Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 22 Oct 2020
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return (Sharpe) is negative over the available daily history.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund - Series 1 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
9.0 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -36.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
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 ≈ 54.5% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
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
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
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
23 Jan 2018 – open
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · not recovered
-36.8%
27 Nov 2017 – 8 Dec 2017
Trough 6 Dec 2017 · recovered in 2 days
-2.1%
3 Nov 2017 – 21 Nov 2017
Trough 15 Nov 2017 · recovered in 6 days
-1.5%
11 Dec 2017 – 18 Dec 2017
Trough 13 Dec 2017 · recovered in 5 days
-1.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
33
Vs category
17
Consistency
55
Risk-adjusted
16
Drawdown
8
Mean
26
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
31 Aug 2026 · 53 holdings · top 10 are 54.5%.
Asset mix
Equity
86.2%
Cash
13.8%
Sectors
Others
100.0%
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Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 22 Oct 2020
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return (Sharpe) is negative over the available daily history.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund - Series 1 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
9.0 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -36.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
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 ≈ 54.5% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
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
22 Oct 2020 · +4.7% over 1Y
10.0452
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
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
22 Oct 2020
-5.3%
23 Jan 2018 – open
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · not recovered
-36.8%
27 Nov 2017 – 8 Dec 2017
Trough 6 Dec 2017 · recovered in 2 days
-2.1%
3 Nov 2017 – 21 Nov 2017
Trough 15 Nov 2017 · recovered in 6 days
-1.5%
11 Dec 2017 – 18 Dec 2017
Trough 13 Dec 2017 · recovered in 5 days
-1.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
33
Vs category
17
Consistency
55
Risk-adjusted
16
Drawdown
8
Mean
26
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
31 Aug 2026 · 53 holdings · top 10 are 54.5%.
Asset mix
Equity
86.2%
Cash
13.8%
Sectors
Others
100.0%