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 #5 of 184 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹45.05 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹4,277 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.62% |
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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 | 12.73% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.62 |
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| Standard deviation | 17.00% |
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| Max drawdown | −41.36% |
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| Alpha | 3.95 |
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| Beta | 0.96 |
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Over 5 years, captured 74.5% of NIFTY Energy's upside and 56.6% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 44.2% |
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| Mid cap | 29.9% |
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| Small cap | 25.9% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 34.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 54.4% |
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| Total holdings | 49 |
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Top holdings
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd — 8.4%
- JINDAL STEEL LIMITED — 7.8%
- Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited — 6.7%
- JSW Steel Limited — 6.7%
- Hindalco Industries Ltd. — 4.7%
- Jindal Stainless Limited — 4.3%
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc — 4.1%
- Vedanta Ltd. — 3.9%
- UPL Limited — 3.9%
- UltraTech Cement Ltd — 3.9%
Top sectors
- Ferrous Metals — 23.3%
- Metals — 18.6%
- Chemicals — 17.2%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −0.3% | Q2 | #61 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 |