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NFO Update ICICI Prudential Target Returns Fund

Opening Date: 15th April 2009
Closing Date: 14th May 2009

What is Different?

About ICICI Prudential Target Returns Fund

  • The scheme invests in large cap companies and enables investors to automatically book profits.
  • This is done once the trigger event is met. Trigger Event here is the preferred return percentage specified by the investor while making the investment.
  • The gains made above this defined trigger are automatically switched to a fixed income fund, which the investor chooses beforehand.
  • The objective is to protect the returns made in the equity scheme and managing the stock market volatility
  • The fund provides investors with an asset allocation rebalancing tool in order to keep emotions and sentiments out of the investment process
  • The Growth option is the default option for ‘Trigger’ and the default trigger option is 20%.
  • The investor can also choose to remain invested in the scheme without any triggers by selecting dividend payout or reinvestment options.
  • The investor has the flexibility to choose the preferred trigger option based on his/her risk profile

Suitability

  • This fund is suitable for an investor who follows the disciplined investment approach
  • An investor who is not driven by greed in the stock market and is looking at decent returns from the equity asset class
  • An investor with moderate risk appetite willing to invest for the time horizon of 3 yrs and above

Asset Under Management (AUM) trend of DSPML Asset Management Company (AMC)

Diversified Equity Fund Vs Target Returns Fund

Parameters

Diversified Equity Fund

Target Returns Fund

Profit Booking

Manual

Automatic

Occurrence of Trigger Events

Investment decisions driven by emotions and sentiments

Profits are booked automatically

Risk Profile

Suitable for an investor with aggressive risk appetite

Suitable for an investor with moderate to aggressive risk appetite

Risk Factors

  • The fund manager for international investment up to 50%, Mr. Mrinal Singh, does not hold prior experience in managing international securities.
  • Interest Rate Risk: The interest rate volatility in Indian markets may impact the NAV of the scheme by impacting the price of debt instruments
  • Any interest rate changes in Indian market, changes in government regulations can have an adverse impact on the performance of the fund
  • Currency Risk: Since the fund will be investing in international securities, the currency differentials might adversely affect the Rupee returns of the fund.

Investment Objective

To generate long term capital appreciation

  • Through investing in equity or equity related securities of large cap companies constituting the BSE 100 Index
  • Providing investors with options to withdraw their investment automatically based on triggers for pre-set levels of return as and when they are achieved

Asset Allocation

Investments

Percentage

Risk

Equity and equity related securities

65% - 100%

Medium -High

 

Equity and equity related securities

0% - 35%

Low

 

  • The scheme may also invest up to 75% of the net assets in derivative instruments for hedging and portfolio balancing
  • Up to 50% of net assets of the scheme can be invested in equity or equity related ADRs/GDRs

 

Taxation Implications

Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)

Nil

Short Term Capital Gain Tax (STCG)

11.33%

Long Term Capital Gain Tax (LTCG)

Nil

  • DDT is inclusive of surcharge and education cess applicable

General Information

Structure

An open ended Diversified Equity Scheme

NFO Price

Rs 10/-

Plans

Retail and Institutional Option I

Options

Retail

Growth, Dividend Payout and Dividend Reinvestment

Inst.

Growth

Fund Manager

Indian Securities: Mr. Sanjay Parekh

Foreign Securities: Mr. Mrinal Singh

Minimum Investment

Retail Rs 5,000
Institutional Rs 1,00,000

Benchmark Index

BSE 100

Triggers

12%, 20%, 50% and 100%

Switch

Only the appreciation or entire amount along with appreciation

Switch in Schemes

ICICI Pru Liquid Plan, ICICI Pru Floating Rate Plan - A&B, ICICI Pru Short Term Plan or ICICI Pru Income Plan

Entry Load

Below Rs 2 crores

2.25%

2 crores and above

Nil

Exit Load

Holding Period < 6 months and Amount < 2 cr

1.5%

Holding Period 6 months – 1 year and Amount < 2 cr

1.0%

Holding Period > = 1 year

Nil

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