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Groww Nifty PSU Bank ETF vs ICICI Prudential Silver ETF

Pick two or three funds. We’ll tell you in plain words which grew faster, which was calmer, which costs less and what your money would have become. Figures are for the Direct plan, Growth option, where a fund has one.

  • Groww Nifty PSU Bank ETF
  • ICICI Prudential Silver ETF

The short version

Who comes out ahead on each measure.

  • Smoother ride

    AGroww Nifty PSU Bank ETF

    Groww Nifty PSU Bank ETF swung the least: about 23.5% a year either way, against 37.4% for ICICI Prudential Silver ETF. Lower means fewer scary days.

  • Fell less in a crash

    AGroww Nifty PSU Bank ETF

    At its worst, Groww Nifty PSU Bank ETF fell 12.2% from its peak, against 53.5% for ICICI Prudential Silver ETF. On ₹1 lakh, that's a dip to ₹46,546 at the bottom for ICICI Prudential Silver ETF. Could you have held on?

What your money would have become

The same amount, put into each fund on the same day.

Not enough shared history to chart these funds together yet.

Strengths and watch-outs

Each fund judged against its own category, and against a 5-year SBI FD at 6.05%.

AGroww Nifty PSU Bank ETF

  • Watch out: Swings more than most funds in its category
  • Watch out: Less than 3 years of history, too short to judge

BICICI Prudential Silver ETF

  • Strength: Ahead of its category: 35.5% a year over 3 years, against a category average of 14.2%
  • Strength: In the top quarter of its category over 3 years (#1 of 138)
  • Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 35.5% a year over 3 years, against 6.05%
  • Watch out: Swings more than most funds in its category

All the numbers

The stronger figure in each row is marked Best. Under each return is the fund’s rank in its category and the category average.

Groww Nifty PSU Bank ETF compared with ICICI Prudential Silver ETF
MeasureAGroww Nifty PSU Bank ETFBICICI Prudential Silver ETF
ReturnsHow much the fund grew. Beyond a year, this is per year (annualised).
1 yearLast 12 months, the most noisy figure–7.9%#29 of 222 · avg 2.2%
3 yearsPer year, over a full market mood swing–35.5%#1 of 138 · avg 14.2%
RiskHow bumpy the ride was. This is what decides whether you stay invested.
Ups and downsVolatility: how far it swings in a typical year. Lower is calmer23.5%Bestcategory avg 17.3%37.4%category avg 17.3%
Worst fallThe biggest drop from a peak in 10 years. Lower is better−12.2%Bestcategory avg −23.2%−53.5%category avg −23.2%
Best 12 monthsIts strongest year–310.6%
Worst 12 monthsIts weakest year–-14.2%
Odds of a gainShare of all 1-year holding periods that ended in profit–98%

“Best” is not a recommendation: a fund that returned more usually took more risk to do it.

Which one fits you?

There is no best fund, only a better fit for what you need the money to do.

AGroww Nifty PSU Bank ETF

Might suit you if…

  • a smoother ride matters more to you than the top return

BICICI Prudential Silver ETF

Might suit you if…

  • you prefer its fund house or approach. On these numbers it is not the stand-out on any one measure