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Top 5 Best Tax Saving ELSS Mutual Funds for FY 25 - 26
Best elss Funds or Equity Linked Savings Schemes (Tax Saving) are equity diversified Mutual Funds that majorly invest in equity-linked instruments (like shares and stocks) to provide Market-linked returns. Typically, 80% of the fund corpus is invested in equity and the remaining in debt instruments.
Best ELSS funds are also known as the tax saving Mutual Funds as they offer tax benefits under Section 80C of the income tax Act. Moreover, the ELSS Mutual Funds are open-ended, which means that the investors can subscribe in these funds as and when they want.
However, before Investing in these tax saving Mutual Funds, it is suggested to consider a list of best ELSS funds.
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Top 5 ELSS Funds To Invest In FY 25 - 26
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹162.47
↓ -0.93 ₹1,398 8.3 1.9 -6.8 21.7 24.6 21.6 Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana Growth ₹28.6418
↓ -0.18 ₹950 6.5 8.6 -0.3 17.6 21.8 12.3 Principal Tax Savings Fund Growth ₹511.752
↓ -3.43 ₹1,359 6.5 8 2.7 17.9 21.7 15.8 PGIM India Tax Savings Fund Growth ₹35.05
↓ -0.18 ₹772 5.5 5.2 3.1 16.1 21 15.6 Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹110.19
↓ -0.78 ₹412 7.7 5.4 0.6 18.7 20.7 20 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 18 Jul 25
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 through a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities. The Scheme does not guarantee or assure any returns. Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 18 Oct 16. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana Returns up to 1 year are on To build a high quality growth-oriented portfolio to provide long-term capital gains to the investors, the scheme aims at providing returns through capital appreciation. Principal Tax Savings Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 31 Mar 96. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Principal Tax Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on "The primary objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity & equity related instruments and to enable eligible investors to
avail deduction from total income, as permitted under the Income Tax Act, 1961 as amended from time to time. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective
shall be realize" PGIM India Tax Savings Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 11 Dec 15. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for PGIM India Tax Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Edelweiss ELSS Fund) The primary objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation with an option of periodic payouts at the end of lock in periods from a portfolio that invests predominantly in equity and equity related instruments. Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 30 Dec 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.5% 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 (18 Jul 25) ₹162.47 ↓ -0.93 (-0.57 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,398 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC BOI AXA Investment Mngrs Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.37 Sharpe Ratio -0.27 Information Ratio 0.4 Alpha Ratio -9.18 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹17,492 30 Jun 22 ₹16,681 30 Jun 23 ₹21,090 30 Jun 24 ₹33,338 30 Jun 25 ₹31,637 Returns for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.3% 3 Month 8.3% 6 Month 1.9% 1 Year -6.8% 3 Year 21.7% 5 Year 24.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.5% 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 3.18 Yr. Data below for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 26% Industrials 19.14% Basic Materials 15.82% Technology 7.68% Utility 6.54% Consumer Cyclical 5.43% Consumer Defensive 5.06% Real Estate 2.77% Health Care 2.66% Communication Services 2.47% Energy 1.38% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.15% Equity 95.84% Debt 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | SBIN5% ₹68 Cr 839,000 Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | VEDL4% ₹61 Cr 1,412,000 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | COFORGE4% ₹56 Cr 65,600 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK4% ₹55 Cr 285,000
↓ -70,000 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HAL4% ₹52 Cr 105,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK3% ₹44 Cr 305,000
↓ -24,000 Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5435273% ₹39 Cr 132,407 Acutaas Chemicals Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | 5433493% ₹37 Cr 317,800 Coromandel International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | COROMANDEL3% ₹36 Cr 157,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹35 Cr 186,000 2. Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 12.3% , 2023 was 25.8% and 2022 was 2% . Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 16 NAV (18 Jul 25) ₹28.6418 ↓ -0.18 (-0.62 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹950 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Mahindra Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.26 Sharpe Ratio 0.14 Information Ratio -0.5 Alpha Ratio -0.98 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹16,384 30 Jun 22 ₹16,408 30 Jun 23 ₹20,640 30 Jun 24 ₹27,127 30 Jun 25 ₹28,506 Returns for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.2% 3 Month 6.5% 6 Month 8.6% 1 Year -0.3% 3 Year 17.6% 5 Year 21.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 12.3% 2023 25.8% 2022 2% 2021 39.4% 2020 14.1% 2019 4.5% 2018 -9.8% 2017 24.8% 2016 2015 Fund Manager information for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana
Name Since Tenure Manish Lodha 21 Dec 20 4.53 Yr. Fatema Pacha 16 Oct 20 4.71 Yr. Data below for Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 36.02% Consumer Cyclical 15.53% Industrials 9.52% Technology 8.18% Basic Materials 7.27% Consumer Defensive 6.72% Energy 5.5% Communication Services 4.19% Health Care 2.96% Utility 1.98% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.12% Equity 97.88% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | HDFCBANK9% ₹87 Cr 446,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | ICICIBANK9% ₹83 Cr 575,120 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | RELIANCE6% ₹52 Cr 367,708 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | LT4% ₹38 Cr 102,761 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | AXISBANK4% ₹38 Cr 315,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | INFY4% ₹36 Cr 229,498
