Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Technology Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Technology Fund 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: 29.5%. 5-year CAGR: 5.58%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund

Latest NAV

₹175.1500

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,994 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	+0.38%	-0.07%	+0.46	32 / 122	Q2
1W	+1.72%	-0.15%	+1.87	4 / 122	Q1
2W	+4.45%	-0.13%	+4.59	4 / 122	Q1
1M	+2.16%	+1.33%	+0.83	41 / 122	Q2
3M	-1.46%	+3.32%	-4.78	108 / 122	Q4
6M	-17.05%	+2.87%	-19.91	122 / 122	Q4
YTD	-16.71%	+1.43%	-18.14	120 / 122	Q4
1Y	-12.76%	+2.53%	-15.29	113 / 120	Q4
2Y	-5.43%	+1.69%	-7.11	95 / 116	Q4
3Y	+5.83%	+13.72%	-7.90	100 / 114	Q4
4Y	+8.19%	+15.46%	-7.26	95 / 106	Q4
5Y	+5.58%	+12.16%	-6.58	93 / 104	Q4
7Y	+16.88%	+15.00%	+1.88	36 / 99	Q2
10Y	+15.99%	+11.50%	+4.49	11 / 93	Q1
Inception	+14.28%	+11.17%	+3.11	23 / 122	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	-16.71%	+1.37%	-18.08	116 / 118
2025	-2.26%	+3.20%	-5.45	82 / 115
2024	+25.18%	+19.60%	+5.58	29 / 113
2023	+27.02%	+31.56%	-4.54	66 / 108
2022	-23.22%	+2.19%	-25.41	102 / 104
2021	+74.24%	+32.41%	+41.83	3 / 102
2020	+69.30%	+18.32%	+50.98	2 / 100
2019	+2.17%	+5.50%	-3.33	59 / 97
2018	+19.54%	-10.07%	+29.61	1 / 94
2017	+19.83%	+30.10%	-10.27	72 / 93
2016	-3.99%	-0.25%	-3.74	65 / 93

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

+20.73%

236 windows

min -61.9% · max 157.8%

69% positive

3-Year rolling

+17.86%

211 windows

min -16.5% · max 49.8%

94% positive

5-Year rolling

+18.72%

187 windows

min 0.7% · max 42.4%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+18.43%

163 windows

min 6.9% · max 31.9%

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

20.34%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.08

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.12

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-28.68%

Dec 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 Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - Growth Option	HDFC	₹18.4020	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Growth Plan- Bonus Option	Nippon India	₹27.0439	17 Jul 2026
Magnum Equity Fund -Dividend	SBI	₹75.2678	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Active Momentum Fund - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹10.7400	17 Jul 2026
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Dividend Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹20.5340	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund- Growth	Franklin India	₹9.5442	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Growth	Kotak	₹68.7640	17 Jul 2026
Canara Robeco Infrastructure-DIVIDEND	Canara Robeco	₹64.5500	17 Jul 2026
UTI - MNC Fund (UGS 10000)-Growth Option	UTI	₹397.9086	17 Jul 2026
BANK OF INDIA Manufacturing & Infrastructure Fund-Growth	Bank of India	₹66.3400	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹175.1500
16 Jul 2026	₹174.4800
15 Jul 2026	₹173.7200
14 Jul 2026	₹173.9600
13 Jul 2026	₹175.2200
10 Jul 2026	₹172.1800
9 Jul 2026	₹169.7000
8 Jul 2026	₹167.6100
7 Jul 2026	₹170.3800
6 Jul 2026	₹167.3600

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 Technology Fund is ₹175.1500. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund 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 Technology Fund 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 Technology Fund has delivered a absolute return of -12.76% — -15.29 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.53%. The fund ranks #113 of 120 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Technology Fund has delivered a CAGR of 5.83% — -7.9 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 13.72%. The fund ranks #100 of 114 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Technology Fund has delivered a CAGR of 5.58% — -6.58 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 12.16%. The fund ranks #93 of 104 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Technology Fund exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹440,741 today — a multiplier of 4.41×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 15.99%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹297,061.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Technology Fund over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹639,689 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 2.53%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Technology Fund = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,594,667 (multiplier 2.16×). XIRR: 14.74%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Technology Fund ranks #93 out of 104 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 12.16%; this fund delivered 5.58%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Technology Fund has experienced over the last 5-year window is 29.52% — its NAV fell from a high on 04 Jan 2022 to a low on 17 Jun 2022. 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 Technology Fund averaged 18.71% (best 42.43%, worst 0.69%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.05 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Technology Fund returned -2.26% — lagging the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 3.20% by 5.45 pp. It ranked #82 of 115 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund 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 Technology Fund 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: 29.5%. 5-year CAGR: 5.58%.

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