Should I invest in ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹15.9520

As of

17 Jul 2026

1,139 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	+0.23%	-0.15%	+0.38	19 / 125	Q1
1W	-0.13%	-4.47%	+4.34	53 / 130	Q2
2W	0.00%	-5.11%	+5.11	40 / 130	Q2
1M	+0.97%	-5.39%	+6.36	34 / 130	Q2
3M	+1.72%	-4.67%	+6.39	56 / 130	Q2
6M	-1.09%	-5.19%	+4.09	72 / 122	Q3
YTD	-2.71%	-2.99%	+0.28	91 / 120	Q4
1Y	-0.56%	+12.27%	-12.82	91 / 111	Q4
2Y	+0.26%	+6.29%	-6.04	63 / 84	Q3
3Y	+11.33%	+6.43%	+4.90	32 / 73	Q2
4Y	+13.81%	+5.33%	+8.48	27 / 68	Q2
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+10.34%	+8.45%	+1.89	57 / 130	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
2026 YTD	-2.71%	+1.22%	-3.93	90 / 114
2025	+6.94%	+30.86%	-23.92	53 / 83
2024	+14.91%	+13.06%	+1.85	32 / 69
2023	+25.36%	+14.87%	+10.49	11 / 68
2022	+4.85%	-5.59%	+10.44	13 / 59
2021	—	—	—	—

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

+14.43%

45 windows

min -4.2% · max 41.6%

87% positive

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

3-Year rolling

+15.19%

20 windows

min 11.3% · max 20.4%

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

—

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

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Today's value

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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

13.42%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.39

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.64

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-19.43%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2025

% positive months

61.1%

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 Fund of Funds - Domestic

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Diversified Equity All Cap Active FOF - IDCW - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹10.2128	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Plan	ICICI Prudential	₹170.3532	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Gold ETF Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹40.6301	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Passive FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹36.8685	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Aggressive Hybrid Omni FOF- Regular - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹39.2303	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active Fund of funds - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹49.0060	17 Jul 2026
FT India Dynamic PE Ratio Fund of Funds-Dividend	Franklin Templeton	₹41.1991	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset BSE 200 Equal Weight ETF Fund of Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹11.7230	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Equity-FOF-Dividend	Kotak Mahindra	₹247.0000	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Gold Fund Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option	Kotak	₹53.5272	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹15.9520
16 Jul 2026	₹15.9155
15 Jul 2026	₹15.9481
14 Jul 2026	₹15.9035
13 Jul 2026	₹15.9846
10 Jul 2026	₹15.9725
9 Jul 2026	₹15.8183
8 Jul 2026	₹15.6842
7 Jul 2026	₹15.9847
6 Jul 2026	₹16.0415

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 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹15.9520. It's a Fund of Funds - Domestic from ICICI Prudential, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history starting from 02 Dec 2021, a track record of about 4 years 7 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Fund of Funds - Domestic' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -0.56% — -12.82 pp behind the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 12.27%. The fund ranks #91 of 111 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 11.33% — +4.9 pp ahead of the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 6.43%. The fund ranks #32 of 73 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹137,976 today — a multiplier of 1.38×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 11.33%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹120,550.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹393,981 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.94%.

ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹393,981 — XIRR 5.94%.

On a 3-year basis, ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW ranks #32 out of 73 funds in the Fund of Funds - Domestic category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 6.43%; this fund delivered 11.33%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW has experienced over the last 3-year window is 19.43% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 Sep 2024 to a low on 03 Mar 2025. 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 BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW averaged 15.19% (best 20.40%, worst 11.33%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.39 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW returned 6.94% — lagging the Fund of Funds - Domestic category average of 30.86% by 23.92 pp. It ranked #53 of 83 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential BSE 500 ETF FOF - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

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.