ICICI Prudential Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
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Benchmark: Nifty 500 price index (excludes dividends, so it slightly understates the index's total return). Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
Quick take
- Over 5 years it returned 13.8% a year, against Nifty 500 7.1%.
- Volatility over 3 years was 13.7% a year (Nifty 500: 14.5%), with a Sharpe ratio of 0.7.
- Its biggest fall from a peak was 34.2% (7 Sep 2018 to 23 Mar 2020).
- It did better than the Nifty 500 in 8 of the last 10 calendar years.
- Across all 3-year periods since launch, yearly returns ranged from -5.0% to 33.7% and were positive 98% of the time.
- Expense ratio 1.17%, fund size ₹17,168 crore.
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| Returns (%) | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | Since launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +2.85% | -0.06% | -3.87% | +0.18% | -5.54% | -1.77% | +2.13% | +16.05% | +13.78% | +19.49% | +15.09% | +15.11% |
| Nifty 500 | +2.61% | -1.32% | -4.66% | -1.84% | -7.08% | -5.12% | -3.33% | +8.43% | +7.06% | +13.30% | +11.47% | +11.94% |
Point-to-point NAV returns as on 15 Oct 2026; over 1 year, yearly compounded (CAGR). Category: Direct Growth plans in Focused Funds. Q1 = top quarter by return over that period.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | 2026 YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | -5.54% | +16.75% | +27.98% | +29.88% | +7.40% | +37.81% | +26.00% | +1.40% | -1.66% | +24.86% | +12.10% |
| Nifty 500 | -7.08% | +6.69% | +15.16% | +25.76% | +3.02% | +30.19% | +16.67% | +7.66% | -3.38% | +35.91% | +3.84% |
| Difference | +1.54% | +10.06% | +12.82% | +4.12% | +4.38% | +7.62% | +9.33% | -6.26% | +1.72% | -11.05% | +8.26% |
January to December each year; the current year is to date.
Risk and consistency
| Risk measure | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility (standard deviation) ? | 13.70% | 13.60% |
| Nifty 500 volatility ? | 14.52% | 14.59% |
| Sharpe ratio ? | 0.70 | 0.54 |
| Sortino ratio ? | 0.99 | 0.75 |
| Beta ? | 0.90 | 0.89 |
| Alpha (yearly) ? | 7.81% | 6.78% |
| R-squared ? | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| Up-market capture ? | 118.10% | 112.70% |
| Down-market capture ? | 87.00% | 85.20% |
| Maximum drawdown | -16.76% | -16.76% |
Rolling 3-year returns (yearly)
Rolling 5-year returns (yearly)
Every 3- and 5-year period since launch, checked weekly. It shows how consistent returns were, whenever someone invested.
SIP returns: ₹10,000 every month
| SIP for | Invested | Value today | Gain | XIRR | Nifty 500 XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,18,154 | ₹-1,846 | -2.83% | -6.66% |
| 3Y | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,01,966 | ₹41,966 | +7.29% | +1.04% |
| 5Y | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8,53,471 | ₹2,53,471 | +14.06% | +7.00% |
| 10Y | ₹12,00,000 | ₹28,76,991 | ₹16,76,991 | +16.67% | +11.21% |
A ₹10,000 instalment on the same date every month, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR is the yearly return on those dated instalments. Try the SIP calculator.
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Scheme details
- Investment objective
- To generate capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity and equity related securities of up to 30 companies across market capitalization i.e. focus on multicap.
- Fund managers
- Vaibhav Dusad, Sharmila D'Silva
- Fund house
- ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
- Category
- Focused Funds · Equity
- Benchmark used here
- Nifty 500 (price index)
- Plan / option
- Direct · Growth
- AMFI scheme code
- 120722
- ISIN
- INF109K018N2
- Scheme documents
- SID, KIM and factsheets (fund house website) · exit load and full portfolio are in these documents.
About Focused Funds
Focused Funds hold at most 30 stocks, with at least 65% in equity. A concentrated portfolio means each holding matters more, for better or worse.
Generally used by investors who already have diversified funds and accept higher concentration risk.
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