Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - 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: 33.3%. 5-year CAGR: 3.43%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹32.5200

As of

24 Jul 2026

4,558 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	+0.09%	+0.10%	-0.01	2 / 2	Q4
1W	-1.16%	-1.16%	+0.00	1 / 2	Q2
2W	-1.60%	-1.59%	-0.01	2 / 2	Q4
1M	-2.63%	-2.62%	-0.01	2 / 2	Q4
3M	+4.26%	+4.28%	-0.01	2 / 2	Q4
6M	+8.29%	+8.29%	+0.00	1 / 2	Q2
YTD	+1.82%	+1.81%	+0.00	1 / 2	Q2
1Y	-10.59%	-6.16%	-4.42	2 / 2	Q4
2Y	-9.39%	-5.08%	-4.31	2 / 2	Q4
3Y	+1.66%	+6.43%	-4.77	2 / 2	Q4
4Y	+4.32%	+9.22%	-4.91	2 / 2	Q4
5Y	+3.43%	+8.25%	-4.82	2 / 2	Q4
7Y	+11.34%	+15.69%	-4.35	2 / 2	Q4
10Y	+7.15%	+11.22%	-4.07	2 / 2	Q4
Inception	+6.55%	+9.43%	-2.89	2 / 2	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	+1.82%	+1.81%	+0.00	1 / 2
2025	-9.66%	-5.18%	-4.48	2 / 2
2024	+5.42%	+10.23%	-4.81	2 / 2
2023	+26.39%	+32.17%	-5.77	2 / 2
2022	-3.38%	+1.18%	-4.57	2 / 2
2021	+46.32%	+52.88%	-6.57	2 / 2
2020	+12.66%	+17.40%	-4.74	2 / 2
2019	+9.72%	+9.74%	-0.02	2 / 2
2018	-30.15%	-26.01%	-4.15	2 / 2
2017	+42.19%	+42.16%	+0.02	1 / 2
2016	-3.49%	+1.25%	-4.74	2 / 2

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

+10.79%

217 windows

min -57.1% · max 107.1%

64% positive

3-Year rolling

+9.91%

193 windows

min -14.4% · max 34.0%

88% positive

5-Year rolling

+9.59%

168 windows

min -8.9% · max 23.9%

91% positive

7-Year rolling

+8.56%

144 windows

min -1.2% · max 19.3%

98% 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

16.64%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.20

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-0.27

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-33.25%

Oct 2024 → Mar 2026

% positive months

58.3%

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 Small Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Small Cap Fund - Growth Option	HDFC	₹137.4830	24 Jul 2026
Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹200.4632	24 Jul 2026
SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	SBI	₹204.8535	24 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹99.3500	24 Jul 2026
Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹51.6700	24 Jul 2026
BANDHAN SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTH	Bandhan	₹55.1060	24 Jul 2026
quant Small Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹306.2382	24 Jul 2026
QUANTUM SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTH OPTION	Quantum	₹13.8200	24 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹108.6614	24 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth	Motilal Oswal	₹16.7650	24 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
24 Jul 2026	₹32.5200
23 Jul 2026	₹32.4900
22 Jul 2026	₹32.7500
21 Jul 2026	₹32.9600
20 Jul 2026	₹32.9200
17 Jul 2026	₹32.9000
16 Jul 2026	₹33.0600
15 Jul 2026	₹32.9300
14 Jul 2026	₹32.7900
13 Jul 2026	₹33.1600

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 Smallcap Fund - IDCW is ₹32.5200. It's a Small Cap Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Retail plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW has NAV history starting from 19 Oct 2007, a track record of about 18 years 9 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 Smallcap Fund - IDCW is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Small Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -10.59% — -4.42 pp behind the Small Cap Fund category average of -6.16%. The fund ranks #2 of 2 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 1.66% — -4.77 pp behind the Small Cap Fund category average of 6.43%. The fund ranks #2 of 2 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 3.43% — -4.82 pp behind the Small Cap Fund category average of 8.25%. The fund ranks #2 of 2 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹199,509 today — a multiplier of 2.00×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 7.15%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹289,740.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹636,223 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 2.31%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,826,570 (multiplier 1.52×). XIRR: 8.14%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW ranks #2 out of 2 funds in the Small Cap Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 8.25%; this fund delivered 3.43%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 33.25% — its NAV fell from a high on 01 Oct 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 Smallcap Fund - IDCW averaged 9.59% (best 23.89%, worst -8.93%). 91% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.09 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - IDCW returned -9.66% — lagging the Small Cap Fund category average of -5.18% by 4.48 pp. It ranked #2 of 2 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund - 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 Smallcap Fund - 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: 33.3%. 5-year CAGR: 3.43%.

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