ICICI Pru Small cap Fund
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of small cap stocks.
Growthvine rating: 1/5 — ranked #32 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹89.85 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹9,821 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.50% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Aatur Shah |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 12.40% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.36 |
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| Standard deviation | 17.72% |
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| Max drawdown | −58.82% |
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| Alpha | -1.49 |
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| Beta | 0.79 |
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Over 5 years, captured 72.5% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 64.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 2.6% |
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| Mid cap | 2.0% |
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| Small cap | 95.4% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 12.6% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 21.2% |
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| Total holdings | 122 |
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| Index overlap | 16.5% |
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| Active share | 83.5% |
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Top holdings
- SHADOWFAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — 3.8%
- TREPS — 2.8%
- R R KABEL LIMITED — 2.3%
- Atul Limited. — 2.3%
- SEDEMAC MECHATRONICS LIMITED — 2.1%
- TRAVEL FOOD SERVICES LIMITED — 2.1%
- Timken India Ltd — 1.8%
- ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited — 1.8%
- Pfizer Ltd. — 1.7%
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. — 1.7%
Top sectors
- Industrial Products — 15.5%
- Automobile — 12.9%
- Banking & Financial — 7.7%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 4.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #30 of 34 |
| 2025 | −0.4% | Q1 (Top) | #3 of 30 |
| 2024 | 15.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #27 of 28 |
| 2023 | 37.9% | Q3 | #17 of 24 |
| 2022 | 5.7% | Q1 (Top) | #6 of 22 |