Large-cap funds aim to provide stability and capital appreciation to investors. Stable businesses, greater market share, quality of management, the sustainability prospects and a proven track record are some of the traits that large caps possess. Thus, they tend to withstand better in times of turbulent market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund<\/a>\u00a0is one such fund that aims for long term growth by investing in stocks of large sized companies. Launched in May 2008, the fund has a track record of over 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fund is co-managed by Mr Rajat Chandak (since July 2017) and Mr Anish Tawakley (since September 2018), while Ms Priyanka Khandelwal is the dedicated fund manager for managing overseas investments of the scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this brief analysis, we take a close look at the features and performance of ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation and income distribution to investors from a portfolio that is predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities of large cap companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Table 1: Fund Facts ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Portfolio Data as on July 31, 2019. Data as on August 21, 2019 Had you invested Rs 10,000 in ICICI Pru Bluechip Fund five years back on August 20, 2014, it would have grown to Rs 16,147 as on August 20, 2019. This translates into compounded annualised growth rate of 10.06%. In comparison a simultaneous investment of Rs 10,000 in its benchmark NIFTY 100 – TRI would now be worth Rs 15,175 (a CAGR of 8.7%). As can be seen in the chart above, the fund has managed to keep a significant lead over the benchmark in the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graph 2: ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Year-on-Year Performance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n *YTD as on August 21, 2019 The year-on-year performance of ICICI Pru Bluechip Fund vis-a-vis its benchmark NIFTY 100 – TRI shows that the scheme outperformed the index in 7 out of last 10 calendar years. Majority of outperformance was generated from CY 2009-2011 and CY 2014. However, in CY 2012 and CY 2018, the fund lagged the benchmark. Its performance was in line with that of the benchmark in CY 2017. In the current year 2019, the fund has trailed the benchmark and generated negative returns even as the index generated positive returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Table 2: ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Performance vis-a-vis category peers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Category<\/strong>\n <\/td> Large Cap Fund<\/td> \n Style<\/strong>\n <\/td> Growth<\/td><\/tr> \n Type<\/strong>\n <\/td> \n Open ended\n <\/td> \n Market Cap Bias<\/strong>\n <\/td> \n Large cap\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Launch Date<\/strong>\n <\/td> 23-May-2008\t<\/td> \n SI Return (CAGR)<\/strong>\n <\/td> 13.19%<\/td><\/tr> \n Corpus (Cr)<\/strong>\n <\/td> Rs 21,125<\/td> \n Min. \/Add. Inv.<\/strong>\n <\/td> Rs 100 \/ Rs 100\n<\/td><\/tr> \n Expense Ratio (Dir\/Reg)<\/strong>\n <\/td> 1.21% \/ 1.83%<\/td> \n Exit Load<\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 1%\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/center>\n\n\n\n\n
SI Return as on August 21, 2019.
(Source: ACE MF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Graph 1: Growth Of Rs 10,000, If Invested In ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund 5 Years Ago<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
(Source: ACE MF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
(Source: ACE MF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n