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SBI Focused Fund vs ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

SBI Focused Fund (Direct) and ICICI Prudential Focused Equity 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 21 Aug 2026

SBI Focused FundDirectICICI Prudential Focused Equity FundDirect2 of 4 funds

Growth of ₹100 (rebased over the selected window)

Common period 10 Jan 201320 Aug 2026, limited by ICICI Prudential Focused Equity 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 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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Growth of ₹100, sampled across the common period
DateSBI Focused FundICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund
10 Jan 2013₹100.00₹100.00
28 Feb 2014₹89.33₹106.38
18 Apr 2015₹153.29₹155.44
06 Jun 2016₹160.05₹151.79
25 Jul 2017₹197.30₹189.58
12 Sep 2018₹233.20₹218.31
31 Oct 2019₹257.19₹205.41
18 Dec 2020₹303.24₹253.42
05 Feb 2022₹423.26₹356.09
27 Mar 2023₹385.31₹361.50
14 May 2024₹539.80₹563.71
02 Jul 2025₹646.80₹688.08
20 Aug 2026₹736.85₹726.78

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 →

SBI Focused Fund and ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund share 12% of their equity book by weight.

Shared holdings — SBI Focused Fund vs ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

Stocks held by both SBI Focused Fund and ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund, with each fund's weight and the weight they share.
StockSBI Focused FundICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund
ICICI Bank Ltd9.55%8.70%8.70%
Bharti Airtel Ltd6.67%2.87%2.87%

2 shared of 23 / 31 positions. Weights are shown as a share of each fund's equity book.

SBI Focused Fund, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund compared on return, risk, benchmark-relative, cost and portfolio metrics, against the Focused Fund median.
Metric
SBI · Direct
NAV ₹455.89
Very High risk
★★★★★
ICICI Prudential · Direct
NAV ₹111.57
Very High risk
★★★★☆
Category median
Focused Fund · 28 funds
+15.52%Best in row+4.29%+5.25%
+17.45%+18.93%Best in row+15.01%
+13.98%+17.41%Best in row+13.35%
+15.64%+15.79%Best in row+13.66%
+15.78%+15.69%+15.51%
+15.49%+16.97%Best in row
+16.90%Best in row+16.55%+16.75%
+16.72%Best in row+16.04%+16.52%
+16.60%Best in row+16.12%+16.06%
Risk
11.99%Best in row13.47%14.54%
0.910.920.57
1.281.310.79
-32.74%Best in row-34.15%-34.05%
+5.59%+6.58%Best in row+3.12%
0.820.940.94
96.3%116.3%Best in row104.7%
61.7%Best in row85.6%89.6%
0.79%Best in row1.17%1.06%
₹44,948Cr₹16,230Cr₹2,441Cr
Up to 0.25%Up to 1.00%
₹500₹100
₹5.00K₹500
45%68%32%
Rama SrinivasanSharmila D'silva
02 Jan 201310 Jan 2013
2331
53.7%47.7%
6.4%1.6%
2 rows carry the same value for every fund — show
Benchmark
Nifty 500
Lock-in
None

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 — SBI Focused Fund or ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund?

Over the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund returned +18.93% CAGR against SBI Focused Fund's +17.45%, computed from AMFI NAV history. Over 5 years: SBI Focused Fund +13.98% vs ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund +17.41% CAGR. Past returns don't guarantee future performance.

Which fund is cheaper — SBI Focused Fund or ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund?

SBI Focused Fund has the lower expense ratio: SBI Focused Fund charges 0.79% a year against ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund's 1.17%. The expense ratio is deducted from the NAV daily, so a lower one compounds in the investor's favour.

Which fund is riskier — SBI Focused Fund or ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund?

ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund has shown higher volatility (+13.47% annualized vs SBI Focused Fund's +11.99%), measured as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over the trailing 3 years. Worst 3-year drawdown: SBI Focused Fund -12.86% vs ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund -16.76%.

Which fund manages more money — SBI Focused Fund or ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund?

SBI Focused Fund is the larger fund: SBI Focused Fund manages ₹44,948Cr against ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund's ₹16,230Cr 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 SBI Focused Fund and ICICI Prudential Focused Equity 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.