ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund Direct Plan Growth

Sectoral / ThematicEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹26.7300

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹15.8K Cr

Expense ratio

0.64%

1Y returns

+2.38%

3Y CAGR

+18.99%

5Y CAGR

+18.20%

Std deviation 3Y

+14.34%

In plain English

ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund Direct Plan Growth is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from ICICI Prudential. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Long-run track record: about 18.2% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -14% in Feb 2025, recovered in 3 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

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NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF109KC1P24

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹26.7300

Last 1Y

+3.24%

Jul 25Min ₹23.76 · Max ₹27.67 · 244 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Feb 2025

-14.4%

Peak ₹25.51 on 26 Sept 2024 → trough ₹21.84 on 28 Feb 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 9 Jun 2025

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-14.1%

Peak ₹27.67 on 5 Jan 2026 → trough ₹23.76 on 30 Mar 2026 (3 months down).

Not yet recovered

Jun 2022

-12.0%

Peak ₹13.63 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹12.00 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 11 Aug 2022

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
0.64% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹15.8K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 63.1% — fairly concentrated.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	-1.60%	+0.61%n=443	146/ 147
1M	+4.43%	+7.16%n=443	56/ 138
3M	+10.41%	+8.51%n=430	102/ 138
6M	-2.85%	+0.25%n=421	106/ 131
YTD	-5.09%	+0.78%n=428	115/ 135
1Y	+2.38%	+7.70%n=397	71/ 120
2Y	+8.82%	+6.68%n=322	29/ 73
3Y	+21.95%	+18.41%n=248	23/ 53
5Y	+18.20%	+15.97%n=205	11/ 37

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity97.71%
Cash2.29%

By market cap

Large cap75.62%
Mid cap10.34%
Small cap5.51%
Others8.53%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹2.65 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

48.68%

Top 5 stocks

33.07%

Top 3 sectors

63.09%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.43%
1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.24%
2
ICICI Bank Ltd
—7.57%
2
ICICI Bank Ltd
—7.17%
3
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
—7.12%
3
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
—6.93%
4
Reliance Industries Ltd
—5.77%
4
Reliance Industries Ltd
—5.46%
5
Axis Bank Ltd
—4.20%
5
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
—4.09%
6
NTPC Ltd
—3.74%
7
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
—3.67%
8
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A ETF
—3.43%
6
Axis Bank Ltd
—3.41%
7
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
—3.30%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio23.7428.47-4.73
P/B ratio2.974.25-1.28
Price / Sales2.693.21-0.52
Price / Cash Flow15.6619.97-4.31
Dividend yield1.34%1.23%+0.11
Return on equity (ROE)15.09%18.47%-3.38

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
12.0714.3413.32———
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.150.840.89———
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.201.301.43———
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
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Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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