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ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund

Q: What is the NAV of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is ₹413.29 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund delivered?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund has returned +6.40% over 1 year, +7.38% per year over 3 years, +6.63% per year over 5 years and +7.26% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.21% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

Its largest holdings are AXIS BANK LIMITED CD 13JAN27 (3.9%), 182 Days Tbill (MD 17/12/2026) (3.5%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37705 091 DAYS TBILL 29OT26 FV RS 100 (3.1%), HDFC BANK LIMITED CD 22JAN27 (3.0%) and BANK OF BARODA CD 25JAN27 (2.6%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

It is rated low on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 0.4% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -1.2%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What is the benchmark of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is benchmarked against the AMFI Tier I Benchmark - NIFTY Money Market Index A-I. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is managed by Manish Banthia and Nikhil Kabra at ICICI Prudential.

Q: How is ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund taxed?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund · Best Money Market Mutual Funds

NAV

₹413.29

-0.04% 1D

as of 20 Aug 2026

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NAV history

+6.40%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹413.46

Latest ₹413.29

Low ₹388.4499th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹413.46

Scorecard

★★☆☆☆2/5 vs 24 of 26 Money Market Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Money Market Fund (same plan and option). 24 of the 26 Money Market Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +7.38% · ranks 12 of 26 Money Market Funds

RiskModerate

Volatility 0.4% vs 0.4% category avg

CostHigh

0.2% expense vs 0.2% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

High expense ratio (0.21%) vs the Money Market Fund average of 0.19%

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

Category 0.19%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

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Category —

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

Exit Load

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

01 Jan 2013

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+0.66%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+2.08%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+3.29%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+4.10%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+6.40%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+7.38%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.63%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.71%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the fund's inception

+7.26%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

0.43%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

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Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

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Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-1.23%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for Money Market Fund — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (Money Market Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+0.66%	+0.65%	+0.01%
3M abs	+2.08%	+2.06%	+0.02%
6M abs	+3.29%	+3.34%	-0.05%
1Y CAGR	+6.40%	+6.43%	-0.03%
3Y CAGR	+7.38%	+7.32%	+0.06%
5Y CAGR	+6.63%	+6.57%	+0.06%

Category average across peers in Money Market Fund (up to 26 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 26 peers in Money Market Fund

1Y return

+6.40%

Beats 33.3% · rank #17

3Y return

+7.38%

Beats 50% · rank #12

5Y return

+6.63%

Beats 61.1% · rank #8

Sharpe

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Sortino

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Rolling returns

Return for every possible 1Y holding period, not just today’s

Average

+7.2%

Median

+7.6%

Best

+9.5%

Worst

+3.6%

Positive periods

100.0%

152 overlapping 1Y windows, sampled monthly across the fund’s history.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+4.12%
2025	+7.56%
2024	+7.84%
2023	+7.47%
2022	+4.85%
2021	+3.82%
2020	+6.35%
2019	+8.01%
2018	+7.79%
2017	+6.77%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹31,419Cr

April - June 2026

-8%

since January - March 2026

Down +8% from its peak of ₹34,201Cr in January - March 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹7.15L

Absolute

+19.14%

XIRR

+7.16%

Value vs. invested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

History points

3,619

Expense ratio

AUM

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Money Market Fund

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ICICI Prudential Money Market FundThis fund ICICI Prudential	★★☆☆☆	+6.40%	+7.38%	+6.63%	—	0.21%	₹31,419Cr
Tata Money Market Fund Tata	★★★★☆	+6.54%	+7.54%	+6.79%	—	0.18%	₹34,494Cr
Axis Money Market Fund Axis	★★★☆☆	+6.50%	+7.46%	+6.71%	—	0.16%	₹19,509Cr
Nippon India Money Market Fund Nippon India	★★★☆☆	+6.41%	+7.43%	+6.71%	—	0.22%	₹21,540Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life	★★★☆☆	+6.44%	+7.42%	+6.70%	—	0.22%	₹29,121Cr
Bandhan Money Market Fund Bandhan	★★★★☆	+6.52%	+7.42%	+6.61%	—	0.10%	₹15,106Cr

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is ₹413.29 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund delivered?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund has returned +6.40% over 1 year, +7.38% per year over 3 years, +6.63% per year over 5 years and +7.26% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.21% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

Its largest holdings are AXIS BANK LIMITED CD 13JAN27 (3.9%), 182 Days Tbill (MD 17/12/2026) (3.5%), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37705 091 DAYS TBILL 29OT26 FV RS 100 (3.1%), HDFC BANK LIMITED CD 22JAN27 (3.0%) and BANK OF BARODA CD 25JAN27 (2.6%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

It is rated low on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 0.4% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -1.2%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What is the benchmark of ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is benchmarked against the AMFI Tier I Benchmark - NIFTY Money Market Index A-I. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is managed by Manish Banthia and Nikhil Kabra at ICICI Prudential.

How is ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund taxed?

ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.