ICICI Pru Healthcare Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by creating a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of pharma, healthcare, hospitals, diagnostics, wellness and allied companies.
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #4 of 87 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Sectoral |
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| NAV | ₹39.94 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹6,861 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.55% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Dharmesh Kakkad |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 15 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 14.56% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.87 |
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| Standard deviation | 16.40% |
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| Max drawdown | −20.72% |
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| Alpha | 0.21 |
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| Beta | 0.96 |
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Over 5 years, captured 95.1% of NIFTY Pharma's upside and 83.6% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 23.6% |
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| Mid cap | 32.3% |
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| Small cap | 44.1% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 37.4% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 57.8% |
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| Total holdings | 39 |
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Top holdings
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — 11.5%
- Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. — 9.7%
- Cipla Ltd. — 5.8%
- Biocon Ltd. — 5.3%
- Mankind Pharma Limited — 5.0%
- Alkem Laboratories Limited — 4.8%
- Medplus Health Services Limited — 4.3%
- TREPS — 4.3%
- Cohance Lifesciences Limited — 4.1%
- Divis Laboratories Ltd. — 3.8%
Top sectors
- Pharma & Biotech — 72.6%
- Healthcare — 19.0%
- Retail — 5.1%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 0.3% | Q2 | #22 of 76 |
| 2025 | −0.8% | Q3 | #37 of 69 |
| 2024 | 48.1% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 58 |
| 2023 | 41.3% | Q2 | #15 of 48 |
| 2022 | −8.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #36 of 46 |