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Scheme

ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund

Holds 20 companies worth ₹163 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    ICICIThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹163 CrICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 4.0% on Aug 2026, ₹157 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Sun Pharmaceutical Ind LtdSun Pharmaceutical Ind Ltd is 19.5% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Venus AhujaRuns it since 1 Nov 2025, as the fund house dates it. With Nishit Patel (co-manager), Ashwini Bharucha (co-manager).

Overview(6 Nov 2025)

Fund managers3

  1. Venus AhujaFund manager · Nov 2025 · 3y · B.Com
  2. Nishit PatelCo-manager · Dec 2022 · 7y · B.Com
  3. Ashwini BharuchaCo-manager · Dec 2024
  1. Ashwini ShindeDec 2024 – Nov 2025

Key facts

Benchmark
Nifty Pharma TRI
Expense
Regular 0.98% · Direct 0.37%
Exit load
Nil
Started
14 Dec 2022
Minimum
₹1,000

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 6 Nov 2025 at AMFI.

What changed(4 changes)

Nov 2025

4 changes
  1. Expense ratio
    6 NovRegular 0.93% → 0.98%Direct 0.35% → 0.37%
  2. Venus Ahuja joined
    5 Novas fund manager
  3. Ashwini Bharucha joined
    5 Novas co-manager
  4. Ashwini Shinde left
    5 Novran it as co-manager from Dec 2024

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Dec 2024.

Fund managers over time(Dec 2022 – now)

  1. Venus Ahuja
  2. Nishit Patel
  3. Ashwini Bharucha
  4. Ashwini Shinde
MainCoSlice202320242025
Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

Costs(Dec 2024 – Nov 2025)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
2 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
6 Nov 20250.98%0.37%0.02
26 Dec 20240.93%0.35%–
Direct plan, 6 Nov 2025
0.37%
Regular plan 0.98% · Exit load nil
Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

Objective and risk(6 Nov 2025)

Objective

The objective of the Scheme is to invest in companies whose securities are included in Nifty Pharma Index and subject to tracking errors, to endeavor to achieve the returns of the above index. This would be done by investing in all the stocks comprising the Nifty Pharma Index in the same weightage that they represent in Nifty Pharma Index. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme shall be achieved.

Risk, type and benchmark

At launch
Very High
Type
Open Ended
Benchmark
Nifty Pharma TRI

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity and Equity related securities of companies constituting the underlying index (Nifty Pharma Index)
    Allowed95–100%Holds99.9%
  2. Money Market instruments including TREPs* and Units of debt schemes
    Allowed0–5%

Holds in Sept 2026.99.9% equity · 0.1% debt and cash

How to invest(6 Nov 2025)

Buying

To start
₹1,000, then in multiples of ₹1
To add
₹1,000, then in multiples of ₹1
SIP how often
Daily,Weekly,Fortnightly,Monthly,Quarterly
SIP dates
Daily = Daily (only business days) Weekly = Anyday (Monday to Friday)* Fortnightly = 1st and 16th day of each month as applicable Monthly = Any date* Quarterly = Any date* *In case the date chosen for SIP falls on a Non-Business Day or on a date which is not available in a particular month, the SIP will beprocessed on the immediate next Business Day.
SIP minimum
Daily,Weekly,Fortnightly,Monthly = Rs. 1000 Quarterly = Rs. 5,000, then re. 1/-
SIP instalments
Daily,Weekly,Fortnightly,Monthly = 6 Quarterly = 4

Selling and switching

To redeem
Any amount
Switch minimum
₹1,000
Switch multiples
Any amount
STP how often
Daily,Weekly,Fortnightly,Monthly,Quarterly
STP dates
Daily = Daily (only business days) Weekly = Any day (Monday to Friday)* Fortnightly = 1st and 16th day of each month as applicable Monthly = Any date* Quarterly = Any date* *In case the date chosen for STP falls on a non-business day or on a day which is not available in a particular month, the STP will be processed on the immediate next business day.
STP minimum
Monthly, Weekly,Fortnightly, Quarterly = Rs. 1,000 Daily = Rs. 250, then re. 1/-
STP instalments
Daily,Weekly,Fortnightly,Monthly = 6 Quarterly = 4
SWP how often
Monthly,Quarterly, Half Yearly,Annual
SWP dates
Monthly = Any date* Quarterly= Any date* Half Yearly = Any date* Annual = Any date* *In case none of the frequencies has been selected then Monthly frequency shall be considered as the Default frequency and where no withdrawal date is selected, 1st business day of the month shall be considered as the default SWP date.
SWP minimum
Any amount, then in multiples of ₹1
SWP instalments
Monthly,Quarterly, Half Yearly,Annual = 2

Scheme details(6 Nov 2025)

What it is

Category
Other Schemes – Index Fund
Offer
25 Nov 2022 to 9 Dec 2022
Started
14 Dec 2022
Reopened
19 Dec 2022
Plans
ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth · ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW · ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund - Growth · ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund - IDCW
Face value
₹10
Listed
No

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
Provision with respect to segregated portfolio have been added as an enabler
Custodian
Citibank N.A.,HDFC Bank Limited, HSBC and SBI-SG Global Securities Services Private Limited
Auditor
M/s BSR & Co. LLP
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services Limited
SEBI code
ICIC/O/E/EIN/22/05/0150