Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus

Latest NAV

₹12.4602

As of

2 Jul 2018

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%	-8.05%	+8.05	293 / 904	Q2
1W	+0.02%	-11.71%	+11.73	405 / 779	Q3
2W	+0.40%	-11.75%	+12.15	30 / 776	Q1
1M	+0.51%	-11.75%	+12.26	88 / 772	Q1
3M	-1.06%	-11.29%	+10.22	422 / 763	Q3
6M	+0.39%	-10.39%	+10.79	350 / 749	Q2
YTD	+0.39%	-10.45%	+10.84	348 / 747	Q2
1Y	+2.28%	-8.25%	+10.53	322 / 728	Q2
2Y	+6.23%	-5.23%	+11.46	182 / 660	Q2
3Y	+7.10%	-3.98%	+11.09	205 / 644	Q2
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+6.79%	-1.09%	+7.88	352 / 904	Q2

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
2018 YTD	+0.39%	+0.48%	-0.09	141 / 205
2017	+4.87%	+1.61%	+3.26	110 / 223
2016	+11.23%	+3.44%	+7.79	17 / 223
2015	—	—	—	—

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

+8.14%

29 windows

min 2.3% · max 12.5%

100% positive

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

3-Year rolling

+7.29%

5 windows

min 7.1% · max 7.7%

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

3.10%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.15

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.40

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-2.44%

Apr 2018 → Jun 2018

% positive months

75.0%

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 Medium to Long Duration Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Charity Fund for Cancer Cure - IDCW Option - 50% IDCW Donation Option	HDFC	₹10.0419	3 Jun 2026
NIPPON INDIA FIXED MATURITY PLAN - XLI - SERIES 8 - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹17.0046	3 Jun 2026
SBI Magnum Income Fund-Bonus	SBI	₹43.7200	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Half Yearly IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹11.0548	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund - IDCW	Franklin India	₹10.4210	3 Jun 2026
Canara Robeco Income-Growth Plan	Canara Robeco	₹55.9906	3 Jun 2026
UTI Bond Fund-Growth (for rep. After 6 months- No Load)	UTI	₹74.6017	3 Jun 2026
Birla Sun Life Income Plus (Dividend)	Birla Sun Life	₹12.9049	3 Jun 2026
IDFC - SSIF - Investment Plan - Annual Dividend	IDFC	₹11.6743	3 Jun 2026
JM Income Fund-Dividend	JM Financial	₹21.5269	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
2 Jul 2018	₹12.4602
29 Jun 2018	₹12.4454
28 Jun 2018	₹12.4389
27 Jun 2018	₹12.4545
26 Jun 2018	₹12.4615
25 Jun 2018	₹12.4578
22 Jun 2018	₹12.4591
21 Jun 2018	₹12.4559
20 Jun 2018	₹12.4228
19 Jun 2018	₹12.4150

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 02 Jul 2018, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus is ₹12.4602. It's a Medium to Long Duration Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus has NAV history starting from 09 Mar 2015, a track record of about 11 years 2 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 Bond Fund - Bonus is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Medium to Long Duration Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus has delivered a absolute return of 2.28% — +10.53 pp ahead of the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of -8.25%. The fund ranks #322 of 728 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus has delivered a CAGR of 7.10% — +11.09 pp ahead of the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of -3.98%. The fund ranks #205 of 644 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus 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 Bond Fund - Bonus exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹122,850 today — a multiplier of 1.23×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 7.10%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹88,516.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹389,996 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.27%.

ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹389,996 — XIRR 5.27%.

On a 3-year basis, ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus ranks #205 out of 644 funds in the Medium to Long Duration Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is -3.98%; this fund delivered 7.10%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus has experienced over the last 3-year window is 2.44% — its NAV fell from a high on 06 Apr 2018 to a low on 07 Jun 2018. 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 Bond Fund - Bonus averaged 7.29% (best 7.71%, worst 7.10%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.15 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2017, ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus returned 4.87% — beating the Medium to Long Duration Fund category average of 1.61% by 3.26 pp. It ranked #110 of 223 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Bond Fund - Bonus is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

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.