ICICI Pru PSU Equity Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #8 of 184 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹20.75 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹1,850 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.77% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Antariksha Banerjee |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 30 days |
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Performance & risk
| Sharpe ratio | 0.82 |
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| Standard deviation | 20.05% |
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| Max drawdown | −23.65% |
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| Alpha | 0.33 |
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| Beta | 0.83 |
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Over 5 years, captured 79.8% of NIFTY CPSE's upside and 81.6% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 73.0% |
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| Mid cap | 16.1% |
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| Small cap | 10.9% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 45.3% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 64.3% |
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| Total holdings | 46 |
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Top holdings
- State Bank Of India — 16.8%
- NTPC Limited — 9.1%
- POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED — 7.6%
- LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA — 6.0%
- Bharat Electronics Ltd. — 5.9%
- Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd — 4.8%
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. — 4.7%
- Coal India Limited — 3.5%
- Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. — 3.3%
- Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd — 2.7%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 23.4%
- Energy — 19.5%
- Oil & GAS — 13.9%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −2.6% | Q2 | #78 of 167 |
| 2025 | 7.1% | Q2 | #38 of 132 |
| 2024 | 24.3% | Q2 | #24 of 86 |
| 2023 | 52.7% | Q1 (Top) | #6 of 66 |