Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 15.1%. 5-year CAGR: 16.95%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth

Latest NAV

₹1,021.4400

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	-0.42%	-0.17%	-0.26	29 / 34	Q4
1W	-1.28%	-1.58%	+0.30	6 / 34	Q1
2W	-1.54%	-1.78%	+0.24	12 / 34	Q2
1M	+0.52%	-0.60%	+1.13	3 / 34	Q1
3M	+1.82%	+2.72%	-0.91	21 / 32	Q3
6M	+1.68%	+3.11%	-1.43	21 / 32	Q3
YTD	-3.12%	-2.55%	-0.57	21 / 32	Q3
1Y	+2.07%	-1.22%	+3.29	9 / 32	Q2
2Y	+3.79%	-0.09%	+3.88	4 / 32	Q1
3Y	+15.91%	+12.08%	+3.84	3 / 32	Q1
4Y	+17.58%	+13.64%	+3.94	3 / 32	Q1
5Y	+16.95%	+11.55%	+5.40	1 / 32	Q1
7Y	+18.31%	+14.58%	+3.74	4 / 32	Q1
10Y	+14.80%	+11.20%	+3.60	5 / 32	Q1
Inception	+13.17%	+8.73%	+4.44	7 / 31	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	-3.12%	-2.55%	-0.57	21 / 32
2025	+13.62%	+2.91%	+10.71	1 / 32
2024	+19.98%	+19.92%	+0.06	13 / 32
2023	+29.39%	+27.73%	+1.67	15 / 32
2022	+11.70%	+2.49%	+9.21	4 / 32
2021	+40.54%	+32.49%	+8.06	3 / 32
2020	+11.30%	+13.97%	-2.67	23 / 32
2019	+5.82%	+4.84%	+0.98	15 / 32
2018	-5.93%	-10.87%	+4.94	10 / 32
2017	+28.79%	+31.34%	-2.56	19 / 32
2016	+9.75%	+2.52%	+7.22	3 / 32

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

+15.86%

236 windows

min -52.9% · max 93.2%

81% positive

3-Year rolling

+14.51%

211 windows

min -7.1% · max 34.0%

96% positive

5-Year rolling

+14.07%

187 windows

min -0.7% · max 32.7%

99% positive

7-Year rolling

+13.43%

163 windows

min 6.9% · max 20.5%

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

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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

11.30%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.81

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.34

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.09%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2025

% positive months

69.4%

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 Large & Mid Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund - Growth Option	HDFC	₹340.3490	24 Jul 2026
SBI Large & Midcap Fund - Regular Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹290.0170	24 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹29.9700	24 Jul 2026
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹187.6270	24 Jul 2026
Kotak Large & Midcap Fund - Growth-Regular	Kotak Mahindra	₹347.8510	24 Jul 2026
CANARA ROBECO LARGE AND MID CAP FUND - REGULAR PLAN - GROWTH OPTION	Canara Robeco	₹252.2700	24 Jul 2026
UTI Large & Mid Cap Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	UTI	₹182.4704	24 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund - Regular Growth	Birla Sun Life	₹925.2300	24 Jul 2026
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	IDFC	₹137.6310	24 Jul 2026
BANK OF INDIA Large & Mid Cap Fund Eco Plan- Growth	Bharti AXA	₹101.2500	24 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
24 Jul 2026	₹1,021.4400
23 Jul 2026	₹1,025.7900
22 Jul 2026	₹1,033.4900
21 Jul 2026	₹1,042.8300
20 Jul 2026	₹1,036.2200
17 Jul 2026	₹1,034.6600
16 Jul 2026	₹1,037.0500
15 Jul 2026	₹1,038.2600
14 Jul 2026	₹1,033.5700
13 Jul 2026	₹1,036.9400

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 24 Jul 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth is ₹1,021.4400. It's a Large & 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Large & Mid Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth has delivered a absolute return of 2.07% — +3.29 pp ahead of the Large & Mid Cap Fund category average of -1.22%. The fund ranks #9 of 32 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth has delivered a CAGR of 15.91% — +3.84 pp ahead of the Large & Mid Cap Fund category average of 12.08%. The fund ranks #3 of 32 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth has delivered a CAGR of 16.95% — +5.4 pp ahead of the Large & Mid Cap Fund category average of 11.55%. The fund ranks #1 of 32 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹397,495 today — a multiplier of 3.97×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 14.80%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹289,063.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹865,192 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 14.62%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,848,025 (multiplier 2.37×). XIRR: 16.48%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth ranks #1 out of 32 funds in the Large & Mid Cap Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 11.55%; this fund delivered 16.95%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth has experienced over the last 5-year window is 15.09% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 Sep 2024 to a low on 04 Mar 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth averaged 14.07% (best 32.74%, worst -0.68%). 99% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.80 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - Growth returned 13.62% — beating the Large & Mid Cap Fund category average of 2.91% by 10.71 pp. It ranked #1 of 32 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund - 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund - 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. Worst 5-year drawdown: 15.1%. 5-year CAGR: 16.95%.

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