Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 15.4%. 5-year CAGR: 13.82%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan

Latest NAV

₹364.1300

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,331 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	+0.24%	+0.33%	-0.10	6 / 9	Q3
1W	-0.35%	+0.20%	-0.55	9 / 9	Q4
2W	-0.51%	-1.30%	+0.80	7 / 9	Q4
1M	+0.02%	-0.31%	+0.33	7 / 9	Q4
3M	+1.32%	+0.06%	+1.25	5 / 9	Q3
6M	+1.89%	-1.20%	+3.08	3 / 9	Q2
YTD	-0.49%	-2.30%	+1.81	3 / 9	Q2
1Y	-0.51%	-1.02%	+0.50	4 / 9	Q2
2Y	+2.95%	+1.65%	+1.30	3 / 9	Q2
3Y	+15.17%	+8.91%	+6.25	1 / 8	Q1
4Y	+15.93%	+11.10%	+4.84	1 / 8	Q1
5Y	+13.82%	+8.87%	+4.96	1 / 7	Q1
7Y	+13.60%	+11.65%	+1.95	3 / 7	Q2
10Y	+12.28%	+11.05%	+1.23	3 / 6	Q2
Inception	+13.54%	+11.37%	+2.17	2 / 9	Q1

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	-0.49%	-3.57%	+3.08	2 / 8
2025	+8.75%	+4.97%	+3.78	1 / 8
2024	+17.64%	+15.01%	+2.63	2 / 8
2023	+29.58%	+21.24%	+8.34	1 / 7
2022	+3.37%	+0.06%	+3.31	2 / 7
2021	+25.15%	+24.40%	+0.75	5 / 7
2020	+9.03%	+15.63%	-6.59	7 / 7
2019	+8.78%	+9.41%	-0.63	3 / 6
2018	-0.66%	-0.05%	-0.61	5 / 6
2017	+25.08%	+23.47%	+1.61	3 / 7
2016	+7.54%	+7.42%	+0.12	4 / 7

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

+16.87%

153 windows

min -17.5% · max 79.8%

88% positive

3-Year rolling

+14.41%

129 windows

min -1.4% · max 30.9%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+13.45%

105 windows

min 3.3% · max 23.3%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+12.70%

80 windows

min 9.7% · max 15.8%

100% positive

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

11.99%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.69

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.29

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.45%

Sep 2024 → Feb 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 Children's Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Childrens Fund - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹327.1310	17 Jul 2026
ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE BAL BHAVISHYA YOJNA- Direct - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹19.0800	17 Jul 2026
UTI Children's Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	UTI	₹91.8379	17 Jul 2026
Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Direct Plan - IDCW	Axis	₹27.8079	17 Jul 2026
Union Children's Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option	Union	₹13.2900	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹364.1300
16 Jul 2026	₹363.2700
15 Jul 2026	₹363.5200
14 Jul 2026	₹362.4900
13 Jul 2026	₹365.3600
10 Jul 2026	₹365.4100
9 Jul 2026	₹362.4000
8 Jul 2026	₹359.7200
7 Jul 2026	₹365.9700
6 Jul 2026	₹367.1400

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 Children's Fund - Direct Plan is ₹364.1300. It's a Children's Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan has NAV history starting from 02 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 6 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 Children's Fund - Direct Plan is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Children's Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan has delivered a absolute return of -0.51% — +0.5 pp ahead of the Children's Fund category average of -1.02%. The fund ranks #4 of 9 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan has delivered a CAGR of 15.17% — +6.25 pp ahead of the Children's Fund category average of 8.91%. The fund ranks #1 of 8 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan has delivered a CAGR of 13.82% — +4.96 pp ahead of the Children's Fund category average of 8.87%. The fund ranks #1 of 7 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹318,296 today — a multiplier of 3.18×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 12.28%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹285,160.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹825,637 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 12.72%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,393,933 (multiplier 1.99×). XIRR: 13.24%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan ranks #1 out of 7 funds in the Children's Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 8.87%; this fund delivered 13.82%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan has experienced over the last 5-year window is 15.45% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Sep 2024 to a low on 28 Feb 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan averaged 13.45% (best 23.32%, worst 3.28%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.60 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan returned 8.75% — beating the Children's Fund category average of 4.97% by 3.78 pp. It ranked #1 of 8 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan 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 Children's Fund - Direct Plan 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 15.4%. 5-year CAGR: 13.82%.

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