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8 Best ELSS Tax Saving Mutual Funds 2025
With the financial year coming to an end, it is the time to begin your Tax Planning. With so many tax savings options in India, ELSS stands out the best because they offer benefits beyond tax savings.
ELSS or Equity Linked Saving Schemes comes with a lock-in period of 3 years, which is the shortest holding compared to all other tax savings. By Investing in ELSS, one can attain deductions upto INR 1,50,000 from their taxable Income as per the Section 80C of income tax Act. As, ELSS funds are equity diversified with a major portion of the fund being invested in equity & related products, they provide equity returns too. This means that investors can also earn equity returns on their investments.
Before we look at some of the other important features of this scheme, let’s check the best ELSS tax saving Mutual Funds for 2025 – 2026.
Why Choose ELSS for Tax Savings?
The other major benefits of ELSS are:
Tax Free Returns
As per the Budget 2018, ELSS would attract Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG). Investors would be taxed at 10% (with no indexation) under long term Capital Gain tax. Gains up to INR 1 lakh are free of tax. Tax at 10% applies to gains above INR 1 lakh.
Minimum Investment Amount
By taking a SIP route, investors can invest an amount as low as INR 500. This allows an individual to save money every month instead of a lump sum.
Equity Returns
Since these mutual funds invest in equity-related instruments, the money you invest grows as the stock Market grows. So, the gains are high in ELSS Funds.
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Best Performing ELSS Tax Saving Mutual Funds FY 25 - 26
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) Rating 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth ₹149.911
↑ 0.29 ₹6,597 ☆☆☆☆☆ 8.9 2.6 6.7 18.9 29.4 13.1 Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹50.6566
↑ 0.91 ₹3,817 15.9 0.5 14.9 29.9 29.2 47.7 Franklin India Taxshield Growth ₹1,474.49
↑ 2.27 ₹6,359 ☆☆ 9.9 3.7 12.7 23.6 29 22.4 JM Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹46.6981
↓ -0.06 ₹184 ☆☆☆ 6.7 -1.7 5.7 22.7 27.9 29 Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) Growth ₹126.155
↑ 0.63 ₹14,392 ☆☆☆ 12.5 2.9 9.1 21.6 27.2 17.6 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹158.68
↑ 1.94 ₹1,320 ☆☆☆ 12.2 -2.2 -0.1 22.1 26.9 21.6 Kotak Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹114.046
↑ 0.24 ₹5,863 ☆☆☆ 10.5 1.2 5.3 20.3 25.5 21.8 L&T Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹131.398
↑ 0.71 ₹3,871 ☆☆☆☆ 12 2.3 11.9 23.6 25.3 33 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25
*Above is list of ELSS - Equity Mutual Funds having net assets between 100 - 15000 Crore & managing assets since last 3 years. Sorted on returns of last 5 years annualized/CAGR Basis.
Who Can Invest in ELSS Fund?
Generally, ELSS Mutual Funds are suitable for all kinds of investors who are willing to take market-linked risks for tax planning and saving money. Anyone can invest in ELSS funds at any point of time in their life. However, it is suggested to invest in tax saving ELSS funds during the early stage of your career so that your money grows over time and you earn better returns.
Hence, save tax and earn good returns both at the same time by investing in Best elss Funds. Investors should be aware that amount invested in ELSS funds is locked for 3 Years.
Investors can invest in ELSS mutual funds as lumpsum (One Time) of SIP (Systematic Investment plan). It is advised for beginners to generally invest using SIP as it better suited for them.
