ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Plan-Growth

Q: What are the returns of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund?

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 18.13% since inception. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 2.69% 21.56% 33.56% 16.7% 18.13%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹100.51-0.01% 1 day change	18.13% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹7,605 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹100.51 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.73% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed upto 1 year!
AUM (Fund size)	₹7,605 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 6 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹100 & 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 Smallcap 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	2.14%	2.66%
3 Months	12.05%	11.58%
6 Months	9.58%	9.49%
1 Year	2.69%	5.96%
2 Years	20.12%	24.35%
3 Years	21.56%	25.4%
4 Years	18.68%	20.67%
5 Years	33.56%	34.69%
7 Years	21.86%	21.09%
10 Years	16.7%	18.46%

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Asset allocationas on Apr 30, 2025

Large Cap 12.4%

Mid Cap 4.5%

Small Cap 69.79%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.3.32%

Ultratech Cement Ltd.3.03%

Atul Ltd.2.59%

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.2.58%

Top sectors

Chemicals 12.22%

Materials 10.67%

Services 10.389999999999999%

Capital Goods 10.379999999999999%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 1.56%

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 11.93924637%

Treasury Bills 1.7569998299999998%

Cash Margin 0.16700444%

Other Holdings

Others 11.06%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund	N.A.	7,605 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.73%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	58,029 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.65%
Tata Small Cap Fund	N.A.	10,529 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	0.34%
Quant Small Cap Fund	N.A.	28,205 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.66%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	11,744 Cr	5 yrs 5 m	0.39%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	N.A.	6,823 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	0.44%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund	2.14%	9.58%	2.69%	21.56%	33.56%	16.7%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	1.98%	8.68%	1.75%	28.51%	38.29%	22.32%
Tata Small Cap Fund	4.21%	9.01%	7.7%	28.45%	35.6%	16.74%
Quant Small Cap Fund	1.94%	7.75%	-1.88%	30.16%	43.87%	20.84%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	3.22%	12.25%	15.09%	35.08%	37.8%	18.06%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	2.59%	11.81%	14.53%	31.09%	35.24%	16.86%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund	15.35	0.77	1.07	1.49
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	16.63	0.85	1.37	1.82
Tata Small Cap Fund	16.18	0.8	1.3	1.72
Quant Small Cap Fund	17.41	0.86	1.38	2.04
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	17.83	0.9	1.53	2.31
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	16.35	0.81	1.5	1.77

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

Alpha	-0.44 vs. 7.0 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.07 vs. 8.52 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.77 vs. 0.96 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	15.35 vs. 12.87 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a Small Cap 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 Smallcap Fund Direct Plan-Growth has ₹7,605 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/04/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Plan-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹100.51. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.73%, which is higher than what most other Small Cap funds charge.

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Plan-Growth returns of last 1-year are 3.30%. Since launch, it has delivered 18.15% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 4 yrs.
ICICI Prudential Smallcap 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 average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Chemicals, Materials, Services, Capital Goods, Automobile sectors. It has taken less exposure in Chemicals, Materials sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Ultratech Cement Ltd., Atul Ltd., Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd., Tata Chemicals Ltd..

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Fund AUM	7,605 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Anish Tawakley

Mr. Tawakley has done PGDM (MBA) from IIM Bangalore and B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from IIT Delhi Prior joining to ICICI AMC he has worked with Barclays India - Equity Research, Credit Suisse India - Equity research - Indian financial services sector,

Sri Sharma

Ms. Sharma has done B.Com, CA and CFA ( Level 2 cleared) Prior to joining ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, she has worked with PwC

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of small cap stocks.

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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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹100.51 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 18.13% since inception.

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
2.69%	21.56%	33.56%	16.7%	18.13%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.73%, 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 Smallcap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 7,605 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025.

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

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.32%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	3.03%
Atul Ltd.	2.59%
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.	2.58%
Tata Chemicals Ltd.	2.46%
Procter & Gamble Health Ltd.	2.42%
Cummins India Ltd.	2.37%
TVS Holdings Ltd.	2.26%
Gillette India Ltd.	2.11%
Jamna Auto Industries Ltd.	2.06%

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

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

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Chemicals	12.22%
Materials	10.67%
Services	10.389999999999999%
Capital Goods	10.379999999999999%
Automobile	8.61%
Healthcare	7.55%
Construction	7.44%
Energy	4.7299999999999995%
Consumer Staples	4.37%
Metals & Mining	4.11%

What is risk level of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund?

This is a Small 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 Smallcap 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 Smallcap Fund?

Redeeming your investments in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

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ET Money rank

in Small Cap

#NA

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 Small Cap funds in the last 10 Years.
AUM Growth: This fund has the highest AUM growth in the last 12 months in Small Cap category.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed upto 1 year