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ICICI Prudential Gold ETF FOF
ICICI Prudential Mutual FundOther Scheme - FoF Domestic13.8 years
The scheme aims to generate returns by investing in units of ICICI Prudential Gold Exchange Traded Fund.
- NAV
- 45.3395
- 28 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- +21.3%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹7,066.63 Cr
- 30 Sept 2026
- Volatility
- High
- 16.9% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 28 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Baroda BNP Paribas Income Plus Arbitrage Active Fund of Funds if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.14% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -25.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Watch
48% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Ashwini Jemin Bharucha · 1.0 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 100.0% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y+21.3%
- 3Y+31.5%
- 5Y+23.1%
- 10Y+15.3%
- SI+10.6%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y-2.8%
- 3Y+30.2%
- 5Y+27.2%
- 10Y+19.8%
- Since inception
- +10.6%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- +17.6%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +48%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 88
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +30.2%
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- -7.5%
- 2608 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +10.4%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +94%
- 2125 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -25.8%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -20.6%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 272 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +95%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 45 days
- 66 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 1414 days
- Trough to prior peak
29 Jan 2026 – open
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-25.8%
3 Sept 2013 – 21 Jun 2019
Trough 7 Aug 2015 · recovered in 1414 days
-24.3%
7 Aug 2020 – 1 Feb 2023
Trough 31 Mar 2021 · recovered in 672 days
-21.2%
3 Jan 2013 – 26 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 59 days
-19.7%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
88
Vs category
100
Consistency
51
Risk-adjusted
43
Drawdown
36
Mean
63
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Monitor
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
- Three-year return is above the category median.
Portfolio
30 Sept 2026 · 2 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
- Top 5
- 100.0%
- Top 10
- 100.0%
- Largest holding
- 100.0%
- Effective holdings
- 1.0
ICICI Prudential Gold Exchange Traded Fund IDCW
Unspecified
100.0%
Repo
Unspecified
0.7%
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Baroda BNP Paribas Income Plus Arbitrage Active Fund of Funds
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +5.2%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 0.8%
- Max DD
- -0.3%
- Sharpe
- -0.58
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dynamic Asset Allocation Omni FOF
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -1.3%
- 3Y
- +12.1%
- Vol
- 10.7%
- Max DD
- -22.2%
- Sharpe
- 0.62
- 3Y win
- +89%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi Asset Omni FoF
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +5.3%
- 3Y
- +15.5%
- Vol
- 10.1%
- Max DD
- -22.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.64
- 3Y win
- +84%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi-Asset Passive FOF
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +2.0%
- 3Y
- +14.2%
- Vol
- 10.5%
- Max DD
- -16.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.76
- 3Y win
- +98%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Nippon India Diversified Equity Flexicap Passive FoF
Nippon India Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -9.0%
- 3Y
- +9.0%
- Vol
- 13.4%
- Max DD
- -18.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.52
- 3Y win
- +57%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns