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4 Best Tax Saving ELSS Mutual Funds FY 25 - 26
ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme) is one of the best tax-saving options that help you save a lot of money on income tax along with earning Capital appreciation on investments.
Tax Saving ELSS funds allow tax exemptions up to INR 1,50,000 under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Therefore, by Investing in these tax saving Mutual Funds, even the investors in the highest tax bracket of 30% can avail tax exemptions of around INR 46,000 for a particular financial year along with earning good returns.
ELSS are Market-linked investments, you are suggested to carry out investments in these funds wisely so as to avert long-term losses and risks.
Benefits of Investing in ELSS Funds FY 25 - 26
- ELSS mutual funds provide tax exemptions up to INR 1,50,000.
- The returns are much higher than the returns offered by other Tax Saving Investment options.
- ELSS have the shortest lock-in period of 3 years, which is comparatively much less than other tax saving investments.
- ELSS funds offer an option to invest via SIP, so the investors can easily manage their ELSS investment by investing small amounts monthly.
All the above-mentioned factors make ELSS one of the best tax saving options.
If you are planning to invest, then SIP (Systematic Investment plan) is one of the Best ways to invest money in ELSS. The regular investment habit keeps your Portfolio disciplined and balanced. Also, the hassle of arranging money for a lump sum at the last moment of the tax calendar is eliminated. In SIP, you can fix the investment amount, which can be as low as Rs. 500, and a date where your money will be auto-deducted from your Bank account to ELSS funds.
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Top 4 Best performing Tax Saving ELSS Mutual Funds
To generate long-term capital appreciation through investments made primarily in equity and equity related securities of companies. ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 19 Aug 99. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Returns up to 1 year are on (ELSS Scheme) Seeking to provide long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equities and to facilitate the subscribers to seek tax benefits as provided under Section 80 C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of
the scheme will be realized. Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 2 Feb 09. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver 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 long term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments. The Scheme does not guarantee or assure any returns. Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 28 Dec 15. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Since launch (%) ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Growth ₹919.12
↑ 2.68 ₹13,633 9.5 5.1 13 19.7 25.2 16.4 19.2 Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Growth ₹172.88
↑ 0.66 ₹8,277 10.4 2.8 10.8 19.1 24.3 17.5 19.1 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹158.68
↑ 1.94 ₹1,320 12.2 -2.2 -0.1 22.1 26.9 21.6 18.6 Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹47.574
↑ 0.13 ₹23,945 11.1 4.7 11.6 19.2 26.5 17.2 18.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25 100 Crore sorted on annualized returns since launch / inception.
1. ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
CAGR/Annualized return of 19.2% since its launch. Ranked 30 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 16.4% , 2023 was 23.2% and 2022 was 2.3% . ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Growth Launch Date 19 Aug 99 NAV (16 May 25) ₹919.12 ↑ 2.68 (0.29 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹13,633 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.87 Sharpe Ratio 0.16 Information Ratio -0.14 Alpha Ratio 1.94 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 ₹15,261 30 Apr 22 ₹18,318 30 Apr 23 ₹18,958 30 Apr 24 ₹26,015 30 Apr 25 ₹28,483 Returns for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.4% 3 Month 9.5% 6 Month 5.1% 1 Year 13% 3 Year 19.7% 5 Year 25.2% Since launch 19.2% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 16.4% 2023 23.2% 2022 2.3% 2021 33.7% 2020 13.6% 2019 8.8% 2018 0.5% 2017 26% 2016 3.9% 2015 4.3% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Name Since Tenure Mittul Kalawadia 18 Sep 23 1.62 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 31 Jul 22 2.75 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.1% Consumer Cyclical 15.25% Health Care 11.67% Industrials 7.89% Consumer Defensive 6.61% Communication Services 6.12% Energy 5.48% Utility 4.01% Basic Materials 3.77% Technology 3.42% Real Estate 0.74% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.93% Equity 97.07% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | ICICIBANK10% ₹1,337 Cr 9,918,908 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | HDFCBANK8% ₹1,099 Cr 6,013,803
↓ -133,517 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | 5403765% ₹732 Cr 1,792,278 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹672 Cr 3,876,262
↓ -174,449 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | SUNPHARMA5% ₹667 Cr 3,843,010 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | MARUTI5% ₹649 Cr 563,232