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 Below is the key information for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (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. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 21 Jan 15. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary objective for Franklin IndiaTaxshield is to provide medium to long term growth of capital along with income tax rebate Franklin India Taxshield is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 10 Apr 99. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Taxshield 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. JM Tax Gain Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 31 Mar 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for JM Tax Gain Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the scheme’s
investment objective shall be achieved. Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 21 Sep 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) Returns up to 1 year are on The Scheme seeks to generate long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity-related securities across all market capitalisations. The Scheme is in the nature of diversified multi-cap fund. The Scheme is not providing any assured or guaranteed returns.(There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized.) BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 25 Feb 09. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to generate longterm capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities and enable investors to avail the income tax rebate, as permitted from time to time. Kotak Tax Saver Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 23 Nov 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Kotak Tax Saver Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity-related securities. L&T Tax Advantage Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 27 Feb 06. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for L&T Tax Advantage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18% since its launch. Ranked 3 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 13.1% , 2023 was 28.3% and 2022 was 4.2% . IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Dec 08 NAV (16 May 25) ₹149.911 ↑ 0.29 (0.19 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,597 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.79 Sharpe Ratio -0.2 Information Ratio -0.23 Alpha Ratio -3.29 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹17,738 30 Apr 22 ₹22,406 30 Apr 23 ₹23,289 30 Apr 24 ₹32,261 30 Apr 25 ₹33,404 Returns for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.9% 3 Month 8.9% 6 Month 2.6% 1 Year 6.7% 3 Year 18.9% 5 Year 29.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18% 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 IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Name Since Tenure Daylynn Pinto 20 Oct 16 8.53 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 1.57 Yr. Gaurav Satra 10 Jun 24 0.89 Yr. Data below for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 31.67% Basic Materials 9.05% Consumer Cyclical 9.02% Consumer Defensive 8.24% Technology 8.2% Energy 7.12% Health Care 6.87% Industrials 6.78% Communication Services 2.63% Utility 2.32% Real Estate 1.26% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.83% Equity 93.17% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | HDFCBANK8% ₹521 Cr 2,850,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | RELIANCE6% ₹408 Cr 3,200,000
↑ 100,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | ICICIBANK6% ₹364 Cr 2,700,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | 5322155% ₹320 Cr 2,900,000
↑ 100,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TCS4% ₹252 Cr 700,000
↑ 25,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY3% ₹212 Cr 1,350,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹173 Cr 1,000,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹168 Cr 775,000
↑ 25,000 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5322862% ₹137 Cr 1,500,000 CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | 5000932% ₹121 Cr 1,900,000 2. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 47.7% , 2023 was 37% and 2022 was 1.8% . Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Jan 15 NAV (16 May 25) ₹50.6566 ↑ 0.91 (1.83 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,817 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.74 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio 0.83 Alpha Ratio 5.9 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹14,799 30 Apr 22 ₹16,837 30 Apr 23 ₹18,446 30 Apr 24 ₹29,496 30 Apr 25 ₹31,121 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 11.2% 3 Month 15.9% 6 Month 0.5% 1 Year 14.9% 3 Year 29.9% 5 Year 29.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 Fund Manager information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Ajay Khandelwal 11 Dec 23 1.39 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 2.44 Yr. Atul Mehra 1 Oct 24 0.58 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 34.02% Consumer Cyclical 21.13% Financial Services 17.41% Technology 9.22% Real Estate 7.02% Basic Materials 6.25% Health Care 2.8% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.14% Equity 97.86% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433206% ₹231 Cr 9,923,692 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5002516% ₹220 Cr 425,260 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES4% ₹171 Cr 297,751 Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | FLUOROCHEM4% ₹163 Cr 417,990
↑ 9,104 Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | BDL4% ₹162 Cr 1,056,315
↑ 63,547 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | AMBER4% ₹148 Cr 240,350
↑ 5,306 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE4% ₹145 Cr 1,055,205 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX4% ₹144 Cr 235,083 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | KALYANKJIL4% ₹139 Cr 2,700,149 Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON4% ₹139 Cr 24,702,337
↑ 633,524 3. Franklin India Taxshield
CAGR/Annualized return of 21.1% since its launch. Ranked 28 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 22.4% , 2023 was 31.2% and 2022 was 5.4% . Franklin India Taxshield
Growth Launch Date 10 Apr 99 NAV (16 May 25) ₹1,474.49 ↑ 2.27 (0.15 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,359 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 0.19 Information Ratio 1.32 Alpha Ratio 2.32 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,866 30 Apr 22 ₹19,066 30 Apr 23 ₹20,432 30 Apr 24 ₹29,730 30 Apr 25 ₹32,440 Returns for Franklin India Taxshield
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.6% 3 Month 9.9% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 12.7% 3 Year 23.6% 5 Year 29% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 21.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 22.4% 2023 31.2% 2022 5.4% 2021 36.7% 2020 9.8% 2019 5.1% 2018 -3% 2017 29.1% 2016 4.7% 2015 4% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Taxshield
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 2 May 16 9 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 1.41 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Taxshield as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 30.99% Consumer Cyclical 12.49% Industrials 10.42% Technology 9.55% Health Care 6.71% Consumer Defensive 5.38% Communication Services 5.3% Utility 4.91% Basic Materials 4.87% Energy 2.83% Real Estate 1.65% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.17% Equity 95.83% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK10% ₹613 Cr 4,546,914 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANK9% ₹596 Cr 3,260,417 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹310 Cr 1,786,745
↓ -176,892 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LT5% ₹309 Cr 883,853 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY5% ₹302 Cr 1,922,741 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5322154% ₹248 Cr 2,252,948 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | HCLTECH4% ₹233 Cr 1,462,587 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹183 Cr 843,530 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | UNITDSPR3% ₹179 Cr 1,276,457 Grasim Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 11 | GRASIM3% ₹179 Cr 685,013 4. JM Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 9.4% since its launch. Ranked 18 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 29% , 2023 was 30.9% and 2022 was 0.5% . JM Tax Gain Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 08 NAV (16 May 25) ₹46.6981 ↓ -0.06 (-0.13 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹184 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC JM Financial Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.4 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio 0.48 Alpha Ratio 4.69 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,781 30 Apr 22 ₹18,506 30 Apr 23 ₹19,683 30 Apr 24 ₹29,917 30 Apr 25 ₹30,876 Returns for JM Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.5% 3 Month 6.7% 6 Month -1.7% 1 Year 5.7% 3 Year 22.7% 5 Year 27.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2015 -0.6% Fund Manager information for JM Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Satish Ramanathan 1 Oct 24 0.58 Yr. Asit Bhandarkar 31 Dec 21 3.33 Yr. Ruchi Fozdar 4 Oct 24 0.57 Yr. Deepak Gupta 11 Apr 25 0.05 Yr. Data below for JM Tax Gain Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29% Consumer Cyclical 13.65% Basic Materials 13.62% Industrials 11.55% Technology 9.09% Health Care 8.2% Consumer Defensive 5.61% Communication Services 3.03% Utility 1.22% Energy 1.12% Real Estate 1.02% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.89% Equity 97.11% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | ICICIBANK6% ₹11 Cr 77,975 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | LT5% ₹10 Cr 28,947
↑ 14,500 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 11 | HDFCBANK5% ₹9 Cr 49,131 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | INFY4% ₹7 Cr 45,965 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | MARUTI3% ₹6 Cr 4,706 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN3% ₹6 Cr 72,900 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹6 Cr 30,700 Bajaj Auto Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | 5329773% ₹5 Cr 6,300
↓ -1,000 CreditAccess Grameen Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | CREDITACC3% ₹5 Cr 43,600 OneSource Specialty Pharma Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | ONESOURCE2% ₹5 Cr 28,195 5. Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
CAGR/Annualized return of 13.8% since its launch. Ranked 16 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 17.6% , 2023 was 28.6% and 2022 was 6.9% . Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
Growth Launch Date 21 Sep 05 NAV (16 May 25) ₹126.155 ↑ 0.63 (0.51 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,392 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio 0.12 Information Ratio 0.52 Alpha Ratio 1.34 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,375 30 Apr 22 ₹18,589 30 Apr 23 ₹19,558 30 Apr 24 ₹28,278 30 Apr 25 ₹29,893 Returns for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.5% 3 Month 12.5% 6 Month 2.9% 1 Year 9.1% 3 Year 21.6% 5 Year 27.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 17.6% 2023 28.6% 2022 6.9% 2021 37.6% 2020 -0.4% 2019 1.5% 2018 -20.7% 2017 46% 2016 4.2% 2015 -2.9% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
Name Since Tenure Rupesh Patel 1 Jul 21 3.83 Yr. Ritesh Rathod 19 Aug 24 0.7 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.94 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 39.8% Consumer Cyclical 11.83% Industrials 10.97% Consumer Defensive 8.61% Utility 6.32% Technology 4.74% Energy 4.72% Communication Services 4.29% Basic Materials 4.21% Health Care 3.78% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.46% Equity 99.54% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | ICICIBANK9% ₹1,341 Cr 9,400,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,078 Cr 5,600,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | 5322154% ₹604 Cr 5,100,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | INFY4% ₹525 Cr 3,500,000
↓ -100,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | 5325553% ₹514 Cr 14,500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | SBIN3% ₹473 Cr 6,000,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | RELIANCE3% ₹436 Cr 3,100,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | LT3% ₹434 Cr 1,300,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25) (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | 8901573% ₹424 Cr 3,000,000
