5 Best Performing ELSS Mutual Funds SIP 2019 for Tax Savings u/s 80c

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Top 5 Best Performing ELSS Mutual Funds SIP FY 19 - 20
Top 5 Equity - ELSS Funds

Best ELSS Mutual Funds for SIP Investment in 2019

Updated on February 17, 2019 , 105 views

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. Moreover, the ELSS Mutual Funds are open-ended & offer 2 modes of investments

Lump sum Investment
SIP (Systematic Investment plan) Investment

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Top 5 Best Performing ELSS Mutual Funds SIP FY 19 - 20

1. Tata India Tax Savings Fund

To provide medium to long term capital gains along with income tax relief to its Unitholders, while at all times emphasising the importance of capital appreciation..

Tata India Tax Savings Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 13 Oct 14. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 12.1% since its launch. Ranked 1 in ELSS category. Return for 2018 was -8.4% , 2017 was 46% and 2016 was 2.1% .

Below is the key information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund

Tata India Tax Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Oct 14
NAV (19 Feb 19)	₹16.4539 ↓ -0.01 (-0.05 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,575 on 31 Jan 19
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	Tata Asset Management Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	2.61
Sharpe Ratio	-0.56
Information Ratio	-0.21
Alpha Ratio	-9.87
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 15	₹11,278
31 Jan 16	₹11,212
31 Jan 17	₹13,106
31 Jan 18	₹17,593
31 Jan 19	₹16,199

Tata India Tax Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹436,710.
Net Profit of ₹136,710 Invest Now

Returns for Tata India Tax Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Feb 19

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-2.9%
3 Month	-1%
6 Month	-8.3%
1 Year	-4.9%
3 Year	14.9%
5 Year
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	12.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2018	-8.4%
2017	46%
2016	2.1%
2015	13.3%
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

Fund Manager information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Rupesh Patel	1 Apr 15	3.59 Yr.
Ennette Fernandes	18 Jun 18	0.37 Yr.

Data below for Tata India Tax Savings Fund as on 31 Jan 19

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	42.14%
Consumer Cyclical	14.39%
Consumer Defensive	11.23%
Industrials	8.73%
Technology	8.05%
Health Care	4.59%
Energy	3.9%
Basic Materials	3.13%
Real Estate	0.67%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.23%
Equity	96.82%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 \| ICICIBANK	9%	₹146 Cr	4,015,000
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 \| HDFCBANK	7%	₹116 Cr	560,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 \| 532215	7%	₹108 Cr	1,500,000 ↑ 140,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 \| SBIN	6%	₹91 Cr	3,100,000 ↑ 270,000
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 \| INFY	5%	₹76 Cr	1,020,000
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 May 15 \| KOTAKBANK	4%	₹62 Cr	495,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹61 Cr	500,000
Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 \| HDFC	4%	₹60 Cr	310,000
ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive) Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 \| ITC	3%	₹53 Cr	1,900,000 ↑ 570,000
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 \| TCS	3%	₹50 Cr	250,000

2. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund

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.

IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 26 Dec 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 17.2% since its launch. Ranked 3 in ELSS category. Return for 2018 was -9.4% , 2017 was 53.4% and 2016 was 0.4% .

Below is the key information for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund

IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth
Launch Date	26 Dec 08
NAV (19 Feb 19)	₹49.9 ↑ 0.09 (0.18 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,710 on 31 Jan 19
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	IDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	2.74
Sharpe Ratio	-1.13
Information Ratio	-0.29
Alpha Ratio	-12.02
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 14	₹10,000
31 Jan 15	₹16,194
31 Jan 16	₹15,090
31 Jan 17	₹17,321
31 Jan 18	₹25,108
31 Jan 19	₹21,629

IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹447,579.
Net Profit of ₹147,579 Invest Now

Returns for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Feb 19

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-5.6%
3 Month	-7%
6 Month	-13.4%
1 Year	-13.1%
3 Year	14.3%
5 Year	15.4%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	17.2%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2018	-9.4%
2017	53.4%
2016	0.4%
2015	6.9%
2014	42.2%
2013	15%
2012	36.2%
2011	-23.3%
2010	24%
2009	70.8%

Fund Manager information for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Daylynn Pinto	20 Oct 16	2.03 Yr.

