ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus
Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund. It's been running since 5 Nov 2014.
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Vs 52 other funds in Debt Scheme - Gilt Fund
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 7 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 5% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Side-by-side comparisons of ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus against other debt funds.
Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
- Category
- Debt Scheme - Gilt Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Bonus
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 130955
- First price on record
- 5 Nov 2014 · 1,319 daily prices
About ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus is a Debt Scheme - Gilt Fund offered by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Bonus option. It has approximately 12 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus is ₹18.0717 (as of 24 Apr 2020). Historically, it has delivered 15.53% over the last year, 9.64% CAGR over 3 years, 9.77% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 4.6% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 6.8%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus?+
The latest NAV of ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus is ₹18.0717 as of 24 Apr 2020, down 0.85% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus?+
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus has delivered 1-year return 15.53%, 3-year CAGR 9.64%, 5-year CAGR 9.77%, since-inception CAGR 10.30%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus belong to?+
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus is categorised as Debt Scheme - Gilt Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
How risky is ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 4.6%, ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus a direct plan?+
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Bonus option.
How old is ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus?+
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus has NAV history available from 5 Nov 2014 — approximately 12 years of track record and 1,319 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.