ICICI Prudential Value Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Value Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Sankaran Naren, Dharmesh Kakkad. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ICICI Prudential Value Fund Direct Growth has ₹52598 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.
   

ICICI Prudential Value Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 19.19% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 10.96%, 26.66% and 29.62% respectively.

ICICI Prudential Value Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Health, Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Tech, Corporate, Consumer Defensive, Industrial, Basic Materials, Communication, Utilities. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd, Infosys Ltd

As it is a value mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

To generate returns through a combination of dividend income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a well-diversified portfolio of value stocks. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Value Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.