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ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund vs Nippon India Small Cap Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund is worth ₹8.11 L (XIRR 12.4%) and Nippon India Small Cap Fund ₹8.86 L (XIRR 16.1%) — Nippon India Small Cap Fund ahead by ₹74,480. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund finished ahead in 0 of 106 and Nippon India Small Cap Fund in 106.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | ICICI Prudential Small 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 Small Cap Fund | XIRR | Nippon India Small Cap Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.26 L | 11.1% | ₹1.27 L | 12.8% | ₹1.25 L / ₹1.25 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.95 L | 6.5% | ₹4.04 L | 8.1% | ₹3.94 L / ₹4.02 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8.11 L | 12.4% | ₹8.86 L | 16.1% | ₹8.00 L / ₹8.65 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹30.59 L | 18.1% | ₹36.90 L | 21.6% | ₹28.46 L / ₹33.99 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 Small Cap Fund finished ahead in 0% of them; the median gap was 4.1 percentage points a year in Nippon India Small Cap Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -10.1% a year (started Apr 2015) and 4 of 106 lost money; Nippon India Small Cap Fund's worst returned -7.5% (started Apr 2015) and 3 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund minus Nippon India Small Cap Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (ICICI / Nippon) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 130 | 12% / 88% | -5.1 pp | -30.3 ppstarted Jan 2013 | +2.8 ppstarted Feb 2017 |
| 5-year SIPs | 106 | 0% / 100% | -4.1 pp | -18.1 ppstarted Jan 2013 | -0.0 ppstarted Jul 2017 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty Smallcap 250 index fund in 35% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -1.7 pp a year) — ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund vs Nifty Smallcap 250 index fund.
- ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹2,15,271 below Direct.
- Nippon India Small Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty Smallcap 250 index fund in 98% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +3.0 pp a year) — Nippon India Small Cap Fund vs Nifty Smallcap 250 index fund.
- Nippon India Small Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,97,112 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund or Nippon India Small Cap Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹8.11 L in ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund (XIRR 12.4%) and ₹8.86 L in Nippon India Small Cap Fund (XIRR 16.1%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund beaten Nippon India Small Cap Fund consistently?
In 0% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund ended ahead of Nippon India Small Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -4.1 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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