ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund Launches ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund

Highlights:

• ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund is an open ended equity scheme following momentum theme

• The Scheme aims to identify and capitalize on the on the continuance of existing trends (price trends or earnings trends) in the market

• The Scheme’s unique approach combines earnings/estimates and price momentum, allowing it to adapt seamlessly to changing market conditions, and benefiting from sustained trends

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund today announced the launch of the ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund, an offering designed to capture opportunities arising from persistent price and earnings/estimates trends in the market.

Speaking about the launch, Sankaran Naren, ED & CIO, ICICI Prudential AMC said, “We aim to approach momentum in a fundamental manner by focusing on earnings/estimates momentum, complemented by price momentum. India’s equity market is diverse with stocks and sectors displaying varied earnings trends at different points in time, and our Scheme aims to capitalise on these trends. The Scheme has the flexibility to move across sectors, market caps and uses a combination of top down and bottom-up approach in portfolio construction.”

What is Momentum Investing?

Types of Momentum Investing

Price Momentum: It identifies stocks with favourable price trends across different time periods and risk-adjusted returns. It uses more of technical analysis and the drivers are market sentiments, technical factors and investor behaviour. This has a risk of abrupt trend reversal.

Earnings Momentum: Stock selection here is basis their earnings revisions and trends in analyst ratings for the stocks. It uses more of Fundamental analysis and the key drivers are strong businesses, rising margins or operational efficiency. Also, momentum backed by earnings is more sustainable as trend reversal takes time unless a disrupting event occurs.

How We Identify Momentum

The asset allocation and investment strategy will be as per the Scheme Information Document.

How Earnings Can Affect Momentum?

IT Sector Price & Earnings Growth: Top 7 companies of the IT industry exhibited strong price trends following earnings trajectory.

Source: Bloomberg. Price and Net Income Growth are calculated for Top 7 Companies of the Nifty IT Index. Market indicates Nifty 500 Index. GFC: Global Financial Crisis. Past Performance may or may not sustain in the future. The stock(s)/sector(s) mentioned in this slide do not constitute any recommendation and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund may or may not have any future position in these stock(s)/sector(s).

How Events Can Affect Momentum?

A leading NBFC Company’s Growth trajectory v/s Events of interest rate changes: Events can have a significant positive or negative impact on earning & price trends of a company.

Source: Bloomberg. Market indicates Nifty 500 Index. Past Performance may or may not sustain in the future. Color shading indicates Red being the most negative and Green being the most positive. The stock(s)/sector(s) mentioned in this slide do not constitute any recommendation and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund may or may not have any future position in these stock(s)/sector(s). GFC: Global Financial Crisis

Why Invest in This Scheme?

• Flexibility to move across sectors: Any sector can pick up a momentum thereby widening the universe.

• Moves across styles: Momentum as a feature automatically pivots its style basis the market trends.

• Flexibility to move across market caps: Momentum can be found in large caps as well as small and midcaps depending upon the flows.

• Flexible investment approach: Mix of Top Down & Bottom Up approach.

Scheme Details:

• Name of Scheme: ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund

• Type: An open ended equity scheme following momentum theme

• Benchmark Index: Nifty 500 TRI

• Minimum Application Amount: ₹5,000 (plus in multiples of Re. 1)

• Minimum Additional Investment: ₹1,000 (plus in multiples of Re. 1)

• Exit Load: 1% of applicable NAV for redemptions within 12 months; Nil thereafter

• Fund Managers: Manasvi Shah and Ms. Sharmila D’silva (overseas investments)

For media queries, please contact:

Adil Bakhshi

Principal PR & Corporate Communication

Email: PR@icicipruamc.com 

Phone: 91-22-66470274

Riskometer & Disclaimers:

Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.

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