ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 20-02-2025
₹ 85.36
▲0.7%
1D
Inception Returns
17.3%
/yr
About ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 2 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Anish Tawakley. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has ₹7871 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.
Returns
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.32% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 0.09%, 17.34% and 24.05% respectively.
Holdings
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Basic Materials, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Financial Services, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Tech, Energy. Its top holdings are Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Procter & Gamble Health Ltd, Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Taxation
As it is a small-cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
The primary objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of small cap stocks. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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7862 people have invested ₹ 1.9Cr in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
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13
/18
47% Performance
53% Risk Management
40% Cost
13 out of 18 among small-cap
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
Underperforms benchmarks during bull run
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.82% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹7871 Cr |
| Inception Date | 2 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | --/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 22.13% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
Trailing Returns
as on (20-Feb-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Jan-25)
Small cap
69.8%
Large cap
11.8%
Mid cap
5.1%
Sector Allocation
Basic Materials
30.1%
Industrial
23.7%
Consumer Cyclical
15.8%
Health
9.4%
Financial Services
5.7%
Utilities
4.3%
Consumer Defensive
3.3%
Communication
2.5%
Real Estate
2.2%
Tech
1.8%
Energy
1.2%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 8.3K Cr as of Jan'25
- AUM has remained same between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Tata Chemicals Ltd's allocation increased from 1.26% to 2.05%
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd's allocation increased from 0.8% to 1.18%
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd's allocation increased from 0.66% to 1.02%
Top Stocks sold last month
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.8 % to 2.7 %
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.42 % to 2.33 %
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.3 % to 2.24 %
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 67.8% to 68.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 5.8% to 4.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 10.5% to 11.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 15% to 13.3%
Top 3 Sectors in January were Basic Materials, Industrial & Consumer Cyclical
Jan'25
Basic Materials
30%
Industrial
24%
Consumer Cyclical
16%
Dec'24
Basic Materials
27%
Industrial
25%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Shree Cement Ltd | 14% |
 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd | 5.5% |
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Anish Tawakley
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth, since 18 September 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹8.31L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
ICICI Prudential Asset Mgmt.Company Limited,3rd Floor, Hallmark Business Plaza,,Sant Dyaneshwar Marg,,Bandra (East)
Phone
+912226428000
Website
investor.helpdesk@hdfcbank.com
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 25.81% return, outperforming this fund by 8.47% per annum.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 10.3% drop in AUM moving from 8.76K Cr to 7.87K Cr.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 18.8% moving from 0.69 to 0.82.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.82% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.18%.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 17.97% return, outperforming this fund by 17.87%.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 39.93% return, outperforming this fund by 15.89% per annum.
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 17.32% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.84%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 86.7% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 13.3% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹7871 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹7871 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 10297 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.82%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.82% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.27%
Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is ₹85.36 as on 20-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Feb-2025.
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -8.68% | -8.68% |
6 Month Returns | -13.53% | -13.53% |
1 Year Returns | 0.09% | 0.09% |
3 Years Returns | 61.54% | 17.34% |
5 Years Returns | 193.74% | 24.05% |
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0.82% as on January 2025
₹7871 Cr as on January 2025
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd(2.7%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd(2.69%), Procter & Gamble Health Ltd(2.38%), Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd(2.33%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd(2.24%) as on January 2025
Basic Materials(26.11%), Industrial(20.52%), Consumer Cyclical(13.66%) as on January 2025
The alpha ratio for the ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 0.57 | 3.69 | 2.39 |
As on January 2025
The alpha for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.84 |
As on January 2025
The Beta for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 0.08 | 0.86 | 0.9 |
As on January 2025
The sharpe ratio for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 14.39 | 13.97 | 22.93 |
As on January 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.63 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.05 as on January 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Anish Tawakley is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Direct Growth is 1%