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ELSS vs Tax Saving FD
Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS)
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.
Tax Saving Fixed Deposits
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.
Highlights of Tax Saver FD
Let us look at the key highlights of the tax saver FD -
- Only individuals and members of hindu undivided family (HUF) can invest in the tax saving FD scheme
- The minimum investment amount of the tax saver FD varies from Bank to bank
- The lock-in period of the tax saving FD is five years
- You can get tax deductions up to Rs. 1,50,000
- There is no provision for premature withdrawal
- You cannot apply for loan against these tax saver FD
- Investment in these tax saver FDs can be done in any private or public sector bank (except co-operative and rural banks)
- Investment made in Post Office Time Deposit for the period of over five years also qualifies as tax saving FD
- You can transfer the Post Office FD from one Post Office to another
- The interest earned from this type of FD is taxable and will be deducted from the source
- Tax saving deposit account can be opened individually as well as jointly.
- In case of a joint account, the tax benefit will be enjoyed by the first holder of the joint account
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ELSS vs FD - Comparison
Here is a quick overview of the of the differences between ELSS and Tax Saving FDs over various parameters:
| Parameter | FD | ELSS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Top ELSS Mutual Funds FY 24 - 25
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹51.3947
↑ 0.75 ₹4,074 0.6 14.6 49.6 23.2 22.7 37 IDBI Equity Advantage Fund Growth ₹43.39
↑ 0.04 ₹485 9.7 15.1 16.9 20.8 10 Franklin India Taxshield Growth ₹1,423.21
↑ 6.66 ₹6,833 -2.7 8 31.3 17 20 31.2 JM Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹47.4845
↑ 0.35 ₹181 -6.1 6.1 34.9 16.9 21.2 30.9 Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 Growth ₹68.6676
↑ 0.33 ₹210 -6.1 -3.5 17.6 16.7 11.6 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 19 Nov 24
*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 The Scheme will seek to invest predominantly in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments with the objective to provide investors with opportunities for capital appreciation and income along with the benefit of income-tax deduction(under section 80C of the Income-tax Act, 1961) on their investments. Investments in this scheme would be subject to a statutory lock-in of 3 years from the date of allotment to be eligible for income-tax benefits under Section 80C. There can be no assurance that the investment objective under the scheme will be realized. IDBI Equity Advantage Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 10 Sep 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDBI Equity 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 main objective of the scheme is to provide the investor long term capital growth as also tax benefit under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 2 Mar 15. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.1% 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 (19 Nov 24) ₹51.3947 ↑ 0.75 (1.48 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,074 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.74 Sharpe Ratio 3.58 Information Ratio 1.56 Alpha Ratio 22.87 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,099 31 Oct 21 ₹14,648 31 Oct 22 ₹14,723 31 Oct 23 ₹17,301 31 Oct 24 ₹28,444 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -6.1% 3 Month 0.6% 6 Month 14.6% 1 Year 49.6% 3 Year 23.2% 5 Year 22.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.1% 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 0.89 Yr. Niket Shah 17 Oct 23 1.04 Yr. Santosh Singh 1 Oct 24 0.08 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 1.94 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 32.36% Consumer Cyclical 25.26% Financial Services 17.45% Technology 7.49% Real Estate 6.96% Health Care 5.64% Basic Materials 4.32% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.53% Equity 99.47% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5002517% ₹303 Cr 425,260 Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433206% ₹259 Cr 10,702,790
↓ -1,075,547 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | KALYANKJIL5% ₹217 Cr 3,296,932 Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | INOXWIND4% ₹178 Cr 7,946,960 Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | FLUOROCHEM4% ₹176 Cr 408,886 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE4% ₹173 Cr 1,055,205 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES4% ₹162 Cr 297,751 Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON4% ₹161 Cr 24,068,813 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX4% ₹153 Cr 235,083 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | APARINDS4% ₹149 Cr 148,305 2. IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16% since its launch. Ranked 21 in ELSS category. . IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Sep 13 NAV (28 Jul 23) ₹43.39 ↑ 0.04 (0.09 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹485 on 30 Jun 23 Category Equity - ELSS AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.39 Sharpe Ratio 1.21 Information Ratio -1.13 Alpha Ratio 1.78 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,193 31 Oct 21 ₹13,700 31 Oct 22 ₹13,964 Returns for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.1% 3 Month 9.7% 6 Month 15.1% 1 Year 16.9% 3 Year 20.8% 5 Year 10% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Fund Manager information for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for IDBI Equity Advantage Fund as on 30 Jun 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 3. Franklin India Taxshield