Data below for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 31 Jan 19

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	27.43%
Consumer Cyclical	14.03%
Technology	10.28%
Basic Materials	9.58%
Industrials	7.99%
Consumer Defensive	6.41%
Health Care	6.07%
Energy	5.85%
Utility	4.75%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	6.48%
Equity	92.99%
Other	0.52%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Triparty Repo CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	7%	₹119 Cr
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 May 16 \| ICICIBANK	6%	₹106 Cr	2,900,000 ↑ 250,000
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 \| INFY	4%	₹73 Cr	975,000 ↑ 150,000
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 \| HDFCBANK	4%	₹73 Cr	350,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 \| SBIN	4%	₹68 Cr	2,300,000 ↑ 400,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹67 Cr	550,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 \| 532215	4%	₹61 Cr	850,000 ↑ 300,000
RBL Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 \| RBLBANK	3%	₹45 Cr	800,000
Future Retail Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 \| FRETAIL	3%	₹44 Cr	1,020,000 ↑ 10,000
Nestle India Ltd (Consumer Defensive) Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 \| NESTLEIND	2%	₹34 Cr	30,000 ↓ -300

3. Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96

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

Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 6 Mar 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 10.3% since its launch. Ranked 4 in ELSS category. Return for 2018 was -4.5% , 2017 was 43.2% and 2016 was 3.4% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96

Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Growth
Launch Date	6 Mar 08
NAV (19 Feb 19)	₹29.36 ↓ -0.02 (-0.07 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹7,373 on 31 Jan 19
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	2.42
Sharpe Ratio	-0.5
Information Ratio	-0.14
Alpha Ratio	-2.5
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 14	₹10,000
31 Jan 15	₹17,569
31 Jan 16	₹16,710
31 Jan 17	₹19,060
31 Jan 18	₹25,908
31 Jan 19	₹24,489

Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹481,656.
Net Profit of ₹181,656 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Feb 19

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-3.7%
3 Month	-2.4%
6 Month	-9.6%
1 Year	-4.6%
3 Year	14.5%
5 Year	18.7%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.3%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2018	-4.5%
2017	43.2%
2016	3.4%
2015	9.2%
2014	54.6%
2013	9.1%
2012	36.6%
2011	-29.6%
2010	13.5%
2009	102.8%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96

Name	Since	Tenure
Ajay Garg	1 Oct 06	12.09 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 as on 31 Jan 19

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Consumer Cyclical	19.6%
Financial Services	19.45%
Health Care	13.39%
Industrials	11.74%
Basic Materials	10.92%
Consumer Defensive	9.03%
Energy	7.77%
Technology	5.09%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.01%
Equity	96.99%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| RELIANCE	8%	₹573 Cr	4,667,136 ↑ 15,806
Honeywell Automation India Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| 517174	7%	₹539 Cr	252,064 ↑ 4,226
Gillette India Ltd (Consumer Defensive) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| GILLETTE	7%	₹502 Cr	772,364 ↑ 18,954
Bayer CropScience Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Aug 11 \| 506285	6%	₹459 Cr	1,048,194 ↑ 26,307
Pfizer Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Apr 11 \| PFIZER	6%	₹427 Cr	1,404,391 ↑ 35,541
Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| HDFC	5%	₹374 Cr	1,945,206 ↑ 268,813
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Mar 10 \| 500660	5%	₹352 Cr	2,497,874 ↑ 41,235
Thomas Cook India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Aug 15 \| THOMASCOOK	5%	₹340 Cr	15,266,527 ↑ 325,315
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited CBLO \| -	4%	₹266 Cr
Sundaram Clayton Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| 520056	4%	₹262 Cr	880,942 ↑ 2,720

4. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund

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.

DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 18 Jan 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 12.8% since its launch. Ranked 12 in ELSS category. Return for 2018 was -7.6% , 2017 was 36.3% and 2016 was 11.3% .

Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund

DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund Growth
Launch Date	18 Jan 07
NAV (19 Feb 19)	₹42.875 ↑ 0.04 (0.10 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹4,692 on 31 Jan 19
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	2.47
Sharpe Ratio	-0.66
Information Ratio	-0.21
Alpha Ratio	-2.73
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 14	₹10,000
31 Jan 15	₹16,612
31 Jan 16	₹15,683
31 Jan 17	₹19,559
31 Jan 18	₹24,817
31 Jan 19	₹22,637

DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹458,689.
Net Profit of ₹158,689 Invest Now

Returns for DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Feb 19

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-4.1%
3 Month	-3.2%
6 Month	-10.5%
1 Year	-6.1%
3 Year	14.4%
5 Year	16.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	12.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2018	-7.6%
2017	36.3%
2016	11.3%
2015	4.4%
2014	52.2%
2013	6.7%
2012	39.8%
2011	-26.7%
2010	23.3%
2009	84.2%

Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Rohit Singhania	16 Jul 15	3.3 Yr.

