Best elss Funds or Equity Linked Savings Schemes are equity diversified Mutual Funds that majorly invest in equity-linked instruments (like shares and stocks) to provide Market-linked returns. Typically, 80% of the fund corpus is invested in equity and the remaining in debt instruments. Best ELSS funds are also known as the tax saving Mutual Funds as they offer tax benefits under Section 80C of the income tax Act. for year 2024 best funds are listed below as per their performance.
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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 2025 (%) 2024 (%) 2023 (%) 2022 (%) 2021 (%) HDFC Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹1,390.78
↓ -0.84 ₹16,095 10.3 21.3 33.2 10.5 35.3 ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Growth ₹945.74
↑ 4.11 ₹14,292 9.9 16.4 23.2 2.3 33.7 Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹51.003
↓ -0.01 ₹26,373 9.7 17.2 27 0.1 35.3 Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Growth ₹62.21
↓ -0.18 ₹14,660 9.3 16.4 18.9 -1.4 12.7 Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth ₹155.853
↓ -0.31 ₹6,911 8 13.1 28.3 4.2 49.2 Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana Growth ₹27.7361
↓ -0.07 ₹904 7.5 12.3 25.8 2 39.4 DSP Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹139.905
↑ 0.11 ₹16,738 7.5 23.9 30 4.5 35.1 Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Growth ₹211.877
↓ -0.07 ₹1,303 7.1 12 23.3 4 31.5 Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹118.2
↑ 0.05 ₹455 6.7 20 26.8 -0.1 30.4 SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹431.828
↓ -2.24 ₹32,300 6.6 27.7 40 6.9 31 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 10 Funds showcased
Commentary HDFC Tax Saver Fund ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana DSP Tax Saver Fund Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund Point 1 Upper mid AUM (₹16,095 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹14,292 Cr). Top quartile AUM (₹26,373 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹14,660 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹6,911 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹904 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹16,738 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,303 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹455 Cr). Highest AUM (₹32,300 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (30 yrs). Established history (27+ yrs). Established history (10+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (9+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (26+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 2★ (upper mid). Rating: 2★ (lower mid). Not Rated. Rating: 4★ (top quartile). Top rated. Not Rated. Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Rating: 2★ (lower mid). Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Point 4 Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Point 5 5Y return: 14.63% (top quartile). 5Y return: 10.30% (lower mid). 5Y return: 10.95% (lower mid). 5Y return: 8.43% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 11.56% (upper mid). 5Y return: 8.76% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 11.73% (upper mid). 5Y return: 7.96% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 11.28% (upper mid). 5Y return: 14.95% (top quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 14.24% (top quartile). 3Y return: 12.04% (lower mid). 3Y return: 12.89% (upper mid). 3Y return: 11.97% (lower mid). 3Y return: 9.68% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 8.25% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 13.88% (upper mid). 3Y return: 7.31% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 13.80% (upper mid). 3Y return: 14.90% (top quartile). Point 7 1Y return: -0.49% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 2.38% (lower mid). 1Y return: 6.88% (top quartile). 1Y return: 4.12% (upper mid). 1Y return: 4.84% (upper mid). 1Y return: -1.02% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 3.89% (upper mid). 1Y return: -3.14% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 10.61% (top quartile). 1Y return: 1.55% (lower mid). Point 8 Alpha: -4.53 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -1.73 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.95 (top quartile). Alpha: -0.45 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.89 (upper mid). Alpha: -5.52 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -2.47 (lower mid). Alpha: -7.12 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 3.50 (top quartile). Alpha: -1.69 (upper mid). Point 9 Sharpe: -0.33 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.15 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.01 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.07 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.29 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.39 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.18 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.44 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.17 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.16 (upper mid). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.48 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.08 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.23 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.18 (lower mid). Information ratio: -0.51 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -1.20 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.50 (top quartile). Information ratio: -1.43 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.19 (upper mid). Information ratio: 1.01 (top quartile). HDFC Tax Saver Fund
ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
DSP Tax Saver Fund
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund
Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
The fund plans to provide long term growth of capital. Below is the key information for HDFC Tax Saver Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate long-term capital appreciation through investments made primarily in equity and equity related securities of companies. Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments. The Scheme does not guarantee or assure any returns. Research Highlights for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Below is the key information for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Returns up to 1 year are on An Open-ended equity linked savings scheme (ELSS) with the objective of long term growth of capital through a portfolio with a target allocation of 80% equity,
20% debt and money market securities Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate long term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related securities. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realised. Research Highlights for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Below is the key information for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities. The Scheme does not guarantee or assure any returns. Research Highlights for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana Below is the key information for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana Returns up to 1 year are on The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate medium to long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity and equity related securities of corporates, and to enable investors to avail of a deduction from total income, as permitted under the Income Tax Act, 1961 from time to time. Research Highlights for DSP Tax Saver Fund Below is the key information for DSP Tax Saver Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To achieve capital appreciation by investing
predominantly in equities and equity-related
instruments. A three-year lock-in period shall
apply in line with the regulation for ELSS
schemes. Research Highlights for Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Below is the key information for Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Edelweiss ELSS Fund) The primary objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation with an option of periodic payouts at the end of lock in periods from a portfolio that invests predominantly in equity and equity related instruments. Research Highlights for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Below is the key information for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To deliver the benefit of investment in a portfolio of equity shares, while offering
deduction on such investment made in the scheme under section 80C of the
Income-tax Act, 1961. It also seeks to distribute income periodically depending
on distributable surplus. Investments in this scheme would be subject to a
statutory lock-in of 3 years from the date of allotment to avail Section 80C benefits. Research Highlights for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund Below is the key information for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. HDFC Tax Saver Fund
HDFC Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 96 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹1,390.78 ↓ -0.84 (-0.06 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹16,095 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.7 Sharpe Ratio -0.33 Information Ratio 0.48 Alpha Ratio -4.53 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹11,227 31 Aug 23 ₹13,273 31 Aug 24 ₹19,633 31 Aug 25 ₹19,890 31 Aug 26 ₹19,791 Returns for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.1% 3 Month 5.3% 6 Month -2.4% 1 Year -0.5% 3 Year 14.2% 5 Year 14.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 10.3% 2024 21.3% 2023 33.2% 2022 10.5% 2021 35.3% 2020 5.8% 2019 3.7% 2018 -10.9% 2017 38.7% 2016 7.6% Fund Manager information for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Amar Kalkundrikar 8 Dec 25 0.65 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 3.11 Yr. Data below for HDFC Tax Saver Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 41.27% Consumer Cyclical 17.75% Health Care 8.19% Technology 6.72% Industrials 6.66% Communication Services 4.64% Consumer Defensive 4.49% Basic Materials 4.37% Energy 2.7% Utility 1.77% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.13% Equity 98.55% Debt 0.31% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK9% ₹1,471 Cr 10,250,000
