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8 Best ELSS Tax Saving Mutual Funds 2025
With the financial year coming to an end, it is the time to begin your Tax Planning. With so many tax savings options in India, ELSS stands out the best because they offer benefits beyond tax savings.
ELSS or Equity Linked Saving Schemes comes with a lock-in period of 3 years, which is the shortest holding compared to all other tax savings. By Investing in ELSS, one can attain deductions upto INR 1,50,000 from their taxable Income as per the Section 80C of income tax Act. As, ELSS funds are equity diversified with a major portion of the fund being invested in equity & related products, they provide equity returns too. This means that investors can also earn equity returns on their investments.
Before we look at some of the other important features of this scheme, let’s check the best ELSS tax saving Mutual Funds for 2025 – 2026.
Why Choose ELSS for Tax Savings?
The other major benefits of ELSS are:
Tax Free Returns
As per the Budget 2018, ELSS would attract Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG). Investors would be taxed at 10% (with no indexation) under long term Capital Gain tax. Gains up to INR 1 lakh are free of tax. Tax at 10% applies to gains above INR 1 lakh.
Minimum Investment Amount
By taking a SIP route, investors can invest an amount as low as INR 500. This allows an individual to save money every month instead of a lump sum.
Equity Returns
Since these mutual funds invest in equity-related instruments, the money you invest grows as the stock Market grows. So, the gains are high in ELSS Funds.
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Best Performing ELSS Tax Saving Mutual Funds FY 25 - 26
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) Rating 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth ₹145.664
↑ 0.30 ₹6,597 ☆☆☆☆☆ 2.9 -3.9 5.1 13.9 28.6 13.1 Franklin India Taxshield Growth ₹1,423.27
↑ 3.29 ₹6,359 ☆☆ 3.1 -3.2 11.1 18.8 27.6 22.4 Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹47.2753
↑ 0.25 ₹3,817 -0.9 -10.3 10 23.1 27 47.7 JM Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹45.7824
↑ 0.10 ₹184 ☆☆☆ 0.4 -7.1 9.4 18.7 26.8 29 Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) Growth ₹123.295
↑ 0.44 ₹14,392 ☆☆☆ 5.8 -2.8 9.9 17.4 26.1 17.6 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹152.72
↑ 0.39 ₹1,320 ☆☆☆ -1 -7.4 -1.2 16.5 25.6 21.6 ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) Growth ₹897.52
↑ 2.09 ₹13,633 ☆☆ 6.1 -1.3 11.3 15.6 24.6 16.4 Principal Tax Savings Fund Growth ₹487.485
↑ 0.71 ₹1,288 ☆☆☆☆ 3.9 -1.4 8.1 14.6 24.4 15.8 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 22 Apr 25
*Above is list of ELSS - Equity Mutual Funds having net assets between 100 - 15000 Crore & managing assets since last 3 years. Sorted on returns of last 5 years annualized/CAGR Basis.
Who Can Invest in ELSS Fund?
Generally, ELSS Mutual Funds are suitable for all kinds of investors who are willing to take market-linked risks for tax planning and saving money. Anyone can invest in ELSS funds at any point of time in their life. However, it is suggested to invest in tax saving ELSS funds during the early stage of your career so that your money grows over time and you earn better returns.
Hence, save tax and earn good returns both at the same time by investing in Best elss Funds. Investors should be aware that amount invested in ELSS funds is locked for 3 Years.
Investors can invest in ELSS mutual funds as lumpsum (One Time) of SIP (Systematic Investment plan). It is advised for beginners to generally invest using SIP as it better suited for them.
