Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.3%. 5-year CAGR: 18.71%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹51.6200

As of

3 Jun 2026

2,944 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	+0.21%	+0.34%	-0.13	6 / 9	Q3
1W	-2.13%	-1.37%	-0.76	9 / 9	Q4
2W	-0.44%	-0.31%	-0.13	4 / 9	Q2
1M	-1.71%	-1.30%	-0.40	6 / 9	Q3
3M	-3.52%	-3.05%	-0.47	5 / 9	Q3
6M	-5.64%	-4.62%	-1.02	7 / 9	Q4
YTD	-5.73%	-5.00%	-0.73	5 / 9	Q3
1Y	+0.97%	-1.56%	+2.53	2 / 9	Q1
2Y	+4.02%	-0.19%	+4.21	1 / 9	Q1
3Y	+18.73%	+13.44%	+5.29	1 / 9	Q1
4Y	+18.47%	+13.07%	+5.41	1 / 9	Q1
5Y	+18.71%	+12.67%	+6.04	1 / 8	Q1
7Y	+17.28%	+12.95%	+4.33	1 / 7	Q1
10Y	+15.76%	+11.03%	+4.73	1 / 7	Q1
Inception	+13.89%	+10.24%	+3.64	3 / 9	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	-5.73%	-5.00%	-0.73	5 / 9
2025	+11.30%	+1.95%	+9.35	1 / 9
2024	+20.85%	+16.82%	+4.03	2 / 9
2023	+38.17%	+34.20%	+3.97	2 / 9
2022	+9.20%	+1.00%	+8.20	1 / 9
2021	+46.39%	+36.56%	+9.82	1 / 8
2020	+13.99%	+15.38%	-1.39	5 / 7
2019	-3.22%	-0.48%	-2.74	5 / 7
2018	-11.88%	-11.11%	-0.77	4 / 7
2017	+39.71%	+27.50%	+12.22	1 / 7
2016	+8.89%	+2.74%	+6.14	1 / 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

+16.69%

134 windows

min -34.4% · max 83.5%

75% positive

3-Year rolling

+16.16%

110 windows

min -10.7% · max 37.4%

89% positive

5-Year rolling

+15.23%

86 windows

min -2.1% · max 33.5%

99% positive

7-Year rolling

+15.01%

61 windows

min 10.7% · max 19.5%

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

12.63%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.92

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.59

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-16.33%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

72.2%

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 Dividend Yield Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund - Growth Plan	HDFC	₹24.0310	3 Jun 2026
Templeton India Equity Income Fund-Dividend Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹23.7678	2 Jun 2026
UTI-Dividend Yield Fund.-Growth	UTI	₹171.0709	3 Jun 2026
Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund)-Growth Plan	Sundaram	₹129.2461	3 Jun 2026
Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Plus-Plan A (Dividend)	Birla Sun Life	₹25.6500	2 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹51.6200
2 Jun 2026	₹51.8500
1 Jun 2026	₹51.7400
29 May 2026	₹52.2600
27 May 2026	₹53.1200
26 May 2026	₹52.9800
25 May 2026	₹53.1200
22 May 2026	₹52.4300
21 May 2026	₹52.3100
20 May 2026	₹52.2000

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 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option is ₹51.6200. It's a Dividend Yield Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option has NAV history starting from 12 Jun 2014, a track record of about 11 years 11 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 Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Dividend Yield Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 0.97% — +2.53 pp ahead of the Dividend Yield Fund category average of -1.56%. The fund ranks #2 of 9 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 18.73% — +5.29 pp ahead of the Dividend Yield Fund category average of 13.44%. The fund ranks #1 of 9 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 18.71% — +6.04 pp ahead of the Dividend Yield Fund category average of 12.67%. The fund ranks #1 of 8 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹432,082 today — a multiplier of 4.32×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 15.76%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹284,723.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹871,033 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 14.88%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,853,862 (multiplier 2.38×). XIRR: 16.51%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option ranks #1 out of 8 funds in the Dividend Yield Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 12.67%; this fund delivered 18.71%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.33% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 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 Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option averaged 15.23% (best 33.54%, worst -2.07%). 99% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.92 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option returned 11.30% — beating the Dividend Yield Fund category average of 1.95% by 9.35 pp. It ranked #1 of 9 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option 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 Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth Option 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 16.3%. 5-year CAGR: 18.71%.

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