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ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund Regular IDCW NAV today

AMFI: 153183ISIN: INF109KC11Z1MUTF_IN: ICIC_PRUD_RURA_G02B5JICICI Prudential Mutual FundSectoral / Thematic funds

NAV ₹10.0000

NAV for 23 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹1,896 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
2.25%15 Oct 2026
P/E
20.130 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
4730 Sep 2026
Launched
28 Jan 2025

ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund returns

Read from the regular plan's growth option: an IDCW plan's NAV falls by every payout, so it carries no return of its own

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−3.57%−3.38%–––
1 month−6.54%−7.13%58 of 254−8.33%−9.6% to −6.7%
3 months−8.93%−10.11%212 of 249−6.53%−8.0% to −4.6%
6 months−9.17%−9.52%219 of 249−4.08%−6.9% to +1.7%
1 year−14.53%−12.79%218 of 228−6.21%−10.1% to −0.6%
3 yearsNeeds 3 years––+10.84%+7.2% to +15.3%
5 yearsNeeds 5 years––+9.47%+6.9% to +13.1%
10 yearsNeeds 10 years––+12.66%+10.6% to +14.0%
₹10,000 put in on 29 Jan 2025 is ₹9,970 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Rural TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year−9.25%−6.43%
Since launch+1.78%+3.97%
Benchmark: Nifty Rural TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each year to March

  • Fund, Regular Growth
  • Nifty Rural TRI
  • Loss

ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,08,765₹1,08,760 after stamp duty−17.57%−17.58%₹6
Since Jan 202521 instalments₹2,10,000₹1,93,636₹1,93,626 after stamp duty−8.80%−8.81%₹11

3 years: Launched 28 Jan 2025, needs 3 years of history.

From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
1.01 ptsA year, on 15 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.24%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.25%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan at its highest since Jan 2025 in the latest month.Direct plan lowest 0.84%, Mar 2025.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.87%1.77%
Brokerage0.05%0.05%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.32%0.43%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 15 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

• 1% of applicable Net Asset Value - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switch out within 1 month from allotment. • NIL - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switched out more than 1 month.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹5,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
SIP
Accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP instalments, at least
Daily,Weekly,Fortnightly,Monthly = 6 Quarterly = 4
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹2,060 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
30.2%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
Largest ₹2,206 Cr, quarter to Mar 2026.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹2,290 Cr, Dec 2025.Lowest ₹1,282 Cr, Mar 2025.

ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

HDFC BankBanksLarge cap2nd7.80%147.8720,86,500Aug 2025
Hindustan UnileverDiversified FmcgLarge cap10th7.50%142.077,56,059Jan 2025or earlier
Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaInsuranceLarge cap11th7.32%138.6935,09,403Jan 2025or earlier
Bharti AirtelTelecom - ServicesLarge cap3rd6.95%131.757,49,870Jan 2025or earlier
Mahindra & MahindraAutomobilesLarge cap14th6.29%119.214,04,088Jan 2025or earlier
State Bank of IndiaBanksLarge cap4th5.97%113.2211,80,039Jan 2025or earlier
UltraTech CementCement & Cement ProductsLarge cap22nd5.00%94.8086,525May 2025
Britannia IndustriesFood ProductsLarge cap71st3.45%65.451,35,512Feb 2025
TVS Motor CompanyAutomobilesLarge cap49th2.89%54.771,33,402Jan 2025or earlier
Maruti Suzuki IndiaAutomobilesLarge cap12th2.86%54.2445,328Feb 2025
Colgate Palmolive (India)Personal ProductsMid cap185th2.69%50.962,88,995Jul 2025
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyFinanceLarge cap70th2.46%46.622,87,796Jun 2025
Hyundai Motor IndiaAutomobilesLarge cap51st2.40%45.502,24,049Oct 2025
Havells IndiaConsumer DurablesMid cap132nd2.40%45.454,47,362Aug 2025
Godrej Consumer ProductsPersonal ProductsLarge cap93rd2.26%42.885,04,500Jun 2025
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
7.80%HDFC Bank
Top 5 holdings
35.85%
Top 10 holdings
56.03%
Effective holdings
22.7Taken over 96.71% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares96.71%
  • Cash and receivables3.29%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap75.67%Category 49.50%
  • Mid cap15.57%Category 21.62%
  • Small cap8.27%Category 26.68%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.47% of the fund. Category is the average of 249 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation

