Which has the lower expense ratio, Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth or ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan?

Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth's expense ratio is 1.55% versus ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan's 2.24%. A lower expense ratio directly improves your net returns over the long term, all else being equal.

Can I invest in both Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth and ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan?

Yes, but check for portfolio overlap first if both funds are in the same category — holding two funds with very similar underlying stocks reduces the diversification benefit of investing in more than one fund.

Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth vs ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan

Q: Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth vs ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan — which has given better returns?

Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth has a 1-year return of 0.68% versus ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan's 0.5%. Compare NAV, expense ratio and star rating above before deciding, and check consistency over 3-5 years rather than a single year.

Side-by-side comparison of NAV, returns, expense ratio and star rating.

Axis Children's Fund - Lock in - Regular Growth

Axis Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Solution Oriented · Childrens Fund

ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Solution Oriented · Childrens Fund

Metric	Axis Children's Fund -...	ICICI Prudential Child...
NAV	₹26.32	₹362.62
Star Rating	★	★★★★
Expense Ratio	1.55%	2.24%
AUM	₹872 Cr	₹1,407 Cr
1M Return	+1.83%	-0.17%
3M Return	+5.12%	+8.45%
6M Return	-1.74%	+0.0%
1Y Return	+0.68%	+0.5%
3Y CAGR	+9.99%	+16.59%
5Y CAGR	+8.49%	+14.01%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	R Sivakumar, Ashish Naik	Manish Banthia, George Heber Joseph

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