Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend 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: 28.1%. 5-year CAGR: 7.53%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend

Latest NAV

₹43.5700

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,995 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	-0.64%	-0.16%	-0.48	27 / 27	Q4
1W	-0.68%	-0.41%	-0.27	16 / 27	Q3
2W	-0.23%	+0.58%	-0.81	25 / 27	Q4
1M	-1.78%	+1.52%	-3.30	26 / 27	Q4
3M	+2.54%	+4.63%	-2.09	25 / 27	Q4
6M	+7.98%	+4.55%	+3.43	7 / 27	Q2
YTD	+6.22%	+2.42%	+3.80	7 / 27	Q2
1Y	+1.49%	+1.75%	-0.26	13 / 27	Q2
2Y	-1.50%	+1.26%	-2.77	19 / 27	Q3
3Y	+12.75%	+15.58%	-2.83	18 / 27	Q3
4Y	+11.03%	+17.25%	-6.23	25 / 27	Q4
5Y	+7.53%	+14.06%	-6.53	26 / 27	Q4
7Y	+10.33%	+17.85%	-7.51	25 / 27	Q4
10Y	+6.18%	+13.17%	-6.99	25 / 27	Q4
Inception	+3.05%	+11.07%	-8.02	26 / 27	Q4

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	+6.22%	+2.42%	+3.80	7 / 27
2025	+1.64%	+0.65%	+0.99	10 / 27
2024	+15.95%	+23.63%	-7.68	23 / 27
2023	+21.44%	+35.07%	-13.63	27 / 27
2022	-5.86%	+2.50%	-8.36	25 / 27
2021	+31.90%	+38.76%	-6.87	22 / 27
2020	+9.37%	+20.23%	-10.87	23 / 27
2019	-10.46%	-0.75%	-9.71	27 / 27
2018	-19.02%	-14.09%	-4.93	21 / 27
2017	+15.03%	+36.02%	-20.99	27 / 27
2016	-4.87%	+0.99%	-5.85	24 / 27

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

+9.15%

236 windows

min -72.5% · max 132.8%

51% positive

3-Year rolling

+5.61%

211 windows

min -29.5% · max 30.9%

66% positive

5-Year rolling

+5.44%

187 windows

min -12.9% · max 22.0%

73% positive

7-Year rolling

+5.03%

163 windows

min -8.3% · max 18.2%

90% 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

19.27%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.38

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.58

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-28.11%

Sep 2024 → Apr 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 Mid Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC MID-CAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND - Dividend Option	HDFC	₹51.9160	17 Jul 2026
SBI Magnum MIDCAP FUND - DIVIDEND	SBI	₹99.4079	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹336.2700	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Prima Fund-Dividend	Franklin Templeton	₹86.7683	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend	Kotak Mahindra	₹80.4040	17 Jul 2026
UTI Mid Cap Fund-Growth Option	UTI	₹308.2663	17 Jul 2026
Birla Sun Life MIDCAP Fund-Plan A (Dividend)	Birla Sun Life	₹58.5500	17 Jul 2026
Escorts Opportunities Fund-Dividend	Escorts	₹79.7251	17 Jul 2026
Reliance Growth Fund-Dividend Plan-(D)	Reliance	₹120.4732	17 Jul 2026
Religare Mid Cap Fund - Dividend Option	Religare	₹61.7100	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹43.5700
16 Jul 2026	₹43.8500
15 Jul 2026	₹43.9200
14 Jul 2026	₹43.5900
13 Jul 2026	₹43.7000
10 Jul 2026	₹43.8700
9 Jul 2026	₹43.3800
8 Jul 2026	₹42.8100
7 Jul 2026	₹43.4500
6 Jul 2026	₹43.9400

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 Emerging Star Fund-Dividend is ₹43.5700. It's a Mid Cap Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend 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 Emerging Star Fund-Dividend is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Mid Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend has delivered a absolute return of 1.49% — -0.26 pp behind the Mid Cap Fund category average of 1.75%. The fund ranks #13 of 27 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 12.75% — -2.83 pp behind the Mid Cap Fund category average of 15.58%. The fund ranks #18 of 27 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 7.53% — -6.53 pp behind the Mid Cap Fund category average of 14.06%. The fund ranks #26 of 27 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹182,149 today — a multiplier of 1.82×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 6.18%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹344,513.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹763,790 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 9.59%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,904,466 (multiplier 1.59×). XIRR: 8.93%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend ranks #26 out of 27 funds in the Mid Cap Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 14.06%; this fund delivered 7.53%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend has experienced over the last 5-year window is 28.11% — its NAV fell from a high on 24 Sep 2024 to a low on 07 Apr 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 Emerging Star Fund-Dividend averaged 5.44% (best 22.03%, worst -12.89%). 73% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.14 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend returned 1.64% — beating the Mid Cap Fund category average of 0.65% by 0.99 pp. It ranked #10 of 27 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Emerging Star Fund-Dividend 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 Emerging Star Fund-Dividend 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: 28.1%. 5-year CAGR: 7.53%.

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