ICICI Prudential Focused Equity

About ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

Being an open-ended equity fund, the scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by focusing on multicap i.e. up to 30 companies across market capitalization and by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity and equity related securities of it.

Pros and Cons of ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

This product is suitable for those who are seeking for: 1. Long term capital appreciation. 2. The scheme invests in maximum 30 stocks across market capitalization.

Fund Information and Statistics of ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

i) Inception / Launch date

The ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund was launched on 28 May 2009 by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.

ii) Risk level

This scheme is suitable for investor with moderately high risk appetite.The fund is invested in few stocks to build a concentrated portfolio. This approach leads to concentration risk. A sharp fall in any stock will bring down the return of entire portfolio.

iii) Redemption

The redemption request proceeds within 10 working days from the date of receipt of redemption request. The fund also offers appreciation based triggers whereby the entire investment can be transferred to a predetermined debt scheme.

iv) Fund Manager

Mr. Mrinal Singh since 2015 and Mr.Mittul Kalawadia since 2018 are the fund managers of ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund.

v) Entry / Exit load

The entry load is not applicable for investing in this scheme. The exit load of 1% is applicable if the units purchased are redeemed within 1 year from the date of allotment. If units are redeemed after 1 year the exit load is NIL.

Tax benefits of investing in ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

The following taxes are applicable to income arising from investing in this scheme: 1. Short-term capital gains are taxed at 15% 2. Long-term capital gains in excess of Rs. 1 lakh are taxed at 10% without indexation benefits.

About ICICI Mutual Fund

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by ICICI Mutual Fund AMC, one of India’s largest Fund houses with a proven track record of delivering returns. The fund has been on the forefront of financial innovation leading to a well-diversified portfolio of around 47 mutual fund products, across equity and debt.