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.
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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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2025 (%) Since launch (%) ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Growth ₹935.84
↓ -9.90 ₹14,292 5.3 -0.2 0.7 11.3 10.1 9.9 18.3 Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Growth ₹179.25
↓ -1.27 ₹8,758 5.1 1.3 3.3 11.5 9.5 5.3 17.8 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹165.8
↓ -0.29 ₹1,395 4.4 3.5 6.1 12.8 10.8 -3.5 17.4 Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth ₹155.464
↓ -0.39 ₹6,911 4.5 0.9 3.9 9.3 11.5 8 16.8 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 4 Funds showcased
Commentary ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Point 1 Highest AUM (₹14,292 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹8,758 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,395 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹6,911 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (27 yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 2★ (lower mid). Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Top rated. Point 4 Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Point 5 5Y return: 10.09% (lower mid). 5Y return: 9.50% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 10.80% (upper mid). 5Y return: 11.49% (top quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 11.34% (lower mid). 3Y return: 11.53% (upper mid). 3Y return: 12.79% (top quartile). 3Y return: 9.27% (bottom quartile). Point 7 1Y return: 0.68% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 3.25% (lower mid). 1Y return: 6.05% (top quartile). 1Y return: 3.93% (upper mid). Point 8 Alpha: -1.73 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.04 (upper mid). Alpha: -0.56 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.89 (top quartile). Point 9 Sharpe: -0.15 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.06 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.10 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.29 (bottom quartile). Point 10 Information ratio: -0.08 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.16 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.08 (top quartile). Information ratio: -0.51 (bottom quartile). ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
*Above is the list of Best elss Mutual Funds having Net Assets above To generate long-term capital appreciation through investments made primarily in equity and equity related securities of companies. 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. Research Highlights for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver 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.) Research Highlights for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund 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 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 100 Crore sorted on annualized returns since launch / inception.
1. ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Growth Launch Date 19 Aug 99 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹935.84 ↓ -9.90 (-1.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,292 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio -0.15 Information Ratio -0.08 Alpha Ratio -1.73 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 ₹10,327 31 Aug 23 ₹11,607 31 Aug 24 ₹16,084 31 Aug 25 ₹15,946 31 Aug 26 ₹16,326 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.9% 3 Month 5.3% 6 Month -0.2% 1 Year 0.7% 3 Year 11.3% 5 Year 10.1% Since launch 18.3% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 9.9% 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% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Name Since Tenure Mittul Kalawadia 18 Sep 23 2.95 Yr. Priyanka Khandelwal 2 Mar 26 0.5 Yr. Sharmila D'Silva 31 Jul 22 4.09 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.33% Consumer Cyclical 20.86% Industrials 9.25% Health Care 8.27% Consumer Defensive 6.05% Energy 5.77% Basic Materials 5.37% Technology 4.12% Communication Services 3.63% Utility 3.56% Real Estate 1.53% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.25% Equity 97.75% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | ICICIBANK8% ₹1,158 Cr 8,065,055 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,032 Cr 13,797,293 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322155% ₹769 Cr 6,250,772 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | RELIANCE5% ₹741 Cr 5,665,349 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | 5403765% ₹724 Cr 1,846,866
↑ 110,544 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | 5323435% ₹716 Cr 1,659,277 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | SUNPHARMA5% ₹697 Cr 3,500,914
↓ -411,277 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | LT4% ₹634 Cr 1,608,689
↓ -30,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | MARUTI4% ₹529 Cr 371,642 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5325553% ₹485 Cr 13,975,435 2. Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
Growth Launch Date 2 Feb 09 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹179.25 ↓ -1.27 (-0.70 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,758 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Canara Robeco Asset Management Co. Ltd. Rating ☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.69 Sharpe Ratio -0.06 Information Ratio -0.16 Alpha Ratio 0.04 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 ₹10,332 31 Aug 23 ₹11,265 31 Aug 24 ₹15,734 31 Aug 25 ₹15,102 31 Aug 26 ₹15,852 Returns for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.5% 3 Month 5.1% 6 Month 1.3% 1 Year 3.3% 3 Year 11.5% 5 Year 9.5% Since launch 17.8% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 5.3% 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% Fund Manager information for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver
Name Since Tenure Vishal Mishra 26 Jun 21 5.18 Yr. Shridatta Bhandwaldar 1 Oct 19 6.92 Yr. Data below for Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.9% Consumer Cyclical 16.03% Industrials 12.8% Health Care 8.3% Basic Materials 6.19% Consumer Defensive 5.31% Technology 4.77% Communication Services 4.33% Energy 4.16% Real Estate 2.78% Utility 2.78% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.63% Equity 97.36% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | ICICIBANK7% ₹623 Cr 4,341,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 08 | HDFCBANK6% ₹536 Cr 7,170,168 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | RELIANCE4% ₹364 Cr 2,787,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 20 | SBIN4% ₹314 Cr 3,055,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹307 Cr 1,555,000
↑ 20,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | LT3% ₹293 Cr 743,119 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | INFY3% ₹274 Cr 2,428,659
↑ 200,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | 5000343% ₹266 Cr 2,329,500 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | 5322153% ₹232 Cr 1,883,000 Divi's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | DIVISLAB2% ₹197 Cr 245,000
↓ -5,000 3. BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Feb 09 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹165.8 ↓ -0.29 (-0.17 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,395 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC BOI AXA Investment Mngrs Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.09 Sharpe Ratio -0.1 Information Ratio 0.08 Alpha Ratio -0.56 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 ₹9,937 31 Aug 23 ₹11,529 31 Aug 24 ₹17,736 31 Aug 25 ₹15,538 31 Aug 26 ₹16,719 Returns for BOI AXA Tax 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 1.5% 3 Month 4.4% 6 Month 3.5% 1 Year 6.1% 3 Year 12.8% 5 Year 10.8% Since launch 17.4% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -3.5% 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% Fund Manager information for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Alok Singh 27 Apr 22 4.35 Yr. Data below for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.7% Industrials 19.16% Consumer Cyclical 10.67% Basic Materials 7.92% Consumer Defensive 5.49% Utility 4.68% Communication Services 3.32% Health Care 3.2% Technology 3.14% Energy 2.11% Real Estate 0.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 13.77% Equity 86.11% Debt 0.12% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | SBIN5% ₹73 Cr 715,000
↑ 76,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK5% ₹63 Cr 440,000
↑ 50,000 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HAL4% ₹51 Cr 110,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹46 Cr 235,000 UNO Minda Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | UNOMINDA3% ₹39 Cr 330,439 Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | ADANIPORTS3% ₹38 Cr 224,000 Power Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | 5328103% ₹38 Cr 885,000 Quality Power Electrical Equipments Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | QPOWER3% ₹37 Cr 324,293 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | 5325553% ₹36 Cr 1,041,000 Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | DRREDDY3% ₹36 Cr 311,000
↑ 51,000 4. Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Dec 08 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹155.464 ↓ -0.39 (-0.25 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,911 on 30 Jun 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.74 Sharpe Ratio -0.29 Information Ratio -0.51 Alpha Ratio 0.89 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 ₹10,986 31 Aug 23 ₹13,094 31 Aug 24 ₹17,496 31 Aug 25 ₹16,479 31 Aug 26 ₹17,277 Returns for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.3% 3 Month 4.5% 6 Month 0.9% 1 Year 3.9% 3 Year 9.3% 5 Year 11.5% Since launch 16.8% 10 Year 15 Year Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 8% 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% Fund Manager information for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Name Since Tenure Daylynn Pinto 20 Oct 16 9.87 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 2.9 Yr. Gaurav Satra 10 Jun 24 2.22 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 30 Jun 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.6% Consumer Defensive 10.07% Consumer Cyclical 9.15% Technology 8.96% Energy 8.08% Health Care 6.76% Basic Materials 6.37% Industrials 3.82% Communication Services 2.76% Real Estate 2.5% Utility 1.88% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.06% Equity 94.94% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | HDFCBANK8% ₹554 Cr 7,400,000
↑ 400,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | RELIANCE6% ₹445 Cr 3,400,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | KOTAKBANK6% ₹410 Cr 10,500,000
↑ 1,500,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | ICICIBANK6% ₹388 Cr 2,700,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TCS4% ₹296 Cr 1,250,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY3% ₹215 Cr 1,900,000
↑ 50,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | 5322153% ₹197 Cr 1,600,000
↓ -225,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | MARUTI3% ₹192 Cr 135,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹187 Cr 950,000 Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | M&MFIN2% ₹162 Cr 4,200,000
↓ -100,000
Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)