9sectors
  • Financial Services31.98%Category 21.68%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods21.83%Category 4.73%
  • Automobile And Auto Components16.26%Category 9.16%
  • Telecommunication6.95%Category 2.99%
  • Construction Materials6.04%Category 1.25%
  • Consumer Durables5.22%Category 3.48%
  • Chemicals4.41%Category 1.97%
  • Capital Goods2.29%Category 9.90%
  • Consumer Services1.73%Category 5.61%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 254 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services14 companies31.98%34.82%32.74%28.77%25.62%24.91%24.78%24.52%25.68%24.38%21.34%22.97%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods10 companies21.83%19.14%18.67%19.29%21.03%21.63%23.00%23.86%24.48%27.00%26.94%28.29%
Automobile And Auto Components5 companies16.26%16.58%19.03%19.28%18.25%16.82%17.36%17.80%17.68%17.60%18.60%15.84%
Telecommunication1 company6.95%6.64%6.94%6.65%9.53%9.54%10.01%9.05%9.55%8.69%7.51%8.07%
Construction Materials3 companies6.04%5.43%5.22%5.19%5.04%4.97%4.77%4.51%4.61%3.97%3.17%3.72%
Consumer Durables5 companies5.22%5.47%5.61%5.45%5.11%5.23%5.44%4.54%2.58%2.64%3.77%4.60%
Chemicals6 companies4.41%4.37%4.42%4.75%4.99%4.33%4.30%4.44%2.83%2.52%2.06%1.87%
Capital Goods2 companies2.29%3.20%3.08%3.00%2.76%1.86%0.44%0.21%0.35%0.79%1.39%1.58%
Consumer Services1 company1.73%1.69%1.65%1.73%1.79%1.84%1.83%1.70%1.60%1.72%1.78%1.97%
Healthcare0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Information Technology0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
30.98% of the fund
Sold out
33.08% of the fund before
Added to
12
Trimmed
8
Unchanged
24
Traded at least
0.98%
Weight that moved
7.11%

Changes in Sep 2026

Kotak Mahindra BankSold out–2.07%−2.07 pts−10,11,000
Bajaj FinanceTrimmed0.05%1.18%−1.13 pts−2,19,223
HDFC BankAdded7.80%7.05%+0.75 pts+50,000
HDB Financial ServicesSold out–0.72%−0.72 pts−2,17,083
UltraTech CementAdded5.00%4.28%+0.72 pts+10,000
State Bank of IndiaAdded5.97%5.28%+0.69 pts+1,60,000
LIC Housing FinanceTrimmed1.13%1.81%−0.67 pts−2,80,728
EmamiAdded1.17%0.58%+0.59 pts+2,58,000
Hindustan UnileverAdded7.50%6.93%+0.56 pts+35,000
Tata MotorsTrimmed0.95%1.44%−0.49 pts−2,00,000
Ashok LeylandTrimmed1.34%1.76%−0.42 pts−4,00,000
Colgate Palmolive (India)Added2.69%2.29%+0.40 pts+41,838
Balrampur Chini MillsNew0.35%0.00%+0.35 pts+1,00,000
SBI Cards and Payment ServicesNew0.32%0.00%+0.32 pts+1,04,018
Axis BankNew0.31%0.00%+0.31 pts+47,945
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
HDFC Bank3.95%Added4.05%Added3.87%3.99%Added3.94%Added4.42%Added4.99%Added5.51%Added6.08%Added5.68%Added7.05%Added7.80%Added
Hindustan Unilever7.49%Added6.91%Added5.02%Cut6.03%Added7.25%Added7.59%Added7.39%Cut7.29%7.01%6.82%6.93%Added7.50%Added
Life Insurance Corporation of India4.04%Added3.67%3.41%3.36%3.43%3.47%Added3.31%Cut3.51%3.61%3.38%Cut7.17%Added7.32%
Bharti Airtel8.07%Cut7.51%8.69%Added9.55%Added9.05%10.01%9.54%Cut9.53%6.65%Cut6.94%6.64%6.95%
Mahindra & Mahindra5.07%5.92%Added5.51%Cut5.46%Added5.37%5.45%5.04%Cut5.52%Added6.21%Added6.74%6.45%Cut6.29%Added
State Bank of India3.16%Cut2.40%Cut5.98%Added5.01%Cut4.76%Cut4.90%Added4.93%4.58%4.53%Cut4.92%Added5.28%5.97%Added
UltraTech Cement2.02%Added1.78%2.62%Added3.23%Added3.20%3.56%Added3.70%Added3.78%3.91%Added4.05%4.28%Added5.00%Added
Britannia Industries2.05%Added1.87%2.71%Added3.34%Added3.26%Cut1.90%Cut2.81%Added2.99%Added3.26%Added3.36%3.39%3.45%Added
TVS Motor Company3.55%3.25%3.00%Cut3.02%3.07%Cut3.12%2.56%Cut2.54%3.06%Added3.05%Cut2.83%Cut2.89%
Maruti Suzuki India3.01%Added2.69%2.74%2.77%Added2.80%2.71%4.01%Added4.07%4.28%3.96%Cut3.00%Cut2.86%
Colgate Palmolive (India)2.46%Added2.26%Added2.10%2.25%Added2.38%2.28%Added2.46%2.49%2.37%2.41%2.29%2.69%Added
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company1.26%0.94%Cut0.82%Cut1.24%Added1.68%Added1.66%Added1.76%1.79%2.29%Added2.55%Added2.66%2.46%Cut
Havells India1.11%Added1.17%Added1.12%1.52%Added1.64%1.68%Added2.10%Added2.14%Added2.48%Added2.65%2.72%2.40%
Hyundai Motor India0.47%Bought1.99%Added2.33%Added1.73%Cut1.70%1.62%1.53%1.80%Added2.07%Added2.32%2.41%Cut2.40%
Godrej Consumer Products2.05%Added2.02%Added2.32%Added2.13%Cut2.23%2.11%2.10%2.14%Added2.13%Added2.46%Added2.22%Added2.26%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 91.0% in Apr 2026

