Should I invest in ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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: 31.1%. 5-year CAGR: 4.25%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹149.6600

As of

2 Jun 2026

3,298 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	+0.66%	+0.27%	+0.39	48 / 249	Q1
1W	-2.95%	-1.33%	-1.62	223 / 249	Q4
2W	-3.97%	-0.44%	-3.53	246 / 251	Q4
1M	-4.92%	-0.98%	-3.95	243 / 251	Q4
3M	-5.48%	+0.91%	-6.38	207 / 249	Q4
6M	-12.93%	-3.35%	-9.58	208 / 241	Q4
YTD	-9.79%	-3.40%	-6.39	199 / 241	Q4
1Y	-13.69%	+2.11%	-15.80	213 / 225	Q4
2Y	-7.13%	+1.79%	-8.91	170 / 181	Q4
3Y	-3.50%	+12.30%	-15.81	140 / 142	Q4
4Y	+2.01%	+11.74%	-9.73	118 / 122	Q4
5Y	+4.25%	+8.93%	-4.68	98 / 111	Q4
7Y	+4.93%	+13.08%	-8.15	87 / 92	Q4
10Y	+5.91%	+12.03%	-6.12	73 / 77	Q4
Inception	+7.99%	+8.52%	-0.53	143 / 251	Q3

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	-9.79%	-2.64%	-7.15	197 / 237
2025	-0.48%	+1.49%	-1.97	111 / 204
2024	-3.16%	+20.10%	-23.25	158 / 158
2023	+18.97%	+30.21%	-11.24	115 / 131
2022	+13.51%	+1.48%	+12.02	23 / 119
2021	+13.20%	+31.54%	-18.34	93 / 106
2020	+3.53%	+19.90%	-16.37	75 / 95
2019	-0.75%	+6.43%	-7.18	71 / 87
2018	+3.52%	-9.17%	+12.68	11 / 78
2017	+36.24%	+32.45%	+3.79	31 / 77
2016	+1.62%	+2.96%	-1.34	38 / 77

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

+9.70%

152 windows

min -15.6% · max 40.2%

78% positive

3-Year rolling

+9.45%

127 windows

min -3.5% · max 19.7%

96% positive

5-Year rolling

+9.22%

103 windows

min 2.4% · max 16.0%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+8.68%

79 windows

min 4.4% · max 11.7%

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

14.37%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.63

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-0.82

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-31.07%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2026

% positive months

55.6%

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 Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹15.9390	3 Jun 2026
NIPPON INDIA - JAPAN EQUITY FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹31.2458	3 Jun 2026
SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal Option	SBI	₹11.7560	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹64.9400	3 Jun 2026
Invesco India Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Invesco	₹13.3100	3 Jun 2026
Bandhan Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹9.6290	3 Jun 2026
quant BFSI Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹20.2732	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund - DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹29.4200	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund- Direct-IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹13.3281	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund- Direct- IDCW	Franklin India	₹9.3581	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
2 Jun 2026	₹149.6600
1 Jun 2026	₹148.6800
29 May 2026	₹151.9200
27 May 2026	₹154.1600
26 May 2026	₹154.2100
25 May 2026	₹154.0200
22 May 2026	₹154.1700
21 May 2026	₹154.0000
20 May 2026	₹154.7900
19 May 2026	₹155.8400

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 02 Jun 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹149.6600. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history starting from 02 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 5 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 FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -13.69% — -15.8 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.11%. The fund ranks #213 of 225 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of -3.50% — -15.81 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 12.30%. The fund ranks #140 of 142 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 4.25% — -4.68 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 8.93%. The fund ranks #98 of 111 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹177,595 today — a multiplier of 1.78×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 5.91%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹311,351.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹573,256 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of -1.79%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,452,872 (multiplier 1.21×). XIRR: 3.75%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW ranks #98 out of 111 funds in the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 8.93%; this fund delivered 4.25%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 31.07% — its NAV fell from a high on 12 Sep 2024 to a low on 30 Mar 2026. 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 FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW averaged 9.22% (best 16.04%, worst 2.40%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.09 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW returned -0.48% — lagging the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 1.49% by 1.97 pp. It ranked #111 of 204 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 FMCG Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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: 31.1%. 5-year CAGR: 4.25%.

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