↓ -750,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | HDFCBANK8% ₹1,242 Cr 16,600,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5322156% ₹984 Cr 8,000,000
↓ -863,395 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | MARUTI5% ₹783 Cr 550,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹747 Cr 3,788,193 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 06 | SBIN4% ₹719 Cr 7,000,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹683 Cr 17,500,000 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBILIFE3% ₹562 Cr 2,988,654 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | HCLTECH3% ₹482 Cr 3,575,000 Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | HYUNDAI3% ₹436 Cr 2,000,000 2. ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Growth Launch Date 19 Aug 99 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹945.74 ↑ 4.11 (0.44 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,292 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio -0.15 Information Ratio -0.08 Alpha Ratio -1.73 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,327 31 Aug 23 ₹11,607 31 Aug 24 ₹16,084 31 Aug 25 ₹15,946 31 Aug 26 ₹16,326 Returns for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.2% 3 Month 5.6% 6 Month 0.8% 1 Year 2.4% 3 Year 12% 5 Year 10.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 9.9% 2024 16.4% 2023 23.2% 2022 2.3% 2021 33.7% 2020 13.6% 2019 8.8% 2018 0.5% 2017 26% 2016 3.9% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Name Since Tenure Mittul Kalawadia 18 Sep 23 2.95 Yr. Priyanka Khandelwal 2 Mar 26 0.5 Yr. Sharmila D'Silva 31 Jul 22 4.09 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.33% Consumer Cyclical 20.86% Industrials 9.25% Health Care 8.27% Consumer Defensive 6.05% Energy 5.77% Basic Materials 5.37% Technology 4.12% Communication Services 3.63% Utility 3.56% Real Estate 1.53% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.25% Equity 97.75% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | ICICIBANK8% ₹1,158 Cr 8,065,055 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,032 Cr 13,797,293 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322155% ₹769 Cr 6,250,772 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | RELIANCE5% ₹741 Cr 5,665,349 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | 5403765% ₹724 Cr 1,846,866
↑ 110,544 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | 5323435% ₹716 Cr 1,659,277 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | SUNPHARMA5% ₹697 Cr 3,500,914
↓ -411,277 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | LT4% ₹634 Cr 1,608,689
↓ -30,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | MARUTI4% ₹529 Cr 371,642 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5325553% ₹485 Cr 13,975,435 3. Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 28 Dec 15 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹51.003 ↓ -0.01 (-0.01 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹26,373 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Mirae Asset Global Inv (India) Pvt. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.15 Sharpe Ratio 0.01 Information Ratio 0.23 Alpha Ratio 0.95 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,239 31 Aug 23 ₹11,686 31 Aug 24 ₹16,174 31 Aug 25 ₹15,732 31 Aug 26 ₹16,814 Returns for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 5.2% 6 Month 2.8% 1 Year 6.9% 3 Year 12.9% 5 Year 11% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 9.7% 2024 17.2% 2023 27% 2022 0.1% 2021 35.3% 2020 21.5% 2019 14.1% 2018 -2.3% 2017 47.9% 2016 14.8% Fund Manager information for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Neelesh Surana 28 Dec 15 10.68 Yr. Data below for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.29% Consumer Cyclical 15.87% Health Care 11.53% Industrials 8.31% Basic Materials 7.93% Energy 6.03% Technology 5.08% Communication Services 4.35% Utility 2.23% Consumer Defensive 2.03% Real Estate 1.34% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.85% Equity 99.15% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | HDFCBANK9% ₹2,350 Cr 31,405,641
↑ 199,999 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | ICICIBANK5% ₹1,388 Cr 9,672,929 Laurus Labs Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | 5402225% ₹1,202 Cr 6,619,302
↓ -175,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | RELIANCE4% ₹1,178 Cr 9,010,648
↓ -400,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | SBIN4% ₹1,083 Cr 10,541,701 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | 5322153% ₹904 Cr 7,356,346
