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ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund. It's been running since 16 Jul 2018.

Latest price per unit
₹26.42
▼ 0.56% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.01 L
▲ ₹1.5k gain · 1.5% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.49 L
▲ ₹49.0k gain · 14.2% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.41 L
▲ ₹40.7k gain · 7.1% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.93 L
Gain / loss+₹12.9k
XIRR (annualised)4.77%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.94 L
Projected gain*+₹13.9k
*at this fund's historical rate of 4.77% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 109 other funds in Equity Schemes - Thematic Fund

Same plan
1-year return
1.46%median 6.58% (-5.12%)
Rank #58 of 110Beats 41% of peers
3-year return
14.22%median 13.90% (+0.31%)
Rank #26 of 110Beats 53% of peers
5-year return
7.06%median 12.02% (-4.96%)
Rank #35 of 110Beats 17% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
15.40%median 15.81% (-0.41%)
Rank #45 of 110Less risky than 58% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-27.68%median -22.39% (-5.29%)
Rank #42 of 110Less risky than 62% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 7 years were positive.

+58%
2020
+8%
2021
-15%
2022
+31%
2023
+38%
2024
-8%
2025
+2%
2026
Best year
2020 · 58.34%
Worst year
2022 · -15.13%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
15.4%

The value swings roughly 15% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-27.68%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW against other sector funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year1.46%
CAGR — 3 years14.22%
CAGR — 5 years7.06%
CAGR — since launch12.82%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)14.54%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)15.40%
Max drawdown — 1 year-11.16%
Max drawdown — 3 years-18.41%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.31
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.50

Fund info

Fund house
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Schemes - Thematic Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF109KC1GJ8
ISIN (Div re-invest)
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Fund code
143876
First price on record
16 Jul 2018 · 2,003 daily prices

About ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Equity Schemes - Thematic Fund offered by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 8 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹26.4200 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 1.46% over the last year, 14.22% CAGR over 3 years, 7.06% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 15.4% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 27.7%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

The latest NAV of ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹26.4200 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.56% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return 1.46%, 3-year CAGR 14.22%, 5-year CAGR 7.06%, since-inception CAGR 12.82%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is categorised as Equity Schemes - Thematic Fund. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 15.4%, ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 16 Jul 2018 — approximately 8 years of track record and 2,003 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.