ICICI Prudential Children's Fund vs Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna
ICICI Prudential Children's Fund (Direct) and Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna (Direct) head to head: growth of ₹100, returns across every window, risk, cost, and portfolio overlap — every figure computed from AMFI NAV history, nothing supplied by a fund house. Both are Children’s Fund schemes — see the best children’s mutual funds for the full ranking.
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NAVs as of 20 Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100 (rebased over the selected window)
Common period 12 Feb 2019 – 20 Aug 2026, limited by Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna. Every series is rebased to ₹100 at the start of this window. Benchmark lines are the category index WealthTicker measures against, which is not always the benchmark the scheme itself declares — the fund page’s Scheme Info names that one.
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| Date | ICICI Prudential Children's Fund | Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna | Nifty 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2019 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 |
| 29 Sep 2019 | ₹104.31 | ₹103.20 | ₹105.27 |
| 15 May 2020 | ₹90.35 | ₹91.01 | ₹84.08 |
| 30 Dec 2020 | ₹121.00 | ₹126.97 | ₹128.96 |
| 15 Aug 2021 | ₹143.95 | ₹141.26 | ₹157.59 |
| 01 Apr 2022 | ₹151.30 | ₹142.06 | ₹169.04 |
| 16 Nov 2022 | ₹157.08 | ₹148.75 | ₹175.49 |
| 03 Jul 2023 | ₹169.74 | ₹160.14 | ₹185.18 |
| 17 Feb 2024 | ₹216.18 | ₹187.51 | ₹225.93 |
| 03 Oct 2024 | ₹253.65 | ₹224.48 | ₹266.16 |
| 19 May 2025 | ₹251.98 | ₹214.99 | ₹256.19 |
| 03 Jan 2026 | ₹265.11 | ₹234.07 | ₹270.01 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | ₹263.79 | ₹239.46 | ₹263.44 |
Portfolio overlap (same stocks held through more than one fund)
Some overlap is structural: SEBI defines large cap as the top 100 stocks by market capitalisation, so two large-cap funds are fishing the same pond by regulation. The bands below are measured per sleeve pairing rather than against one blanket threshold. How this is measured →
ICICI Prudential Children's Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna share 22% of their equity book by weight.
Shared holdings — ICICI Prudential Children's Fund vs Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna
| Stock | ICICI Prudential Children's Fund | Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd | 6.76% | 4.03% | 4.03% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | 6.58% | 3.60% | 3.60% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 3.92% | 2.60% | 2.60% |
| Infosys Ltd | 2.54% | 2.32% | 2.32% |
| State Bank of India | 1.30% | 2.22% | 1.30% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd | 1.58% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd | 3.32% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| Timken India Ltd | 2.04% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| Tata Chemicals Ltd | 1.15% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| Indusind Bank Ltd | 0.78% | 1.14% | 0.78% |
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd | 0.77% | 1.06% | 0.77% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd | 0.65% | 1.66% | 0.65% |
| Cyient Ltd | 0.64% | 0.67% | 0.64% |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd | 0.38% | 1.69% | 0.38% |
| Zomato Ltd | 0.22% | 1.72% | 0.22% |
1 more stocks in common. 16 shared of 75 / 70 positions. Weights are shown as a share of each fund's equity book.
| Metric | ICICI Prudential · Direct NAV ₹365.93 High risk ★★★☆☆ | Aditya Birla Sun Life · Direct NAV ₹23.97 High risk ★★★☆☆ | Category median Children’s Fund · 13 funds |
|---|---|---|---|
| -0.68% | +7.92%Best in row | +3.68% | |
| +14.62%Best in row | +13.50% | +10.59% | |
| +13.17%Best in row | +11.42% | +9.69% | |
| +11.84% | — | +10.99% | |
| +13.49%Best in row | +12.32% | +12.10% | |
| +12.53% | +12.49% | — | |
| +14.22%Best in row | +13.85% | +12.93% | |
| +13.34% | +14.13%Best in row | +12.89% | |
| +13.73% | — | +12.63% | |
| Risk | |||
| 13.44%Best in row | 14.69% | 12.55% | |
| 0.60Best in row | 0.48 | 0.35 | |
| 0.83Best in row | 0.64 | 0.48 | |
| -31.10%Best in row | -33.92% | -27.09% | |
| +2.43%Best in row | +1.26% | -0.06% | |
| 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.88 | |
| 99.4% | 100.5%Best in row | 84.4% | |
| 84.5%Best in row | 93.5% | 77.4% | |
| 2.36% | 1.08%Best in row | 1.47% | |
| ₹1,401Cr | ₹1,174Cr | ₹999.30Cr | |
| ₹100 | ₹500 | — | |
| ₹5.00K | ₹1.00K | — | |
| 69% | 1% | 43% | |
| Darshil Dedhia | Atul Penkar · 4.6y | — | |
| 02 Jan 2013 | 12 Feb 2019 | — | |
| 75 | 70 | — | |
| 38.5% | 30.1% | — | |
| 2.5% | 1.4% | — | |
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Best marks the strongest value in a row, and only where the gap is bigger than noise — a near-tie is left unmarked rather than dressed up as a result. SIP XIRR is a ₹10,000/month instalment over 5 years of real NAV history. Nothing here is supplied by a fund house. For research only — not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
Which fund has delivered higher returns — ICICI Prudential Children's Fund or Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna?
Over the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Children's Fund returned +14.62% CAGR against Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna's +13.50%, computed from AMFI NAV history. Over 5 years: ICICI Prudential Children's Fund +13.17% vs Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna +11.42% CAGR. Past returns don't guarantee future performance.
Which fund is cheaper — ICICI Prudential Children's Fund or Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna has the lower expense ratio: ICICI Prudential Children's Fund charges 2.36% a year against Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna's 1.08%. The expense ratio is deducted from the NAV daily, so a lower one compounds in the investor's favour.
Which fund is riskier — ICICI Prudential Children's Fund or Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna has shown higher volatility (+14.69% annualized vs ICICI Prudential Children's Fund's +13.44%), measured as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over the trailing 3 years. Worst 3-year drawdown: ICICI Prudential Children's Fund -15.45% vs Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna -18.93%.
Which fund manages more money — ICICI Prudential Children's Fund or Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna?
ICICI Prudential Children's Fund is the larger fund: ICICI Prudential Children's Fund manages ₹1,401Cr against Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna's ₹1,174Cr in assets. Size cuts both ways — scale lowers costs, but a very large fund can find it harder to move in and out of positions.
Are ICICI Prudential Children's Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna in the same category?
Yes — both are Children’s Fund schemes, so their returns, risk and cost are directly comparable against the same peer set.
Figures update daily from AMFI NAV history; ratings and ranks are WealthTicker’s own — see the methodology. This is data, not investment advice.