↑ 1,320,000 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | POLICYBZR3% ₹739 Cr 4,613,761
↑ 523,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹702 Cr 3,558,709 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | INFY2% ₹650 Cr 5,753,337 Delhivery Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 22 | DELHIVERY2% ₹641 Cr 13,290,550 4. Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Growth Launch Date 6 Mar 08 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹62.21 ↓ -0.18 (-0.29 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,660 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.69 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio -0.18 Alpha Ratio -0.45 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,031 31 Aug 23 ₹10,680 31 Aug 24 ₹14,684 31 Aug 25 ₹14,398 31 Aug 26 ₹14,990 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.1% 3 Month 4.2% 6 Month 2.1% 1 Year 4.1% 3 Year 12% 5 Year 8.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 9.3% 2024 16.4% 2023 18.9% 2022 -1.4% 2021 12.7% 2020 15.2% 2019 4.3% 2018 -4.5% 2017 43.2% 2016 3.4% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Name Since Tenure Dhaval Shah 31 Oct 24 1.75 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.95% Consumer Cyclical 14.1% Technology 10.82% Health Care 9.63% Consumer Defensive 8.05% Industrials 5.89% Basic Materials 5.62% Energy 3.8% Communication Services 2.91% Utility 2.86% Real Estate 1.6% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.55% Equity 98.24% Debt 1.21% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK8% ₹1,112 Cr 7,747,842 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK6% ₹902 Cr 12,050,504 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | INFY4% ₹574 Cr 5,082,452 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | RELIANCE4% ₹557 Cr 4,260,426 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | 5322154% ₹524 Cr 4,260,879 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBIN3% ₹498 Cr 4,851,415 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | FEDERALBNK3% ₹440 Cr 12,256,437 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | M&M3% ₹430 Cr 1,264,660 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹426 Cr 2,161,864 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | ETERNAL3% ₹425 Cr 14,042,983
↑ 1,000,000 5. Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Dec 08 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹155.853 ↓ -0.31 (-0.20 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,911 on 30 Jun 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.74 Sharpe Ratio -0.29 Information Ratio -0.51 Alpha Ratio 0.89 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,986 31 Aug 23 ₹13,094 31 Aug 24 ₹17,496 31 Aug 25 ₹16,479 31 Aug 26 ₹17,277 Returns for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.1% 3 Month 4.3% 6 Month 1.1% 1 Year 4.8% 3 Year 9.7% 5 Year 11.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 8% 2024 13.1% 2023 28.3% 2022 4.2% 2021 49.2% 2020 18.7% 2019 1.9% 2018 -9.4% 2017 53.4% 2016 0.4% Fund Manager information for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Name Since Tenure Daylynn Pinto 20 Oct 16 9.87 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 2.9 Yr. Gaurav Satra 10 Jun 24 2.22 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 30 Jun 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.6% Consumer Defensive 10.07% Consumer Cyclical 9.15% Technology 8.96% Energy 8.08% Health Care 6.76% Basic Materials 6.37% Industrials 3.82% Communication Services 2.76% Real Estate 2.5% Utility 1.88% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.06% Equity 94.94% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | HDFCBANK8% ₹554 Cr 7,400,000
↑ 400,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | RELIANCE6% ₹445 Cr 3,400,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | KOTAKBANK6% ₹410 Cr 10,500,000
↑ 1,500,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | ICICIBANK6% ₹388 Cr 2,700,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TCS4% ₹296 Cr 1,250,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY3% ₹215 Cr 1,900,000
↑ 50,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | 5322153% ₹197 Cr 1,600,000
↓ -225,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | MARUTI3% ₹192 Cr 135,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹187 Cr 950,000 Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | M&MFIN2% ₹162 Cr 4,200,000
↓ -100,000 6. Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 16 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹27.7361 ↓ -0.07 (-0.26 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹904 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Mahindra Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.17 Sharpe Ratio -0.4 Information Ratio -1.2 Alpha Ratio -5.52 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,529 31 Aug 23 ₹11,998 31 Aug 24 ₹15,945 31 Aug 25 ₹15,376 31 Aug 26 ₹15,219 Returns for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.4% 3 Month 4.7% 6 Month -1.9% 1 Year -1% 3 Year 8.3% 5 Year 8.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 7.5% 2024 12.3% 2023 25.8% 2022 2% 2021 39.4% 2020 14.1% 2019 4.5% 2018 -9.8% 2017 24.8% 2016 Fund Manager information for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
