Best ELSS Funds to invest in FY 2025-26
This Discussion is again a continuation of our discussion which we had las year, I Have kept the ELSS just 1 year discussion as this is the time most people start think about how to invest and take that tax benefit. Lets first give you peek to last year discussion click this link and you would can see what was status of the funds .
From the last fund discussion , the following funds are not part
- Franklin India ELSS tax saver fund
- Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund – Growth
- HSBC ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
- Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
In its place I have added
- Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
- Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
This could be various reasons they have not performed at that level. AUM is Still small. Also i wanted to restrict to top 10 funds by returns. And than delve deeper to see what was the reason they performed . As i alway say and want you to be very aware about your asset allocations and you need to to understand which fund would fit in your portfolio , take help of an advisor .
You can book a call with us to help with financial planning and personal finance click this link and book your slot. | Fund Name | Year Of inception | Fund rating ( Crisil rated ) | Portfolio Size ( In Cr ) | Expense ratio | PE ratios | Exit Load | Benchmark |
| HDFC ELSS tax saver fund Regular Growth | 1996 | 5 | 17194.6 | 1.7 | 22.39 | 3 years Lock-in | Nifty 500 TRI |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 2008 | 4 | 224.18 | 2.09 | 18.98 | 3 years Lock-in | BSE 500 TRI |
| Quant ELSS tax saver fund ( G) | 2000 | 2 | 12444.11 | 1.64 | 23.58 | 3 years Lock-in | Nifty 500 TRI |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 2015 | 4 | 27069.09 | 1.54 | 21.73 | 3 years Lock-in | Nifty 500 TRI |
| SBI long term equity Regular Growth | 2007 | 5 | 31782.82 | 1.57 | 20.06 | 3 years Lock-in | BSE 500 TRI |
| DSP ELSS tax saver fund | 2007 | 5 | 17241.31 | 1.63 | 17.60 | 3 years Lock-in | Nifty 500 TRI |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 2008 | 3 | 224.19 | 2.37 | 27 | 3 years Lock-in | BSE 500 TRI |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax saver fund regular Growth | 2009 | 1 | 1417.05Â | 1.97 | 23.04 | 3 years Lock-in | BSE 500 TRI |
| Axis ELSS Tax saver fund | 2009 | 2 | 35171.95 | 1.54 | 27.75 | 3 years Lock-in | Nifty 500 TRI |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS tax saver fund Growth | 2015 | 4 | 4514.53 | 1.80 | 44.18 | 3 years Lock-in | Nifty 500 TRI |
HDFC ELSS tax saver fund Regular Growth :Â
The fund rated as 5 star by CRISIL, this rating has improved from last time, launched in 1996. The current portfolio size of Rs 17,194.6 cr with expense ratio of 1.7. The fund’s current PE is 22.39. The fund is following the benchmark of NIFTY 500TRI.
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G):Â
This fund is a new entry in our discussion, was launched in 2008, Currently rated as 4 Star by CRISIL. Very small fund size of 224.18 cr. High expense ratio of 2.09. PE of the fund is 18.98. The fund is benchmarked against BSE 500 TRI.Â
Quant ELSS tax saver fund :Â
This fund was launched in the year 2000 , The CRISLI rated as 2 star , the fund has been losing its star rating since last year it was a 3 star rated fund. The AUM of the fund is 12,444.11 cr with expense ratio as 1.64. The fund has a high PE of 23.58. Benchmark against NIFTY 500 TRI
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G):Â
This is another fund which has made an entry into the discussion. The fund was launched in 2015, Currently rated 4 star by CRISIL. By size this is the 3rd largest fund in the category with AUM of Cr 27,069.09. Expense ratio of 1.54. PE of 21.73. Benchmarked against NIFTY 500 TRI
SBI long term equity Regular Growth :Â
This fund was launched in the year 2007, Currently rated as 5 star by CRISIL, the fund has maintained its rating from last discussion. The fund current is 2nd highest AUM In category Cr 31,782.82 , a great increase in the fund AUM from 27,559.31 cr, with expense ratio of 1.57. PE of the fund is 20.06. Benchmarked with BSE 500 TRI.
