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
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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.. Below is the key information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund 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 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 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 generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is predominantly in equity and equity related instruments Research Highlights for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Below is the key information for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Oct 14 NAV (08 Aug 25) ₹43.0591 ↓ -0.46 (-1.06 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,711 on 30 Jun 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0 Sharpe Ratio -0.02 Information Ratio -0.31 Alpha Ratio -0.42 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹14,788 31 Jul 22 ₹16,197 31 Jul 23 ₹19,199 31 Jul 24 ₹25,864 31 Jul 25 ₹25,568 Returns for Tata India Tax Savings Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 8 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -4.1% 3 Month 3.2% 6 Month 2.9% 1 Year 0.3% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 19.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19.5% 2023 24% 2022 5.9% 2021 30.4% 2020 11.9% 2019 13.6% 2018 -8.4% 2017 46% 2016 2.1% 2015 13.3% Fund Manager information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Rahul Singh 1 Jul 25 0.08 Yr. Sailesh Jain 16 Dec 21 3.63 Yr. Data below for Tata India Tax Savings Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.15% Consumer Cyclical 14.22% Industrials 13.87% Basic Materials 6.85% Technology 6.75% Energy 5.51% Communication Services 4.32% Health Care 3.23% Real Estate 2.46% Utility 2.45% Consumer Defensive 1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.19% Equity 94.81% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 | HDFCBANK7% ₹345 Cr 1,725,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | 5321747% ₹307 Cr 2,125,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | RELIANCE4% ₹203 Cr 1,350,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹189 Cr 940,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | INFY4% ₹186 Cr 1,160,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | SBIN4% ₹178 Cr 2,175,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | 5322153% ₹156 Cr 1,300,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | LT3% ₹129 Cr 352,147 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5325552% ₹116 Cr 3,451,000 Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | MOTHERSON2% ₹105 Cr 6,800,000 2. Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Dec 08 NAV (08 Aug 25) ₹147.227 ↓ -1.55 (-1.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹7,151 on 30 Jun 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.79 Sharpe Ratio -0.21 Information Ratio -0.3 Alpha Ratio -2.56 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹17,656 31 Jul 22 ₹18,991 31 Jul 23 ₹23,480 31 Jul 24 ₹31,323 31 Jul 25 ₹30,039 Returns for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 8 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -4.7% 3 Month 2.1% 6 Month 2.7% 1 Year -2.8% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 23.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 6.9% Fund Manager information for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Name Since Tenure Daylynn Pinto 20 Oct 16 8.78 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 1.82 Yr. Gaurav Satra 10 Jun 24 1.14 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.41% Consumer Cyclical 9.71% Basic Materials 9.36% Technology 8.87% Consumer Defensive 8.17% Energy 7.85% Health Care 6.2% Industrials 5.33% Communication Services 2.81% Real Estate 1.98% Utility 1.87% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.18% Equity 94.82% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | HDFCBANK8% ₹570 Cr 2,850,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | RELIANCE7% ₹495 Cr 3,300,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | 5321745% ₹390 Cr 2,700,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | 5322154% ₹300 Cr 2,500,001
↓ -399,999 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TCS4% ₹294 Cr 850,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹249 Cr 1,149,999
↑ 149,999 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY3% ₹216 Cr 1,350,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹201 Cr 1,000,000 Hero MotoCorp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | HEROMOTOCO2% ₹148 Cr 350,000 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5322862% ₹141 Cr 1,500,000 3. Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Growth Launch Date 6 Mar 08 NAV (08 Aug 25) ₹59.19 ↓ -0.51 (-0.85 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,870 on 30 Jun 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.69 Sharpe Ratio 0.04 Information Ratio -1.34 Alpha Ratio 0.36 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹13,519 31 Jul 22 ₹13,332 31 Jul 23 ₹14,822 31 Jul 24 ₹20,110 31 Jul 25 ₹20,113 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 8 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.1% 3 Month 5.6% 6 Month 7.4% 1 Year 1.8% 3 Year 13.3% 5 Year 13.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 9.2% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96
Name Since Tenure Dhaval Shah 31 Oct 24 0.75 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 2.69 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 as on 30 Jun 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 31.64% Consumer Cyclical 14.73% Health Care 10.89% Technology 8.26% Basic Materials 7.63% Industrials 7.5% Consumer Defensive 6.85% Energy 6.23% Communication Services 3.5% Utility 1.2% Real Estate 0.75% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.82% Equity 99.18% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | 5321748% ₹1,321 Cr 9,137,798 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,156 Cr 5,775,252 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | INFY5% ₹761 Cr 4,749,292 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | 5322154% ₹607 Cr 5,060,879 Fortis Healthcare Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | 5328434% ₹607 Cr 7,634,241 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | RELIANCE4% ₹564 Cr 3,760,426 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹555 Cr 2,761,864 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | LT3% ₹404 Cr 1,101,782 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBIN2% ₹396 Cr 4,828,465 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | M&M2% ₹377 Cr 1,184,660 4. DSP Tax Saver Fund
DSP Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Jan 07 NAV (08 Aug 25) ₹134.904 ↓ -1.12 (-0.82 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹17,428 on 30 Jun 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.68 Sharpe Ratio 0.16 Information Ratio 0.83 Alpha Ratio 2.27 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹16,394 31 Jul 22 ₹16,967 31 Jul 23 ₹20,014 31 Jul 24 ₹29,739 31 Jul 25 ₹29,503 Returns for DSP Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 8 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -4.9% 3 Month 0.8% 6 Month 3.5% 1 Year 0% 3 Year 18.8% 5 Year 23.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 4.4% Fund Manager information for DSP Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Singhania 16 Jul 15 10.05 Yr. Data below for DSP Tax Saver Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 36.47% Consumer Cyclical 10.34% Health Care 9.79% Basic Materials 8.46% Technology 7.78% Industrials 5.36% Communication Services 4.93% Consumer Defensive 4.75% Energy 4.21% Utility 3.67% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.24% Equity 95.76% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,206 Cr 6,025,183
↓ -430,415 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | 5321746% ₹1,058 Cr 7,317,696 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | SBIN6% ₹1,046 Cr 12,750,639
↑ 1,472,805 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322155% ₹955 Cr 7,961,062
↑ 1,599,904 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | INFY4% ₹781 Cr 4,874,543
↑ 1,739,101 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹529 Cr 2,634,816 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹446 Cr 2,062,430 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | M&M2% ₹404 Cr 1,269,729 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | LT2% ₹392 Cr 1,068,068 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 23 | 5000872% ₹379 Cr 2,514,972 5. HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 2 Jan 01 NAV (14 Jan 22) ₹595.168 ↑ 0.28 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,318 on 30 Nov 21 Category Equity - ELSS AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.25 Sharpe Ratio 2.27 Information Ratio -0.15 Alpha Ratio 1.75 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹15,844
Purchase not allowed Returns for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 8 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.4% 3 Month 1.2% 6 Month 15.4% 1 Year 35.5% 3 Year 20.6% 5 Year 17.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 21.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Fund Manager information for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund as on 30 Nov 21
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