ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund

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

The ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund is a 24 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.8% since inception. ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.31% 7.56% 6.4% 7.42% 7.8%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹62.167-0.06% 1 day change	7.8% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹20,935 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹62.167 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹20,935 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	24 yrs 3 m since Oct 18, 2001
Benchmark	NIFTY SD Debt Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.06% as on Feb 02, 2026
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

ICICI Prudential Short Term 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	0.06%	0.05%
3 Months	0.91%	0.6%
6 Months	2.23%	1.78%
1 Year	7.31%	6.65%
2 Years	7.53%	7.11%
3 Years	7.56%	7.03%
4 Years	7.07%	6.23%
5 Years	6.4%	5.72%
7 Years	7.34%	6.59%
10 Years	7.42%	6.75%

Asset allocationas on Dec 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 54.27950875%

SOV 25.46254784%

AA 10.40690131%

AA+ 8.70002183%

Top Debt Holdings

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 3.43%

Shivshakti Securitisation Trust 2.88%

Vedanta Ltd. 2.81%

Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust 2.52%

Allocation by Instruments

Non Convertible Debenture 25.802616890000007%

Debenture 24.192413249999998%

GOI Securities 14.509556629999999%

Cash Margin 11.70276947%

Other Holdings

Others 0.29%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	0.06%	2.23%	7.31%	7.56%	6.4%	7.42%
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.02%	1.76%	6.59%	7.17%	6.93%	6.17%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	0.09%	1.9%	6.62%	7.15%	7.23%	6.2%
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.02%	1.76%	6.6%	6.96%	6.66%	5.83%
SBI Short Term Debt Fund	-0.01%	1.86%	6.94%	7.16%	5.8%	6.86%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	0.83	1.02	1.48	2.18
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.98	1.24	0.86	1.42
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	1.06	1.21	0.79	1.39
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.97	1.21	0.65	1.09
SBI Short Term Debt Fund	1.04	1.25	0.84	1.3

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	N.A.	20,935 Cr	24 yrs 3 m	1.06%
UTI Short Duration Fund	N.A.	3,181 Cr	18 yrs 5 m	0.83%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	N.A.	190 Cr	22 yrs 8 m	0.72%
UTI Short Duration Fund	N.A.	3,181 Cr	22 yrs 7 m	0.83%
SBI Short Term Debt Fund	N.A.	17,516 Cr	18 yrs 6 m	0.85%

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

Alpha	3.13 vs. 3.39 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.48 vs. 3.07 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.02 vs. 1.11 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.83 vs. 0.95 More stable returns

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About this fund

About ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund

ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund is a Short Duration mutual fund scheme from Icici Prudential Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 24 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 18/10/2001. ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund has ₹20,935 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 Short Term Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹62.17. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.06%, which is higher than what most other Short Duration funds charge.

ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund returns of last 1-year are 7.36%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.81% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund's credit profile is high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is great. 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 National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, Shivshakti Securitisation Trust, Vedanta Ltd., Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust, Maharashtra State.

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Fund AUM	20,935 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Nikhil Kabra

Mr. Kabra is a B.Com and Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining ICICI Prudential AMC from September 25, 2013 he was associated with Sumedha Fiscal Services Limited from October 2012 to September 2013 and Haribhakti & Co. from September 2010 to October 2012.

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.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income through investments in a range of debt and money market instruments while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity

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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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund plan is approximately ₹62.167 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund is a 24 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.8% since inception.

ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.31%	7.56%	6.4%	7.42%	7.8%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund has an expense ratio of 1.06%, 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 Short Term Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 20,935 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

To whom does ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	3.43%
Shivshakti Securitisation Trust	2.88%
Vedanta Ltd.	2.81%

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 Short Term Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	54.27950875%
SOV	25.46254784%
AA	10.40690131%

What is risk level of ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund?

This is a Short Duration 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 can I redeem my investments in ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the ICICI Prudential Short Term 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.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Short Duration

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
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 Short Duration funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 7.23% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.