ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan -Growth

Q: What are the returns of ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund?

The ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.28% since inception. ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 9.32% 8.38% 6.76% 7.92% 8.28%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹31.5232+0.05% 1 day change	8.28% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹31,264 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹31.5232 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.35% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0% Exit load of 0.25% shall be charged if units are redeemed within 1 month from the date of allotment.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹31,264 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 6 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹100 & Lumpsum: ₹100
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Jul 22, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.63%	0.62%
3 Months	1.93%	1.94%
6 Months	5.15%	5.33%
1 Year	9.32%	9.67%
2 Years	8.52%	8.52%
3 Years	8.38%	8.05%
4 Years	7.19%	6.7%
5 Years	6.76%	6.41%
7 Years	7.9%	7.55%
10 Years	7.92%	7.68%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 74.39026395%

SOV 20.01528081%

Cash & Call Money 3.36030051%

A1+ 1.451035%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 11.85%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 4.06%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 3.54%

India Universal Trust AL1 3.4%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 35.35671643999999%

Non Convertible Debenture 20.788230199999997%

GOI Securities 11.85162592%

Bonds 11.39562128%

Other Holdings

Others 2.72%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	31,264 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.35%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	6,566 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.36%
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	91 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.25%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	771 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.24%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	16,661 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.34%
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	117 Cr	11 yrs 6 m	0.37%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.63%	5.15%	9.32%	8.38%	6.76%	7.92%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	0.61%	5.55%	10.14%	8.52%	7.2%	7.83%
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	0.68%	5.44%	9.83%	7.94%	6.66%	7.5%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	0.7%	6.59%	10.98%	8.31%	6.94%	8.0%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	0.6%	5.37%	9.82%	8.19%	6.61%	7.77%
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	0.57%	4.53%	8.58%	7.42%	5.9%	7.31%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.73	0.36	2.41	5.4
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	1.16	0.66	1.64	3.03
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	1.13	0.61	1.14	2.1
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	1.36	0.55	1.22	3.09
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	1.03	0.57	1.52	3.14
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	1.03	0.59	0.84	1.39

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	1.39 vs. 2.96 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	2.41 vs. 3.59 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.36 vs. 1.3 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.73 vs. 1.09 More stable returns

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About this fund

About ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund

ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan -Growth is a Corporate Bond mutual fund scheme from Icici Prudential Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 6 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan -Growth has ₹31,264 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan -Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹31.52. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which is close to what most other Corporate Bond funds charge.

ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan -Growth returns of last 1-year are 9.33%. Since launch, it has delivered 8.28% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan -Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd., National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, India Universal Trust AL1, LIC Housing Finance Ltd..

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Fund AUM	31,264 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Manish Banthia

Mr. Banthia is B.Com, CA and MBA He is associated with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company since Oct 2005, ICICI Prudential AMC - Fixed Income Investments - Aug 2007 to Oct 2009, ICICI Prudential AMC - New Product Development - Oct 2005 to Jul 2007, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. - From May 2005 to Oct 2005, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd. - From May 2004 to May 2005.

Ritesh Lunawat

Mr. Lunawat is B.Com and Chartered Accountant. He has been Working with ICICI Prudential AMC Since September 2013.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income through investing predominantly in AA+ and above rated corporate bonds while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	97 view all schemes
Total AUM	9,83,726 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	One BKC , A Wing , 13th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, 400051

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ICICI Prudential Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	594 Cr	7.95%	12.84%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	N.A.	7,347 Cr	10.27%	9.4%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	N.A.	1,230 Cr	10.65%	9.35%
ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund	N.A.	2,551 Cr	11.13%	9.22%
ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond Fund	N.A.	14,981 Cr	10.22%	9.14%
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	N.A.	2,889 Cr	10.35%	8.93%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹31.5232 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.28% since inception.

ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
9.32%	8.38%	6.76%	7.92%	8.28%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 31,264 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	11.85%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	4.06%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	3.54%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	74.39026395%
SOV	20.01528081%
Cash & Call Money	3.36030051%

What is risk level of ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund?

This is a Corporate Bond fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

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Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

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How can I redeem my investments in ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Corporate Bond

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Corporate Bond funds in the last 10 Years.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.