Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 26.8%. 5-year CAGR: 12.61%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW

Latest NAV

₹61.3812

As of

3 Jun 2026

3,923 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	+0.28%	+0.32%	-0.04	24 / 49	Q2
1W	-1.17%	-1.12%	-0.06	20 / 45	Q2
2W	+1.63%	+0.27%	+1.36	5 / 41	Q1
1M	-0.25%	-0.48%	+0.22	19 / 39	Q2
3M	+2.21%	-0.81%	+3.02	10 / 39	Q2
6M	+1.42%	-3.91%	+5.32	10 / 39	Q2
YTD	+0.71%	-4.21%	+4.92	11 / 38	Q2
1Y	+4.81%	+1.01%	+3.80	8 / 37	Q1
2Y	-0.38%	+3.17%	-3.56	20 / 30	Q3
3Y	+18.27%	+11.89%	+6.39	7 / 27	Q2
4Y	+16.30%	+12.35%	+3.95	6 / 19	Q2
5Y	+12.61%	+9.80%	+2.81	3 / 12	Q1
7Y	+13.94%	+9.20%	+4.74	1 / 9	Q1
10Y	+13.50%	+9.62%	+3.88	1 / 8	Q1
Inception	+12.09%	+5.94%	+6.15	10 / 49	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	+0.71%	-4.44%	+5.15	11 / 36
2025	+1.71%	+6.38%	-4.67	23 / 32
2024	+27.03%	+15.10%	+11.93	3 / 27
2023	+26.30%	+25.25%	+1.05	11 / 27
2022	+0.08%	-1.04%	+1.12	14 / 19
2021	+28.49%	+27.13%	+1.36	2 / 10
2020	+14.31%	+8.56%	+5.75	3 / 9
2019	+0.83%	+4.21%	-3.37	8 / 9
2018	-8.56%	+3.73%	-12.29	8 / 8
2017	+44.10%	+29.60%	+14.51	1 / 8
2016	+6.61%	+2.78%	+3.83	1 / 8

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

+14.49%

182 windows

min -28.2% · max 67.8%

70% positive

3-Year rolling

+14.42%

158 windows

min -7.0% · max 30.2%

92% positive

5-Year rolling

+14.03%

134 windows

min 0.8% · max 23.1%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+13.15%

109 windows

min 9.1% · max 17.3%

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

18.15%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.66

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.06

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-26.79%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

75.0%

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 Index Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
NIPPON INDIA NIFTY MIDCAP 150 INDEX FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹25.7075	3 Jun 2026
SBI Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹19.3389	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹19.8539	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹12.2855	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct - Payout of IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹25.1051	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct Plan	Motilal Oswal	₹40.2587	3 Jun 2026
KOTAK NIFTY MIDCAP 150 INDEX FUND-DIRECT PLAN-IDCW-PAYOUT AND REINVESTMENT	Kotak	₹11.4080	3 Jun 2026
Edelweiss Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Edelweiss	₹16.2676	3 Jun 2026
DSP Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct - IDCW	DSP	₹10.1389	3 Jun 2026
HSBC NIFTY NEXT 50 INDEX FUND - Direct IDCW	HSBC	₹30.5433	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹61.3812
2 Jun 2026	₹61.6098
1 Jun 2026	₹61.4400
29 May 2026	₹62.4546
27 May 2026	₹63.2306
26 May 2026	₹62.3421
25 May 2026	₹62.2296
22 May 2026	₹61.3131
21 May 2026	₹61.0705
20 May 2026	₹60.9449

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 Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW is ₹61.3812. It's a Index Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW has NAV history starting from 29 Jun 2010, a track record of about 15 years 11 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 Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Index Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 4.81% — +3.8 pp ahead of the Index Fund category average of 1.01%. The fund ranks #8 of 37 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 18.27% — +6.39 pp ahead of the Index Fund category average of 11.89%. The fund ranks #7 of 27 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 12.61% — +2.81 pp ahead of the Index Fund category average of 9.80%. The fund ranks #3 of 12 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹354,845 today — a multiplier of 3.55×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 13.50%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹250,493.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹828,421 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 12.85%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,386,428 (multiplier 1.99×). XIRR: 13.18%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW ranks #3 out of 12 funds in the Index Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 9.80%; this fund delivered 12.61%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 26.79% — 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 Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW averaged 14.03% (best 23.06%, worst 0.83%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.40 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW returned 1.71% — lagging the Index Fund category average of 6.38% by 4.67 pp. It ranked #23 of 32 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund -IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 26.8%. 5-year CAGR: 12.61%.

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