DSP ELSS tax saver fund:
The fund was launched in the year 2007, Currently rated 5 star by CRISIL, the rating has improved from last 4 star. Decent fund size of 17,241.31. Expense ratio of 1.63. PE of 17.60. Benchmarked against NIFTY 500 TRI.
JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G):Â
The fund was launched in the year 2008, Currently rated as a 3 star fund , its rating has crashed from last time. It was rated 5 stars last year. The fund has a very small size of 224.19 Cr. THE current PE of 27. Benchmarked against BSE 500 TRI.
Bank of India ELSS Tax saver fund regular (G):
The fund was launched in the year 2009, rated 1 star by CRISIL, down from 3 star last year. The AUM of 1417.05 has de grown from last year of 1435.9 Cr. High expense ratio of 1.97. PE of 23.04. Benchmarked against BSE 500 TRI.
Axis ELSS Tax saver fund (G) :Â
This fund has the biggest fund size in the category and was launched in 2009, currently rated 2 star by CRISIL, the rating has moved up from 1 star last year. Fund AUM is 35,171.95 cr massive increase from last year 26,533.13 cr. The expense ratio of the fund is 1.54. PE of the fund is 27.75. Benchmark against NIFTY 500 TRI.
Motilal Oswal ELSS tax saver fund (G) :
The fund was launched in 2015, Currently rated as 4 star, rating has been downgraded from 5 star last year. The AUM of the fund is 4514.53 cr. The expense ratio of the fund is 1.80. PE of the fund is 44.18. The benchmark of the fund is NIFTY 500 TRI.
Trailing Returns :
| Scheme | 1 year | 2 year | 3 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 years | 15 years |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | 10.87 | 22.74 | 21.09 | 24 | 16.68 | 14.59 | 12.38 |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 3.75 | 18.25 | 16.38 | 18.17 | 13.27 | 16.12 | 16.12 |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 5.36 | 16.09 | 14.87 | 26.06 | 22.86 | 20.87 | 13.61 |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 12.09 | 19.53 | 17.19 | 19.16 | 17.77 | – | – |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 7.07 | 23.02 | 23.27 | 24.22 | 18.76 | 15.19 | 13.6 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | 8.06 | 21.83 | 19.54 | 21.64 | 18.48 | 16.38 | 14.41 |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 6.41 | 20.71 | 20.3 | 20.87 | 18.49 | 16.61 | 13.07 |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 0.17 | 15.37 | 16.98 | 19.72 | 19.24 | 16.02 | 13.11 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 7.86 | 16.14 | 13.45 | 13.3 | 13.34 | 12.75 | 14.36 |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | 5.22 | 24.78 | 24.85 | 23.54 | 18.63 | 17.18 | – |
1 year trailingÂ
1st quartile : 9.75-13:Â HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
2rd quartile : 6.5- 9.75: SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
3rd quartile : 3.25-6.5: Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
4th quartile : Â 0-3.25 : Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
3 years trailing returnÂ
1st quartile :Â 21.25-25%Â Â : SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
2rd quartile :Â 17.5-21.25% : HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
3rd quartile : 13.75-17.5% : Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
4th quartile :Â 10- 13.75% : Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
5 years trailing returnsÂ
1st quartile : 23.25-27%Â Â : HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
2rd quartile :19.5-23.25%Â : Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
3rd quartile : 15.75-19.5%: Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
4th quartile : 12-15.75%Â Â :Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
7 Years Trailing returns :Â
1st quartile : 20-23% :Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
2rd quartile :17-20 %Â :Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
3rd quartile : 14-17 %:HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G)
4th quartile : 11- 14 %:Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
10Â years trailing returnsÂ
1st quartile  : 18.5-21%- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
2rd quartile  : 16-18.5%-Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
3rd quartile : 13.5-16%- HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
4th quartile  : 11-13.5%- Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) was not launchedÂ
15Â years trailing returnsÂ
1st quartile  : 15.25-17%   :Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)Â
2rd quartile  :13.5%-15.25%:Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
3rd quartile : 11.75-13.5% : HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
4th quartile  : 10-11.75%    Â
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) and Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) were not launched.
