It is that time when everyone is looking to save on the dreaded income tax. Many investors invest their money in schemes like Mutual Funds, etc., to save their hard-earned money. With tax season 2018 approaching fast, we bring you the best ELSS tax saving funds to save your income tax. ELSS or Equity Linked Saving Scheme is a Tax Saving Investment through which one can attain deductions up to INR 1,50,000 from their taxable income as per the Section 80C of Income Tax Act. Being a combination of equity and tax saving, ELSS scheme is an optimal gateway to equity. The money you invest grows as the stock market grows. So, the gains are high in Equity Linked Saving Scheme. Before, we look at the multiple benefits of this fund, let’s see the top 7 best ELSS tax saving funds under Section 80C.
ELSS scheme is a simple way to avail dual benefits– save taxes and grow money in stock markets. Likewise, there are many benefits such as:
An investor is eligible for a tax deduction up to INR 1.5 lac under Sec 80C. This investment of INR 1,50,000 can save tax up to INR 46,350. But, this is only for those investors who are in the 30% income tax bracket. For income tax slab of 20% it is INR 30,000 and for 5% slab it is INR 7,525.
Investors can invest in Mutual Funds in two ways— SIP and Lump sum. The minimum amount to invest via a SIP is INR 500, for the investment into the ELSS. And for a lump sum it is INR 5000.
One of the important benefits of ELSS is that it comes with the shortest lock-in period of 3 years compared to other tax saving options.
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Fund Selection Methodology used to find 7 funds
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2025 (%) Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹57.8659
↓ -0.63 ₹4,784 8.9 19.6 14.3 21.7 16.3 -9.1 IDBI Equity Advantage Fund Growth ₹43.39
↑ 0.04 ₹485 9.7 15.1 16.9 20.8 10 HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Growth ₹595.168
↑ 0.28 ₹1,318 1.2 15.4 35.5 20.6 17.4 Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 Growth ₹68.6676
↑ 0.33 ₹210 -6.1 -3.5 17.6 16.7 11.6 JM Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹52.6589
↓ -0.28 ₹242 10.5 11.6 9.2 15.6 13.8 2.5 BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) Growth ₹101.34
↓ -1.31 ₹917 6.9 4.7 7.7 15.3 11.5 4.8 Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹117.46
↓ -0.74 ₹455 6.5 4.1 8.6 13.3 11.2 6.7 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 7 Funds showcased
Commentary Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund IDBI Equity Advantage Fund HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 JM Tax Gain Fund BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Point 1 Highest AUM (₹4,784 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹485 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹1,318 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹210 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹242 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹917 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹455 Cr). Point 2 Established history (11+ yrs). Established history (12+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (25 yrs). Established history (11+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (20+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Point 3 Not Rated. Top rated. Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Not Rated. Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Rating: 2★ (lower mid). 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. Point 5 5Y return: 16.30% (upper mid). 5Y return: 9.97% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 17.39% (top quartile). 5Y return: 11.62% (lower mid). 5Y return: 13.76% (upper mid). 5Y return: 11.51% (lower mid). 5Y return: 11.18% (bottom quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 21.69% (top quartile). 3Y return: 20.84% (upper mid). 3Y return: 20.64% (upper mid). 3Y return: 16.70% (lower mid). 3Y return: 15.59% (lower mid). 3Y return: 15.26% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 13.33% (bottom quartile). Point 7 1Y return: 14.28% (lower mid). 1Y return: 16.92% (upper mid). 1Y return: 35.51% (top quartile). 1Y return: 17.56% (upper mid). 1Y return: 9.24% (lower mid). 1Y return: 7.66% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 8.62% (bottom quartile). Point 8 Alpha: 2.11 (lower mid). Alpha: 1.78 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 1.75 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 5.69 (top quartile). Alpha: 5.40 (upper mid). Alpha: 2.86 (lower mid). Alpha: 3.50 (upper mid). Point 9 Sharpe: 0.07 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.21 (upper mid). Sharpe: 2.27 (upper mid). Sharpe: 2.51 (top quartile). Sharpe: 0.22 (lower mid). Sharpe: 0.14 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.17 (lower mid). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.65 (upper mid). Information ratio: -1.13 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.15 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.09 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.70 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.74 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.19 (lower mid). Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
JM Tax Gain Fund
BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
*Above is list of Equity Linked Saving Sechemes having net Assets higher between 100 - 5,000 Crore and have managed funds for over 1 year and sorted on annualized return of part 3 Years.
(Erstwhile Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Long Term Fund) The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved. Below is the key information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Scheme will seek to invest predominantly in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments with the objective to provide investors with opportunities for capital appreciation and income along with the benefit of income-tax deduction(under section 80C of the Income-tax Act, 1961) on their investments. Investments in this scheme would be subject to a statutory lock-in of 3 years from the date of allotment to be eligible for income-tax benefits under Section 80C. There can be no assurance that the investment objective under the scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund Below is the key information for IDBI Equity Advantage 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 The main objective of the scheme is to provide the investor long term capital growth as also tax benefit under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Research Highlights for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 Below is the key information for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective is to generate long-term capital growth from a diversified and actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities and to enable investors a deduction from total income, as permitted under the Income Tax Act, 1961 from time to time. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized. The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns. Research Highlights for JM Tax Gain Fund Below is the key information for JM Tax Gain Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital growth from a diversified and actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities along with income tax rebate, as may be prevalent fromtime to time. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not guarantee / indicate any returns. Research Highlights for BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) Below is the key information for BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) 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 1. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Jan 15 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹57.8659 ↓ -0.63 (-1.08 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,784 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.65 Sharpe Ratio 0.07 Information Ratio 0.65 Alpha Ratio 2.11 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 ₹9,777 31 Aug 23 ₹11,832 31 Aug 24 ₹19,191 31 Aug 25 ₹18,292 31 Aug 26 ₹21,564 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.9% 3 Month 8.9% 6 Month 19.6% 1 Year 14.3% 3 Year 21.7% 5 Year 16.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -9.1% 2024 47.7% 2023 37% 2022 1.8% 2021 32.1% 2020 8.8% 2019 13.2% 2018 -8.7% 2017 44% 2016 12.5% Fund Manager information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Varun Sharma 3 Jul 26 0.16 Yr. Ajay Khandelwal 11 Dec 23 2.72 Yr. Ankit Agarwal 16 Mar 26 0.46 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 3.78 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 24.23% Industrials 24.03% Basic Materials 16.53% Consumer Cyclical 15.42% Technology 13.68% Health Care 3.69% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.43% Equity 97.57% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX5% ₹242 Cr 900,000
↓ -68,520 Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | FLUOROCHEM5% ₹215 Cr 493,050 PTC Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | 5390064% ₹204 Cr 115,181 SJS Enterprises Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 26 | SJS4% ₹202 Cr 846,282
↑ 97,566 Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 26 | 5014234% ₹202 Cr 660,054
↑ 132,936 One97 Communications Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | PAYTM4% ₹199 Cr 1,478,714 Jain Resource Recycling Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | JAINREC4% ₹193 Cr 5,555,452
↑ 555,452 Zen Technologies Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | ZENTEC4% ₹193 Cr 1,190,000
↓ -24,938 Ather Energy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | ATHERENERG4% ₹189 Cr 1,500,000
↓ -490,789 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | APARINDS4% ₹187 Cr 130,439 2. IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Sep 13 NAV (28 Jul 23) ₹43.39 ↑ 0.04 (0.09 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹485 on 30 Jun 23 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.39 Sharpe Ratio 1.21 Information Ratio -1.13 Alpha Ratio 1.78 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value Returns for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.1% 3 Month 9.7% 6 Month 15.1% 1 Year 16.9% 3 Year 20.8% 5 Year 10% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Fund Manager information for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund as on 30 Jun 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 3. 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
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 1 Sep 26 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 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 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 4. Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
Growth Launch Date 2 Mar 15 NAV (11 Mar 22) ₹68.6676 ↑ 0.33 (0.48 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹210 on 31 Jan 22 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd. Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.55 Sharpe Ratio 2.51 Information Ratio -0.09 Alpha Ratio 5.69 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value Returns for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.9% 3 Month -6.1% 6 Month -3.5% 1 Year 17.6% 3 Year 16.7% 5 Year 11.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Fund Manager information for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
Name Since Tenure Data below for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 as on 31 Jan 22
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 5. JM Tax Gain Fund
JM Tax Gain Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 08 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹52.6589 ↓ -0.28 (-0.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹242 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC JM Financial Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.37 Sharpe Ratio 0.22 Information Ratio 0.7 Alpha Ratio 5.4 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 ₹10,313 31 Aug 23 ₹12,320 31 Aug 24 ₹18,843 31 Aug 25 ₹17,349 31 Aug 26 ₹19,198 Returns for JM Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.6% 3 Month 10.5% 6 Month 11.6% 1 Year 9.2% 3 Year 15.6% 5 Year 13.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 2.5% 2024 29% 2023 30.9% 2022 0.5% 2021 32.2% 2020 18.3% 2019 14.9% 2018 -4.6% 2017 42.6% 2016 5.2% Fund Manager information for JM Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Satish Ramanathan 1 Oct 24 1.83 Yr. Asit Bhandarkar 31 Dec 21 4.59 Yr. Ruchi Fozdar 4 Oct 24 1.82 Yr. Deepak Gupta 11 Apr 25 1.31 Yr. Data below for JM Tax Gain Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 26.55% Consumer Cyclical 22.02% Technology 12.01% Basic Materials 7.84% Health Care 7.73% Industrials 7.47% Real Estate 3.92% Consumer Defensive 3.63% Energy 2.88% Communication Services 2.68% Utility 1.47% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.79% Equity 98.21% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 11 | HDFCBANK3% ₹7 Cr 98,262 Syrma SGS Technology Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | SYRMA3% ₹7 Cr 52,357
↓ -7,100 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | RELIANCE3% ₹7 Cr 53,400 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | ICICIBANK3% ₹7 Cr 48,500 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | 5900033% ₹7 Cr 199,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹6 Cr 32,950 One97 Communications Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | PAYTM3% ₹6 Cr 47,371 Wework India Management Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | WEWORK3% ₹6 Cr 83,621 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 25 | UNITDSPR2% ₹6 Cr 37,100 CarTrade Tech Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 25 | 5433332% ₹6 Cr 20,655 6. BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth Launch Date 5 Jan 06 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹101.34 ↓ -1.31 (-1.28 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹917 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC BNP Paribas Asset Mgmt India Pvt. Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.21 Sharpe Ratio 0.14 Information Ratio 0.74 Alpha Ratio 2.86 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 ₹9,990 31 Aug 23 ₹11,213 31 Aug 24 ₹16,278 31 Aug 25 ₹15,895 31 Aug 26 ₹17,490 Returns for BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 6.9% 6 Month 4.7% 1 Year 7.7% 3 Year 15.3% 5 Year 11.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 4.8% 2024 23.6% 2023 31.3% 2022 -2.1% 2021 23.6% 2020 17.8% 2019 14.3% 2018 -9.3% 2017 42.3% 2016 -6.6% Fund Manager information for BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Name Since Tenure Silky Jain 1 Jul 26 0.08 Yr. Yash Mehta 1 May 26 0.25 Yr. Data below for BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.14% Consumer Cyclical 16.76% Industrials 12.48% Basic Materials 9.22% Technology 7.35% Health Care 7.31% Energy 4.36% Consumer Defensive 4.27% Utility 2.92% Communication Services 2.58% Real Estate 0.53% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.05% Equity 96.92% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | ICICIBANK4% ₹36 Cr 250,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | SBIN4% ₹33 Cr 318,000
↓ -12,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | HDFCBANK4% ₹32 Cr 430,000
↓ -20,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | RELIANCE3% ₹28 Cr 212,950
↓ -27,050 Titan Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | TITAN3% ₹27 Cr 55,000 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | 5323433% ₹26 Cr 60,500 Radico Khaitan Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | RADICO3% ₹26 Cr 59,011 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹24 Cr 120,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | LT3% ₹24 Cr 60,000
↓ -10,000 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5001033% ₹24 Cr 580,000 7. Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Dec 08 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹117.46 ↓ -0.74 (-0.63 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 1% 3 Month 6.5% 6 Month 4.1% 1 Year 8.6% 3 Year 13.3% 5 Year 11.2% 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
Research Highlights for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund