ICICI Prudential Focused Fund vs Motilal Oswal Focused Fund
ICICI Prudential Focused Fund (Direct) and Motilal Oswal Focused Fund (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 Focused Fund schemes — see the best focused mutual funds for the full ranking.
Head to head
NAVs as of 07 Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100 (rebased over the selected window)
Common period 15 May 2013 – 07 Oct 2026, limited by Motilal Oswal Focused Fund. 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. Nifty 500 TRI history starts 25 Jul 2016, so that benchmark is not plotted over this window — pick a shorter range to see it.
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| Date | ICICI Prudential Focused Fund | Motilal Oswal Focused Fund |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2013 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 |
| 27 Jun 2014 | ₹132.18 | ₹124.32 |
| 09 Aug 2015 | ₹155.70 | ₹178.25 |
| 19 Sep 2016 | ₹175.03 | ₹180.93 |
| 01 Nov 2017 | ₹198.30 | ₹220.99 |
| 14 Dec 2018 | ₹197.51 | ₹223.22 |
| 26 Jan 2020 | ₹211.14 | ₹265.13 |
| 08 Mar 2021 | ₹288.73 | ₹332.53 |
| 20 Apr 2022 | ₹347.05 | ₹345.90 |
| 02 Jun 2023 | ₹399.34 | ₹388.58 |
| 14 Jul 2024 | ₹634.34 | ₹539.25 |
| 25 Aug 2025 | ₹701.51 | ₹498.62 |
| 07 Oct 2026 | ₹688.99 | ₹633.03 |
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 →
- 27 stocks only in ICICI Prudential Focused Fund
- 4 stocks in both — 10.0% of each portfolio by weight
- 26 stocks only in Motilal Oswal Focused Fund
The more the circles overlap, the more the funds hold the same stocks.
ICICI Prudential Focused Fund and Motilal Oswal Focused Fund share 10% of their equity book by weight.
Shared holdings — ICICI Prudential Focused Fund vs Motilal Oswal Focused Fund
| Stock | ICICI Prudential Focused Fund | Motilal Oswal Focused Fund | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Company Ltd. | 3.19% | 3.89% | 3.19% |
| PNB Housing Finance Ltd. | 2.76% | 3.82% | 2.76% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | 2.19% | 3.90% | 2.19% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 3.98% | 1.86% | 1.86% |
4 shared of 31 / 30 positions. Weights are shown as a share of each fund's equity book.
| Metric | ICICI Prudential · Direct NAV ₹105.14 Very High risk ★★★★☆ | Motilal Oswal · Direct NAV ₹63.75 Very High risk ★☆☆☆☆ | Category median Focused Fund · 28 funds |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1.92% | +25.74%Best in row | -0.88% | |
| +16.05%Best in row | +14.93% | +11.62% | |
| +13.95%Best in row | +10.74% | +10.84% | |
| +14.86%Best in row | +13.15% | +13.15% | |
| +15.03% | +14.77% | +14.47% | |
| +13.63% | +14.98%Best in row | — | |
| +16.63%Best in row | +13.79% | +16.73% | |
| +16.08%Best in row | +13.34% | +16.24% | |
| +16.17%Best in row | +13.66% | +16.01% | |
| Risk | |||
| 13.57%Best in row | 16.91% | 14.58% | |
| 0.70Best in row | 0.50 | 0.37 | |
| 0.99Best in row | 0.68 | 0.50 | |
| -34.15% | -34.55% | -34.05% | |
| +5.61%Best in row | +5.10% | +1.94% | |
| 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.94 | |
| 113.3% | 121.0%Best in row | 102.7% | |
| 87.5%Best in row | 104.3% | 93.5% | |
| 1.12%Best in row | 1.60% | 1.08% | |
| ₹17,696Cr | ₹1,757Cr | ₹2,538Cr | |
| ₹250 | ₹6.00K | — | |
| 234% | 208% | 41% | |
| Vaibhav Dusad · 4.2y | Abhiroop Mukherjee · 13.4y | — | |
| 10 Jan 2013 | 15 May 2013 | — | |
| 31 | 30 | — | |
| 48.5% | 37.3% | — | |
| 2.6% | 6.4% | — | |
4 rows carry the same value for every fund — show
- Benchmark
- Nifty 500 TRI
- Exit load
- Up to 1.00%
- Lock-in
- None
- Min lumpsum
- ₹500
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 Focused Fund or Motilal Oswal Focused Fund?
Over the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Fund returned +16.05% CAGR against Motilal Oswal Focused Fund's +14.93%, computed from AMFI NAV history. Over 5 years: ICICI Prudential Focused Fund +13.95% vs Motilal Oswal Focused Fund +10.74% CAGR. Past returns don't guarantee future performance.
Which fund is cheaper — ICICI Prudential Focused Fund or Motilal Oswal Focused Fund?
ICICI Prudential Focused Fund has the lower expense ratio: ICICI Prudential Focused Fund charges 1.12% a year against Motilal Oswal Focused Fund's 1.60%. 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 Focused Fund or Motilal Oswal Focused Fund?
Motilal Oswal Focused Fund has shown higher volatility (+16.91% annualized vs ICICI Prudential Focused Fund's +13.57%), measured as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over the trailing 3 years. Worst 3-year drawdown: ICICI Prudential Focused Fund -16.76% vs Motilal Oswal Focused Fund -31.25%.
Which fund manages more money — ICICI Prudential Focused Fund or Motilal Oswal Focused Fund?
ICICI Prudential Focused Fund is the larger fund: ICICI Prudential Focused Fund manages ₹17,696Cr against Motilal Oswal Focused Fund's ₹1,757Cr 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 Focused Fund and Motilal Oswal Focused Fund in the same category?
Yes — both are Focused 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.