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. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 26 Dec 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) 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 (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 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 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 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 To generate long-term capital appreciation through investments made primarily in equity and equity related securities of companies. ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 19 Aug 99. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) 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 1. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17.8% since its launch. Ranked 3 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 13.1% , 2023 was 28.3% and 2022 was 4.2% . IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Dec 08 NAV (22 Apr 25) ₹145.664 ↑ 0.30 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,597 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.79 Sharpe Ratio -0.2 Information Ratio -0.23 Alpha Ratio -3.29 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,952 31 Mar 22 ₹26,175 31 Mar 23 ₹26,363 31 Mar 24 ₹36,708 31 Mar 25 ₹37,731 Returns for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.1% 3 Month 2.9% 6 Month -3.9% 1 Year 5.1% 3 Year 13.9% 5 Year 28.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 13.1% 2022 28.3% 2021 4.2% 2020 49.2% 2019 18.7% 2018 1.9% 2017 -9.4% 2016 53.4% 2015 0.4% 2014 6.9% Fund Manager information for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Name Since Tenure Daylynn Pinto 20 Oct 16 8.37 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 1.4 Yr. Gaurav Satra 10 Jun 24 0.72 Yr. Data below for IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 31.46% Technology 8.99% Basic Materials 8.87% Consumer Defensive 8.17% Consumer Cyclical 8.12% Health Care 7.38% Energy 6.87% Industrials 6.12% Communication Services 3.08% Utility 2.17% Real Estate 1.34% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.41% Equity 92.59% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | HDFCBANK8% ₹494 Cr 2,850,000
↑ 150,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 18 | RELIANCE6% ₹372 Cr 3,100,000
↑ 200,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | ICICIBANK5% ₹325 Cr 2,700,000
↓ -300,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | 5322155% ₹284 Cr 2,800,000
↑ 100,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TCS4% ₹235 Cr 675,000
↑ 75,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 15 | INFY4% ₹228 Cr 1,350,000
↓ -50,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹157 Cr 1,000,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | KOTAKBANK2% ₹143 Cr 750,000
↑ 200,000 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5322862% ₹128 Cr 1,500,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5000342% ₹128 Cr 150,000 2. Franklin India Taxshield
CAGR/Annualized return of 21% 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 (22 Apr 25) ₹1,423.27 ↑ 3.29 (0.23 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,359 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 0.19 Information Ratio 1.32 Alpha Ratio 2.32 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹17,793 31 Mar 22 ₹21,613 31 Mar 23 ₹22,171 31 Mar 24 ₹32,145 31 Mar 25 ₹35,012 Returns for Franklin India Taxshield
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.7% 3 Month 3.1% 6 Month -3.2% 1 Year 11.1% 3 Year 18.8% 5 Year 27.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 21% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 22.4% 2022 31.2% 2021 5.4% 2020 36.7% 2019 9.8% 2018 5.1% 2017 -3% 2016 29.1% 2015 4.7% 2014 4% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Taxshield
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 2 May 16 8.84 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 1.25 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Taxshield as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 30.86% Consumer Cyclical 13.13% Technology 10.95% Industrials 9.83% Health Care 6.41% Communication Services 5.59% Consumer Defensive 5.31% Basic Materials 4.65% Utility 4.03% Energy 3.03% Real Estate 1.63% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.86% Equity 96.14% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANK9% ₹565 Cr 3,260,417 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK9% ₹547 Cr 4,546,914 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY5% ₹325 Cr 1,922,741 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹308 Cr 1,963,637
↓ -250,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LT5% ₹280 Cr 883,853 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | HCLTECH4% ₹230 Cr 1,462,587 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5322154% ₹229 Cr 2,252,948 Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433203% ₹167 Cr 7,500,000 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | UNITDSPR3% ₹164 Cr 1,276,457
↓ -298,543 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹161 Cr 843,530 3. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16.4% 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 (22 Apr 25) ₹47.2753 ↑ 0.25 (0.