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DSP BlackRock tax saver Fund and BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) both belong to the ELSS category of Mutual Funds. ELSS or Equity Linked Savings Scheme is also known as a tax saving Mutual Fund. These schemes offer individuals dual benefits of investing as well as tax Deduction. Any individual Investing in ELSS can claim a tax deduction of up to INR 1,50,000 under Section 80C of income tax Act, 1961. However, being a tax saving instrument, it has a lock-in period of three years till which individuals cannot withdraw their money. Though DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund and BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) both belong to the same category nevertheless; there exist numerous differences between them. So, let us understand the differences between both the schemes through this article.
The objective of DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund is to attain Capital appreciation in a medium to long-term investment tenure by predominantly investing the corpus in equity and equity-related instruments. Based on the Asset Allocation objective, DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund invests a minimum of 80% of its corpus in equity and equity-related securities. Mr. Rohit Singhania is the sole fund manager managing the DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund. As on March 31, 2018, some of the top holdings of DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund include HDFC Bank Limited, ICICI Bank Limited, State Bank of India, Tata Steel Limited, and Larsen & Toubro Limited. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund uses Nifty 500 TRI Index as its benchmark to construct its Portfolio. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund adopts a bottom-up, stock-by-stock Basis to invest in shares. It also includes amenities like improving margins, cash flows, and others.
BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) is a part of BNP Paribas Mutual Fund. This scheme was launched on January 05, 2006 and uses Nifty 200 TRI Index as its benchmark to construct its portfolio. The risk-appetite of this ELSS scheme is moderately high. The scheme aims for capital growth in the long-term tenure by predominantly investing the fund money predominantly in equity and equity-related instruments. BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund is jointly managed by Mr. Karthikraj Lakshmanan and Mr. Abhijeet Dey. Infosys Limited, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Bharti Airtel Limited, and Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, are some of the top 10 holdings of BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund’s (ELSS) portfolio as on March 31, 2018. In a normal scenario, BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund in a normal scenario invests a minimum of 95% of its fund money in equity and equity-related instruments and the remaining in fixed Income and money market instruments.
There are a number of differences between DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund and BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) on a number of parameters. So, let’s understand the differences between these schemes with the help of four sections, given below.
Fincash Rating, current NAV, and scheme category are some of the comparable elements that form part of the basics section. With respect to current NAV, it can be said there exists a difference between both the schemes. As on April 26, 2018, the NAV of DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund was approximately INR 46 and of BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) was around INR 37. With respect to the scheme category, both the schemes belong to the same category of Equity ELSS. The comparison of Fincash Rating shows that, DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund is a 4-Star rated scheme and BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) is a 3-Star rated scheme. The summary of the basics section is as follows.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹138.637 ↑ 0.20 (0.15 %) ₹16,638 on 30 Apr 25 18 Jan 07 ☆☆☆☆ Equity ELSS 12 Moderately High 1.78 0.42 1.18 6.65 Not Available NIL BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth
Fund Details ₹93.06 ↓ -0.17 (-0.18 %) ₹886 on 30 Apr 25 5 Jan 06 ☆☆☆ Equity ELSS 22 Moderately High 2.29 0.06 0.33 0.59 Not Available NIL
The comparison of Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns at different time intervals is done in the performance section. The comparison of the performance section shows that in certain instances, DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund has performed better while in others BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) has done better. The table given below shows the summary comparison of the performance section.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
Growth
Fund Details 3.9% 10.2% 4.2% 15% 23.7% 28.9% 15.4% BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth
Fund Details 3.7% 8.9% 1.1% 8.8% 21.4% 23.1% 12.2%
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Being the third section in the comparison of both the schemes, it analyses the differences in the absolute returns generated by both the schemes for a particular year. The analysis of yearly performance section shows that in some years, DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund leads the race while in others, BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) Leads the race. The summary comparison of the yearly performance section is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
Growth
Fund Details 23.9% 30% 4.5% 35.1% 15% BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth
Fund Details 23.6% 31.3% -2.1% 23.6% 17.8%
Being the last section in the comparison, it includes parameters such as Minimum SIP investment, minimum lumpsum investment, AUM, and others. The minimum SIP and lumpsum investment for both the schemes are same, that is, INR 500. However, there is a significant difference between the AUM of both the schemes. As on March 31, 2018, the AUM of DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund was approximately INR 4,039 Crores and of BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS) was around INR 528 Crores. The summarized comparison of the other details section is as follows.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹500 Rohit Singhania - 9.8 Yr. BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹500 Sanjay Chawla - 3.13 Yr.
DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,745 30 Apr 22 ₹18,764 30 Apr 23 ₹19,584 30 Apr 24 ₹28,192 30 Apr 25 ₹31,907 BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹14,238 30 Apr 22 ₹15,881 30 Apr 23 ₹16,353 30 Apr 24 ₹23,753 30 Apr 25 ₹25,305
DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.1% Equity 94.9% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 35.17% Health Care 10.51% Consumer Cyclical 9.47% Basic Materials 9.04% Technology 6.41% Industrials 6.08% Consumer Defensive 5.06% Communication Services 4.81% Energy 4.35% Utility 3.99% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 08 | HDFCBANK7% ₹1,180 Cr 6,455,598
↓ -913,758 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | ICICIBANK6% ₹987 Cr 7,317,696
↓ -300,506 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322155% ₹809 Cr 7,344,442 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | SBIN4% ₹686 Cr 8,889,923
↑ 485,182 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹593 Cr 2,729,470
↓ -5,443 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹471 Cr 2,718,368
↑ 201,283 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | INFY3% ₹419 Cr 2,666,937 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | LT3% ₹417 Cr 1,192,711 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 23 | 5000872% ₹363 Cr 2,514,972
↑ 104,526 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | HCLTECH2% ₹362 Cr 2,270,114 BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS)
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.44% Equity 93.56% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.59% Industrials 11.15% Consumer Cyclical 9.94% Technology 9.44% Health Care 8.21% Basic Materials 7.12% Consumer Defensive 7.07% Energy 4.5% Utility 3.31% Communication Services 3.21% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 08 | HDFCBANK7% ₹63 Cr 328,160 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | ICICIBANK7% ₹59 Cr 411,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | RELIANCE5% ₹40 Cr 284,200 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹28 Cr 152,566
↓ -8,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | INFY3% ₹26 Cr 173,000
↑ 20,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹23 Cr 104,000 Hitachi Energy India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | POWERINDIA2% ₹21 Cr 14,266 Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | 5002712% ₹21 Cr 158,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | SBIN2% ₹19 Cr 243,000 Sagility India Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | SAGILITY2% ₹19 Cr 4,551,400
Therefore, in a nutshell, it can be said that both the schemes belong to the same category of equity fund but they have numerous differences. Resultantly, individuals should be careful before choosing any of the schemes for investment. They should understand the modalities of the scheme thoroughly and check whether the scheme suits their investment objective or not. This will help them to attain their objectives on time and in a hassle-free manner.