ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund

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

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a 18 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.89% since inception. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 2.12% 17.57% 27.4% 15.76% 12.89%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund has an expense ratio of 1.78% , 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.

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹87.61+0.29% 1 day change	12.89% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹8,449 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹87.61 as on Oct 20, 2025

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ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹8,449 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed upto 1 year!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	18 yrs 2 m since Aug 23, 2007
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.78% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
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 Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.24%	1.12%
3 Months	0.08%	0.57%
6 Months	10.92%	11.6%
1 Year	2.12%	2.09%
2 Years	15.92%	19.24%
3 Years	17.57%	19.96%
4 Years	15.23%	16.69%
5 Years	27.4%	28.27%
7 Years	22.11%	21.14%
10 Years	15.76%	17.06%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 10.24%

Mid Cap 7.84%

Small Cap 70.69%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.3.38%

Nifty 502.75%

Procter & Gamble Health Ltd.2.66%

HDFC Bank Ltd.2.59%

Top sectors

Chemicals 12.27%

Materials 10.510000000000002%

Capital Goods 9.89%

Services 8.459999999999999%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 0.59%

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 13.2910344%

Index Derivatives 2.74940098%

Treasury Bills 0.5882869%

Cash Margin 0.15031383%

Other Holdings

Others 13.29%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund	0.24%	10.92%	2.12%	17.57%	27.4%	15.76%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	1.07%	10.31%	0.27%	22.87%	32.7%	20.54%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	1.91%	13.35%	7.3%	30.71%	30.75%	16.92%
Tata Small Cap Fund	-1.87%	7.64%	-4.39%	19.87%	29.2%	14.7%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	3.61%	14.33%	8.79%	25.84%	31.13%	15.62%
Quant Small Cap Fund	2.37%	10.46%	0.71%	24.5%	33.7%	19.55%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund	14.99	0.76	0.72	1.06
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	16.46	0.85	0.93	1.3
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	17.88	0.91	1.17	1.84
Tata Small Cap Fund	16.04	0.8	0.83	1.16
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	16.15	0.81	1.04	1.26
Quant Small Cap Fund	17.35	0.87	0.95	1.47

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund	N.A.	8,449 Cr	18 yrs 2 m	1.78%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	66,136 Cr	15 yrs 1 m	1.4%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	15,738 Cr	5 yrs 8 m	1.65%
Tata Small Cap Fund	N.A.	11,637 Cr	7 yrs	1.67%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	N.A.	8,055 Cr	7 yrs	1.73%
Quant Small Cap Fund	N.A.	29,288 Cr	29 yrs 1 m	1.59%

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

Alpha	-0.73 vs. 4.89 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.72 vs. 5.92 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.76 vs. 0.74 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	14.99 vs. 12.63 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a Small Cap mutual fund scheme from Icici Prudential Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 18 yrs 2 m, having been launched on 23/08/2007. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund has ₹8,449 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹87.61. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.78%, which is higher than what most other Small Cap funds charge.

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund returns of last 1-year are -3.69%. Since launch, it has delivered 12.80% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund 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, Capital Goods, Services, 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., Nifty 50, Procter & Gamble Health Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Tata Chemicals Ltd..

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Fund AUM	8,449 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
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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	103 view all schemes
Total AUM	10,60,747 Cr as on Sep 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 plan is approximately ₹87.61 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a 18 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.89% since inception.

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
2.12%	17.57%	27.4%	15.76%	12.89%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund has an expense ratio of 1.78%, 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 Smallcap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 8,449 Cr as on Sep 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.	3.38%
Nifty 50	2.75%
Procter & Gamble Health Ltd.	2.66%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	2.59%
Tata Chemicals Ltd.	2.5%
Atul Ltd.	2.49%
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.	2.47%
TVS Holdings Ltd.	2.32%
SKF India Ltd.	2.27%
Jamna Auto Industries Ltd.	2.2%

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	12.27%
Materials	10.510000000000002%
Capital Goods	9.89%
Services	8.459999999999999%
Automobile	8.39%
Construction	7.779999999999999%
Financial	7.499999999999999%
Healthcare	7.28%
Consumer Staples	4.73%
Energy	4.48%

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 can I redeem my investments in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the ICICI Prudential Smallcap 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

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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 Small Cap funds in the last 10 Years.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed upto 1 year