ICICI Pru Focused Equity Fund
The scheme seeks 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.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #6 of 28 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Focused |
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| NAV | ₹96.19 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹17,764 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.43% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Vaibhav Dusad |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 16.56% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.73 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.99% |
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| Max drawdown | -35.17% |
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| Alpha | 4.56 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 106.9% of Nifty 500's upside and 88.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 66.0% |
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| Mid cap | 31.3% |
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| Small cap | 2.7% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 31.1% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 49.8% |
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| Total holdings | 29 |
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| Index overlap | 24.5% |
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| Active share | 75.5% |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 9.2%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 5.8%
- TVS Motor Company Ltd. — 5.6%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 5.3%
- Mphasis Limited — 5.2%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 4.2%
- Britannia Industries Ltd. — 3.8%
- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd — 3.6%
- HDFC Asset Management Company Limited — 3.6%
- Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. — 3.4%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 26.5%
- Retail — 11.0%
- Pharma & Biotech — 9.9%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | -1.7% | Q4 (Bottom) | #23 of 28 |
| 2025 | 15.4% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 28 |
| 2024 | 26.5% | Q1 (Top) | #3 of 27 |
| 2023 | 28.3% | Q2 | #11 of 25 |
| 2022 | 6.0% | Q2 | #7 of 22 |