Name Since Tenure Fatema Pacha 16 Oct 20 5.88 Yr. Neelesh Dhamnaskar 16 Feb 26 0.54 Yr. Data below for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 31.84% Consumer Cyclical 16.87% Industrials 9.47% Technology 8.64% Health Care 8.58% Communication Services 6.75% Consumer Defensive 6.35% Energy 3.14% Basic Materials 3.07% Utility 1.48% Real Estate 1.36% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.42% Equity 97.56% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | ICICIBANK10% ₹87 Cr 609,320 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | HDFCBANK7% ₹63 Cr 847,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹40 Cr 202,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5000344% ₹35 Cr 308,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | RELIANCE3% ₹28 Cr 217,500 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | LT3% ₹26 Cr 65,169 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | INFY3% ₹23 Cr 203,589
↓ -50,000 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5323432% ₹22 Cr 51,752 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | HINDUNILVR2% ₹21 Cr 102,000
↑ 9,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | TCS2% ₹21 Cr 90,000 7. DSP Tax Saver Fund
DSP Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Jan 07 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹139.905 ↑ 0.11 (0.08 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹16,738 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.64 Sharpe Ratio -0.18 Information Ratio 0.5 Alpha Ratio -2.47 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,196 31 Aug 23 ₹11,788 31 Aug 24 ₹17,665 31 Aug 25 ₹16,758 31 Aug 26 ₹17,410 Returns for DSP Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.1% 3 Month 4% 6 Month -2.1% 1 Year 3.9% 3 Year 13.9% 5 Year 11.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 7.5% 2024 23.9% 2023 30% 2022 4.5% 2021 35.1% 2020 15% 2019 14.8% 2018 -7.6% 2017 36.3% 2016 11.3% Fund Manager information for DSP Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Singhania 16 Jul 15 11.05 Yr. Data below for DSP Tax Saver Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 44.22% Consumer Cyclical 9.57% Health Care 8.95% Energy 7.36% Basic Materials 7.26% Technology 5.56% Communication Services 5.03% Consumer Defensive 3.84% Industrials 3.16% Utility 2.31% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.66% Equity 97.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | ICICIBANK10% ₹1,638 Cr 11,414,063
↓ -582,219 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK9% ₹1,474 Cr 19,697,085 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322157% ₹1,202 Cr 9,777,745 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | SBIN5% ₹890 Cr 8,666,068
↑ 681,534 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹589 Cr 2,985,560 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹567 Cr 14,515,766
↑ 619,891 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 26 | RELIANCE3% ₹445 Cr 3,402,923
↑ 645,582 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | M&M3% ₹436 Cr 1,284,132 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | INFY2% ₹403 Cr 3,563,404 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 23 | 5000872% ₹329 Cr 2,230,233
↑ 50,725 8. Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Nov 99 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹211.877 ↓ -0.07 (-0.03 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,303 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.18 Sharpe Ratio -0.44 Information Ratio -1.43 Alpha Ratio -7.12 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 250 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,687 31 Aug 23 ₹11,865 31 Aug 24 ₹15,364 31 Aug 25 ₹15,140 31 Aug 26 ₹14,664 Returns for Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.5% 3 Month 2.1% 6 Month -4.7% 1 Year -3.1% 3 Year 7.3% 5 Year 8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 7.1% 2024 12% 2023 23.3% 2022 4% 2021 31.5% 2020 9.9% 2019 6.2% 2018 -10.6% 2017 38.4% 2016 6.8% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure S. Bharath 11 May 26 0.31 Yr. Sandeep Agarwal 11 May 26 0.31 Yr. Siddarth Mohta 11 May 26 0.31 Yr. Shalav Saket 20 Mar 26 0.45 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 28.76% Industrials 13.05% Consumer Cyclical 12.85% Utility 9.47% Energy 8.96% Technology 7.26% Basic Materials 5.39% Health Care 4.9% Consumer Defensive 4.64% Communication Services 3.56% Real Estate 0.5% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.66% Equity 99.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 13 | HDFCBANK7% ₹90 Cr 1,200,000