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,817 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.74 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio 0.83 Alpha Ratio 5.9 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹16,396 31 Mar 22 ₹18,690 31 Mar 23 ₹19,798 31 Mar 24 ₹30,510 31 Mar 25 ₹33,744 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.5% 3 Month -0.9% 6 Month -10.3% 1 Year 10% 3 Year 23.1% 5 Year 27% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 47.7% 2022 37% 2021 1.8% 2020 32.1% 2019 8.8% 2018 13.2% 2017 -8.7% 2016 44% 2015 12.5% 2014 Fund Manager information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Ajay Khandelwal 11 Dec 23 1.22 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 2.27 Yr. Atul Mehra 1 Oct 24 0.41 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 30.18% Consumer Cyclical 22.76% Financial Services 17.97% Technology 12.09% Real Estate 6.8% Basic Materials 6.36% Health Care 2.01% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.83% Equity 98.17% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433206% ₹220 Cr 9,923,692 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5002516% ₹206 Cr 425,260 Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | FLUOROCHEM4% ₹147 Cr 408,886 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | KALYANKJIL4% ₹145 Cr 3,134,622 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | AMBER4% ₹132 Cr 235,044 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | COFORGE4% ₹124 Cr 168,355 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES4% ₹123 Cr 297,751 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | ICICIBANK4% ₹120 Cr 995,689 Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON4% ₹120 Cr 24,068,813 Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | INOXWIND4% ₹119 Cr 7,946,960 4. JM Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 9.3% 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 (22 Apr 25) ₹45.7824 ↑ 0.10 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹184 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC JM Financial Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.4 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio 0.48 Alpha Ratio 4.69 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹17,396 31 Mar 22 ₹21,099 31 Mar 23 ₹20,935 31 Mar 24 ₹30,269 31 Mar 25 ₹33,442 Returns for JM Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.2% 3 Month 0.4% 6 Month -7.1% 1 Year 9.4% 3 Year 18.7% 5 Year 26.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 29% 2022 30.9% 2021 0.5% 2020 32.2% 2019 18.3% 2018 14.9% 2017 -4.6% 2016 42.6% 2015 5.2% 2014 -0.6% Fund Manager information for JM Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Satish Ramanathan 1 Oct 24 0.41 Yr. Asit Bhandarkar 31 Dec 21 3.17 Yr. Chaitanya Choksi 18 Jul 14 10.63 Yr. Ruchi Fozdar 4 Oct 24 0.41 Yr. Data below for JM Tax Gain Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 24.93% Consumer Cyclical 16.94% Basic Materials 12.3% Technology 11.78% Industrials 9.75% Health Care 9.45% Consumer Defensive 4.67% Communication Services 2.88% Utility 1.21% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.75% Equity 95.25% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | ICICIBANK6% ₹9 Cr 77,975
↑ 20,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 11 | HDFCBANK6% ₹9 Cr 54,131 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | INFY5% ₹8 Cr 45,965
↓ -2,500 Bajaj Finserv Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5329784% ₹7 Cr 35,500
↑ 3,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | MARUTI3% ₹6 Cr 4,706 Bajaj Auto Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | 5329773% ₹5 Cr 6,550 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN3% ₹5 Cr 72,900 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹5 Cr 30,700 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | LT3% ₹5 Cr 14,447 CreditAccess Grameen Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | CREDITACC2% ₹4 Cr 43,600 5. Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
CAGR/Annualized return of 13.7% since its launch. Ranked 16 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 17.6% , 2023 was 28.6% and 2022 was 6.9% . Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
Growth Launch Date 21 Sep 05 NAV (22 Apr 25) ₹123.295 ↑ 0.44 (0.36 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,392 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio 0.12 Information Ratio 0.52 Alpha Ratio 1.34 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹17,166 31 Mar 22 ₹21,256 31 Mar 23 ₹21,212 31 Mar 24 ₹30,167 31 Mar 25 ₹32,481 Returns for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5% 3 Month 5.8% 6 Month -2.8% 1 Year 9.9% 3 Year 17.4% 5 Year 26.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 17.6% 2022 28.6% 2021 6.9% 2020 37.6% 2019 -0.4% 2018 1.5% 2017 -20.7% 2016 46% 2015 4.2% 2014 -2.9% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS)
Name Since Tenure Rupesh Patel 1 Jul 21 3.75 Yr. Ritesh Rathod 19 Aug 24 0.61 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.86 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Tax Saver Fund (ELSS) as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 38.25% Consumer Cyclical 12.32% Industrials 11.23% Consumer Defensive 8.11% Technology 6.66% Utility 6.18% Energy 4.67% Basic Materials 4.18% Communication Services 4.12% Health Care 4.05% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.23% Equity 99.77% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | ICICIBANK9% ₹1,156 Cr 9,600,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | HDFCBANK8% ₹1,022 Cr 5,900,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | INFY5% ₹658 Cr 3,900,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | 5322154% ₹518 Cr 5,100,000
↑ 800,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | 5325553% ₹452 Cr 14,500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | SBIN3% ₹413 Cr 6,000,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | LT3% ₹411 Cr 1,300,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | RELIANCE3% ₹372 Cr 3,100,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25) (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | 8901573% ₹368 Cr 3,300,000 Power Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | 5328102% ₹332 Cr 9,111,111 6. BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.4% 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 (22 Apr 25) ₹152.72 ↑ 0.39 (0.26 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,320 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC BOI AXA Investment Mngrs Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.37 Sharpe Ratio -0.21 Information Ratio 0.26 Alpha Ratio -5.05 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹17,451 31 Mar 22 ₹21,638 31 Mar 23 ₹21,564 31 Mar 24 ₹33,320 31 Mar 25 ₹33,284 Returns for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2% 3 Month -1% 6 Month -7.4% 1 Year -1.2% 3 Year 16.5% 5 Year 25.