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ICICI Prudential Focused Fund vs Tata Focused Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years ICICI Prudential Focused Fund is worth ₹8.29 L (XIRR 13.3%) and Tata Focused Fund ₹7.07 L (XIRR 6.7%) — ICICI Prudential Focused Fund ahead by ₹1,22,205. Across every 3-year SIP since Dec 2019, ICICI Prudential Focused Fund finished ahead in 46 of 47 and Tata Focused Fund in 1.

Same SIP in both funds · real NAVsLive

Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer

₹10,000
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ICICI Prudential Focused Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

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XIRR —
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After assumed inflation

YearInvestedICICI Prudential Focused Fund valueXIRR to date

₹10,000 a month in each: what it became

Each row is a monthly SIP ending today (1 Oct 2026), Direct plans. Post-tax assumes everything is redeemed today with no other capital gains this year.

SIP periodInvestedICICI Prudential Focused FundXIRRTata Focused FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.16 L-7.0%₹1.13 L-12.4%₹1.16 L / ₹1.13 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.90 L5.6%₹3.53 L-1.3%₹3.90 L / ₹3.53 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹8.29 L13.3%₹7.07 L6.7%₹8.16 L / ₹7.07 L

Every 3-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 47 SIPs, the first starting Dec 2019. ICICI Prudential Focused Fund finished ahead in 98% of them; the median gap was 5.4 percentage points a year in ICICI Prudential Focused Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: ICICI Prudential Focused Fund's worst 3-year SIP returned 6.2% a year (started Oct 2023) and 0 of 47 lost money; Tata Focused Fund's worst returned -0.8% (started Oct 2023) and 1 lost money.

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Dec 2019Oct 2023
ICICI Prudential Focused FundTata Focused Fund

XIRR of every 3-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = ICICI Prudential Focused Fund minus Tata Focused Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (ICICI / Tata)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs4798% / 2%+5.4 pp-0.1 ppstarted Jan 2021+9.7 ppstarted Jan 2023
5-year SIPs23100% / 0%+6.2 pp+2.8 ppstarted Jan 2020+7.3 ppstarted Jan 2021

Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan

  • ICICI Prudential Focused Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 100% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +6.2 pp a year) — ICICI Prudential Focused Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • ICICI Prudential Focused Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,94,074 below Direct.
  • Tata Focused Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 70% of 47 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +1.8 pp a year) — Tata Focused Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Tata Focused Fund: the Regular plan of the same 5-year SIP ended ₹27,539 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, ICICI Prudential Focused Fund or Tata Focused Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹8.29 L in ICICI Prudential Focused Fund (XIRR 13.3%) and ₹7.07 L in Tata Focused Fund (XIRR 6.7%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has ICICI Prudential Focused Fund beaten Tata Focused Fund consistently?

In 98% of 47 rolling 3-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Dec 2019), ICICI Prudential Focused Fund ended ahead of Tata Focused Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +5.4 percentage points a year.

Where does this data come from?

Official daily NAVs published by AMFI. SIP instalments fall on the first business day of each month; both funds are compared on identical dates. Updated monthly.

Comparison on official AMFI NAVs, SIP on the first business day of each month, identical dates for both funds. It shows what happened, not which fund to buy — past performance does not indicate future returns. sipcalculatorhub.com is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Methodology.

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