↓ -29,500 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 11 | ICICIBANK6% ₹76 Cr 529,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 12 | RELIANCE5% ₹69 Cr 530,000
↓ -15,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | 5322155% ₹61 Cr 500,000 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 25 | KIRLOSENG4% ₹55 Cr 250,000
↓ -6,337 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN4% ₹54 Cr 530,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹46 Cr 235,000
↓ -5,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | INFY3% ₹45 Cr 400,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | 5325553% ₹42 Cr 1,215,766 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | LT3% ₹39 Cr 100,000
↓ -3,000 9. Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Dec 08 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹118.2 ↑ 0.05 (0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹455 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Edelweiss Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.34 Sharpe Ratio 0.17 Information Ratio 0.19 Alpha Ratio 3.5 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,308 31 Aug 23 ₹11,580 31 Aug 24 ₹16,331 31 Aug 25 ₹15,429 31 Aug 26 ₹17,066 Returns for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.7% 3 Month 6% 6 Month 4.7% 1 Year 10.6% 3 Year 13.8% 5 Year 11.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 6.7% 2024 20% 2023 26.8% 2022 -0.1% 2021 30.4% 2020 13.7% 2019 9.2% 2018 -9.1% 2017 37.7% 2016 -1.1% Fund Manager information for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Ashwani Agarwalla 1 Aug 23 3.08 Yr. Trideep Bhattacharya 1 Aug 23 3.08 Yr. Raj Koradia 1 Aug 24 2.08 Yr. Data below for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.52% Consumer Cyclical 14.67% Technology 10.27% Industrials 9.55% Health Care 7.23% Energy 5.87% Basic Materials 5.53% Communication Services 3.64% Consumer Defensive 3.5% Utility 2.68% Real Estate 1.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.42% Equity 98.58% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | ICICIBANK5% ₹22 Cr 156,659 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 15 | RELIANCE4% ₹20 Cr 154,769 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | HDFCBANK4% ₹19 Cr 249,864 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹17 Cr 84,003 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 15 | LT3% ₹13 Cr 33,431 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | SBIN3% ₹11 Cr 111,376 Ather Energy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | ATHERENERG2% ₹10 Cr 80,511 BSE Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BSE2% ₹10 Cr 26,792 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | BEL2% ₹9 Cr 219,943 Gabriel India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | GABRIEL2% ₹8 Cr 58,896 10. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 May 07 NAV (31 Aug 26) ₹431.828 ↓ -2.24 (-0.52 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹32,300 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.6 Sharpe Ratio -0.16 Information Ratio 1.01 Alpha Ratio -1.69 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,716 31 Aug 23 ₹13,230 31 Aug 24 ₹20,835 31 Aug 25 ₹19,765 31 Aug 26 ₹20,071 Returns for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Aug 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.9% 3 Month 1.7% 6 Month -2.9% 1 Year 1.5% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 15% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 6.6% 2024 27.7% 2023 40% 2022 6.9% 2021 31% 2020 18.9% 2019 4% 2018 -8.3% 2017 33% 2016 2.1% Fund Manager information for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Milind Agrawal 1 Jan 26 0.66 Yr. Data below for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 35.79% Industrials 9.54% Energy 8.81% Consumer Cyclical 8.29% Health Care 7.84% Basic Materials 7.83% Utility 6.17% Technology 5.09% Communication Services 2.74% Consumer Defensive 2.44% Real Estate 1.09% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.18% Equity 95.7% Debt 0.12% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | ICICIBANK8% ₹2,728 Cr 19,002,013
↓ -3,015,438 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 07 | HDFCBANK8% ₹2,550 Cr 34,086,506
↑ 5,000,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | KOTAKBANK6% ₹1,783 Cr 45,686,609
↓ -6,463,391 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 06 | RELIANCE4% ₹1,278 Cr 9,775,148
↑ 2,500,000 Adani Enterprises Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 26 | 5125993% ₹1,034 Cr 3,434,305
↑ 1,734,305 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | 5000343% ₹986 Cr 8,638,732
↑ 2,398,986 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | LT3% ₹893 Cr 2,268,231 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | 5327792% ₹793 Cr 5,610,813 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | 5000872% ₹701 Cr 4,756,637 AIA Engineering Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | AIAENG2% ₹681 Cr 1,484,340
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