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ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

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 9 Dec 2024.

This fund is under 3 years old — its short track record makes comparing to peers or judging consistency less reliable.
Latest price per unit
₹10.70
▲ 0.28% 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
▲ ₹944 gain · 0.9% / 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₹60.0k
Value today₹59.8k
Gain / loss-₹233
XIRR (annualised)-0.83%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹60.0k
Would become*₹59.7k
Projected gain*+-₹270
*at this fund's historical rate of -0.83% 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 363 other funds in Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic

Same plan
1-year return
0.94%median 6.52% (-5.58%)
Rank #244 of 364Beats 26% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
11.48%median 15.58% (-4.10%)
Rank #13 of 364Less risky than 97% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-14.01%median -25.21% (+11.20%)
Rank #332 of 364Less risky than 9% 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. 1 of last 3 years were positive.

-2%
2024
+14%
2025
-5%
2026
Best year
2025 · 14.13%
Worst year
2026 · -4.72%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
11.5%

The value swings roughly 11% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-14.01%

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

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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year0.94%
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch3.91%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)12.16%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)11.48%
Max drawdown — 1 year-14.01%
Max drawdown — 3 years-14.01%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.41
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.18

Fund info

Fund house
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF109KC10Y6
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
153070
First price on record
9 Dec 2024 · 431 daily prices

About ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic offered by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 2 year 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 Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹10.7000 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 0.94% over the last year. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 11.5% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 14.0%. 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 Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

The latest NAV of ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹10.7000 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.28% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return 0.94%, since-inception CAGR 3.91%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth belong to?+

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is categorised as Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.

How risky is ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 11.5%, ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth a direct plan?+

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 9 Dec 2024 — approximately 2 year of track record and 431 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.