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Top 3 Best Tax Saving ELSS Mutual Funds for 2025
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 3 ELSS Funds To Invest In 2025
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 (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 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 (%) 2024 (%) Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹45.6802
↑ 0.42 ₹3,405 -17.1 -16.9 16.3 22.7 26.5 47.7 DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹130.449
↑ 1.52 ₹14,981 -3 -9 17.7 18.3 27.8 23.9 L&T Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹122.986
↑ 1.20 ₹3,604 -8.9 -11.4 16.5 16.6 24.6 33 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 21 Mar 25 1. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.3% since its launch. Ranked 31 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 27.7% , 2023 was 40% and 2022 was 6.9% . SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 May 07 NAV (21 Mar 25) ₹408.632 ↑ 3.29 (0.81 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹25,724 on 28 Feb 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio 2.73 Alpha Ratio 4.92 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹13,246 28 Feb 22 ₹15,359 28 Feb 23 ₹17,009 29 Feb 24 ₹26,884 28 Feb 25 ₹28,223 Returns for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 21 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.3% 3 Month -3.7% 6 Month -9.6% 1 Year 12% 3 Year 24% 5 Year 30.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 27.7% 2023 40% 2022 6.9% 2021 31% 2020 18.9% 2019 4% 2018 -8.3% 2017 33% 2016 2.1% 2015 3.2% Fund Manager information for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund
Name Since Tenure Dinesh Balachandran 10 Sep 16 8.48 Yr. Data below for SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.05% Technology 10.54% Industrials 9.85% Consumer Cyclical 8.83% Energy 8.03% Basic Materials 7.4% Health Care 7.38% Utility 4.73% Consumer Defensive 4.14% Communication Services 3.31% Real Estate 0.97% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.62% Equity 90.24% Debt 0.14% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 07 | HDFCBANK7% ₹2,020 Cr 11,893,253
↑ 150,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 06 | RELIANCE4% ₹1,022 Cr 8,075,148 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | ICICIBANK3% ₹929 Cr 7,416,237 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹905 Cr 5,563,576 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | 5327793% ₹821 Cr 5,610,813
↑ 424,047 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | M&M3% ₹752 Cr 2,515,083 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 06 | SBIN3% ₹722 Cr 9,335,639 Tata Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | TATASTEEL3% ₹700 Cr 52,000,000 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | ITC2% ₹645 Cr 14,414,825 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 11 | 5322152% ₹638 Cr 6,473,332
↑ 1,981,000 2. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16.1% 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 (21 Mar 25) ₹45.6802 ↑ 0.42 (0.92 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,405 on 28 Feb 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.74 Sharpe Ratio -0.05 Information Ratio 0.52 Alpha Ratio 6.88 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹11,796 28 Feb 22 ₹13,633 28 Feb 23 ₹14,395 29 Feb 24 ₹21,754 28 Feb 25 ₹22,281 Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 21 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.9% 3 Month -17.1% 6 Month -16.9% 1 Year 16.3% 3 Year 22.7% 5 Year 26.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 47.7% 2023 37% 2022 1.8% 2021 32.1% 2020 8.8% 2019 13.2% 2018 -8.7% 2017 44% 2016 12.5% 2015 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 28 Feb 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 32.43% Consumer Cyclical 22.15% Financial Services 17.18% Technology 11.95% Real Estate 6.78% Basic Materials 6.03% Health Care 1.98% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.51% Equity 98.49% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5002516% ₹245 Cr 425,260 Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5433206% ₹219 Cr 9,923,692 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | KALYANKJIL4% ₹158 Cr 3,134,622 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | AMBER4% ₹153 Cr 235,044 Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | FLUOROCHEM4% ₹146 Cr 408,886 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE4% ₹143 Cr 1,055,205 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES4% ₹143 Cr 297,751 Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON4% ₹140 Cr 24,068,813 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | COFORGE4% ₹139 Cr 168,355 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX3% ₹135 Cr 235,083 3. HDFC Tax Saver Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of since its launch. Ranked 27 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 21.3% , 2023 was 33.2% and 2022 was 10.5% . HDFC Tax Saver Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Mar 96 NAV (21 Mar 25) ₹1,299.19 ↑ 12.63 (0.98 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,671 on 28 Feb 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.75 Sharpe Ratio 0.04 Information Ratio 2.26 Alpha Ratio 5.15 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹12,460 28 Feb 22 ₹15,005 28 Feb 23 ₹16,962 29 Feb 24 ₹24,594 28 Feb 25 ₹26,273 Returns for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 21 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.7% 3 Month -1.7% 6 Month -8.2% 1 Year 13.4% 3 Year 21.7% 5 Year 29.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 21.3% 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% Fund Manager information for HDFC Tax Saver Fund
Name Since Tenure Roshi Jain 13 Jan 22 3.13 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 1.69 Yr. Data below for HDFC Tax Saver Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 40.82% Consumer Cyclical 13.5% Health Care 10.74% Technology 6.67% Industrials 5.95% Communication Services 5.85% Basic Materials 5.51% Utility 1.27% Real Estate 1.15% Consumer Defensive 1.02% Energy 0.59% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.62% Equity 93.05% Debt 0.33% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK10% ₹1,503 Cr 12,000,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | HDFCBANK10% ₹1,495 Cr 8,800,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5322158% ₹1,282 Cr 13,000,000
↑ 1,400,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 19 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹813 Cr 5,000,000 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | 5000875% ₹799 Cr 5,400,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | MARUTI4% ₹677 Cr 550,000 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBILIFE4% ₹668 Cr 4,500,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹665 Cr 3,500,000 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | HCLTECH4% ₹578 Cr 3,350,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 06 | SBIN2% ₹309 Cr 4,000,000
↓ -500,000
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