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ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)

Value / ContraEquityVery High risk Rank 17 of 26

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹512.11-2.58-0.50%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-0.8%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.79% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

12.7% vs 15.8% 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

+0.1%

-6.6 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+14.0%

-1.1 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+16.0%

+1.9 vs cat

AUM

₹60.2K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.79%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

12.7%

▼ vs 15.8%

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.

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 16.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. 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)

₹512.1100

Last 1Y

-0.77%

Aug 25Min ₹481.05 · Max ₹551.95 · 245 ptsAug 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.

5

Honesty score

5 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.79% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹60.2K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 56.1% — 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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-1.00%-0.50%25/ 28
1M-0.63%+1.07%26/ 28
3M+1.47%+5.12%26/ 27
6M-5.25%+1.43%25/ 27
YTD-6.76%+0.84%27/ 27
1Y+0.06%+6.62%24/ 27
2Y+1.80%+2.03%12/ 26
3Y+14.03%+15.09%17/ 26
5Y+16.03%+14.09%3/ 20
7Y+19.92%+17.80%3/ 18
10Y+14.91%+14.13%8/ 17

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity96.14%
  • Cash3.86%

By market cap

  • Large cap82.53%
  • Mid cap6.82%
  • Small cap3.40%
  • Others7.25%

Concentration

Holdings

77

Avg market cap

₹3.54 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

51.87%

Top 5 stocks

34.49%

Top 3 sectors

56.07%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 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

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    9.12%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    9.12%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    9.03%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    9.03%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    8.88%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    8.60%
  • 3

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    6.41%
  • 4

    Infosys Ltd

    6.41%
  • 3

    Infosys Ltd

    6.17%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio19.1120.48-1.37
  • P/B ratio2.682.69-0.01
  • Price / Sales2.202.33-0.13
  • Price / Cash Flow13.3213.84-0.52
  • Dividend yield1.82%1.63%+0.19
  • Return on equity (ROE)19.23%16.25%+2.98

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    10.7013.0212.1617.7115.8514.41
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.550.700.89-0.200.550.56
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.661.091.47-0.210.860.87
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.740.800.770.950.980.92

Peers in Value / Contra

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

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