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds (227 funds) over the same 1 year; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation18.40%
12.43%Lowest20.05%Average46.92%Highest
Downside deviation15.27%
4.45%Lowest13.49%Average21.72%Highest
Sharpe ratio−0.72
−1.33Lowest0.01Average1.81Highest
Sortino ratio−0.83
−1.46Lowest0.10Average4.21Highest
From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Against Nifty Rural TRI

Beta0.90
0.55Lowest0.97Average of 218 funds1.46Highest
Alpha−4.00 pts
−12.76 ptsLowest+4.72 ptsAverage of 164 funds+31.35 ptsHighest
R-squared97.4
27.0Lowest89.5Average of 218 funds99.3Highest
Correlation0.99
0.52Lowest0.94Average of 218 funds1.00Highest
Upside capture81.7%
57.0%Lowest104.4%Average of 185 funds178.4%Highest
Downside captureNeeds 6 falling months
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 2026−0.98

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year and since Jan 2025−15.04%6 Jan 202623 Oct 2026Not yet

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Feb 2025 to Aug 202619 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty Rural TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Priyanka KhandelwalJan 2025+1.97%a year+3.46%−1.49 pts32.6%–5₹22,403 Cr₹1,896 Cr alone
Returns are the regular plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver FundPriyanka KhandelwalMar 2026−3.07%over 228 days−1.81%−1.26 pts₹13,498 Cr
ICICI Prudential Transportation and Logistics FundPriyanka KhandelwalSep 2023+18.00%a year+15.91%+2.09 pts₹3,924 Cr
ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption FundPriyanka KhandelwalMay 2022+11.43%a year+11.71%−0.28 pts₹3,049 Cr
ICICI Prudential Long Term Wealth Enhancement FundPriyanka KhandelwalDec 2017–––₹37 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Kotak Rural Opportunities FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund42.18%19
ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund39.94%18
HDFC Consumption FundHDFC Mutual Fund35.31%13
Aditya Birla Sun Life Consumption FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund32.23%17
Mahindra Manulife Consumption FundMahindra Manulife Mutual Fund31.38%13
Nippon India Consumption FundNippon India Mutual Fund31.16%13
ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund30.04%15
ITI Bharat Consumption FundITI Mutual Fund29.70%14
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund29.68%13
Canara Robeco Consumption FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund29.67%13
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund39.94%
ICICI Prudential Value FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund36.76%
ICICI Prudential Large Cap FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund33.29%
ICICI Prudential Equity Minimum Variance FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund30.04%
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund29.68%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund29.22%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund29.19%
ICICI Prudential Quant FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund28.86%
ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund28.20%
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund28.11%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

To generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in Equity & Equity related instruments of companies following Rural and/or allied theme. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Equity & Equity related instruments of companies following Rural and/or Allied theme = 80% - 100%
  • Other Equity and Equity related instruments = 0%- 20%
  • Money market instruments, other liquid instruments^, Units of Overnight funds, Liquid funds and Money Market funds =0% - 20%
  • Units issued by INVITs =0%- 10%

^Other liquid instruments shall include cash, bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, Government Securities,Treasury bills, Repo on Government securities and any other instruments as specified by SEBI.

Type of scheme

Open Ended

Stated category
Equity Schemes - Thematic
Benchmark
Nifty Rural TRI
Risk level at launch
Very High
New fund offer
9 Jan 2025 to 23 Jan 2025
Units first allotted
28 Jan 2025
Open for sale again
3 Feb 2025
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹5,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth153184INF109KC12Z9ICIC_PRUD_RURA_1TOEZ1R29 Jan 2025
Regular Growth153181INF109KC19Y7ICIC_PRUD_RURA_1BYQGMJ29 Jan 2025
Direct IDCW153182INF109KC14Z5INF109KC13Z7ICIC_PRUD_RURA_W32I5L29 Jan 2025
Regular IDCW153183INF109KC11Z1INF109KC10Z3ICIC_PRUD_RURA_G02B5J29 Jan 2025

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure