Best ELSS Mutual Funds for SIP Investment in 2025

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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 25 - 26

1. Bandhan 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.

Research Highlights for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund

Lower mid AUM (₹7,327 Cr).
Established history (17+ yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 19.84% (top quartile).
3Y return: 16.60% (lower mid).
1Y return: 7.40% (lower mid).
Alpha: -0.17 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 0.06 (lower mid).
Information ratio: -0.07 (upper mid).
Top sector: Financial Services.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~95%).
Largest holding HDFC Bank Ltd (~7.8%).

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

Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth
Launch Date	26 Dec 08
NAV (26 Dec 25)	₹158.463 ↓ -0.41 (-0.26 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹7,327 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	IDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	1.74
Sharpe Ratio	0.06
Information Ratio	-0.07
Alpha Ratio	-0.17
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 20	₹10,000
30 Nov 21	₹15,317
30 Nov 22	₹17,165
30 Nov 23	₹20,289
30 Nov 24	₹24,603
30 Nov 25	₹26,130

Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹493,520.
Net Profit of ₹193,520 Invest Now

Returns for Bandhan 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 26 Dec 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-0.1%
3 Month	5.7%
6 Month	3.1%
1 Year	7.4%
3 Year	16.6%
5 Year	19.8%
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	9.12 Yr.
Ritika Behera	7 Oct 23	2.15 Yr.
Gaurav Satra	10 Jun 24	1.48 Yr.

Data below for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	33.14%
Technology	11%
Consumer Cyclical	9.77%
Consumer Defensive	8.65%
Energy	8.04%
Basic Materials	7.42%
Health Care	5.77%
Industrials	4.2%
Communication Services	2.6%
Real Estate	2.19%
Utility	1.85%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	5.36%
Equity	94.64%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 \| HDFCBANK	8%	₹574 Cr	5,700,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 \| RELIANCE	7%	₹517 Cr	3,300,000
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 May 16 \| ICICIBANK	5%	₹347 Cr	2,500,000
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 \| TCS	4%	₹329 Cr	1,050,000 ↑ 100,000
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| KOTAKBANK	4%	₹297 Cr	1,400,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 \| AXISBANK	3%	₹243 Cr	1,900,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 \| SBIN	3%	₹225 Cr	2,300,000 ↓ -88,280
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 \| INFY	3%	₹218 Cr	1,400,000
Hero MotoCorp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 \| HEROMOTOCO	2%	₹170 Cr	275,000 ↓ -50,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 \| BHARTIARTL	2%	₹168 Cr	801,000 ↓ -49,000

2. 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..

Research Highlights for Tata India Tax Savings Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹4,795 Cr).
Established history (11+ yrs).
Rating: 5★ (upper mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 16.82% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 16.04% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 4.52% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: -1.56 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: -0.01 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: -0.21 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Financial Services.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~97%).
Largest holding HDFC Bank Ltd (~7.2%).

Below is the key information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund

Tata India Tax Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Oct 14
NAV (26 Dec 25)	₹46.1068 ↓ -0.20 (-0.44 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹4,795 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	Tata Asset Management Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	1.83
Sharpe Ratio	-0.01
Information Ratio	-0.21
Alpha Ratio	-1.56
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 20	₹10,000
30 Nov 21	₹13,526
30 Nov 22	₹15,196
30 Nov 23	₹17,077
30 Nov 24	₹21,970
30 Nov 25	₹23,035

Tata India 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 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 26 Dec 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-0.7%
3 Month	5.4%
6 Month	2.9%
1 Year	4.5%
3 Year	16%
5 Year	16.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	14.6%

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
Sailesh Jain	16 Dec 21	3.96 Yr.

Data below for Tata India Tax Savings Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	33.69%
Industrials	14.08%
Consumer Cyclical	12.56%
Technology	7.47%
Basic Materials	7.08%
Communication Services	6.15%
Energy	5.36%
Health Care	4.49%
Utility	2.35%
Real Estate	2.2%
Consumer Defensive	1.75%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.83%
Equity	97.17%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 \| HDFCBANK	7%	₹348 Cr	3,450,000
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 \| ICICIBANK	6%	₹295 Cr	2,125,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 \| BHARTIARTL	6%	₹280 Cr	1,330,000 ↑ 390,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹212 Cr	1,350,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 \| SBIN	4%	₹200 Cr	2,040,000
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 \| INFY	4%	₹181 Cr	1,160,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 \| LT	3%	₹143 Cr	352,147
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 \| MOTHERSON	2%	₹119 Cr	10,200,000
Pricol Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 \| PRICOLLTD	2%	₹115 Cr	1,848,688 ↓ -81,609
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 \| NTPC	2%	₹113 Cr	3,451,000

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

Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96

Upper mid AUM (₹15,691 Cr).
Established history (17+ yrs).
Rating: 4★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 11.23% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 15.10% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 9.10% (upper mid).
Alpha: 1.80 (top quartile).
Sharpe: 0.23 (upper mid).
Information ratio: -0.56 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Financial Services.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~99%).
Largest holding ICICI Bank Ltd (~8.1%).

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 (26 Dec 25)	₹62.37 ↓ -0.15 (-0.24 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹15,691 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	1.68
Sharpe Ratio	0.23
Information Ratio	-0.56
Alpha Ratio	1.8
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 20	₹10,000
30 Nov 21	₹12,026
30 Nov 22	₹12,272
30 Nov 23	₹13,367
30 Nov 24	₹16,818
30 Nov 25	₹18,250

Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹405,518.
Net Profit of ₹105,518 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 26 Dec 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-1%
3 Month	4.1%
6 Month	1.9%
1 Year	9.1%
3 Year	15.1%
5 Year	11.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.8%

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	1.08 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 as on 30 Nov 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	32.6%
Consumer Cyclical	13.36%
Health Care	10.85%
Technology	9.9%
Consumer Defensive	8.31%
Industrials	7.67%
Basic Materials	4.69%
Energy	4.51%
Communication Services	3.57%
Utility	2%
Real Estate	1.51%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.03%
Equity	98.97%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 \| ICICIBANK	8%	₹1,269 Cr	9,137,798
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 \| HDFCBANK	7%	₹1,164 Cr	11,550,504
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| INFY	5%	₹803 Cr	5,149,292
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹668 Cr	4,260,426
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| AXISBANK	4%	₹648 Cr	5,060,879
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 \| SBIN	4%	₹597 Cr	6,101,415
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 \| BHARTIARTL	4%	₹559 Cr	2,661,864
Fortis Healthcare Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 \| FORTIS	3%	₹451 Cr	4,912,331
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 \| LT	3%	₹448 Cr	1,101,782
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 \| M&M	3%	₹445 Cr	1,184,660

4. DSP 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.

Research Highlights for DSP Tax Saver Fund

Highest AUM (₹17,570 Cr).
Established history (18+ yrs).
Rating: 4★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 19.79% (upper mid).
3Y return: 20.16% (upper mid).
1Y return: 6.82% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: -0.89 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 0.03 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.94 (top quartile).
Higher exposure to Financial Services vs peer median.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~99%).
Largest holding Axis Bank Ltd (~7.0%).

Below is the key information for DSP Tax Saver Fund

DSP Tax Saver Fund Growth
Launch Date	18 Jan 07
NAV (26 Dec 25)	₹144.207 ↓ -0.54 (-0.37 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹17,570 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Equity - ELSS
AMC	DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	1.64
Sharpe Ratio	0.03
Information Ratio	0.94
Alpha Ratio	-0.89
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 20	₹10,000
30 Nov 21	₹14,233
30 Nov 22	₹15,547
30 Nov 23	₹18,228
30 Nov 24	₹24,717
30 Nov 25	₹26,109

DSP Tax Saver Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹493,520.
Net Profit of ₹193,520 Invest Now

Returns for DSP 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 26 Dec 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-0.2%
3 Month	5.6%
6 Month	2%
1 Year	6.8%
3 Year	20.2%
5 Year	19.8%
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	10.39 Yr.

Data below for DSP Tax Saver Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	39.1%
Consumer Cyclical	9.87%
Technology	9.63%
Health Care	9.15%
Basic Materials	7.89%
Energy	5.34%
Communication Services	5.02%
Industrials	4.75%
Consumer Defensive	4.71%
Utility	3.61%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	0.91%
Equity	99.09%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 \| AXISBANK	7%	₹1,226 Cr	9,581,056 ↑ 1,041,426
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 \| HDFCBANK	7%	₹1,169 Cr	11,601,444 ↑ 437,536
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 \| SBIN	6%	₹1,042 Cr	10,647,468 ↓ -1,358,035
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| INFY	6%	₹1,033 Cr	6,618,223 ↓ -913,402
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 \| ICICIBANK	6%	₹996 Cr	7,169,289 ↑ 321,460
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 \| BHARTIARTL	3%	₹565 Cr	2,687,715 ↓ -161,382
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 \| M&M	3%	₹529 Cr	1,408,898 ↓ -116,353
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 \| KOTAKBANK	3%	₹526 Cr	2,473,650
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 \| LT	2%	₹435 Cr	1,068,068
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 \| MOTHERSON	2%	₹413 Cr	35,549,980 ↑ 1,335,250

5. HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund

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

Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,318 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (25 yrs).
Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 17.39% (lower mid).
3Y return: 20.64% (top quartile).
1Y return: 35.51% (top quartile).
Alpha: 1.75 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 2.27 (top quartile).
Information ratio: -0.15 (lower mid).

Below is the key information for 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
30 Nov 20	₹10,000
30 Nov 21	₹14,347

HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹470,047.
Net Profit of ₹170,047 Invest Now

Purchase not allowed

Returns for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 26 Dec 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

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.