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ICICI Prudential Bond Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 42.8847
Quarterly NAV IDCW: Rs 11.7986
NAV IDCW Monthly: Rs 11.5117
Suitable For Which Investors?
“Medium to Long Duration debt funds invest mainly in bonds maturing in four to seven years. They aim to earn better returns than bank fixed deposits of a similar duration. The risk of incurring a loss in these funds over the said time frame is low, but they may experience some degree of volatility in response to changes in interest rates.
Retail investors can avoid these funds altogether. We believe that Short Duration funds are a better alternative for the fixed-income allocation in an investor’s portfolio.
We also believe that investors with an investment horizon of more than three years may consider investing some portion of their money in equity funds to earn higher returns. They witness more severe ups and downs than debt funds but the possibility of incurring a loss reduces with an increase in one’s investment horizon.”
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme seeks to generate income through investments in a range of debt and money market instruments while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity.
Fund Manager:
1) Manish Banthia
Education: Mr. Banthia is B.Com, CA and MBA
Experience: He is associated with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company since Oct 2005, ICICI Prudential AMC – Fixed Income Investments – Aug 2007 to Oct 2009, ICICI Prudential AMC – New Product Development – Oct 2005 to Jul 2007, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. – From May 2005 to Oct 2005, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd. – From May 2004 to May 2005.
2) Ritesh Lunawat
Education: Mr. Lunawat is B.Com and Chartered Accountant.
Experience: He has been Working with ICICI Prudential AMC Since September 2013.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (Rs) | 5,000 |
| Min. Addl Investment (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Min. SIP Investment (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Min. Withdrawal (Rs) | 1 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 6 |
| Min. Balance (Rs) | — |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0 |
Basic Details of ICICI Prudential Bond Fund
| Fund House | ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 01-Jan-13 |
| Return Since Launch | 8.34% |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index |
| Riskometer | Moderate |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | Rs 2,858 Cr |
| (As on 30-Apr-2025) | |
| Expense | 0.62% |
| (As on 30-Apr-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | Below Average |
| Return Grade | Above Average |
Trailing Returns (%) of ICICI Prudential Bond Fund
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| ICICI Pru Bond Dir | 5.58 | -0.09 | 0.89 | 4.50 | 6.08 | 11.10 | 9.21 | 7.23 | 8.35 | 8.09 |
| VR Bond | 4.22 | 0.05 | 0.65 | 3.33 | 4.81 | 8.88 | 7.92 | 5.69 | 6.60 | 6.56 |
| Debt: Medium to Long Duration | 5.35 | -0.11 | 0.82 | 4.44 | 5.87 | 10.58 | 8.65 | 6.77 | 7.57 | 7.41 |
| Rank within category | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Number of funds in category | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Peer Comparison of ICICI Prudential Bond Fund
| Rating | 1 Year Returns | 3 Year Returns | 5 Year Returns | Expense Ratio (%) | Net Assets (Rs Cr) | Return Since Launch (%) | Exit Load (Days) | Fund Age | |
| ICICI Pru Bond Dir | 4 star | 11.10 | 9.21 | 7.23 | 0.62 | 2,858 | 8.34 | — | 12Y 4M |
| SBI Magnum Income Dir | 4 star | 10.61 | 8.94 | 7.33 | 0.77 | 1,942 | 8.34 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 4M |
| ABSL Income Dir | 3 star | 10.50 | 8.41 | 6.92 | 0.74 | 2,304 | 8.10 | — | 12Y 4M |
| Kotak Bond Dir | 3 star | 10.81 | 9.01 | 7.00 | 0.70 | 2,130 | 8.02 | — | 12Y 4M |
| HDFC Income Dir | 3 star | 11.05 | 8.95 | 6.56 | 0.80 | 930 | 7.51 | — | 12Y 4M |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Number of Securities | 41 | 23 |
| Macaulay Duration (yrs) | 6.62 | 6.72 |
| Average Maturity (yrs) | 12.77 | 12.12 |
| Yield to Maturity (%) | 6.91 | 6.78 |
| Avg Credit Rating | AAA | — |
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