ReviewDirect · GrowthPrefer peers first
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
ICICI Prudential Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic13.8 years
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders by investing predominantly in equity/equity related securities of the companies belonging to the infrastructure theme.
- NAV
- 199.48
- 27 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- -8.8%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹8,522.87 Cr
- 31 Aug 2026
- Volatility
- High
- 17.9% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak Business Cycle Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.31% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -46.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Watch
54% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Sanket Gaidhani · 0.4 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
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.0% 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.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 47%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
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-8.8%
- 3Y+15.1%
- 5Y+17.8%
- 10Y+16.6%
- SI+15.2%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y-12.0%
- 3Y+1.3%
- 5Y+14.0%
- 10Y+18.6%
- Since inception
- +15.2%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- -6.0%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +54%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 66
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +1.3%
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- -12.2%
- 2651 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +18.3%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +96%
- 2158 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -46.8%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -11.9%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 113 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +90%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 16 days
- 141 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 336 days
- Trough to prior peak
23 Jan 2018 – 4 Feb 2021
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 318 days
-46.8%
6 Aug 2015 – 30 Jan 2017
Trough 29 Feb 2016 · recovered in 336 days
-29.1%
21 Jan 2013 – 28 Mar 2014
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 212 days
-26.7%
1 Oct 2024 – 27 Oct 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 241 days
-19.1%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
66
Vs category
12
Consistency
57
Risk-adjusted
54
Drawdown
0
Mean
38
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Review
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
- Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
- Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Supporting reads
- The fund beat the category median in 59% of rolling 1-year windows.
- Three-year return is above the category median.
- Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Portfolio
31 Aug 2026 · 77 holdings · top 10 are 41.0%.
- Top 5
- 26.3%
- Top 10
- 41.0%
- Largest holding
- 8.3%
- Effective holdings
- 36.3
Interglobe Aviation Ltd
Industrials
8.3%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.6%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
4.5%
Oberoi Realty Ltd
Real Estate
4.5%
NTPC Ltd
Energy & Utilities
3.3%
What changed
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
18 Sept 2026
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Kotak Business Cycle Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +0.3%
- 3Y
- +15.9%
- Vol
- 12.7%
- Max DD
- -18.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.71
- 3Y win
- +98%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Baroda BNP Paribas Innovation Fund
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +3.7%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 15.9%
- Max DD
- -22.3%
- Sharpe
- 0.43
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Franklin India Technology Fund
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -8.2%
- 3Y
- +11.8%
- Vol
- 16.7%
- Max DD
- -30.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.70
- 3Y win
- +59%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
ICICI PRUDENTIAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FUND
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -9.2%
- 3Y
- +10.4%
- Vol
- 12.6%
- Max DD
- -16.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.54
- 3Y win
- +66%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Nippon India Innovation Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -5.1%
- 3Y
- +12.8%
- Vol
- 14.3%
- Max DD
- -21.5%
- Sharpe
- 0.45
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns