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ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund vs Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund is worth ₹9.02 L (XIRR 16.9%) and Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund ₹8.93 L (XIRR 16.4%) — ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund ahead by ₹9,542. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund finished ahead in 18 of 106 and Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund in 88.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund value | XIRR 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 period | Invested | ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund | XIRR | Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.21 L | 1.2% | ₹1.20 L | -0.0% | ₹1.21 L / ₹1.20 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4.19 L | 10.8% | ₹4.03 L | 7.8% | ₹4.19 L / ₹4.03 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹9.02 L | 16.9% | ₹8.93 L | 16.4% | ₹8.80 L / ₹8.72 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹30.66 L | 18.1% | ₹33.07 L | 19.5% | ₹28.52 L / ₹30.63 L |
Every 5-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 106 SIPs, the first starting Jan 2013. ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund finished ahead in 17% of them; the median gap was 2.5 percentage points a year in Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -9.9% a year (started Apr 2015) and 4 of 106 lost money; Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund's worst returned -5.8% (started Apr 2015) and 3 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund minus Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (ICICI / Nippon) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 130 | 35% / 65% | -1.6 pp | -8.7 ppstarted Nov 2020 | +11.4 ppstarted Jan 2013 |
| 5-year SIPs | 106 | 17% / 83% | -2.5 pp | -6.2 ppstarted Nov 2018 | +5.5 ppstarted Apr 2013 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty Midcap 150 index fund in 43% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -0.1 pp a year) — ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund vs Nifty Midcap 150 index fund.
- ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,63,383 below Direct.
- Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty Midcap 150 index fund in 100% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +2.6 pp a year) — Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund vs Nifty Midcap 150 index fund.
- Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,56,306 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund or Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹9.02 L in ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund (XIRR 16.9%) and ₹8.93 L in Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund (XIRR 16.4%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund beaten Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund consistently?
In 17% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), ICICI Prudential Mid Cap Fund ended ahead of Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -2.5 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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