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ICICI Prudential Children's Fund
ICICI Prudential Mutual FundSolution Oriented Scheme - Children’s Fund13.8 years
- NAV
- 338.36
- 30 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- -7.8%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹1,435.83 Cr
- 31 Aug 2026
- Volatility
- Medium
- 12.7% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 71% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer SBI Children's Fund - Investment Plan if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Watch
2.36% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -31.1%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
71% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 50.2% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y-7.8%
- 3Y+11.5%
- 5Y+10.2%
- 10Y+10.8%
- SI+12.6%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y-9.1%
- 3Y+1.1%
- 5Y+8.6%
- 10Y+11.4%
- Since inception
- +12.6%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- -4.0%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +71%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 88
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +1.1%
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- -5.0%
- 2654 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +14.1%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +100%
- 2161 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -31.1%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -8.7%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 88 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +88%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 14 days
- 159 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 253 days
- Trough to prior peak
12 Feb 2020 – 1 Dec 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 253 days
-31.1%
15 Jan 2013 – 26 Dec 2013
Trough 6 Aug 2013 · recovered in 142 days
-22.0%
3 Mar 2015 – 17 Jun 2016
Trough 25 Feb 2016 · recovered in 113 days
-15.8%
26 Sept 2024 – 24 Jun 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 116 days
-15.4%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
88
Vs category
25
Consistency
67
Risk-adjusted
53
Drawdown
22
Mean
51
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Monitor
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
- Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Supporting reads
- The fund beat the category median in 71% of rolling 3-year windows.
- Three-year return is above the category median.
- Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Portfolio
31 Aug 2026 · 76 holdings · top 10 are 50.2%.
- Top 5
- 34.4%
- Top 10
- 50.2%
- Largest holding
- 8.5%
- Effective holdings
- 27.6
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
8.5%
Axis Bank Ltd
Financial
8.2%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
7.2%
Repo
Unspecified
6.9%
Atul Ltd
Materials
3.7%
What changed
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
30 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
29 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
28 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
SBI Children's Fund - Investment Plan
SBI Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +7.1%
- 3Y
- +20.0%
- Vol
- 12.7%
- Max DD
- -15.7%
- Sharpe
- 1.75
- 3Y win
- +100%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
HDFC Children's Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -6.1%
- 3Y
- +7.9%
- Vol
- 10.8%
- Max DD
- -28.9%
- Sharpe
- 0.75
- 3Y win
- +94%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Baroda BNP Paribas Children's Fund
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -3.1%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 13.2%
- Max DD
- -12.6%
- Sharpe
- -0.04
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Higher volatility · Lower trailing returns
Union Children's Fund
Union Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -5.7%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 14.7%
- Max DD
- -17.4%
- Sharpe
- 0.20
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Higher volatility · Lower trailing returns
SBI CHILDREN'S FUND - SAVINGS PLAN
SBI Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +6.9%
- 3Y
- +10.7%
- Vol
- 5.4%
- Max DD
- -14.4%
- Sharpe
- 1.06
- 3Y win
- +54%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns