ICICI Prudential Mutual FundIncome/Debt Oriented Schemes - 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund12.1 years
The scheme seeks to generate income primarily by investing in portfolio of Government Securities while maintaining Macaulay duration of the portfolio around 10 years.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 2 Nov 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 74% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
12.1 years of path to read.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.29% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -4.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
74% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Manish Banthia · 2.8 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 100.0% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
24 Nov 2016 – 8 Jun 2017
Trough 10 Mar 2017 · recovered in 90 days
-4.7%
8 Dec 2021 – 8 Sept 2022
Trough 13 Jun 2022 · recovered in 87 days
-4.7%
7 Sept 2017 – 4 Apr 2018
Trough 22 Feb 2018 · recovered in 41 days
-3.4%
14 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 26 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-3.4%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
75
Vs category
57
Consistency
72
Risk-adjusted
57
Drawdown
88
Mean
70
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 9 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37426 GOI 11MY36 6.94 FV RS 100
Entities
82.2%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 36185 GOI 07JL40 6.68 FV RS 100
Entities
4.6%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 37129 KAR 25AG36 7.47 FV RS 100
Unspecified
3.8%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 36727 UP 19NV35 7.18 FV RS 100
Unspecified
2.7%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 33819 KAR 10JN36 7.74 FV RS 100
Unspecified
2.6%
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ICICI Prudential Mutual FundIncome/Debt Oriented Schemes - 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund12.1 years
The scheme seeks to generate income primarily by investing in portfolio of Government Securities while maintaining Macaulay duration of the portfolio around 10 years.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 2 Nov 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 74% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
12.1 years of path to read.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.29% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -4.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
74% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Manish Banthia · 2.8 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 100.0% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
NAV
2 Nov 2026 · +2.6% over 1Y
26.2612
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
2 Nov 2026
-2.3%
24 Nov 2016 – 8 Jun 2017
Trough 10 Mar 2017 · recovered in 90 days
-4.7%
8 Dec 2021 – 8 Sept 2022
Trough 13 Jun 2022 · recovered in 87 days
-4.7%
7 Sept 2017 – 4 Apr 2018
Trough 22 Feb 2018 · recovered in 41 days
-3.4%
14 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 26 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-3.4%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
75
Vs category
57
Consistency
72
Risk-adjusted
57
Drawdown
88
Mean
70
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 9 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37426 GOI 11MY36 6.94 FV RS 100
Entities
82.2%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 36185 GOI 07JL40 6.68 FV RS 100
Entities
4.6%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 37129 KAR 25AG36 7.47 FV RS 100
Unspecified
3.8%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 36727 UP 19NV35 7.18 FV RS 100
Unspecified
2.7%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 33819 KAR 10JN36 7.74 FV RS 100
Unspecified
2.6%