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 21.6% 2022 34.8% 2021 -1.3% 2020 41.5% 2019 31.2% 2018 14.6% 2017 -16.3% 2016 57.7% 2015 -1.2% 2014 2.1% Fund Manager information for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Alok Singh 27 Apr 22 2.85 Yr. Data below for BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.03% Technology 15.87% Basic Materials 14.62% Industrials 14.46% Utility 6.52% Consumer Cyclical 5.47% Health Care 3.84% Consumer Defensive 3.77% Real Estate 2.69% Communication Services 2.01% Energy 1.38% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.34% Equity 95.65% Debt 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK5% ₹62 Cr 355,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | SBIN5% ₹58 Cr 839,000 Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5002955% ₹56 Cr 1,412,000
↑ 59,000 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | COFORGE4% ₹48 Cr 65,600
↑ 1,800 Ami Organics Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | 5433493% ₹35 Cr 161,471
↓ -4,149 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK3% ₹34 Cr 285,000 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | DIXON3% ₹33 Cr 24,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | 5325553% ₹30 Cr 955,000 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HAL2% ₹27 Cr 86,000
↑ 6,000 Swan Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | SWANENERGY2% ₹27 Cr 650,000 7. ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
CAGR/Annualized return of 19.1% since its launch. Ranked 30 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 16.4% , 2023 was 23.2% and 2022 was 2.3% . ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Growth Launch Date 19 Aug 99 NAV (22 Apr 25) ₹897.52 ↑ 2.09 (0.23 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹13,633 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.87 Sharpe Ratio 0.16 Information Ratio -0.14 Alpha Ratio 1.94 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹17,530 31 Mar 22 ₹21,619 31 Mar 23 ₹21,032 31 Mar 24 ₹28,975 31 Mar 25 ₹31,434 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 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.3% 3 Month 6.1% 6 Month -1.3% 1 Year 11.3% 3 Year 15.6% 5 Year 24.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 16.4% 2022 23.2% 2021 2.3% 2020 33.7% 2019 13.6% 2018 8.8% 2017 0.5% 2016 26% 2015 3.9% 2014 4.3% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving)
Name Since Tenure Mittul Kalawadia 18 Sep 23 1.53 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 31 Jul 22 2.67 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32% Consumer Cyclical 14.91% Health Care 11.44% Industrials 7.69% Communication Services 6.25% Consumer Defensive 6% Energy 5.42% Technology 3.59% Utility 3.57% Basic Materials 3.16% Real Estate 0.83% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.13% Equity 94.87% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | ICICIBANK9% ₹1,194 Cr 9,918,908 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 17 | HDFCBANK8% ₹1,065 Cr 6,147,320 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹636 Cr 4,050,711
↓ -233,943 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | MARUTI5% ₹627 Cr 524,569
↓ -88,134 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | SUNPHARMA5% ₹612 Cr 3,843,010
↑ 170,593 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | 5403765% ₹610 Cr 1,792,278
↓ -165,722 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5322154% ₹564 Cr 5,558,385 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | LT4% ₹518 Cr 1,638,689
↑ 103,623 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | RELIANCE4% ₹450 Cr 3,750,000
↑ 100,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5325553% ₹430 Cr 13,814,273
↑ 700,000 8. Principal Tax Savings Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.9% 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 (22 Apr 25) ₹487.485 ↑ 0.71 (0.14 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,288 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Principal Pnb Asset Mgmt. Co. Priv. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.26 Sharpe Ratio 0.02 Information Ratio -0.26 Alpha Ratio -0.34 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹17,162 31 Mar 22 ₹21,396 31 Mar 23 ₹21,311 31 Mar 24 ₹29,041 31 Mar 25 ₹30,850 Returns for Principal Tax Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4% 3 Month 3.9% 6 Month -1.4% 1 Year 8.1% 3 Year 14.6% 5 Year 24.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 15.8% 2022 24.5% 2021 4.3% 2020 32.1% 2019 18.9% 2018 2.5% 2017 -9.2% 2016 48.8% 2015 6.2% 2014 2.7% Fund Manager information for Principal Tax Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Sudhir Kedia 29 Oct 19 5.42 Yr. Rohit Seksaria 1 Jan 22 3.25 Yr. Data below for Principal Tax Savings Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.55% Industrials 11.74% Consumer Cyclical 10.61% Technology 8.27% Health Care 6.81% Consumer Defensive 5.77% Energy 5.37% Basic Materials 5.31% Communication Services 4.95% Utility 1.37% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.71% Equity 93.29% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 09 | HDFCBANK9% ₹112 Cr 644,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK7% ₹89 Cr 737,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | RELIANCE4% ₹52 Cr 434,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 09 | INFY4% ₹52 Cr 306,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 13 | LT3% ₹42 Cr 134,000
↑ 19,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 05 | SBIN3% ₹37 Cr 532,000
↑ 88,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | 5322153% ₹32 Cr 311,000 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | INDIGO2% ₹28 Cr 63,000 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 14 | 5325382% ₹27 Cr 27,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25) (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 8901572% ₹25 Cr 221,000
↓ -62,000
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