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Insights from Fund Comparison

• Both ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) and Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) are Large & Mid Cap Fund, Equity schemes. ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) is 13 yrs 3 m old and manages ₹28,505.9 Crs, whereas Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) is 13 yrs 3 m old with ₹30,712.48 Crs.
• Both funds are fairly comparable in terms of age and size.
• ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) has its top 3 sectors in Banks (12.78%), Finance (10.83%), and E-Commerce/App based Aggregator (7.53%), while Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) focuses on Banks (20.22%), Pharmaceuticals (6.66%), and Automobile (5.53%).
• 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) holds SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd. (4.58%), TREPS (4.56%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (3.53%), Page Industries Ltd. (3.48%), and HDFC Bank Ltd. (3.43%), whereas Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) holds HDFC BANK LTD. (5.21%), STATE BANK OF INDIA. (4.47%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (4.10%), ICICI BANK LTD. (3.08%), and Triparty Repo (3.03%).
• The funds share exposure to HDFC Bank Ltd., which makes their performance partly correlated. However, the unique holdings like SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd. in ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) and STATE BANK OF INDIA. in Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) can create divergence depending on how these stocks perform.
• In terms of risk profile, ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) has 94.27% equity and 1.59% debt, while Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) has 96.09% equity and 0.00% debt.
• Risk profile is similar for both funds.
• ICICI Pru Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct (G) outperformed Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G) in 3 Months, 6 Months, 3 Years, 5 Years (returns: -3.95%, -2.65%, 21.08%, 20.02% ) but underperformed in 1 Year (returns: 12.24%). This mixed performance indicates strength in certain market cycles while highlighting periods of relative weakness, suggesting selective timing or careful monitoring may be needed.