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ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund · 120591 · Quant Rank #424

Structural GatesPreliminary Assessment
PRELIMINARY_ASSESSMENT

Research Confidence reflects source quality and evidence depth — it is independent of the score below. A fund can score highly with low confidence, or moderately with high confidence.

Real Evidence
CategorySC
AUM₹9,834.6 Cr
BenchmarkNifty Smallcap 250 TRI
RiskometerVery High
TERInsufficient data
InceptionInsufficient data
Track RecordInsufficient data
Fund ManagerInsufficient data
AUM Floor₹500 Cr
Min Track5 yrs
Max Alloc15%
Returns vs Benchmark
WindowFundBenchmark
1 Year5.32%8.46%
3 Year13.67%17.92%
5 Year16.31%17.51%
Since Launch17.00%16.14%
Calculated Parameters
FMTInsufficient data — no real 'managing since' date collected for this scheme's current manager
AMQ7/10
AUTInsufficient data — no real 3-months-ago AUM evidence (AMFI's live feed only carries current + ~1-month-ago; needs a genuine dated snapshot from an earlier sync)
ERSInsufficient data — no TER evidence collected for this scheme
Structural Gates
Gate 1 — EligibilityUNKNOWN

AUM floor: PASS · Track record: UNKNOWN · SEBI: UNKNOWN

Gate 2 — Quant ScreenFAIL
Gate 3 — Top 10FAIL
Gate 4 — Top 5FAIL
Gate 5 — Top 2 ICFAIL
Candidate's 44 would rank #6 among 5 real existing category scores (top 2 = recommendable).
Analyst Name
MOM — Momentum
7% weight
Preliminary

3–6M price+flow vs benchmark · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:04:54 PM

CON — Consistency
10% weight
Preliminary

3Y/5Y quartile rank stability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:04:56 PM

PQT — Portfolio Quality
11% weight
Preliminary

PE, concentration, churn · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:04:57 PM

FMQ — Fund Mgr Quality
12% weight
Preliminary

Philosophy, communication, style drift · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:04:59 PM

VAL — Valuation Risk
10% weight
Preliminary

Portfolio PE/PB vs category avg · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:05:00 PM

STW — Sector Tailwinds
9% weight
Preliminary

Policy/macro drivers 12-18M · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:05:02 PM

DSP — Downside Protection
8% weight
Preliminary

Max DD, Sortino, bear markets · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:05:04 PM

OPP — Outperformance Prob.
8% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12M alpha probability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:05:06 PM

THS — Thesis Strength
2% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12-24M thesis conviction · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 4:05:07 PM

V6 Final Score
44.0
/ 100 — Final Score
AVOID
MOM
2.8
CON
5.0
PQT
6.6
FMQ
6.0
VAL
5.0
STW
5.4
DSP
4.0
OPP
4.0
FMT
—
AMQ
4.2
AUT
—
ERS
—
THS
1.0
Data-limited: FMT, AUT, ERS (insufficient data — never defaulted to 0)
Source Evidence (14)
BenchmarkNifty Smallcap 250 TRI
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Riskometer (Scheme)Very High
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
NAV - Direct Plan104.68
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
NAV Date21-Aug-2026
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Daily AUM (Cr.)9834.576
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
1 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)5.3225
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
1 Year Return - Benchmark (%)8.4602
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
3 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)13.6690
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
3 Year Return - Benchmark (%)17.9217
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
5 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)16.3139
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
5 Year Return - Benchmark (%)17.5058
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Since Launch Return - Direct Plan (%)17.0036
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Since Launch Return - Benchmark (%)16.1350
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
AMC Total AUM (Lakh Cr.)11.15
AMFI quarterly AAUM disclosure (Apr–Jun 2026), via RightAdvise aggregation of official AMFI figures as of 2026-06-30
Audit Log
THS ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:05:08 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Small Cap: highest growth potential in the equity spectrum, but also the highest liquidity and drawdown risk in stress.”
OPP ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:05:06 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real return-vs-benchmark evidence: 1Y -3.14pp vs benchmark, 3Y -4.25pp vs benchmark, 5Y -1.19pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch +0.87pp vs benchmark (avg -1.93pp).”
DSP ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:05:04 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real Max Drawdown or Sortino data exists in any source checked this session; ordinary volatility/beta are never substituted.”
STW ∅ → 6 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:05:03 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Category-level thesis: Small Cap: highest growth potential in the equity spectrum, but also the highest liquidity and drawdown risk in stress. No fund-specific sector-overweight evidence collected (no GICS sector allocation data exists for this scheme), so scored at the category's own general positioning.”
VAL ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:05:01 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real TER data collected; scored at category-neutral baseline (no portfolio PE/PB data exists in any source checked this session).”
FMQ ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:04:59 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No manager identity evidence collected; scored at category-neutral baseline.”
PQT ∅ → 6 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:04:58 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real AUM ₹9,834.576 Cr vs category floor ₹500 Cr (19.7x). Moderate scale — no specific capacity concern or advantage documented.”
CON ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:04:56 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No Value Research rating collected; consistency estimated from real return-vs-benchmark trend (1Y -3.14pp vs benchmark, 3Y -4.25pp vs benchmark, 5Y -1.19pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch +0.87pp vs benchmark, avg -1.93pp).”
MOM ∅ → 4 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 4:04:55 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Most recent available window (1Y: -3.14pp vs benchmark) used as the closest real proxy for near-term momentum (V6's exact 3-6M window has no data source for most equity funds in this pipeline).”