ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.02% since inception. ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 5.44% 19.9% 17.9% 16.54% 16.02%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹866.86-1.14% 1 day change	16.02% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹16,263 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹866.86 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.94% as on Feb 02, 2026
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months!
AUM (Fund size)	₹16,263 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 1 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	Nifty 500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

ICICI Prudential Multicap 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 Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-5.09%	-5.27%
3 Months	-4.38%	-6.24%
6 Months	-1.47%	-2.04%
1 Year	5.44%	5.5%
2 Years	9.51%	8.69%
3 Years	19.9%	18.96%
4 Years	15.34%	14.35%
5 Years	17.9%	17.73%
7 Years	17.05%	16.68%
10 Years	16.54%	15.51%

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Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 2025

Large Cap 33.74%

Mid Cap 33.99%

Small Cap 29.92%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Vedanta Ltd.4.22%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.4.04%

Ultratech Cement Ltd.2.67%

Jindal Steel Ltd.2.46%

Top sectors

Metals & Mining 12.9%

Services 11.76%

Capital Goods 9.78%

Financial 9.28%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 0.31%

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 2.09125816%

Treasury Bills 0.30651923%

Cash Margin 0.09358615%

Other Holdings

Others 2.09%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund	-5.09%	-1.47%	5.44%	19.9%	17.9%	16.54%
Nippon India Multi Cap Fund	-5.47%	-3.96%	7.1%	21.43%	23.11%	16.73%
Mahindra Manulife Multi Cap Fund	-4.81%	-0.45%	8.45%	21.91%	20.66%	15.01%
ITI Multi Cap Fund	-5.45%	-0.81%	8.03%	20.82%	14.97%	10.06%
Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Cap Fund	-5.09%	-1.52%	2.12%	18.3%	18.18%	15.93%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund	12.45	0.82	1.07	1.74
Nippon India Multi Cap Fund	13.26	0.87	1.1	1.65
Mahindra Manulife Multi Cap Fund	14.44	0.95	1.05	1.49
ITI Multi Cap Fund	14.95	1.0	0.95	1.19
Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Cap Fund	13.81	0.9	0.88	1.09

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund	N.A.	16,263 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.94%
Nippon India Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	50,352 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.72%
Mahindra Manulife Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	6,133 Cr	8 yrs 9 m	0.42%
ITI Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	1,349 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	0.34%
Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	3,142 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.9%

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

Alpha	3.66 vs. 3.63 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.07 vs. 3.56 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.82 vs. 0.56 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	12.45 vs. 6.99 More volatile performance

About this fund

About ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund

ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a Multi Cap mutual fund scheme from Icici Prudential Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 13 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth has ₹16,263 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth as of 02/02/2026 is ₹866.86. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.94%, which is higher than what most other Multi Cap funds charge.

ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth returns of last 1-year are 4.60%. Since launch, it has delivered 16.02% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 4 yrs.
ICICI Prudential Multicap 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 has the majority of its money invested in Metals & Mining, Services, Capital Goods, Financial, Chemicals sectors. It has taken less exposure in Metals & Mining, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Vedanta Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Ultratech Cement Ltd., Jindal Steel Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd..

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Fund AUM	16,263 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Sankaran Naren

Mr. Naren is a B.Tech from IIT Chennai and MBA (Finance)from IIM Kolkata. Prior to joining ICICI Prudential AMC he has worked with Refco Sify Securities India Pvt. Ltd., HDFC Securities Ltd. and Yoha Securities.

Lalit Kumar

Mr. Kumar is a PGDM (IIM) and B.Tech in Electrical Engineering (IIT). Prior to joining ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, he has worked with East Bridge Advisors Pvt. Ltd, Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities, Merrill Lynch and Cypress Semiconductors.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation through investments in equity & equity related instrument across large cap, mid cap and small cap stocks of various industries.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	104 view all schemes
Total AUM	11,30,333 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	One BKC , A Wing , 13th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, 400051

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ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	6,400 Cr	11.74%	24.78%
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹866.86 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.02% since inception.

ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
5.44%	19.9%	17.9%	16.54%	16.02%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.94%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

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

The ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 16,263 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund?

The ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Vedanta Ltd.	4.22%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	4.04%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	2.67%
Jindal Steel Ltd.	2.46%
Axis Bank Ltd.	2.44%
BSE Ltd.	2.26%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.	2.22%
PB Fintech Ltd.	1.79%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	1.74%
JSW Steel Ltd.	1.61%

What are the top sectors ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund has invested in?

The ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Metals & Mining	12.9%
Services	11.76%
Capital Goods	9.78%
Financial	9.28%
Chemicals	8.87%
Automobile	7.279999999999999%
Materials	7.17%
Construction	6.83%
Consumer Discretionary	5.1%
Communication	5.02%

What is risk level of ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund?

This is a Multi Cap fund comes with Very High 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 Multicap Fund Direct Plan-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

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Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Multi Cap funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 12.76% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Age: This is the 2nd oldest Multi Cap fund.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 12 months