UTI - Dividend Yield Fund vs ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund
UTI - Dividend Yield Fund (Direct) and ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield 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 Dividend Yield Fund schemes — see the best dividend yield mutual funds for the full ranking.
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NAVs as of 25 Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100 (rebased over the selected window)
Common period 12 Jun 2014 – 25 Aug 2026, limited by ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield 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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| Date | UTI - Dividend Yield Fund | ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2014 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 |
| 18 Jun 2015 | ₹108.14 | ₹108.69 |
| 24 Jun 2016 | ₹109.02 | ₹114.09 |
| 30 Jun 2017 | ₹133.75 | ₹154.62 |
| 07 Jul 2018 | ₹145.60 | ₹157.09 |
| 13 Jul 2019 | ₹149.49 | ₹152.33 |
| 19 Jul 2020 | ₹152.63 | ₹138.52 |
| 25 Jul 2021 | ₹237.09 | ₹225.98 |
| 31 Jul 2022 | ₹244.87 | ₹265.97 |
| 07 Aug 2023 | ₹290.91 | ₹334.49 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | ₹440.20 | ₹518.94 |
| 19 Aug 2025 | ₹435.18 | ₹538.52 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | ₹440.48 | ₹550.14 |
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 →
UTI - Dividend Yield Fund and ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund share 39% of their equity book by weight.
Shared holdings — UTI - Dividend Yield Fund vs ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund
| Stock | UTI - Dividend Yield Fund | ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd | 8.98% | 9.13% | 8.98% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd | 6.36% | 6.75% | 6.36% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 3.38% | 2.95% | 2.95% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd | 2.52% | 3.61% | 2.52% |
| Axis Bank Ltd | 2.46% | 4.77% | 2.46% |
| NTPC Ltd | 2.08% | 3.89% | 2.08% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd | 2.03% | 2.12% | 2.03% |
| Infosys Ltd | 2.74% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
| State Bank of India | 3.67% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd | 1.73% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd | 3.35% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| ITC Ltd | 1.85% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd | 3.42% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd | 2.60% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd | 1.30% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
7 more stocks in common. 22 shared of 54 / 67 positions. Weights are shown as a share of each fund's equity book.
| Metric | UTI · Direct NAV ₹193.12 Very High risk ★★★☆☆ | ICICI Prudential · Direct NAV ₹60.13 Very High risk ★★★★★ | Category median Dividend Yield Fund · 11 funds |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1.27% | +1.93%Best in row | +4.09% | |
| +14.92% | +17.97%Best in row | +14.87% | |
| +12.19% | +18.64%Best in row | +15.27% | |
| +14.19% | +15.91%Best in row | +14.60% | |
| +13.32% | +15.00%Best in row | +14.63% | |
| +12.57% | +15.96%Best in row | — | |
| +15.00% | +17.60%Best in row | +16.92% | |
| +14.68% | +16.59%Best in row | +16.04% | |
| +14.72% | +16.98%Best in row | +15.64% | |
| Risk | |||
| 12.65%Best in row | 12.85% | 13.31% | |
| 0.67 | 0.89Best in row | 0.57 | |
| 0.92 | 1.23Best in row | 0.77 | |
| -32.69%Best in row | -44.82% | -20.44% | |
| +3.24% | +5.96%Best in row | +3.02% | |
| 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.92 | |
| 103.8% | 108.0%Best in row | 103.8% | |
| 87.4% | 77.1%Best in row | 88.0% | |
| 1.45% | 0.75%Best in row | 1.10% | |
| ₹3,728Cr | ₹6,470Cr | ₹1,457Cr | |
| 1.00% | Up to 1.00% | — | |
| ₹500 | ₹100 | — | |
| 8% | 93% | 2% | |
| Amit Premchandani | Sharmila D'silva | — | |
| 02 Jan 2013 | 12 Jun 2014 | — | |
| 54 | 67 | — | |
| 36.6% | 44.9% | — | |
| 1.4% | 2.4% | — | |
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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 — UTI - Dividend Yield Fund or ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund?
Over the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund returned +17.97% CAGR against UTI - Dividend Yield Fund's +14.92%, computed from AMFI NAV history. Over 5 years: UTI - Dividend Yield Fund +12.19% vs ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund +18.64% CAGR. Past returns don't guarantee future performance.
Which fund is cheaper — UTI - Dividend Yield Fund or ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund?
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund has the lower expense ratio: UTI - Dividend Yield Fund charges 1.45% a year against ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund's 0.75%. The expense ratio is deducted from the NAV daily, so a lower one compounds in the investor's favour.
Which fund is riskier — UTI - Dividend Yield Fund or ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund?
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund has shown higher volatility (+12.85% annualized vs UTI - Dividend Yield Fund's +12.65%), measured as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over the trailing 3 years. Worst 3-year drawdown: UTI - Dividend Yield Fund -18.16% vs ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund -15.88%.
Which fund manages more money — UTI - Dividend Yield Fund or ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund?
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund is the larger fund: UTI - Dividend Yield Fund manages ₹3,728Cr against ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund's ₹6,470Cr 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 UTI - Dividend Yield Fund and ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund in the same category?
Yes — both are Dividend Yield 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.