Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth

Latest NAV

₹23.0933

As of

22 Apr 2016

803 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.00%	+0.11%	-0.11	59 / 104	Q3
1W	+0.15%	-0.67%	+0.82	24 / 103	Q1
2W	+0.22%	+0.04%	+0.17	45 / 102	Q2
1M	+0.63%	+0.32%	+0.32	37 / 101	Q2
3M	+1.61%	+3.68%	-2.06	54 / 100	Q3
6M	+3.18%	+6.18%	-2.99	43 / 99	Q2
YTD	+1.88%	+2.47%	-0.59	35 / 99	Q2
1Y	+6.76%	+17.47%	-10.71	46 / 89	Q3
2Y	+7.95%	+10.45%	-2.50	42 / 84	Q2
3Y	+8.52%	+13.44%	-4.92	62 / 74	Q4
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+8.69%	+11.11%	-2.42	73 / 104	Q3

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2016 YTD	+1.88%	+3.36%	-1.48	17 / 31
2015	+7.91%	+2.95%	+4.95	2 / 9
2014	+9.08%	+50.25%	-41.17	3 / 3
2013	+9.65%	+9.65%	+0.00	1 / 1

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+8.81%

28 windows

min 6.8% · max 10.3%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+8.63%

4 windows

min 8.5% · max 8.8%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

0.63%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

2.69

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.25%

May 2014 → Jun 2014

% positive months

100.0%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Flexi Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹2,115.5350	3 Jun 2026
Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹17.0211	3 Jun 2026
SBI Flexicap Fund - DIRECT PLAN - Growth Option	SBI	₹117.4238	2 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹19.8000	3 Jun 2026
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹19.0200	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN Flexi Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Growth	Bandhan	₹222.6510	3 Jun 2026
quant Flexi Cap Fund - Growth Option-Direct Plan	Quant	₹118.9418	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹2,064.0200	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Flexi cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth Option	Motilal Oswal	₹63.2311	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹1,722.7007	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
22 Apr 2016	₹23.0933
21 Apr 2016	₹23.0929
20 Apr 2016	₹23.0806
18 Apr 2016	₹23.0912
13 Apr 2016	₹23.0594
12 Apr 2016	₹23.0498
11 Apr 2016	₹23.0479
8 Apr 2016	₹23.0437
7 Apr 2016	₹23.0468
6 Apr 2016	₹23.0433

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 22 Apr 2016, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth is ₹23.0933. It's a Flexi Cap Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history starting from 10 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 4 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Flexi Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth has delivered a absolute return of 6.76% — -10.71 pp behind the Flexi Cap Fund category average of 17.47%. The fund ranks #46 of 89 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth has delivered a CAGR of 8.52% — -4.92 pp behind the Flexi Cap Fund category average of 13.44%. The fund ranks #62 of 74 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹127,793 today — a multiplier of 1.28×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 8.52%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹145,991.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹405,706 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.90%.

ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹405,706 — XIRR 7.90%.

On a 3-year basis, ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth ranks #62 out of 74 funds in the Flexi Cap Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 13.44%; this fund delivered 8.52%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth has experienced over the last 3-year window is 0.25% — its NAV fell from a high on 30 May 2014 to a low on 02 Jun 2014. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth averaged 8.63% (best 8.81%, worst 8.52%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 2.69 — strong risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2015, ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth returned 7.91% — beating the Flexi Cap Fund category average of 2.95% by 4.95 pp. It ranked #2 of 9 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.