June 12, 2025
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ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 11.0300
NAV IDCW: Rs 11.0300
Suitable For Which Investors?
Such thematic funds are avoidable for most investors because:
• They have a narrow investment focus
• Instead, diversified equity funds which invest across sectors/themes are better
If you still choose to invest:
1. Invest only through SIP
2. Have a 7+ year investment horizon
3. Be prepared to withstand interim sharp declines in investment value
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in Equity & Equity related instruments of companies following Rural and/or allied theme.
Fund Manager:
1) Priyanka Khandelwal
Education: Ms. Khandelwal is Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary
Experience: She has been Working with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund Since October 2014.
2) Sankaran Naren
Education: Mr. Naren is a B.Tech from IIT Chennai and MBA (Finance)from IIM Kolkata.
Experience: Prior to joining ICICI Prudential AMC he has worked with Refco Sify Securities India Pvt. Ltd., HDFC Securities Ltd. and Yoha Securities.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (Rs) | 5,000 |
| Min. Addl Investment (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Min. SIP Investment (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. Withdrawal (Rs) | — |
| Min. No of Cheques | 6 |
| Min. Balance (Rs) | — |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 1% for redemption within 12 months |
Basic Details of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund
| Fund House | ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 28-Jan-25 |
| Return Since Launch | 10.30% |
| Benchmark | Nifty Rural TRI |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | Rs 1,371 Cr |
| (As on 31-May-2025) | |
| Expense | 0.98% |
| (As on 31-May-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | — |
| Return Grade | — |
| Turnover | 20.00% |
Trailing Returns (%) of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| ICICI Pru Rural Opportunities Dir | — | 0.00 | 5.65 | 13.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSE 500 TRI | — | -0.01 | 7.57 | 14.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peer Comparison of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities 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 | Turnover (%) | |
| ICICI Pru Rural Opportunities Dir | Unrated | — | — | — | 0.98 | 1,371 | 10.30 | 1.00 (360) | 4M | 20.00 |
| ICICI Pru India Opportunities Dir | Unrated | 14.62 | 28.22 | 34.25 | 0.63 | 28,204 | 23.65 | 1.00 (365) | 6Y 4M | 69.00 |
| ICICI Pru Business Cycle Dir | Unrated | 11.47 | 26.27 | — | 0.72 | 12,972 | 23.79 | 1.00 (30) | 4Y 4M | 25.00 |
| HDFC Manufacturing Dir | Unrated | 2.26 | — | — | 0.50 | 12,098 | 6.99 | 1.00 (30) | 1Y | — |
| SBI Innovative Opportunities Dir | Unrated | — | — | — | 0.61 | 7,367 | -2.71 | 1.00 (365) | 9M | 46.00 |
Portfolio Analysis of ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund
| No. of Stocks | 34 |
| Top 10 Stocks | 52.14% |
| Top 5 Stocks | 32.14% |
| Top 3 Sectors | 52.16% |
| Portfolio P/B Ratio | 3.08 |
| Portfolio P/E Ratio | 20.00 |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Average Mkt Cap (Rs Cr) | 2,15,573 | 1,27,168 |
| Giant (%) | 63.76 | 41.72 |
| Large (%) | 18.88 | 23.52 |
| Mid (%) | 12.38 | 27.74 |
| Small (%) | 4.99 | 11.01 |
| Tiny (%) | — | 0.73 |
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