ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity FoF
- NAV as on 23 Sep 2026
- ₹31.88-0.63%1 day
- Return since launch
- 28.6%
- 52-week range
- ₹20.00 — ₹34.36
- AUM
- ₹328 Cr
ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity FoF is a International equity fund from ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund with ₹328 Cr under management, launched in 2022. Over three years it has returned 43.6% a year, against 23.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.98% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity FoF NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +51.3% against +29.8% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 44.2% | +18.7 pts | 25.5% | 25.4% |
| 2Y | 53.0% | +25.0 pts | 28.0% | 29.5% |
| 3Y | 43.6% | +19.7 pts | 23.9% | 27.4% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -7.1% | −7.0 pts | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| 3M | 21.9% | +19.3 pts | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 6M | 8.5% | −7.4 pts | 15.9% | 15.7% |
| 1Y | 52.2% | +26.7 pts | 25.5% | 28.6% |
| 2Y | 44.2% | +20.2 pts | 24.1% | 26.6% |
| 3Y | 33.8% | +9.9 pts | 23.9% | 26.2% |
Since launch (17 Jan 2022): 28.6%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.9% | +33.7 pts | 32.2% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | −11.1 pts | 15.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | −19.1 pts | 22.6% |
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
0.98%
Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.85%
- Brokerage
- 0.00%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.13%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year.
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹-1
- Min lumpsum
- ₹-1
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- NA
- Short-term capital gains
- Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
- Long-term capital gains
- After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | — | — | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | — | — | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 1.22 | 1.10 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 2.48 | 1.92 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 22.46 | 24.91 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity FoF portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.6%
- Other0.4%
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSM First Trust Strategic Metal And Energy Equity UCITS Fund | Unclassified | 99.59% | ₹327 Cr | +99.43% | +96.94% | +99.60% |
| Others | Others | 0.41% | ₹1.34 Cr | -0.75% | -0.38% | +0.22% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Others | 0.10% | -0.34% | -0.44% |
| FSM First Trust Strategic Metal And Energy Equity UCITS Fund | 99.52% | 99.59% | +0.07% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹1,568 Cr | 1.68% | 56.4% | 45.3% | 25.3% |
 Edelweiss US Technology Equity FoF | ₹4,348 Cr | 1.54% | 33.0% | 29.8% | 27.3% |
 Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund | ₹1,128 Cr | 2.34% | 117.9% | 78.4% | — |
 HSBC Global Emerging Markets Fund | ₹519 Cr | 1.44% | 36.3% | 36.4% | 24.4% |
| Edelweiss Emerging Markets Opportunities Equity Offshore Fund | ₹275 Cr | 1.39% | 38.6% | 36.4% | 24.3% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to invests in the units/shares of First Trust Strategic Metal and Energy Equity UCITS Fund. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in domestic debt or money market securities and/or debt mutual fund schemes/liquid schemes of domestic mutual funds including that of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time.
Fund managers
- Sharmila D'SilvaMs. D'Silva is CA and BAFShe joined ICICI Prudential AMC Limited in September 2016.
- Venus AhujaChartered Accountant and B.ComMr. Venus Ahuja, who was previously part of the Investment Monitoring Team at ICICI AMC, has now been appointed as a Fund Manager and Dealer in the Investments Department of ICICI AMC
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months8.47% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹65,082 | 8.47% | |
| 1 year52.19% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,59,970 | 33.31% | |
| 3 years33.82% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹6,27,424 | 74.28% |
Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.
How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.