 ptsOct 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-1.44%+0.13%276/ 291
1M-4.91%-3.58%229/ 289
3M-5.07%-1.90%206/ 286
6M-0.64%+11.04%273/ 286
YTD-1.84%+1.59%142/ 273
1Y+0.09%+3.23%145/ 261
2Y+0.11%+2.74%133/ 211
3Y+18.82%+14.02%33/ 164

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.

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