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Best elss Funds or Equity Linked Savings Schemes 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 & have lock-in of 3 Years on investments.
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To deliver the benefit of investment in a portfolio of equity shares, while offering
deduction on such investment made in the scheme under section 80C of the
Income-tax Act, 1961. It also seeks to distribute income periodically depending
on distributable surplus. Investments in this scheme would be subject to a
statutory lock-in of 3 years from the date of allotment to avail Section 80C benefits. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 7 May 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The fund plans to provide long term growth of capital. HDFC Tax Saver 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 HDFC Tax Saver Fund 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 (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 The primary objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the scheme’s
investment objective shall be achieved. Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 21 Sep 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) Returns up to 1 year are on Assets >= 100 Crore
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1. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 14% since its launch. Ranked 31 in ELSS
category. Return for 2023 was 40% , 2022 was 6.9% and 2021 was 31% . SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 May 07 NAV (26 Jul 24) ₹439.003 ↑ 6.79 (1.57 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹25,738 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.79 Sharpe Ratio 3.24 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹8,902 30 Jun 21 ₹14,117 30 Jun 22 ₹14,163 30 Jun 23 ₹18,737 30 Jun 24 ₹29,399 Returns for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.9% 3 Month 11.7% 6 Month 26.7% 1 Year 54.6% 3 Year 27.9% 5 Year 25.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 40% 2022 6.9% 2021 31% 2020 18.9% 2019 4% 2018 -8.3% 2017 33% 2016 2.1% 2015 3.2% 2014 49.1% Fund Manager information for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Dinesh Balachandran 10 Sep 16 7.81 Yr. Data below for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 24.18% Industrials 15.05% Consumer Cyclical 10.21% Energy 9.05% Health Care 7.1% Basic Materials 6.51% Technology 6.25% Utility 5.72% Communication Services 3.12% Consumer Defensive 2.53% Real Estate 0.69% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.38% Equity 90.62% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity GE T&D India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | GET&D5% ₹1,358 Cr 9,105,622
↓ -563,542 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 07 | HDFCBANK5% ₹1,287 Cr 7,643,253
↑ 1,500,000 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | M&M4% ₹979 Cr 3,415,083 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | ICICIBANK3% ₹890 Cr 7,416,237 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹803 Cr 5,563,576 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 06 | SBIN3% ₹793 Cr 9,335,639 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | TORNTPOWER3% ₹774 Cr 5,168,579
↓ -1,012,943 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 06 | RELIANCE3% ₹763 Cr 2,437,574 GAIL (India) Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | GAIL3% ₹697 Cr 31,764,696
↓ -428,859 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | ONGC3% ₹686 Cr 25,000,000 2. HDFC Tax Saver Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of since its launch. Ranked 27 in ELSS
category. Return for 2023 was 33.2% , 2022 was 10.5% and 2021 was 35.3% . HDFC Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 96 NAV (26 Jul 24) ₹1,352.67 ↑ 20.74 (1.56 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,674 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.84 Sharpe Ratio 3.12 Information Ratio 1.93 Alpha Ratio 8.43 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹7,975 30 Jun 21 ₹12,121 30 Jun 22 ₹13,105 30 Jun 23 ₹16,790 30 Jun 24 ₹24,586 Returns for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.7% 3 Month 11.1% 6 Month 21.5% 1 Year 45% 3 Year 26.2% 5 Year 21.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 33.2% 2022 10.5% 2021 35.3% 2020 5.8% 2019 3.7% 2018 -10.9% 2017 38.7% 2016 7.6% 2015 -6.2% 2014 56.4% Fund Manager information for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Roshi Jain 13 Jan 22 2.47 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 1.03 Yr. Data below for HDFC Tax Saver Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 41.45% Health Care 12.35% Technology 10.43% Consumer Cyclical 9.34% Industrials 6.16% Communication Services 5.53% Real Estate 2.29% Utility 1.96% Energy 0.99% Consumer Defensive 0.9% Basic Materials 0.78% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.51% Equity 92.17% Debt 0.32% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | HDFCBANK10% ₹1,566 Cr 9,300,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK10% ₹1,547 Cr 12,900,000
↑ 400,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | AXISBANK8% ₹1,265 Cr 10,000,000
↑ 600,000 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | CIPLA5% ₹800 Cr 5,400,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹765 Cr 5,300,000 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | 5322815% ₹730 Cr 5,000,000
↑ 300,000 SBI Life Insurance Company Limited (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBILIFE4% ₹642 Cr 4,300,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹631 Cr 3,500,000
↑ 100,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 08 | INFY4% ₹580 Cr 3,700,000
↑ 500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 06 | SBIN3% ₹501 Cr 5,900,000
↓ -300,000 3. JM Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 10.3% since its launch. Ranked 18 in ELSS
