ICICI Prudential Focused 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 | ₹89.67 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹17,949 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 | 12.76% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.77 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.92% |
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| Max drawdown | −35.17% |
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| Alpha | 4.9 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 105.9% of Nifty 500's upside and 89.1% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 63.1% |
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| Mid cap | 34.2% |
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| Small cap | 2.8% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 30.7% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 48.5% |
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| Total holdings | 31 |
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| Index overlap | 24.6% |
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| Active share | 75.4% |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 9.2%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 6.3%
- Mphasis Limited — 5.3%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 5.0%
- TVS Motor Company Ltd. — 5.0%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 3.8%
- HDFC Asset Management Company Limited — 3.7%
- SWIGGY LIMITED — 3.6%
- Britannia Industries Ltd. — 3.4%
- Ashok Leyland Ltd. — 3.3%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 30.7%
- Pharma & Biotech — 9.5%
- Retail — 9.1%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −8.4% | Q4 (Bottom) | #22 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 |