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ELSS is the only Mutual Fund eligible for 80C deductions. It is a diversified equity mutual fund that offers tax deductions up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs annually under Section 80C of income tax Act (IT Act 1961).
Prior to the introduction of Feburary Budget 2018, its returns were completely tax-free. However, now it is subject to 10% long-term Capital gains tax if your Capital Gains exceed Rs. 1 lakh after one year. Even after the 10% tax cut, ELSS has the potential to deliver superior returns compared to other tax-saving instruments. The perks of ELSS investments are not limited to the Taxes saved. The Power of Compounding ensures that your investment is doubled if you invest for, say, 5 years (tenure of tax-saving FD). To add to that, the minimum lock-in period is only 3 years.
Investing money in Fixed Deposits with banks allows individuals and HUFs to claim a tax Deduction of up to Rs. 1,50,000 in a financial year. These deposits have a lock-in period of 5 years. You, however, cannot withdraw this deposit prematurely. But you can avail loans against your FDs at competitive rates. The interest earned on these deposits, however, is taxable marginal rate of tax (as per the tax bracket) of the individual.
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Here is a quick overview of the of the differences between ELSS and Tax Saving FDs over various parameters:
Parameter | FD | ELSS |
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Tenure | 5 Years Lock-in | 3 Years Lock-in |
Returns | 7.00 - 8.00 % (Compounded Annually) | No Assured Divividend / Return as it Market linked generally around 16 - 17% per annum |
Min. Investment | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 500 |
Max. Investment | No Upper Limit | No Upper Limit |
Amount Eligible for Deduction under 80c | Rs. 1.5 Lakhs | Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
Taxation for Interest/return | Interest Taxable | Gains up to Rs. 1 lakh are free of tax. Tax at 10% applies to gains above Rs. 1 lakh |
Safety/Ratings | Safe | Bit Risky |
liquidity | You cannot withdraw tax saving FD before 5 years | You may exit or withdraw ELSS after 3 years. |
Online option | Not all banks offer an online Facility to open an FD | One can start an ELSS online – as a lump sum or SIP |
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹52.4849
↑ 0.38 ₹3,897 22.6 -6.3 17.4 30.1 28.1 47.7 L&T Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹134.29
↑ 1.20 ₹3,917 13.5 -3.4 12.4 22.6 23.6 33 Franklin India Taxshield Growth ₹1,484.53
↑ 11.18 ₹6,592 12.3 -1.6 11 22.4 26.3 22.4 JM Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹47.7974
↑ 0.50 ₹189 10 -5.7 7.3 22.3 25.7 29 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹161.5
↑ 1.01 ₹1,324 13.1 -8.1 1.2 21.8 25.9 21.6 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 6 Jun 25
*Below is the list of funds having AUM between 100 - 15000 Crore & having fund age of 3 Years of above. Based on 3 Year Performance.
(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 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 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 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 1. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 17.3% 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 (06 Jun 25) ₹52.4849 ↑ 0.38 (0.74 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,897 on 30 Apr 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.74 Sharpe Ratio 0.08 Information Ratio 0.77 Alpha Ratio 1.58 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 20 ₹10,000 31 May 21 ₹16,160 31 May 22 ₹16,757 31 May 23 ₹20,100 31 May 24 ₹30,805 31 May 25 ₹35,818 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 6 Jun 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 15.1% 3 Month 22.6% 6 Month -6.3% 1 Year 17.4% 3 Year 30.1% 5 Year 28.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.3% 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 1.47 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 2.52 Yr. Atul Mehra 1 Oct 24 0.66 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 30 Apr 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 37.3% Consumer Cyclical 20.59% Financial Services 17.43% Technology 8.6% Real Estate 6.27% Basic Materials 5.67% Health Care 2.96% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.18% Equity 98.82% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | TRENT6% ₹240 Cr 425,260 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433205% ₹236 Cr 9,923,692 Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | BDL5% ₹213 Cr 1,056,315 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES4% ₹178 Cr 297,751 Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON4% ₹177 Cr 24,702,337 Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5390834% ₹159 Cr 8,173,777 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | AMBER4% ₹156 Cr 240,350 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX4% ₹155 Cr 235,083 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE4% ₹155 Cr 1,055,205 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | BEL3% ₹152 Cr 3,950,000 2. L&T Tax Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 14.4% 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 (06 Jun 25) ₹134.29 ↑ 1.20 (0.90 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,917 on 30 Apr 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.13 Information Ratio 0.39 Alpha Ratio 2 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 20 ₹10,000 31 May 21 ₹16,072 31 May 22 ₹16,614 31 May 23 ₹19,190 31 May 24 ₹26,811 31 May 25 ₹29,875 Returns for L&T Tax Advantage Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 6 Jun 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.4% 3 Month 13.5% 6 Month -3.4% 1 Year 12.4% 3 Year 22.6% 5 Year 23.