Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 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.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

Latest NAV

₹10.8000

As of

17 Jul 2026

396 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	+1.12%	-0.05%	+1.17	6 / 258	Q1
1W	+0.56%	-0.18%	+0.74	34 / 258	Q1
2W	+0.37%	-0.17%	+0.54	109 / 259	Q2
1M	+0.56%	+1.63%	-1.07	196 / 259	Q4
3M	+1.31%	+4.83%	-3.51	205 / 259	Q4
6M	-2.62%	+4.61%	-7.22	220 / 250	Q4
YTD	-3.83%	+2.98%	-6.81	214 / 247	Q4
1Y	+1.89%	+5.46%	-3.57	154 / 235	Q3
2Y	—	—	—	—	—
3Y	—	—	—	—	—
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+4.85%	+12.07%	-7.22	214 / 259	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	-3.83%	+3.40%	-7.23	212 / 244
2025	+14.13%	+4.41%	+9.72	35 / 208
2024	—	—	—	—

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

+6.88%

8 windows

min -0.2% · max 15.7%

88% positive

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

3-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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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.

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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.

Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹19.7420	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Active Momentum Fund-Direct Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹13.0154	17 Jul 2026
SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	SBI	₹12.5868	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹10.8700	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹14.5000	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Bandhan	₹10.1960	17 Jul 2026
quant BFSI Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹22.0723	17 Jul 2026
QUANTUM ESG BEST IN CLASS STRATEGY FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH OPTION	Quantum	₹24.7900	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹72.8200	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund- Direct-Growth	Motilal Oswal	₹13.5242	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹10.8000
16 Jul 2026	₹10.6800
15 Jul 2026	₹10.6800
14 Jul 2026	₹10.6700
13 Jul 2026	₹10.7400
10 Jul 2026	₹10.7400
9 Jul 2026	₹10.6500
8 Jul 2026	₹10.5900
7 Jul 2026	₹10.8000
6 Jul 2026	₹10.8100

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 Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹10.8000. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history starting from 09 Dec 2024, a track record of about 1 year 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 Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered a absolute return of 1.89% — -3.57 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 5.46%. The fund ranks #154 of 235 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't have a complete 3-year window yet (we need at least 3 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't yet have a 3-year CAGR on file, so a ₹1 lakh growth projection isn't reliable.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth over the last 1 year — total invested ₹120,000 — would be worth ₹120,102 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 0.16%.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (1-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹120,102 — XIRR 0.16%.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't yet have a peer rank on file — typically because its category set is too small or it lacks the required NAV history. Compare manually using the returns table above.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't have a computed drawdown figure yet.

Consistency stats for ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth need at least 3 years of NAVs to compute. They'll populate automatically once the fund has enough history.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth returned 14.13% — beating the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 4.41% by 9.72 pp. It ranked #35 of 208 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 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 Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 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.

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

ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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