ICICI Pru Childrens Fund
The plan seeks to generate capital appreciation by creating a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities (65-100%), and debt and money market instruments, securitised Debt & Cash (including money at call) 0-35%.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #2 of 8 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Solution: Children Equity |
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| NAV | ₹312.90 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹1,436 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.82% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Aatur Shah |
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| Exit load | 0 |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 10.26% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.53 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.64% |
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| Max drawdown | −67.41% |
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| Alpha | 0 |
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| Beta | 0 |
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Over 5 years, captured 90.3% of Nifty 500's upside and 78.5% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 59.4% |
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| Mid cap | 10.6% |
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| Small cap | 30.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 30.5% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 42.1% |
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| Total holdings | 60 |
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Top holdings
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 8.5%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 8.1%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 7.2%
- TREPS — 6.9%
- Atul Limited. — 3.7%
- Vedanta Ltd. — 3.5%
- State Bank Of India — 3.0%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. — 2.9%
- Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited — 2.8%
- ITC Ltd — 2.3%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 33.1%
- Petroleum Products — 9.0%
- Cash — 8.5%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −5.6% | Q3 | #7 of 9 |
| 2025 | 8.3% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 9 |
| 2024 | 16.9% | Q2 | #4 of 8 |
| 2023 | 29.2% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 7 |
| 2022 | 2.6% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 7 |