Two funds walk into a table. Only the numbers talk.
ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) vs Axis Value Fund
Pick two or three funds. We’ll tell you in plain words which grew faster, which was calmer, which costs less and what your money would have become. Figures are for the Direct plan, Growth option, where a fund has one.
- AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund- Value Fund
- Direct plan
- Very High Risk
NAV ₹524.37 on 13 Nov 2026
- BAxis Value Fund
Axis Mutual Fund- Value Fund
- Direct plan
- Very High Risk
NAV ₹22.24 on 13 Nov 2026
The short version
Who comes out ahead on each measure, over the 5 years all of them have been around.
Grew faster
BAxis Value Fund
Axis Value Fund returned 15.8% a year over 5 years, against 14% for ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund). ₹1 lakh invested 5 years ago would be about ₹2.09 Lakh today, against ₹1.93 Lakh.
Smoother ride
AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)
ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) swung the least: about 11.5% a year either way, against 14.2% for Axis Value Fund. Lower means fewer scary days.
Fell less in a crash
No fair winner yet
At its worst, Axis Value Fund fell 20.2% from its peak, against 36.7% for ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund). On ₹1 lakh, that's a dip to ₹63,298 at the bottom for ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund). Could you have held on?
Not a fair fight: we only have data for Axis Value Fund (from Sept 2021), so it has not been through the 2020 crash the others fell in.
More consistent
No fair winner yet
Pick any day in the past and hold for a year: Axis Value Fund ended up in profit 95% of the time, against 84% for ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund).
Not a fair fight: we only have data for Axis Value Fund (from Sept 2021), so it has not been through the 2020 crash the others fell in.
Costs less
BAxis Value Fund
Axis Value Fund charges 0.94% a year, against 1.09% for ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund). On ₹1 lakh that's ₹940 a year against ₹1,090, taken quietly from the NAV.
What your money would have become
The same amount, put into each fund on the same day.
The dashed line is the ₹10,000 you put in. Above it is profit, below it is loss.
- AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)₹19,680 from ₹10,000(14.5% a year)
- BAxis Value Fund₹21,201 from ₹10,000(16.3% a year)
A one-time ₹10,000 put in 5 years ago, valued at the latest NAV. This is what happened, not what will.
Strengths and watch-outs
Each fund judged against its own category, and against a 5-year SBI FD at 6.05%.
AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)
- Strength: Ahead of its category: 14% a year over 5 years, against a category average of 12.1%
- Strength: In the top quarter of its category over 5 years (#2 of 16)
- Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 14% a year over 5 years, against 6.05%
- Strength: Swings less than most funds in its category
- Watch out: Fell harder than its category in the worst crash
BAxis Value Fund
- Strength: Ahead of its category: 15.8% a year over 5 years, against a category average of 12.1%
- Strength: In the top quarter of its category over 5 years (#1 of 16)
- Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 15.8% a year over 5 years, against 6.05%
All the numbers
The stronger figure in each row is marked Best. Under each return is the fund’s rank in its category and the category average.
| Measure | AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) | BAxis Value Fund |
|---|---|---|
| ReturnsHow much the fund grew. Beyond a year, this is per year (annualised). | ||
| 1 yearLast 12 months, the most noisy figure | -3.4%#18 of 21 · avg 2% | 8.4%Best#3 of 21 · avg 2% |
| 3 yearsPer year, over a full market mood swing | 13.5%#8 of 20 · avg 13.5% | 18.9%Best#1 of 20 · avg 13.5% |
| 5 yearsPer year, the fairest single test | 14%#2 of 16 · avg 12.1% | 15.8%Best#1 of 16 · avg 12.1% |
| 10 yearsPer year, across bull and bear markets | 15.4%#4 of 11 · avg 14% | – |
| RiskHow bumpy the ride was. This is what decides whether you stay invested. | ||
| Ups and downsVolatility: how far it swings in a typical year. Lower is calmer | 11.5%Bestcategory avg 14.6% | 14.2%category avg 14.6% |
| Worst fallThe biggest drop from a peak in 10 years. Lower is better | −36.7%category avg −30.1% | −20.2%data from 28 Sept 2021 only |
| Best 12 monthsIts strongest year | 101.1% | 57.3%data from 28 Sept 2021 only |
| Worst 12 monthsIts weakest year | -32.4% | -6.1%data from 28 Sept 2021 only |
| Odds of a gainShare of all 1-year holding periods that ended in profit | 84% | 95%data from 28 Sept 2021 only |
| Cost and sizeThe fee comes out of your returns every year, whether the fund does well or not. | ||
| Expense ratioYearly fee. Lower keeps more for you | 1.09% | 0.94%Best |
| Fund sizeMoney managed (AUM). Neither better nor worse | ₹57,250 Cr | ₹1,836 Cr |
| Minimum SIPSmallest monthly amount | ₹100 | ₹100 |
| Lock-inTime before you can withdraw | None | None |
| What it holdsWhere the money sits. Equity is shares, debt is bonds, cash is waiting to be invested. | ||
| In sharesEquity | 93.3% | – |
| In bondsDebt | 2% | – |
| In cashNot yet invested | 4.7% | – |
| HoldingsNumber of investments | 72 | – |
“Best” is not a recommendation: a fund that returned more usually took more risk to do it.
Top 10 holdings
Marked Both where another fund here holds it too.
AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)
- ICICI Bank Ltd9.8%
- HDFC Bank Ltd9%
- Reliance Industries Ltd5.1%
- ITC Ltd4.5%
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd4.5%
- Infosys Ltd4.5%
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd3.5%
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd2.8%
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd2.8%
- Axis Bank Ltd2.8%
As on 31 Jul 2026
BAxis Value Fund
Holdings are not available for this fund yet.
Which one fits you?
There is no best fund, only a better fit for what you need the money to do.
AICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund)
Might suit you if…
- a smoother ride matters more to you than the top return
BAxis Value Fund
Might suit you if…
- you want the stronger long-run growth and can sit through sharper falls
- you care about keeping costs low, which adds up over decades