↓ -213,628 Power Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | 5328103% ₹371 Cr 9,111,111 6. BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.6% since its launch. Ranked 13 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 21.6% , 2023 was 34.8% and 2022 was -1.3% . BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Feb 09 NAV (16 May 25) ₹158.68 ↑ 1.94 (1.24 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,320 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC BOI AXA Investment Mngrs Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.37 Sharpe Ratio -0.21 Information Ratio 0.26 Alpha Ratio -5.05 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,084 30 Apr 22 ₹18,845 30 Apr 23 ₹20,112 30 Apr 24 ₹31,238 30 Apr 25 ₹29,521 Returns for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.9% 3 Month 12.2% 6 Month -2.2% 1 Year -0.1% 3 Year 22.1% 5 Year 26.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 21.6% 2023 34.8% 2022 -1.3% 2021 41.5% 2020 31.2% 2019 14.6% 2018 -16.3% 2017 57.7% 2016 -1.2% 2015 2.1% Fund Manager information for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Alok Singh 27 Apr 22 3.01 Yr. Data below for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 26.06% Basic Materials 15.61% Industrials 15.18% Technology 11.98% Utility 6.77% Consumer Cyclical 5.09% Consumer Defensive 4.01% Health Care 3.65% Real Estate 2.62% Communication Services 1.98% Energy 1.31% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.72% Equity 94.27% Debt 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5002955% ₹65 Cr 1,412,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK5% ₹65 Cr 355,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | SBIN5% ₹65 Cr 839,000 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | COFORGE4% ₹53 Cr 65,600 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK3% ₹41 Cr 305,000
↑ 20,000 Ami Organics Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | 5433493% ₹39 Cr 158,900
↓ -2,571 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HAL3% ₹36 Cr 86,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | 5325553% ₹34 Cr 955,000 REC Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | 5329552% ₹32 Cr 741,000
↑ 121,000 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | DIXON2% ₹32 Cr 24,000 7. Kotak Tax Saver Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 13.3% since its launch. Ranked 19 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 21.8% , 2023 was 23.6% and 2022 was 6.9% . Kotak Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 23 Nov 05 NAV (16 May 25) ₹114.046 ↑ 0.24 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹5,863 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.81 Sharpe Ratio -0.04 Information Ratio -0.02 Alpha Ratio -1.51 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,270 30 Apr 22 ₹18,182 30 Apr 23 ₹19,736 30 Apr 24 ₹27,585 30 Apr 25 ₹28,349 Returns for Kotak Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.6% 3 Month 10.5% 6 Month 1.2% 1 Year 5.3% 3 Year 20.3% 5 Year 25.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 21.8% 2023 23.6% 2022 6.9% 2021 33.2% 2020 14.9% 2019 12.7% 2018 -3.8% 2017 33.8% 2016 7.5% 2015 1.5% Fund Manager information for Kotak Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Harsha Upadhyaya 25 Aug 15 9.69 Yr. Data below for Kotak Tax Saver Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 28.95% Technology 12.29% Industrials 11.45% Basic Materials 9.92% Consumer Cyclical 8.54% Utility 7.13% Energy 6.16% Consumer Defensive 4.68% Health Care 4.2% Communication Services 4.04% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.64% Equity 97.36% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HDFCBANK9% ₹548 Cr 3,000,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK6% ₹351 Cr 2,599,780
↑ 1,906,254 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 05 | INFY5% ₹283 Cr 1,800,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SBIN4% ₹208 Cr 2,700,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 13 | 5322153% ₹193 Cr 1,750,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 14 | LT3% ₹192 Cr 550,000 Tech Mahindra Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5327553% ₹191 Cr 1,350,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹180 Cr 1,039,286
↑ 175,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5325553% ₹179 Cr 5,000,000 Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | HINDPETRO2% ₹135 Cr 3,750,000 8. L&T Tax Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14.3% since its launch. Ranked 7 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 33% , 2023 was 28.4% and 2022 was -3% . L&T Tax Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 27 Feb 06 NAV (16 May 25) ₹131.398 ↑ 0.71 (0.55 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,871 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.38 Information Ratio 0.34 Alpha Ratio 6.76 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹14,985 30 Apr 22 ₹17,122 30 Apr 23 ₹17,906 30 Apr 24 ₹25,770 30 Apr 25 ₹27,746 Returns for L&T Tax Advantage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 7% 3 Month 12% 6 Month 2.3% 1 Year 11.9% 3 Year 23.6% 5 Year 25.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 33% 2023 28.4% 2022 -3% 2021 30.3% 2020 13.5% 2019 4.6% 2018 -8.1% 2017 42.3% 2016 8.1% 2015 2.9% Fund Manager information for L&T Tax Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Gautam Bhupal 26 Nov 22 2.43 Yr. Sonal Gupta 21 Jul 21 3.78 Yr. Abhishek Gupta 1 Mar 24 1.17 Yr. Data below for L&T Tax Advantage Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.24% Consumer Cyclical 18.89% Industrials 17.71% Technology 10.69% Basic Materials 6.73% Health Care 5.91% Energy 4.25% Consumer Defensive 3.36% Utility 3.33% Communication Services 2.09% Real Estate 1.42% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.38% Equity 99.62% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 06 | HDFCBANK5% ₹213 Cr 1,162,500 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 09 | ICICIBANK4% ₹156 Cr 1,155,500 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 06 | INFY3% ₹122 Cr 774,900 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | RELIANCE3% ₹121 Cr 951,812 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | LT3% ₹105 Cr 301,450 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | SHRIRAMFIN2% ₹85 Cr 1,291,500 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹81 Cr 467,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | SBIN2% ₹76 Cr 984,432 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | PERSISTENT2% ₹73 Cr 133,000 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5002512% ₹69 Cr 128,900
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