↑ 38,663 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322154% ₹613 Cr 5,558,385 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | LT4% ₹572 Cr 1,638,689 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5325554% ₹518 Cr 14,492,546
↑ 678,273 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | RELIANCE4% ₹478 Cr 3,750,000 2. Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
CAGR/Annualized return of 19.1% since its launch. Ranked 36 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 17.5% , 2023 was 23.7% and 2022 was -0.2% . Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
Growth Launch Date 2 Feb 09 NAV (16 May 25) ₹172.88 ↑ 0.66 (0.38 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,277 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Canara Robeco Asset Management Co. Ltd. Rating ☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.74 Sharpe Ratio 0.08 Information Ratio -0.49 Alpha Ratio 0.92 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 ₹15,486 30 Apr 22 ₹18,145 30 Apr 23 ₹19,088 30 Apr 24 ₹25,382 30 Apr 25 ₹27,157 Returns for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
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 10.4% 6 Month 2.8% 1 Year 10.8% 3 Year 19.1% 5 Year 24.3% Since launch 19.1% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 17.5% 2023 23.7% 2022 -0.2% 2021 35.1% 2020 27.4% 2019 10.7% 2018 2.7% 2017 32% 2016 0% 2015 0.6% Fund Manager information for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
Name Since Tenure Vishal Mishra 26 Jun 21 3.85 Yr. Shridatta Bhandwaldar 1 Oct 19 5.58 Yr. Data below for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 28.53% Consumer Cyclical 14.24% Industrials 11.03% Technology 7.68% Health Care 7.07% Consumer Defensive 6.34% Energy 5.84% Basic Materials 5.65% Communication Services 3.91% Utility 3.89% Real Estate 1.92% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.91% Equity 96.09% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 08 | HDFCBANK8% ₹676 Cr 3,512,584
↑ 35,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | ICICIBANK7% ₹622 Cr 4,361,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | RELIANCE4% ₹342 Cr 2,437,000
↑ 40,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | INFY4% ₹317 Cr 2,111,310
↓ -100,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹301 Cr 1,615,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | LT3% ₹225 Cr 674,369
↑ 25,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | 5000343% ₹214 Cr 247,950 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 20 | SBIN2% ₹199 Cr 2,525,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | 5325552% ₹187 Cr 5,274,449 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | 5322152% ₹184 Cr 1,553,000 3. 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% Since launch 18.6% 10 Year 15 Year 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 4. Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.1% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 17.2% , 2023 was 27% and 2022 was 0.1% . Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 28 Dec 15 NAV (16 May 25) ₹47.574 ↑ 0.13 (0.28 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹23,945 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Mirae Asset Global Inv (India) Pvt. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.12 Sharpe Ratio 0.17 Information Ratio -0.26 Alpha Ratio 2.05 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 ₹16,177 30 Apr 22 ₹19,157 30 Apr 23 ₹19,867 30 Apr 24 ₹26,995 30 Apr 25 ₹29,071 Returns for Mirae Asset 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 7% 3 Month 11.1% 6 Month 4.7% 1 Year 11.6% 3 Year 19.2% 5 Year 26.5% Since launch 18.1% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 17.2% 2023 27% 2022 0.1% 2021 35.3% 2020 21.5% 2019 14.1% 2018 -2.3% 2017 47.9% 2016 14.8% 2015 Fund Manager information for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Neelesh Surana 28 Dec 15 9.35 Yr. Data below for Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.98% Consumer Cyclical 13.67% Industrials 10.85% Health Care 9.02% Technology 8.5% Basic Materials 7.49% Energy 4.13% Utility 4.03% Consumer Defensive 3.63% Communication Services 2.72% Real Estate 1.37% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.61% Equity 98.39% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | HDFCBANK9% ₹2,204 Cr 12,056,752 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | 5322155% ₹1,290 Cr 11,701,566 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | ICICIBANK5% ₹1,110 Cr 8,231,929 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | SBIN4% ₹945 Cr 12,244,323
↓ -1,143,079 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | INFY3% ₹827 Cr 5,267,785 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | LT3% ₹765 Cr 2,191,526 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | RELIANCE3% ₹676 Cr 5,304,299 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | TCS2% ₹557 Cr 1,544,461
↑ 149,087 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | ITC2% ₹537 Cr 13,096,311
↑ 875,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹441 Cr 2,544,892
↓ -418,500
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