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ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund - Direct Plan - Growth vs Kotak Credit Risk Fund - Growth - Direct
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund and Kotak Credit Risk Fund are both in the Credit Risk Fund category, from ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited and Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. respectively. ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund has posted a higher 3-year rolling CAGR. ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund has the lower expense ratio. See the full table and FAQ below for the complete real-data comparison.
Basics
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund has the lower direct-plan expense ratio, by 0.01 percentage points.
| ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund - Direct Plan - Growth | Kotak Credit Risk Fund - Growth - Direct | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Credit Risk Fund | Credit Risk Fund |
| AMC | ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited | Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Credit Risk Debt B-II Index | CRISIL Credit Risk Debt B-II Index |
| NAV | ₹38.5608 (2026-10-28) | ₹36.1927 (2026-10-28) |
| AUM | ₹6,283.242 Cr | ₹764.759 Cr |
| Expense Ratio (Direct) | 0.8% | 0.81% |
| Inception | 2010-11-15 | 2010-04-12 |
Returns
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund leads on 3-year rolling CAGR (8.8% vs Kotak Credit Risk Fund's 8.2%) - see the FAQ below for percentile context within each fund's own category.
Risk Metrics
Risk metrics aren't shown for debt funds. Their NAV starts near Rs 10 and compounds steadily, so CAGR, beta and drawdown measure the arithmetic rather than the manager.
Portfolio Analytics
Kotak Credit Risk Fund carries the higher portfolio YTM.
Punji Fund Health Score
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund has the stronger Punji Quality grade of the two.
Frequently asked questions
Which has a higher 3-year return, ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund or Kotak Credit Risk Fund?
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund's 3-year rolling CAGR of 8.8% is higher than Kotak Credit Risk Fund's 8.2%. ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund sits in the 92nd percentile of its category on this metric, versus the 62nd percentile for Kotak Credit Risk Fund - though note both funds may belong to different categories with different medians, so a raw CAGR comparison doesn't account for how each fund performed relative to its own peers. A higher historical return also doesn't necessarily mean lower risk; check the risk metrics below before concluding either fund is the "better" choice.
Which has a lower expense ratio, ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund or Kotak Credit Risk Fund?
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund's direct-plan expense ratio is 0.01 percentage points lower than Kotak Credit Risk Fund's. Over long holding periods, a persistent expense-ratio gap compounds into a materially different final corpus even if the two funds' gross returns are similar - it's one of the few fund attributes you can compare with total certainty upfront, unlike future returns, since the fee is contractually fixed rather than a historical estimate.
Why don't ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund and Kotak Credit Risk Fund show risk metrics like Sharpe ratio or alpha?
Risk metrics aren't shown for debt funds. Their NAV starts near Rs 10 and compounds steadily, so CAGR, beta and drawdown measure the arithmetic rather than the manager. This is a deliberate methodology choice, not missing data - risk metrics like alpha and Sharpe ratio are most meaningful for actively-managed funds where a manager makes decisions that can add or subtract value versus a benchmark. For a fund that mechanically tracks an index, the equivalent useful metric is tracking error (how closely it follows its index), not alpha.
Which has higher AUM, ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund or Kotak Credit Risk Fund?
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund has ₹6,283 Cr in assets under management, versus ₹765 Cr for Kotak Credit Risk Fund. A larger AUM generally means deeper liquidity and lower per-unit fixed costs for the AMC to spread across investors, but an AUM that's very large relative to a fund's category and strategy (especially in small/mid cap categories, where the investable universe is smaller) can also make it harder for a manager to enter and exit positions without moving the price - bigger isn't automatically better, especially for less liquid categories.
Which has a higher yield to maturity (YTM), ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund or Kotak Credit Risk Fund?
Kotak Credit Risk Fund's portfolio YTM (8.71%) is higher than ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund's. YTM is the weighted-average return a debt fund's current bond holdings would earn if held to maturity, assuming no defaults and coupons reinvested at the same rate - a useful forward-looking yield estimate for debt funds the way rolling CAGR is for equity funds, though it's an estimate based on today's portfolio, not a guaranteed return, and can move as bonds are bought/sold or as interest rates change.
Which has longer duration (more interest-rate sensitivity), ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund or Kotak Credit Risk Fund?
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund has the longer Macaulay duration of the two, meaning its NAV is more sensitive to interest-rate changes - a longer-duration debt fund tends to gain more when rates fall and lose more when rates rise, compared to a shorter-duration fund. Duration is expressed in years but isn't literally about how long you hold the fund; it's a measure of price sensitivity to rate moves. If you expect rates to fall, the longer-duration fund benefits more; if you expect rates to rise or want to minimize that swing, the shorter-duration fund is the more conservative pick.
Which fund has a longer track record, ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund or Kotak Credit Risk Fund?
Kotak Credit Risk Fund launched on 2010-04-12, making it older than ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund (launched 2010-11-15). A longer track record means more real market cycles (bull runs, corrections, rate cycles) the fund has actually navigated, which is useful context for judging consistency - but it isn't a guarantee of future performance, and a newer fund isn't automatically worse, especially if it's run by an experienced manager or team with a track record at a prior fund.
Data as of 2026-10-29. Source: AMFI disclosures via Punji. Not investment advice.