Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular 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: 15.7%. 5-year CAGR: 12.53%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan

Latest NAV

₹324.4100

As of

24 Jul 2026

5,000 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	+0.17%	-0.05%	+0.22	1 / 8	Q1
1W	-1.32%	-1.28%	-0.04	4 / 8	Q2
2W	-1.68%	-1.28%	-0.40	5 / 8	Q3
1M	-1.86%	-0.75%	-1.11	8 / 8	Q4
3M	+0.58%	+1.54%	-0.96	7 / 8	Q4
6M	+2.99%	+0.97%	+2.02	3 / 8	Q2
YTD	-2.20%	-2.68%	+0.47	4 / 8	Q2
1Y	-2.70%	-2.55%	-0.15	4 / 8	Q2
2Y	+2.71%	+0.47%	+2.23	2 / 8	Q1
3Y	+13.28%	+8.51%	+4.77	1 / 8	Q1
4Y	+14.62%	+10.59%	+4.03	1 / 8	Q1
5Y	+12.53%	+8.99%	+3.53	1 / 8	Q1
7Y	+12.83%	+11.72%	+1.11	2 / 8	Q1
10Y	+11.14%	+10.14%	+1.00	2 / 8	Q1
Inception	+11.21%	+8.71%	+2.50	2 / 8	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	-2.20%	-4.07%	+1.87	3 / 7
2025	+7.97%	+2.35%	+5.62	1 / 7
2024	+16.75%	+14.40%	+2.35	2 / 7
2023	+28.66%	+23.33%	+5.34	1 / 7
2022	+2.60%	+0.56%	+2.04	3 / 7
2021	+24.26%	+25.51%	-1.25	5 / 7
2020	+8.35%	+15.52%	-7.17	7 / 7
2019	+7.88%	+7.06%	+0.82	2 / 7
2018	-1.54%	-4.00%	+2.46	3 / 7
2017	+24.13%	+23.30%	+0.82	4 / 8
2016	+6.58%	+7.55%	-0.97	5 / 8

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

+14.77%

236 windows

min -58.7% · max 118.6%

78% positive

3-Year rolling

+12.70%

211 windows

min -9.4% · max 34.3%

95% positive

5-Year rolling

+12.34%

187 windows

min -1.3% · max 24.1%

99% positive

7-Year rolling

+12.18%

163 windows

min 5.9% · max 22.0%

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

12.01%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.59

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.99

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.69%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

63.9%

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 - Growth Plan	HDFC	₹286.2100	24 Jul 2026
UTI Children's Equity Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	UTI	₹80.0354	24 Jul 2026
LIC MF Children's Fund-Regular Plan-Growth	LIC	₹33.1778	24 Jul 2026
Tata Childrens Fund -Regular Plan-Growth Option	Tata	₹56.2357	24 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
24 Jul 2026	₹324.4100
23 Jul 2026	₹323.8700
22 Jul 2026	₹325.0100
21 Jul 2026	₹327.2000
20 Jul 2026	₹327.3600
17 Jul 2026	₹328.7400
16 Jul 2026	₹327.9700
15 Jul 2026	₹328.2000
14 Jul 2026	₹327.2800
13 Jul 2026	₹329.8800

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 24 Jul 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan is ₹324.4100. It's a Children's Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan has NAV history starting from 02 Apr 2006, a track record of about 20 years 3 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular 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 - Regular Plan has delivered a absolute return of -2.70% — -0.15 pp behind the Children's Fund category average of -2.55%. The fund ranks #4 of 8 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan has delivered a CAGR of 13.28% — +4.77 pp ahead of the Children's Fund category average of 8.51%. The fund ranks #1 of 8 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan has delivered a CAGR of 12.53% — +3.53 pp ahead of the Children's Fund category average of 8.99%. The fund ranks #1 of 8 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹287,546 today — a multiplier of 2.88×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 11.14%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹262,630.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹799,672 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 11.43%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,265,012 (multiplier 1.89×). XIRR: 12.20%. 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 - Regular Plan ranks #1 out of 8 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 8.99%; this fund delivered 12.53%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan has experienced over the last 5-year window is 15.69% — 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 - Regular Plan averaged 12.34% (best 24.10%, worst -1.32%). 99% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.54 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular Plan returned 7.97% — beating the Children's Fund category average of 2.35% by 5.62 pp. It ranked #1 of 7 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Regular 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 - Regular 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: 15.7%. 5-year CAGR: 12.53%.

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