↑ 7,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | TCS3% ₹32 Cr 93,476 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹29 Cr 157,000 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | HINDUNILVR3% ₹27 Cr 116,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | SBIN3% ₹25 Cr 308,000 3. Principal Tax Savings Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16% since its launch. Ranked 8 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 15.8% , 2023 was 24.5% and 2022 was 4.3% . Principal Tax Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 96 NAV (18 Jul 25) ₹511.752 ↓ -3.43 (-0.67 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,359 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Principal Pnb Asset Mgmt. Co. Priv. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.26 Sharpe Ratio 0.21 Information Ratio -0.44 Alpha Ratio 0.21 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹15,903 30 Jun 22 ₹16,303 30 Jun 23 ₹20,115 30 Jun 24 ₹26,606 30 Jun 25 ₹28,100 Returns for Principal Tax Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.1% 3 Month 6.5% 6 Month 8% 1 Year 2.7% 3 Year 17.9% 5 Year 21.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 15.8% 2023 24.5% 2022 4.3% 2021 32.1% 2020 18.9% 2019 2.5% 2018 -9.2% 2017 48.8% 2016 6.2% 2015 2.7% Fund Manager information for Principal Tax Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 1 Jan 22 3.42 Yr. Bharath Subramanian 2 Jun 25 0 Yr. Data below for Principal Tax Savings Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.66% Industrials 11.51% Consumer Cyclical 11.42% Health Care 7.09% Consumer Defensive 7.05% Basic Materials 7.03% Technology 6.38% Energy 5.79% Communication Services 4.7% Utility 1.82% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.52% Equity 95.48% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 09 | HDFCBANK9% ₹125 Cr 644,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK8% ₹107 Cr 737,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | RELIANCE5% ₹62 Cr 434,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 13 | LT3% ₹46 Cr 126,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | AXISBANK3% ₹44 Cr 366,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 05 | SBIN3% ₹43 Cr 532,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 09 | INFY3% ₹43 Cr 276,000 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | ITC3% ₹40 Cr 951,000 Force Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5000332% ₹30 Cr 24,000 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 14 | ULTRACEMCO2% ₹30 Cr 27,000 4. PGIM India Tax Savings Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 15.6% , 2023 was 19.5% and 2022 was 4.7% . PGIM India Tax Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 11 Dec 15 NAV (18 Jul 25) ₹35.05 ↓ -0.18 (-0.51 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹772 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Pramerica Asset Managers Private Limited Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.32 Sharpe Ratio 0.37 Information Ratio -0.74 Alpha Ratio 2.79 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹16,184 30 Jun 22 ₹16,749 30 Jun 23 ₹20,689 30 Jun 24 ₹25,720 30 Jun 25 ₹27,539 Returns for PGIM India Tax Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.7% 3 Month 5.5% 6 Month 5.2% 1 Year 3.1% 3 Year 16.1% 5 Year 21% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 15.6% 2023 19.5% 2022 4.7% 2021 37.5% 2020 17.9% 2019 8.2% 2018 -6.4% 2017 39.3% 2016 1.7% 2015 Fund Manager information for PGIM India Tax Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Bhupesh Kalyani 1 Apr 23 2.25 Yr. Vinay Paharia 1 Apr 23 2.25 Yr. Utsav Mehta 15 Apr 24 1.21 Yr. Vivek Sharma 15 Apr 24 1.21 Yr. Data below for PGIM India Tax Savings Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.89% Industrials 11.67% Consumer Cyclical 11.41% Health Care 10.56% Technology 10.04% Basic Materials 7.05% Energy 6.51% Consumer Defensive 5.77% Communication Services 4.07% Real Estate 0.42% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.48% Equity 97.39% Debt 0.13% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | HDFCBANK9% ₹69 Cr 355,514 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | ICICIBANK9% ₹68 Cr 469,764 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | RELIANCE7% ₹50 Cr 353,591 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹28 Cr 148,605 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | INFY2% ₹19 Cr 122,500 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ICICIGI2% ₹19 Cr 98,882 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | TCS2% ₹18 Cr 53,406 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 23 | DIXON2% ₹18 Cr 12,000 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | PERSISTENT2% ₹17 Cr 30,992 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KOTAKBANK2% ₹17 Cr 84,000 5. Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.6% since its launch. Ranked 25 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 20% , 2023 was 26.8% and 2022 was -0.1% . Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Dec 08 NAV (18 Jul 25) ₹110.19 ↓ -0.78 (-0.70 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹412 on 31 May 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Edelweiss Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.33 Sharpe Ratio 0.17 Information Ratio -0.25 Alpha Ratio -0.42 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹15,463 30 Jun 22 ₹15,383 30 Jun 23 ₹19,055 30 Jun 24 ₹26,226 30 Jun 25 ₹27,454 Returns for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.2% 3 Month 7.7% 6 Month 5.4% 1 Year 0.6% 3 Year 18.7% 5 Year 20.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 20% 2023 26.8% 2022 -0.1% 2021 30.4% 2020 13.7% 2019 9.2% 2018 -9.1% 2017 37.7% 2016 -1.1% 2015 6.7% Fund Manager information for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Ashwani Agarwalla 1 Aug 23 1.92 Yr. Trideep Bhattacharya 1 Aug 23 1.92 Yr. Raj Koradia 1 Aug 24 0.91 Yr. Data below for Edelweiss Long Term Equity Fund as on 31 May 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 36.52% Technology 11.2% Consumer Cyclical 9.73% Industrials 9.02% Health Care 8.19% Energy 6.51% Consumer Defensive 5.12% Basic Materials 4.76% Communication Services 3.79% Utility 2.26% Real Estate 1.37% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.4% Equity 98.6% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | HDFCBANK8% ₹31 Cr 160,598 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | ICICIBANK6% ₹24 Cr 163,216 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 15 | RELIANCE5% ₹20 Cr 139,249 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹16 Cr 84,003 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 15 | LT3% ₹12 Cr 33,431 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | SBIN3% ₹12 Cr 149,214 BSE Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BSE3% ₹11 Cr 40,851 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY2% ₹9 Cr 59,889 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | TRENT2% ₹9 Cr 15,256 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | BEL2% ₹8 Cr 219,943
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