Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive vs ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity
Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive (Direct) and ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity (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 Retirement Fund schemes — see the best retirement mutual funds for the full ranking.
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NAVs as of 08 Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100 (rebased over the selected window)
Common period 28 Feb 2019 – 08 Oct 2026, limited by ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity. 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 | Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive | ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity | Nifty 500 TRI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2019 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 |
| 18 Oct 2019 | ₹113.20 | ₹103.50 | ₹106.65 |
| 05 Jun 2020 | ₹103.93 | ₹90.61 | ₹94.19 |
| 23 Jan 2021 | ₹139.17 | ₹126.87 | ₹135.70 |
| 11 Sep 2021 | ₹170.34 | ₹159.34 | ₹170.97 |
| 01 May 2022 | ₹159.37 | ₹175.62 | ₹171.57 |
| 19 Dec 2022 | ₹168.88 | ₹191.11 | ₹184.43 |
| 07 Aug 2023 | ₹189.18 | ₹217.78 | ₹200.20 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | ₹219.85 | ₹283.62 | ₹238.03 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | ₹260.42 | ₹322.98 | ₹267.49 |
| 02 Jul 2025 | ₹274.74 | ₹366.13 | ₹284.15 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | ₹263.63 | ₹381.12 | ₹287.46 |
| 08 Oct 2026 | ₹268.89 | ₹368.63 | ₹264.60 |
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 →
- 43 stocks only in Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive
- 10 stocks in both — 15.8% of each portfolio by weight
- 77 stocks only in ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity
The more the circles overlap, the more the funds hold the same stocks.
Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive and ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity share 16% of their equity book by weight.
Shared holdings — Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive vs ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity
| Stock | Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive | ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | 3.88% | 4.32% | 3.88% |
| MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE OF IND LTD | 3.87% | 4.00% | 3.87% |
| ICICI BANK LTD | 5.40% | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| TITAN COMPANY LTD | 2.16% | 1.63% | 1.63% |
| PB FINTECH LTD | 2.68% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| BSE LTD | 1.93% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| NIPPON LIFE INDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | 2.03% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| VEDANTA ALUMINIUM METAL LTD | 0.68% | 0.97% | 0.68% |
| 360 ONE WAM LTD | 2.53% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| RAINBOW CHILDRENS MEDICARE LTD | 2.27% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
10 shared of 53 / 87 positions. Weights are shown as a share of each fund's equity book.
| Metric | Tata · Direct NAV ₹79.85 High risk ★★★★☆ | ICICI Prudential · Direct NAV ₹36.90 High risk ★★★★★ | Category median Retirement Fund · 29 funds |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1.39% | +1.88%Best in row | -0.79% | |
| +11.24% | +18.03%Best in row | +7.99% | |
| +9.03% | +17.34%Best in row | +7.99% | |
| +13.06% | — | +9.61% | |
| +14.57% | +18.70% | +9.41% | |
| +10.07% | +15.60%Best in row | — | |
| +16.14% | +25.10%Best in row | +12.66% | |
| +15.45% | +25.37%Best in row | +12.18% | |
| +15.76% | — | +10.93% | |
| Risk | |||
| 14.63%Best in row | 16.31% | 10.79% | |
| 0.32 | 0.71Best in row | 0.16 | |
| 0.43 | 0.95Best in row | 0.21 | |
| -34.20% | -37.17% | -16.53% | |
| +1.99% | +8.16%Best in row | +0.09% | |
| 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.76 | |
| 105.0% | 125.6%Best in row | 82.1% | |
| 96.2% | 89.9%Best in row | 74.8% | |
| 0.82%Best in row | 0.88% | 1.16% | |
| ₹2,211Cr | ₹2,119Cr | ₹282.12Cr | |
| Up to 1.00% | None | — | |
| ₹150 | ₹250 | — | |
| 32% | 41% | 41% | |
| Sonam Udasi · 10.5y | Sharmila D'mello · 4.3y | — | |
| 04 Jan 2013 | 28 Feb 2019 | — | |
| 53 | 87 | — | |
| 34.1% | 30.3% | — | |
| 5.3% | 4.2% | — | |
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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 — Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive or ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity?
Over the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity returned +18.03% CAGR against Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive's +11.24%, computed from AMFI NAV history. Over 5 years: Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive +9.03% vs ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity +17.34% CAGR. Past returns don't guarantee future performance.
Which fund is cheaper — Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive or ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity?
Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive has the lower expense ratio: Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive charges 0.82% a year against ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity's 0.88%. The expense ratio is deducted from the NAV daily, so a lower one compounds in the investor's favour.
Which fund is riskier — Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive or ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity?
ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity has shown higher volatility (+16.31% annualized vs Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive's +14.63%), measured as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over the trailing 3 years. Worst 3-year drawdown: Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive -18.82% vs ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity -16.85%.
Which fund manages more money — Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive or ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity?
Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive is the larger fund: Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive manages ₹2,211Cr against ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity's ₹2,119Cr 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 Tata Retirement Savings Fund-Progressive and ICICI Prudential Retirement Fund Pure Equity in the same category?
Yes — both are Retirement 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.