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ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Growth vs quant Quantamental Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund and quant Quantamental Fund are both in the Sectoral/ Thematic category, from ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited and quant Money Managers Limited respectively. quant Quantamental Fund has posted a higher 3-year rolling CAGR. ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has the lower expense ratio. See the full table and FAQ below for the complete real-data comparison.
Basics
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has the lower direct-plan expense ratio, by 0.36 percentage points.
| ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Growth | quant Quantamental Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sectoral/ Thematic | Sectoral/ Thematic |
| AMC | ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited | quant Money Managers Limited |
| Benchmark | NIFTY100 ESG TRI | Nifty 200 TRI |
| NAV | ₹21.44 (2026-10-28) | ₹25.0375 (2026-10-28) |
| AUM | ₹1,229.081 Cr | ₹1,500.234 Cr |
| Expense Ratio (Direct) | 1.26% | 1.62% |
| Inception | 2020-09-21 | 2021-04-13 |
Returns
quant Quantamental Fund leads on 3-year rolling CAGR (23.5% vs ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund's 18.1%) - see the FAQ below for percentile context within each fund's own category.
Risk Metrics
quant Quantamental Fund has been the more volatile of the two by standard deviation.
| ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Direct Plan - Growth | quant Quantamental Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| 3Y Sharpe Ratio | 0.13 | 0.32 |
| 3Y Alpha | 0.1839% | 4.6204% |
| 3Y Std Deviation | 13.253% | 16.1535% |
| 3Y Calmar Ratio | 0.51 | 0.53 |
Portfolio Analytics
quant Quantamental Fund carries the higher portfolio P/E ratio (a rougher proxy for how richly the underlying holdings are valued) - see the table below for the full comparison.
Punji Fund Health Score
quant Quantamental Fund has the stronger Punji Quality grade of the two.
Frequently asked questions
Which has a higher 3-year return, ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
quant Quantamental Fund's 3-year rolling CAGR of 23.5% is higher than ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund's 18.1%. quant Quantamental Fund sits in the 92nd percentile of its category on this metric, versus the 60th percentile for ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy 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 ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund's direct-plan expense ratio is 0.36 percentage points lower than quant Quantamental 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.
Which fund carries more risk, ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
By standard deviation (a measure of how much a fund's returns swing around its own average), quant Quantamental Fund has been more volatile than ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund over the trailing window. Standard deviation captures total volatility in both directions - up and down - so a higher figure means bigger swings generally, not necessarily bigger losses specifically. Sharpe ratio (0.13 for ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund vs 0.32 for quant Quantamental Fund) is a better single measure of risk-adjusted return, since it weighs the return earned per unit of volatility taken rather than volatility alone.
Which has higher AUM, ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
quant Quantamental Fund has ₹1,500 Cr in assets under management, versus ₹1,229 Cr for ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy 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 fund has a longer track record, ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund launched on 2020-09-21, making it older than quant Quantamental Fund (launched 2021-04-13). 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.