Sectoral / Thematic · Equity

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited

Benchmark

BSE Healthcare TRI

Riskometer

Very High

Size

₹6,811 cr

Allotted

13 Jul 2018

Holdings as of

30 Sep 2026

ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund is a sectoral / thematic fund of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited with ₹6,811 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (BSE Healthcare TRI) in 2 of 3 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.31% a year. Dharmesh Kakkad has managed it for 6.5 years.

Has ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, BSE Healthcare TRI, in 2 of 3 periods in AMFI's figures; +3.42% over the last year against +9.74%.

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark (BSE Healthcare TRI) in 2 of 3 periods.

Period	Direct	Regular	Benchmark	Ahead	Rank
1y	+3.42%	+2.57%	+9.74%	−6.32	🔒
3y	+20.58%	+19.57%	+20.52%	+0.06	🔒
5y	+15.14%	+14.14%	+13.76%	+1.38	🔒
10y	—	—	—	—	—

Ahead in points a year · its rank among Sectoral / Thematic funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.

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What does ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund cost?

1.31% a year on the direct plan, 2.07% on the regular plan; 46 of 61 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan

1.31% a year

Category median 1.09%

Regular plan

2.07% a year

Category median 2.40%

Gap

0.76 points

for the same holdings

46 of 61 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.

Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Schemes - Thematic Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund?

Dharmesh Kakkad, since 1 May 2020; Sharmila D'silva, since None.

Dharmesh Kakkad

Primary

6.5 years

since 1 May 2020

Sharmila D'silva

Manages Overseas Investments

None years

since None

Benchmark as filedBSE Healthcare TRI

Exit load

1% of the applicable NAV - If units purchased or switched in from another scheme of the Fund are redeemed or switched out within 15 days from the date of allotment NIL - If units purchased or switched in from another scheme of the Fund are redeemed or switched out after 15 days from the date of allotment (w.e.f. 1st Jan 2019)

From 1 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 31 Aug 2026; as on 31 Aug 2026

What does ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund hold?

42 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 57.8% of the fund, the largest Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. at 11.5%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026

Equity98.9%Debt0.0%Cash1.1%Other0.0%

Holdings

39 shares

Top ten

57.8%

of the fund

Effective holdings

20.7

spread, as if equal-weighted

Matched to our table

100%

of the equity

Five largest

% of fund

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.11.5%

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.9.73%

Cipla Ltd.5.79%

Biocon Ltd.5.33%

Mankind Pharma Ltd.5.04%

Five largest industries

% of fund

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology73.4%

Healthcare Services18.5%

Retailing5.10%

Chemicals & Petrochemicals1.20%

Insurance1.10%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists

Large Cap23.6%Mid Cap33.2%Small Cap43.2%

How does ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.

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Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

not an index tracker

Nearest to the Nifty 50: 95% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).

Active share 95.3%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common

NIPPON INDIA PHARMA FUND55.2% the same

20 shared holdings

ITI Pharma and Healthcare Fund47.7% the same

16 shared holdings

UTI - Healthcare Fund47.1% the same

22 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund?

Dharmesh Kakkad (Primary) since 1 May 2020; Sharmila D'silva (Manages Overseas Investments) since None.

What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund?

1.31% a year on the direct plan and 2.07% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +20.58% a year over 3 years against +20.52% for its benchmark, BSE Healthcare TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.