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Insights from Fund Comparison

• Both ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) and ICICI Pru Equity Minimum Variance Fund-Dir (IDCW) are Sectoral / Thematic, Equity schemes. ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) is 13 yrs 3 m old and manages ₹8,097.89 Crs, whereas ICICI Pru Equity Minimum Variance Fund-Dir (IDCW) is 1 yrs 4 m old with ₹3,513.29 Crs.
• ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) is therefore older and larger, which may indicate more experience and investor confidence.
• ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) has its top 3 sectors in Infrastructure Developers & Operators (17.78%), Air Transport Service (8.29%), and Banks (7.40%), while ICICI Pru Equity Minimum Variance Fund-Dir (IDCW) focuses on Banks (19.70%), IT - Software (8.69%), and Automobile (8.62%).
• The funds share exposure to Banks, but differ in the rest, which means they will partially move together but may diverge depending on how the unique sectors perform.
• ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) holds Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (8.29%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (7.43%), TREPS (6.05%), NTPC Ltd. (4.40%), and Oberoi Realty Ltd. (3.82%), whereas ICICI Pru Equity Minimum Variance Fund-Dir (IDCW) holds ICICI Bank Ltd. (7.85%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (5.95%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (4.68%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. (4.42%), and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (4.10%).
• The funds have completely different top holdings, which means their performance could diverge significantly depending on which stocks or sectors lead the market.
• In terms of risk profile, ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) has 91.69% equity and 1.12% debt, while ICICI Pru Equity Minimum Variance Fund-Dir (IDCW) has 94.12% equity and 0.00% debt.
• Risk profile is similar for both funds.
• ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund - Direct (G) outperformed ICICI Pru Equity Minimum Variance Fund-Dir (IDCW) in 3 Months, 1 Year (returns: -8.77%, 2.79% ) but underperformed in 6 Months, 3 Years, 5 Years (returns: -6.63%, 22.30%, 24.68%). This mixed performance indicates strength in certain market cycles while highlighting periods of relative weakness, suggesting selective timing or careful monitoring may be needed.