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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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(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 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 Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹55.0957
↓ -1.00 ₹4,187 0.2 15 51.2 29.1 24.2 37 L&T Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹135.058
↓ -3.12 ₹4,303 -2.7 6.2 36.8 20.7 19.5 28.4 DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹134.444
↓ -2.25 ₹16,835 -6.2 3.7 27.6 20.5 21.1 30 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 20 Dec 24 1. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.8% 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 (20 Dec 24) ₹55.0957 ↓ -1.00 (-1.78 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,187 on 30 Nov 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.74 Sharpe Ratio 3.36 Information Ratio 1.64 Alpha Ratio 21.74 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹10,204 30 Nov 21 ₹14,302 30 Nov 22 ₹15,086 30 Nov 23 ₹19,044 30 Nov 24 ₹28,882 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 20 Dec 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.2% 3 Month 0.2% 6 Month 15% 1 Year 51.2% 3 Year 29.1% 5 Year 24.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.8% 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 0.98 Yr. Niket Shah 17 Oct 23 1.13 Yr. Santosh Singh 1 Oct 24 0.17 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 2.03 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 30 Nov 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 31.68% Consumer Cyclical 24.69% Financial Services 17.08% Technology 9.32% Real Estate 7.04% Health Care 4.9% Basic Materials 3.86% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.19% Equity 98.81% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | TRENT7% ₹289 Cr 425,260 Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433207% ₹278 Cr 9,923,692
↓ -779,098 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | KALYANKJIL5% ₹227 Cr 3,134,622
↓ -162,310 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES4% ₹178 Cr 297,751 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE4% ₹174 Cr 1,055,205 Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | FLUOROCHEM4% ₹162 Cr 408,886 Premier Energies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | PREMIERENE4% ₹155 Cr 1,267,798 Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | INOXWIND4% ₹152 Cr 7,946,960 Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON4% ₹152 Cr 24,068,813 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | APARINDS4% ₹150 Cr 148,305 2. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 12.5% 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 (20 Dec 24) ₹424.324 ↓ -6.96 (-1.61 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹27,847 on 30 Nov 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio 2.15 Information Ratio 2.04 Alpha Ratio 10.42 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹10,952 30 Nov 21 ₹15,245 30 Nov 22 ₹17,048 30 Nov 23 ₹21,607 30 Nov 24 ₹29,977 Returns for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 20 Dec 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.1% 3 Month -6.1% 6 Month 1% 1 Year 33% 3 Year 25.9% 5 Year 24.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.5% 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 8.23 Yr. Data below for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund as on 30 Nov 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 24.98% Technology 10% Industrials 9.89% Consumer Cyclical 8.39% Energy 8.14% Basic Materials 7.78% Health Care 7.22% Utility 4.56% Consumer Defensive 4.22% Communication Services 3.25% Real Estate 1.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.82% Equity 90.18% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 07 | HDFCBANK8% ₹2,109 Cr 11,743,253 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 06 | RELIANCE4% ₹1,043 Cr 8,075,148 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | ICICIBANK3% ₹964 Cr 7,416,237 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹905 Cr 5,563,576 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 06 | SBIN3% ₹783 Cr 9,335,639 Tata Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TATASTEEL3% ₹752 Cr 52,000,000 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | M&M3% ₹746 Cr 2,515,083 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | TORNTPOWER3% ₹742 Cr 4,910,813 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | ITC2% ₹687 Cr 14,414,825 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | TCS2% ₹641 Cr 1,500,000 3. 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 (20 Dec 24) ₹1,321.56 ↓ -20.10 (-1.50 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,945 on 30 Nov 24 Category Equity - ELSS AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.75 Sharpe Ratio 2.05 Information Ratio 1.74 Alpha Ratio 6.81 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Nov 19 ₹10,000 30 Nov 20 ₹9,761 30 Nov 21 ₹14,028 30 Nov 22 ₹16,324 30 Nov 23 ₹19,554 30 Nov 24 ₹25,896 Returns for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 20 Dec 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.7% 3 Month -6.6% 6 Month 1.9% 1 Year 24.6% 3 Year 23.3% 5 Year 20.6% 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 2.88 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 1.45 Yr. Data below for HDFC Tax Saver Fund as on 30 Nov 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 42.08% Health Care 12.33% Consumer Cyclical 11.93% Technology 8.25% Communication Services 5.66% Industrials 4.96% Basic Materials 2.85% Real Estate 1.44% Utility 1.31% Consumer Defensive 1% Energy 0.58% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.29% Equity 92.39% Debt 0.32% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK10% ₹1,667 Cr 12,900,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | HDFCBANK10% ₹1,614 Cr 9,300,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5322158% ₹1,276 Cr 11,000,000 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | 5000875% ₹838 Cr 5,400,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹806 Cr 5,000,000
↓ -300,000 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBILIFE4% ₹714 Cr 4,400,000
↑ 100,000 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | HCLTECH4% ₹636 Cr 3,604,000
↓ -1,396,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹606 Cr 3,500,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | MARUTI3% ₹554 Cr 500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 06 | SBIN3% ₹451 Cr 5,500,000