Rolling returnsÂ
| Return % | Return Consistency (% of times) | |||||||||
| Average | Median | MaximumReturn % | Minimum | Less than 0% | 0-8% | 8-12% | 12-15% | 15-20% | Greater Than 20% | |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | 14.16 | 14.17 | 38.65 | -11.54 | 9.02 | 15.99 | 17.77 | 9.99 | 14.73 | 32.5 |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 21.26 | 11.05 | 77.99 | -8.3 | 3.99 | 2.8 | 7.25 | 4.94 | 15.77 | 27.32 |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 16.74 | 16.56 | 52.94 | -16.55 | 17 | 6.54 | 6.55 | 10.01 | 20.14 | 39.76 |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 17.31 | 17.93 | 34.91 | -2.75 | 0.48 | 8.55 | 6.25 | 10.54 | 45.62 | 28.56 |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 15 | 15.59 | 34.85 | -8.79 | 4.15 | 23.51 | 13.43 | 7.7 | 16.74 | 34.47 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | 16.39 | 17.47 | 33.61 | -5.97 | 3.02 | 14.2 | 10.96 | 9.81 | 25.11 | 36.9 |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 14.54 | 15.86 | 32.06 | -9.21 | 11.67 | 8.51 | 8.77 | 14.14 | 26.71 | 30.21 |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 15.34 | 15.94 | 32.65 | -4.96 | 4.11 | 17.73 | 8.15 | 16.03 | 21.9 | 32.06 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 16.17 | 14.03 | 38.24 | 0.6 | 0 | 10.28 | 25.23 | 20.87 | 18.21 | 25.4 |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | 16.12 | 16.56 | 32.71 | -5.84 | 7.64 | 7.18 | 11.63 | 16.6 | 21.23 | 35.73 |
We have considered the rolling returns starting 2009 with a 3 years rolling period. A better would have been 5 years at least but since the lock in is 3 years people would like to get out at the time .
15% > Is the returns that we look forward toÂ
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 47% of times |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 43% of times |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 59% of times |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 74% of times |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 51% of times |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 62% of times |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 56% of times |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 53% of times |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 43% of times |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | Was able to deliver 56% of times |
12% Rolling Returns and negative returnsÂ
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 57% of times |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 48% of times |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 69% of times |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 84% of times |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 58% of times |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 71% of times |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 71% of times |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Was able to deliver 69% of times |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Was able to deliver 64% of times |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | Was able to deliver 73% of times |
Vs BenchmarkÂ
| Scheme | 1 year | 3 year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | 10.87 | 21.09 | 24 | 14.59 |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 3.75 | 16.38 | 18.17 | 16.12 |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 5.36 | 14.87 | 26.06 | 20.87 |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 12.09 | 17.19 | 19.16 | – |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 7.07 | 23.27 | 24.22 | 15.19 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | 8.06 | 19.54 | 21.64 | 16.38 |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 6.41 | 20.3 | 20.87 | 16.61 |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 0.17 | 16.98 | 19.72 | 16.02 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 7.86 | 13.45 | 13.3 | 12.75 |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | 5.22 | 24.85 | 23.54 | 17.18 |
| NIFTY 500 TRI | 9.79 | 16.07 | 19.27 | 15.09 |
1 year trailingÂ
1st quartile : 9.75-13:Â HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G),Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund(G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) could not beat the index
3 years trailing returnÂ
1st quartile :Â 21.25-25%Â Â : SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
2rd quartile :Â 17.5-21.25% : HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
3rth quartile : 13.75-17.5% : Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) could not beat the index.