category. Return for 2023 was 30.9% , 2022 was 0.5% and 2021 was 32.2% . JM Tax Gain Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 08 NAV (26 Jul 24) ₹50.0401 ↑ 0.76 (1.54 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹161 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC JM Financial Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.43 Sharpe Ratio 2.63 Information Ratio 0.79 Alpha Ratio 8.78 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹8,935 30 Jun 21 ₹14,283 30 Jun 22 ₹14,168 30 Jun 23 ₹18,523 30 Jun 24 ₹27,569 Returns for JM Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.4% 3 Month 14.5% 6 Month 27.3% 1 Year 48.8% 3 Year 24% 5 Year 24.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2014 54.9% Fund Manager information for JM Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Asit Bhandarkar 31 Dec 21 2.5 Yr. Gurvinder Wasan 1 Dec 22 1.58 Yr. Chaitanya Choksi 18 Jul 14 9.96 Yr. Data below for JM Tax Gain Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 23.36% Financial Services 16.43% Basic Materials 16.36% Consumer Cyclical 14.23% Technology 10.32% Consumer Defensive 5.84% Communication Services 5.38% Real Estate 3.37% Health Care 2.41% Utility 1.99% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.31% Equity 99.69% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 11 | HDFCBANK4% ₹7 Cr 39,131 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | ICICIBANK4% ₹6 Cr 50,975 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | LT3% ₹6 Cr 15,500 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | INFY3% ₹4 Cr 27,465
↑ 5,000 Power Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | PFC3% ₹4 Cr 87,625
↓ -18,000 Tata Motors Ltd Class A (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | TATAMTRDVR2% ₹4 Cr 57,500 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹4 Cr 25,000 Voltas Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | VOLTAS2% ₹4 Cr 24,500 Varun Beverages Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | VBL2% ₹4 Cr 22,000 Cummins India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | CUMMINSIND2% ₹4 Cr 9,000
↓ -500 4. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18% since its launch. Return for 2023 was 37% , 2022 was 1.8% and 2021 was 32.1% . Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Jan 15 NAV (26 Jul 24) ₹48.8548 ↑ 0.48 (1.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,710 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.68 Sharpe Ratio 3.34 Information Ratio 0.92 Alpha Ratio 14.81 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹8,987 30 Jun 21 ₹14,080 30 Jun 22 ₹13,182 30 Jun 23 ₹17,688 30 Jun 24 ₹27,905 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 9.6% 6 Month 26.5% 1 Year 54.4% 3 Year 23.7% 5 Year 24.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 37% 2022 1.8% 2021 32.1% 2020 8.8% 2019 13.2% 2018 -8.7% 2017 44% 2016 12.5% 2015 2014 Fund Manager information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Ajay Khandelwal 11 Dec 23 0.56 Yr. Niket Shah 17 Oct 23 0.71 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 1.61 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 30.93% Financial Services 23.32% Consumer Cyclical 19.99% Real Estate 8.63% Health Care 8.35% Basic Materials 2.66% Technology 2.53% Communication Services 2.32% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.28% Equity 98.72% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433207% ₹252 Cr 12,550,000 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | TRENT6% ₹241 Cr 439,590
↓ -35,209 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE5% ₹200 Cr 1,055,205
↓ -94,795 Jio Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5439405% ₹181 Cr 5,051,957 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | KALYANKJIL4% ₹165 Cr 3,296,932 Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | BDL4% ₹159 Cr 992,768
↓ -170,000 CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | CGPOWER4% ₹132 Cr 1,875,000 Global Health Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | MEDANTA4% ₹130 Cr 993,145 IndusInd Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | INDUSINDBK3% ₹128 Cr 870,734
↓ -129,266 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | APARINDS3% ₹126 Cr 148,305 5. Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
CAGR/Annualized
return of 14.5% since its launch. Ranked 16 in ELSS
category. Return for 2023 was 28.6% , 2022 was 6.9% and 2021 was 37.6% . Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
Growth Launch Date 21 Sep 05 NAV (26 Jul 24) ₹129.99 ↑ 1.92 (1.50 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,917 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.8 Sharpe Ratio 2.76 Information Ratio 0.89 Alpha Ratio 4.89 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹7,374 30 Jun 21 ₹12,126 30 Jun 22 ₹12,461 30 Jun 23 ₹15,468 30 Jun 24 ₹22,281 Returns for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.3% 3 Month 12.1% 6 Month 22.6% 1 Year 43.2% 3 Year 22.6% 5 Year 20.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 28.6% 2022 6.9% 2021 37.6% 2020 -0.4% 2019 1.5% 2018 -20.7% 2017 46% 2016 4.2% 2015 -2.9% 2014 83% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
Name Since Tenure Rupesh Patel 1 Jul 21 3 Yr. Ashutosh Bhargava 1 Jul 20 4 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.11 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.9% Consumer Cyclical 14.36% Industrials 10.62% Consumer Defensive 7.74% Basic Materials 6.37% Utility 6.3% Technology 5.29% Energy 5.01% Communication Services 3.77% Health Care 3.36% Real Estate 1.51% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.78% Equity 99.22% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | ICICIBANK7% ₹1,176 Cr 9,800,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | HDFCBANK6% ₹993 Cr 5,900,000
↓ -100,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | INFY4% ₹642 Cr 4,100,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | AXISBANK4% ₹614 Cr 4,850,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | NTPC4% ₹590 Cr 15,600,000 Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | MOTHERSON4% ₹571 Cr 30,000,000
↓ -700,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | SBIN3% ₹535 Cr 6,300,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | RELIANCE3% ₹501 Cr 1,600,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | LT3% ₹489 Cr 1,377,783 TVS Holdings Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 13 | TVSHLTD2% ₹397 Cr 299,548
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