ICICI Pru Commodities Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by creating a portfolio that is invested predominantly in Equity and Equity related securities of companies engaged in commodity and commodity related sectors.
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #6 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹47.77 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹4,106 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.63% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Lalit Kumar |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 90 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 12.98% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.61 |
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| Standard deviation | 16.99% |
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| Max drawdown | -41.36% |
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| Alpha | 3.92 |
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| Beta | 0.96 |
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Over 5 years, captured 69.7% of NIFTY Energy's upside and 57.6% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 43.9% |
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| Mid cap | 29.4% |
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| Small cap | 26.7% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 34.1% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 55.0% |
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| Total holdings | 50 |
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Top holdings
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd — 7.8%
- JINDAL STEEL LIMITED — 7.5%
- Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited — 7.3%
- JSW Steel Limited — 6.8%
- Hindalco Industries Ltd. — 4.7%
- Jindal Stainless Limited — 4.6%
- UPL Limited — 4.4%
- UltraTech Cement Ltd — 4.3%
- Vedanta Ltd. — 3.8%
- Usha Martin Ltd. — 3.8%
Top sectors
- Ferrous Metals — 23.3%
- Metals — 18.9%
- Chemicals — 17.8%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 5.7% | Q2 | #67 of 167 |
| 2025 | 18.0% | Q1 (Top) | #6 of 132 |
| 2024 | 8.3% | Q4 (Bottom) | #83 of 86 |
| 2023 | 27.2% | Q3 | #40 of 66 |
| 2022 | 14.5% | Q1 (Top) | #9 of 55 |