ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)

Value / ContraEquityVery High risk Rank 17 of 26

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹478.79-2.95-0.61%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-7.6%

Oct ’25Oct ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

High

1.08% vs 0.91% peers

Volatility

Below average

13.1% vs 15.7% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

Beats its Value / Contra category on 5Y but trails on 1Y & 3Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

-7.8%

-6.4 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+10.8%

-1.1 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+12.4%

+0.8 vs cat

AUM

₹61.1K Cr

fund size

Expense

1.08%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

13.1%

▼ vs 15.7%

Go deeper on ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) is a Value / Contra scheme from ICICI Prudential. The portfolio is ~96% in equities. Long-run track record: about 12.4% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is below the equity average — drawdowns are usually shallower. Worst historical drawdown: -37% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF109K012K1

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹478.7900

Last 1Y

-7.64%

Oct 25Min ₹478.79 · Max ₹551.95 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-36.7%

Peak ₹163.75 on 7 Sept 2018 → trough ₹103.65 on 23 Mar 2020 (19 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 5 Nov 2020

Aug 2013

-19.2%

Peak ₹59.49 on 15 Jan 2013 → trough ₹48.05 on 6 Aug 2013 (7 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 2 Dec 2013

Feb 2016

-18.3%

Peak ₹122.62 on 19 Aug 2015 → trough ₹100.20 on 25 Feb 2016 (6 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 29 Jun 2016

Mar 2025

-14.0%

Peak ₹524.28 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹450.83 on 4 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 17 Sept 2025

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
1.08% — above the typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹61.1K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 58.9% — diversified across sectors.

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	-2.52%	-2.74%	10/ 32
1M	-5.36%	-5.02%	20/ 31
3M	-7.00%	-4.38%	26/ 29
6M	-1.48%	+6.66%	27/ 27
YTD	-12.83%	-4.90%	27/ 27
1Y	-7.84%	-1.41%	24/ 27
2Y	-2.76%	-2.02%	13/ 26
3Y	+10.76%	+11.87%	17/ 26
5Y	+12.42%	+11.57%	8/ 22
7Y	+18.61%	+16.53%	3/ 18
10Y	+13.79%	+12.89%	8/ 17

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity96.33%
Cash3.67%

By market cap

Large cap83.07%
Mid cap5.81%
Small cap3.40%
Others7.72%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹3.54 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

51.60%

Top 5 stocks

33.66%

Top 3 sectors

58.92%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.77%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.77%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.77%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.77%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.67%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.67%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.67%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.57%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.57%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.57%
1
ICICI Bank Ltd
—9.40%
1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.12%
1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.12%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.04%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—9.04%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio17.6721.19-3.52
P/B ratio2.502.85-0.35
Price / Sales1.792.31-0.52
Price / Cash Flow12.1414.43-2.29
Dividend yield2.66%1.63%+1.03
Return on equity (ROE)—16.56%—

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
10.7012.7712.1017.3615.7014.29
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.360.590.770.150.490.48
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.440.901.260.290.760.74
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.760.790.770.940.970.93

Peers in Value / Contra

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

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