Data below for DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund as on 31 Jan 19

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	38.58%
Technology	12.12%
Basic Materials	11.29%
Health Care	8.24%
Industrials	7.54%
Consumer Defensive	5.29%
Consumer Cyclical	5.01%
Energy	4.29%
Utility	3.29%
Real Estate	0.72%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.63%
Equity	96.37%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 \| ICICIBANK	8%	₹398 Cr	10,930,421 ↓ -1,235,880
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 \| HDFCBANK	8%	₹382 Cr	1,838,413 ↓ -44,572
Treps / Reverse Repo Investments / Corporate Debt Repo CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	4%	₹192 Cr
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| INFY	4%	₹185 Cr	2,471,052 ↓ -394,693
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 \| 532215	4%	₹179 Cr	2,481,545 ↑ 882,227
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| SBIN	3%	₹152 Cr	5,163,304 ↓ -1,206,718
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 \| LT	3%	₹149 Cr	1,131,025 ↓ -99,369
Tech Mahindra Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 \| 532755	3%	₹127 Cr	1,729,994 ↓ -163,621
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 \| AUROPHARMA	2%	₹117 Cr	1,483,411 ↑ 140,608
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 \| KOTAKBANK	2%	₹111 Cr	885,953 ↑ 184,810

5. Principal Tax Savings Fund

To build a high quality growth-oriented portfolio to provide long-term capital gains to the investors, the scheme aims at providing returns through capital appreciation.

Principal Tax Savings Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 31 Mar 96. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 15.8% since its launch. Ranked 8 in ELSS category. Return for 2018 was -9.2% , 2017 was 48.8% and 2016 was 6.2% .

Below is the key information for Principal Tax Savings Fund

Principal Tax Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	31 Mar 96
NAV (19 Feb 19)	₹188.83 ↑ 0.04 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹376 on 31 Jan 19
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	Principal Pnb Asset Mgmt. Co. Priv. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	2.88
Sharpe Ratio	-0.84
Information Ratio	0.21
Alpha Ratio	-6.07
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Jan 14	₹10,000
31 Jan 15	₹16,281
31 Jan 16	₹14,681
31 Jan 17	₹18,092
31 Jan 18	₹25,310
31 Jan 19	₹22,269

Principal Tax Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹458,689.
Net Profit of ₹158,689 Invest Now

Returns for Principal Tax Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Feb 19

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-6%
3 Month	-6.3%
6 Month	-11.9%
1 Year	-11.3%
3 Year	16.3%
5 Year	16.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	15.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2018	-9.2%
2017	48.8%
2016	6.2%
2015	2.7%
2014	49.4%
2013	8.5%
2012	46.5%
2011	-30.4%
2010	15%
2009	64.7%

Fund Manager information for Principal Tax Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
P.V.K. Mohan	1 Sep 10	8.42 Yr.

Data below for Principal Tax Savings Fund as on 31 Jan 19

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	27.26%
Consumer Defensive	13.06%
Basic Materials	11.41%
Technology	11.05%
Consumer Cyclical	8.78%
Industrials	8.64%
Utility	5.46%
Health Care	5.17%
Energy	4.39%
Communication Services	1.32%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.46%
Equity	96.54%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 09 \| HDFCBANK	5%	₹19 Cr	91,334
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 \| ICICIBANK	5%	₹19 Cr	509,143
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹16 Cr	134,452
Treps 01-Feb-2019 CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	4%	₹15 Cr
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Apr 14 \| TCS	4%	₹14 Cr	68,640
ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive) Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 \| ITC	3%	₹13 Cr	455,396
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Jan 09 \| INFY	3%	₹12 Cr	161,594
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 \| KOTAKBANK	3%	₹11 Cr	89,915 ↑ 18,500
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Apr 05 \| SBIN	3%	₹11 Cr	369,851
Tata Power Co Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 \| 500400	3%	₹10 Cr	1,442,240

Disclaimer:
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