ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund-Growth

Q: What are the returns of ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund?

The ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund is a 14 yrs 4 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.43% since inception. ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.43% 7.1% 5.93% 6.99% 7.43%

NAV as of Sep 03, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹28.0213+0.01% 1 day change	7.43% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹16,269 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹28.0213 as on Sep 03, 2025

This fund Category average

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.8% as on Aug 31, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹16,269 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	14 yrs 4 m since Apr 13, 2011
Benchmark	NIFTY Ultra Short Duration Debt Index A-I
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

ICICI Prudential Ultra 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 Sep 04, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.42%	0.4%
3 Months	1.55%	1.48%
6 Months	3.84%	3.62%
1 Year	7.43%	7.09%
2 Years	7.34%	7.01%
3 Years	7.1%	6.79%
4 Years	6.27%	5.99%
5 Years	5.93%	5.52%
7 Years	6.52%	5.71%
10 Years	6.99%	6.14%

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

A1+ 45.58520736%

AAA 23.62863728%

AA+ 11.39982316%

SOV 10.98051052%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 6.43%

Reserve Bank of India 4.09%

Bharti Telecom Ltd. 3.83%

Indusind Bank Ltd. 3.54%

Allocation by Instruments

Bifurcation by Instrument is not available for this fund

Other Holdings

Others 20.44%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund	N.A.	16,269 Cr	14 yrs 4 m	0.8%
Sundaram Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	2,551 Cr	17 yrs 8 m	1.48%
Axis Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	6,122 Cr	7 yrs	1.2%
WhiteOak Capital Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	475 Cr	6 yrs 3 m	1.02%
Tata Ultra Short Term Fund	N.A.	4,684 Cr	6 yrs 7 m	1.14%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund	0.42%	3.84%	7.43%	7.1%	5.93%	6.99%
Sundaram Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.34%	3.27%	6.38%	6.14%	4.75%	5.18%
Axis Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.38%	3.59%	6.98%	6.67%	5.38%	4.05%
WhiteOak Capital Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.38%	3.45%	6.83%	6.53%	5.31%	3.23%
Tata Ultra Short Term Fund	0.41%	3.52%	7.0%	6.63%	5.3%	3.66%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund	0.3	0.72	1.86	2.82
Sundaram Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.28	0.67	-1.21	-1.89
Axis Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.29	0.72	0.57	0.83
WhiteOak Capital Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.27	0.65	0.07	0.1
Tata Ultra Short Term Fund	0.27	0.68	0.44	0.59

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

Alpha	1.89 vs. 2.72 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.86 vs. 2.23 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.72 vs. 0.98 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.3 vs. 0.23 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund-Growth is a Ultra Short Duration mutual fund scheme from Icici Prudential Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 14 yrs 4 m, having been launched on 13/04/2011. ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund-Growth has ₹16,269 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 Ultra Short Term Fund-Growth as of 03/09/2025 is ₹28.02. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.8%, which is higher than what most other Ultra Short Duration funds charge.

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund-Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.44%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.45% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund-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 above average.
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 GOI, Reserve Bank of India, Bharti Telecom Ltd., Indusind Bank Ltd., Punjab National Bank.

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Fund AUM	16,269 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 investments in a range of debt and money market instruments.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	103 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 Ultra Short Term Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹28.0213 as of Sep 03, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund is a 14 yrs 4 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.43% since inception.

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.43%	7.1%	5.93%	6.99%	7.43%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.8%, 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 Ultra Short Term Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 16,269 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund lend to?

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

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	6.43%
Reserve Bank of India	4.09%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.	3.83%

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 Ultra Short Term Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
A1+	45.58520736%
AAA	23.62863728%
AA+	11.39982316%

What is risk level of ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund?

This is a Ultra 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 do I invest in ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund?

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund-Growth is the regular plan of the fund. For this plan of you pay 0.8% as annual charges. On the other hand if you go for the direct plan available on ET Money, you pay 0.39%. That's 0.41000000000000003% less.

Regular plans charge more because when you buy them, the fund pays commission to the agent. This is an additional expense for the fund and to cover this expense, the fund takes a bigger share from the returns generated by your investments.

So, the lower annual cost of the direct plan means you will earn 0.41000000000000003% if you opt for direct plan of ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

How can I redeem my investments in ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund?

Redeeming your investments in ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term 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.

If you have invested in ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Ultra 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.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.