CAGR/Annualized return of 21.4% since its launch. Ranked 28 in ELSS category. Return for 2023 was 31.2% , 2022 was 5.4% and 2021 was 36.7% . Franklin India Taxshield
Growth Launch Date 10 Apr 99 NAV (19 Nov 24) ₹1,423.21 ↑ 6.66 (0.47 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,833 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 2.24 Information Ratio 0.89 Alpha Ratio 4.48 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,045 31 Oct 21 ₹15,335 31 Oct 22 ₹16,015 31 Oct 23 ₹18,141 31 Oct 24 ₹25,423 Returns for Franklin India Taxshield
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -5.2% 3 Month -2.7% 6 Month 8% 1 Year 31.3% 3 Year 17% 5 Year 20% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 21.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 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% 2014 56.9% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Taxshield
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 2 May 16 8.51 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 0.92 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Taxshield as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 27.04% Consumer Cyclical 13.61% Industrials 12.88% Technology 10.08% Consumer Defensive 6.59% Communication Services 6% Basic Materials 5.53% Health Care 5.51% Utility 4.29% Energy 4.04% Real Estate 0.73% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.94% Equity 97.06% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK8% ₹579 Cr 4,546,914 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANK8% ₹565 Cr 3,260,417
↑ 215,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 | BHARTIARTL6% ₹403 Cr 2,356,802 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY5% ₹361 Cr 1,922,741 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LT4% ₹325 Cr 883,853 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5322154% ₹278 Cr 2,252,948 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | HCLTECH4% ₹263 Cr 1,462,587 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | UNITDSPR4% ₹262 Cr 1,650,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | 5325553% ₹225 Cr 5,086,849 Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433203% ₹205 Cr 7,500,000 4. JM Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 9.8% 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 (19 Nov 24) ₹47.4845 ↑ 0.35 (0.74 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹181 on 31 Oct 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC JM Financial Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.4 Sharpe Ratio 2.41 Information Ratio 0.63 Alpha Ratio 10.75 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,702 31 Oct 21 ₹15,817 31 Oct 22 ₹15,662 31 Oct 23 ₹17,953 31 Oct 24 ₹26,849 Returns for JM Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -6.8% 3 Month -6.1% 6 Month 6.1% 1 Year 34.9% 3 Year 16.9% 5 Year 21.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.8% 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 Satish Ramanathan 1 Oct 24 0.08 Yr. Asit Bhandarkar 31 Dec 21 2.84 Yr. Chaitanya Choksi 18 Jul 14 10.3 Yr. Ruchi Fozdar 4 Oct 24 0.08 Yr. Data below for JM Tax Gain Fund as on 31 Oct 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 19.39% Industrials 18.36% Consumer Cyclical 13.99% Technology 13% Basic Materials 12.7% Consumer Defensive 7.86% Health Care 7.16% Communication Services 3.14% Utility 1.8% Real Estate 1.11% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.24% Equity 99.76% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 11 | HDFCBANK5% ₹10 Cr 55,131
↓ -3,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | INFY5% ₹9 Cr 49,465 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | ICICIBANK4% ₹7 Cr 55,975
↑ 5,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | LT3% ₹6 Cr 16,750 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | SBIN3% ₹5 Cr 62,900 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹5 Cr 30,700
↑ 7,500 Newgen Software Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | NEWGEN2% ₹4 Cr 31,750 Bajaj Auto Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | 5329772% ₹4 Cr 4,050
↑ 1,850 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | SBILIFE2% ₹4 Cr 23,000
↑ 3,500 Hindalco Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | HINDALCO2% ₹4 Cr 54,000 5. Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
CAGR/Annualized return of 8.4% since its launch. . Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
Growth Launch Date 2 Mar 15 NAV (11 Mar 22) ₹68.6676 ↑ 0.33 (0.48 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹210 on 31 Jan 22 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd. Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.55 Sharpe Ratio 2.51 Information Ratio -0.09 Alpha Ratio 5.69 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,931 31 Oct 21 ₹16,353 Returns for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 Nov 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.9% 3 Month -6.1% 6 Month -3.5% 1 Year 17.6% 3 Year 16.7% 5 Year 11.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Fund Manager information for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
Name Since Tenure Data below for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 as on 31 Jan 22
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity
Should you Invest in ELSS or Tax saving FDs?
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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