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ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth vs quant Quantamental Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity 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. ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund has posted a higher 3-year rolling CAGR. ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund has the lower expense ratio. See the full table and FAQ below for the complete real-data comparison.
Basics
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund has the lower direct-plan expense ratio, by 0.33 percentage points.
| ICICI Prudential PSU Equity 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 | BSE PSU TRI | Nifty 200 TRI |
| NAV | ₹21.51 (2026-10-28) | ₹25.0375 (2026-10-28) |
| AUM | ₹1,699.658 Cr | ₹1,500.234 Cr |
| Expense Ratio (Direct) | 1.29% | 1.62% |
| Inception | 2022-08-23 | 2021-04-13 |
Returns
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund leads on 3-year rolling CAGR (28.3% vs quant Quantamental Fund's 23.5%) - see the FAQ below for percentile context within each fund's own category.
Risk Metrics
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund has been the more volatile of the two by standard deviation.
| ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth | quant Quantamental Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| 3Y Sharpe Ratio | 0.58 | 0.32 |
| 3Y Alpha | 1.0961% | 4.6204% |
| 3Y Std Deviation | 17.5323% | 16.1535% |
| 3Y Calmar Ratio | 0.75 | 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.
| ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth | quant Quantamental Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 10.5176 | 23.3822 |
| P/B Ratio | - | - |
| Dividend Yield | 2.9507% | 0.8533% |
| Active Share | 32.2% | 94.93% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 281% | - |
| YTM | - | 5.3265% |
| Duration (Macaulay) | - | - |
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 PSU Equity Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund's 3-year rolling CAGR of 28.3% is higher than quant Quantamental Fund's 23.5%. ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund sits in the 98th percentile of its category on this metric, versus the 92nd percentile for quant Quantamental 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 PSU Equity Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund's direct-plan expense ratio is 0.33 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 PSU Equity Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
By standard deviation (a measure of how much a fund's returns swing around its own average), ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund has been more volatile than quant Quantamental 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 (0.58 for ICICI Prudential PSU Equity 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 PSU Equity Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund has ₹1,700 Cr in assets under management, versus ₹1,500 Cr for quant Quantamental 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 PSU Equity Fund or quant Quantamental Fund?
quant Quantamental Fund launched on 2021-04-13, making it older than ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund (launched 2022-08-23). 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.