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.4% 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 Sonal Gupta 21 Jul 21 3.86 Yr. Abhishek Gupta 1 Mar 24 1.25 Yr. Data below for L&T Tax Advantage Fund as on 30 Apr 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 26.16% Consumer Cyclical 18.76% Industrials 16.95% Technology 10.59% Basic Materials 5.95% Health Care 5.84% Energy 4.51% Consumer Defensive 3.35% Utility 3.26% Communication Services 2.22% Real Estate 1.47% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.65% Equity 99.35% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 06 | HDFCBANK6% ₹224 Cr 1,162,500 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 09 | ICICIBANK4% ₹165 Cr 1,155,500 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | RELIANCE3% ₹134 Cr 951,812 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 06 | INFY3% ₹116 Cr 774,900 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | LT3% ₹101 Cr 301,450 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹87 Cr 467,000 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | SHRIRAMFIN2% ₹79 Cr 1,291,500 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | SBIN2% ₹78 Cr 984,432 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433202% ₹73 Cr 3,150,000 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | PERSISTENT2% ₹71 Cr 133,000 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 (06 Jun 25) ₹1,484.53 ↑ 11.18 (0.76 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,592 on 30 Apr 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 0.2 Information Ratio 1.48 Alpha Ratio 2.9 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 20 ₹10,000 31 May 21 ₹17,366 31 May 22 ₹18,820 31 May 23 ₹21,509 31 May 24 ₹30,479 31 May 25 ₹33,770 Returns for Franklin India Taxshield
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 6 Jun 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.1% 3 Month 12.3% 6 Month -1.6% 1 Year 11% 3 Year 22.4% 5 Year 26.3% 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 9.09 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 1.5 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Taxshield as on 30 Apr 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 31.24% Consumer Cyclical 11.65% Industrials 10.51% Technology 8.65% Health Care 6.78% Consumer Defensive 5.77% Communication Services 5.55% Utility 4.8% Basic Materials 4.77% Energy 3.27% Real Estate 1.73% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.28% Equity 94.72% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK10% ₹649 Cr 4,546,914 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANK10% ₹628 Cr 3,260,417 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹333 Cr 1,786,745 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LT4% ₹295 Cr 883,853 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY4% ₹288 Cr 1,922,741 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5322154% ₹267 Cr 2,252,948 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | HCLTECH3% ₹229 Cr 1,462,587 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCE3% ₹204 Cr 1,449,806
↑ 125,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹203 Cr 917,310
↑ 73,780 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | UNITDSPR3% ₹200 Cr 1,276,457 4. JM Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 9.5% 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 (06 Jun 25) ₹47.7974 ↑ 0.50 (1.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹189 on 30 Apr 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC JM Financial Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.4 Sharpe Ratio -0.11 Information Ratio 0.6 Alpha Ratio -2.15 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 20 ₹10,000 31 May 21 ₹17,163 31 May 22 ₹18,477 31 May 23 ₹21,370 31 May 24 ₹31,000 31 May 25 ₹32,810 Returns for JM Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 6 Jun 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.6% 3 Month 10% 6 Month -5.7% 1 Year 7.3% 3 Year 22.3% 5 Year 25.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.5% 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 0.66 Yr. Asit Bhandarkar 31 Dec 21 3.42 Yr. Ruchi Fozdar 4 Oct 24 0.66 Yr. Deepak Gupta 11 Apr 25 0.14 Yr. Data below for JM Tax Gain Fund as on 30 Apr 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. 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 (06 Jun 25) ₹161.5 ↑ 1.01 (0.63 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,324 on 30 Apr 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC BOI AXA Investment Mngrs Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.37 Sharpe Ratio -0.5 Information Ratio 0.14 Alpha Ratio -10.46 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 20 ₹10,000 31 May 21 ₹17,501 31 May 22 ₹18,420 31 May 23 ₹21,380 31 May 24 ₹32,943 31 May 25 ₹32,512 Returns for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 6 Jun 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.3% 3 Month 13.1% 6 Month -8.1% 1 Year 1.2% 3 Year 21.8% 5 Year 25.9% 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 3.1 Yr. Data below for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund as on 30 Apr 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 27.55% Industrials 17.65% Basic Materials 15.91% Technology 8.64% Utility 6.77% Consumer Defensive 5.29% Consumer Cyclical 5.17% Health Care 3.9% Communication Services 2.62% Real Estate 2.61% Energy 1.44% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.5% Equity 98.5% Debt 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK5% ₹68 Cr 355,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | SBIN5% ₹66 Cr 839,000 Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5002954% ₹59 Cr 1,412,000 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | COFORGE4% ₹48 Cr 65,600 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HAL4% ₹47 Cr 105,000
↑ 19,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK4% ₹47 Cr 329,000
↑ 24,000 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | DIXON3% ₹39 Cr 24,000 Ami Organics Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | 5433493% ₹36 Cr 317,800 Coromandel International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | 5063953% ₹35 Cr 157,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹35 Cr 186,000
↑ 35,000
Before getting into new investment ventures, people consider a lot of things. Age, investment horizon and risk appetite are a few of the important factors. People who want dual benefits of wealth growth and tax benefits prefer ELSS. For instance, new investors with a long investment horizon and higher risk appetite find ELSS a sensible option. People nearing retirement can invest in tax saving FDs as they tend to have low risks and guaranteed returns over long term (5 year or above atleast).
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