ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth
Description
The scheme seeks to provide returns before expenses that closely corresponds to the total returns of the NIFTY 50 subject to tracking errors.
The scheme aims to closely track the performance of Nifty 50 Index by investing in almost all the stocks and in approximately the same weightage that they represent in the index.
99.6% of the combined portfolio weight is common between Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth and ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth.
50 stocks appear in both portfolios.
The largest shared holding is HDFC Bank Ltd., at 11.13% of Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth and 11.14% of ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth.
At this level most of your money rides on the same stocks through two schemes, so holding both adds little extra diversification.
Largest common holdings
HDFC Bank Ltd.ICICI Bank Ltd.Reliance Industries Ltd.Bharti Airtel Ltd.Larsen & Toubro Ltd.State Bank of IndiaAxis Bank Ltd.Infosys Ltd.
Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has delivered the higher 3-year CAGR (9.13% vs 9.05%). Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth is the cheaper of the two with an expense ratio of 0.17% against 0.24%. ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth manages the larger corpus at ₹16.84k Cr. There is no single "better" fund — the right choice depends on your holding period, risk appetite and what you already own. Use the returns, risk and portfolio overlap tables above to judge which fits your portfolio, and remember that past returns do not guarantee future performance.
Over 1 year, Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth returned 0.62% against 0.53% for ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth; and over 3 years, Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth leads with a 9.13% CAGR versus 9.05%. Returns beyond one year are CAGR (annualised). Short-period returns are heavily influenced by market cycles, so compare over at least three to five years before drawing conclusions.
Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has the lower expense ratio at 0.17%, compared with 0.24% for ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth — a difference of 0.07% a year. The expense ratio is deducted from NAV daily, so a lower ratio directly improves your net return, though it should not be the only reason to pick a fund.
Both Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth and ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth carry a "Very High" rating on the SEBI Riskometer. Within the same riskometer band, differences still show up in maximum drawdown, volatility and market-cap mix — all of which are compared in the tables above.
The portfolio overlap between the two funds is 99.6%, which is considered high. At this level, most of your money would be riding on the same set of stocks through two schemes, so holding both adds little extra diversification. You can see the shared stocks in the overlap section above.
Yes — both are Equity: Large Cap funds, which means they follow similar mandates and are benchmarked against comparable indices. That makes a direct comparison of returns, expense ratio and risk meaningful.
Axis Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹14.97 and an AUM of ₹1.00k Cr, and was launched on 9 Dec 2021. ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Direct Plan-Growth has a NAV of ₹260.47 and an AUM of ₹16.84k Cr, launched on 31 Dec 2012. NAV on its own says nothing about how expensive or cheap a fund is — only the return on it matters.
