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ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Benchmark
Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
Riskometer
Very High
Size
₹9,723 cr
Allotted
18 Oct 2007
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund is a small cap fund of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited with ₹9,723 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI) in 1 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.16% a year. Sharmila D'silva has managed it for 4.3 years.

Has ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, in 1 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; +4.06% over the last year against +5.12%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty Smallcap 250 TRIAhead
1 month+9.26% −2.73% —
3 months−32.40% −1.21% —
6 months−24.31% +11.53% —
1 year−24.92% +6.04% −30.96 pts
3 years−9.98% +13.53% −23.51 pts
5 years−2.40% +13.22% −15.62 pts
10 years+6.75% +14.34% −7.59 pts
Since start
from 19 Oct 2007
+5.20%——
Valarth price history to 24 Apr 2020 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI) in 1 of 4 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +4.06%+3.05%+5.12% −1.06 🔒
3y +10.62%+9.47%+13.51% −2.89 🔒
5y +12.59%+11.33%+13.33% −0.74 🔒
10y +15.97%+14.74%+14.41% +1.56 🔒
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Small Cap funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Apr 2010 to 24 Apr 2020
50100150200250300350 20112013201520172019
Fund 193Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI 146

₹100 put in at the start of Apr 2010 would be ₹193 on 24 Apr 2020, against ₹146 in the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI.

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 Small Cap Fund cost?

1.16% a year on the direct plan, 2.08% on the regular plan; 29 of 36 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
1.16% a year
Category median 0.90%
Regular plan
2.08% a year
Category median 2.05%
Gap
0.92 points
for the same holdings
29 of 36 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Schemes - Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund?

Rajat Chandak, since None; Aatur Shah, since 21 Apr 2025; Sakshat Goel, since None.

Rajat Chandak
Primary
None years
since None
Aatur Shah
Primary
1.5 years
since 21 Apr 2025
Sakshat Goel
Primary
None years
since None
And 2 more; every manager, the other funds each runs and the changes over time are in the app.
Benchmark as filedNifty Smallcap 250 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 1 Year from the date of allotment NIL - If units purchased or switched in from another scheme of the Fund are redeemed or switched out after 1 Year from the date of allotment
From 1 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 31 Aug 2026; as on 31 Aug 2026

What does ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund hold?

121 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 21.0% of the fund, the largest Shadowfax Technologies Ltd at 3.8%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity96.7%Debt0.0%Cash3.3%Other0.0%
Holdings
121
118 shares
Top ten
21.0%
of the fund
Effective holdings
78.3
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd3.79%
Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd2.82%
Atul Ltd.2.11%
Travel Food Services Ltd2.07%
RR Kabel Ltd.1.86%

Five largest industries

% of fund
Auto Components12.7%
Industrial Products10.8%
Capital Markets7.90%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals7.80%
Finance6.90%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap2.4%Mid Cap1.5%Small Cap96.1%

How does ICICI Prudential Small Cap 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 Small Cap 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 Smallcap 250: 84% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 84.1%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund17.7% the same
20 shared holdings
Axis Small Cap Fund17.4% the same
31 shared holdings
HDFC NIFTY SMALLCAP 250 INDEX FUND16.1% the same
40 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 Small Cap Fund?

Rajat Chandak (Primary) since None; Aatur Shah (Primary) since 21 Apr 2025; Sakshat Goel (Primary) since None; Gaurav Jain (Primary) since None; Sharmila D'silva (Primary) since 1 Jul 2022.

What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund?

1.16% a year on the direct plan and 2.08% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +10.62% a year over 3 years against +13.51% for its benchmark, Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.

Inside the app

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