5 years trailing returnsÂ
1st quartile : 23.25-27%Â Â : HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
2rd quartile :19.5-23.25%Â : Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
3rth quartile : 15.75-19.5%: , Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) could not beat the index
10Â years trailing returnsÂ
1st quartile  : 18.5-21%- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G)
2rd quartile  : 16-18.5%-Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G), JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G), Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G)
3rth quartile : 13.5-16%- , SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G)
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G), HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) could not beat the indexÂ
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) was not launchedÂ
You can book a call with us to help with financial planning and personal finance click this link and book your slot. Risks And Reward Ratios:
| Fund Name | Alpha 3Y | Alpha 5Y | Alpha 10Y | Beta 3Y | Beta 5Y | Beta 10Y | Std deviation 3Y | Std Deviation 5Y | Std Deviation 10Y | Sharpe Ratio 3Y | Sharpe Ratio 5Y | Sharpe Ratio 10Y | Sortino Ratio |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | 5.77 | 6.21 | 0.14 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.96 | 11.22 | 12.36 | 16.9 | 1.21 | 1.5 | 0.55 | 2.01 |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 2 | 1.49 | -0.78 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 11.19 | 12.45 | 15.46 | 0.86 | 1.1 | 0.49 | 1.54 |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | -1.88 | 4.92 | 5.68 | 1.16 | 1.02 | 1 | 16.31 | 17.26 | 18.86 | 0.55 | 1.15 | 0.8 | 1.06 |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 1.64 | 0.84 | – | 0.96 | 0.94 | – | 12.79 | 13.69 | – | 0.84 | 1.07 | – | 1.25 |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | 6.61 | 5.01 | 0.43 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 13.06 | 13.66 | 16.6 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 0.57 | 1.97 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | 2.95 | 2.66 | 1.28 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1 | 13.12 | 14.22 | 17.27 | 0.92 | 1.18 | 0.62 | 1.83 |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | 3.67 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1 | 1424 | 15.51 | 17.67 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 0.62 | 1.37 |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | -0.24 | 0.07 | 1.23 | 1.14 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 16.28 | 16.12 | 17.96 | 0.64 | 0.94 | 0.59 | 0.93 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | -1.18 | -5.21 | -1.44 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 12.8 | 16.09 | 16.58 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.97 |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | 6.33 | 3.34 | 2.41 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 18.83 | 1793 | 18.44 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 0.64 | 0.99 |
Fund managers Longevity :Â
| Fund Name | Fund manager name | Designation | Industry Experience | Duration with Current AMC | Duration of managing the fund | Number of fund |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | Roshi Jain | Senior Fund Manager – Equities | 23 years | 4 years | 4 years | 3 |
| Mr. Dhruv Muchhal | Equity Analyst and Fund Manager for Overseas Investments | 13Years + | 6 years 2 months | 2 years | 10 | |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Christy Mathai | Fund Manager | 9 years + | 9 yeas 8 months | 3 years | 2 |
| George Thomas | Fund Manager | 9 Years + | 9 years 6 months | 4 years | 2 | |
| Ketan Gujarathi | Associate Fund Manager | 11 years + | 11 Years 3 months | 1 years | 1 | |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Sandeep Tandon | CIO & Founder | 17 Years 11 Month | 17 Years 11 Month | 1 | >20 |
| Ankit Pande | Fund Manager, quant MF | 13 years | 9 years | 6 | >20 | |
| Varun Pattani | Fund Manager at quant MF | 8 years 5 months | 4 years 6 months | 1 | >20 | |
| Ayusha Kumbhat | Fund Manager @ quant MF | 2 year 8 months | 2 years 2 months | 1 | >20 | |
| Yug Tibrewal | Investment Analyst | 5 years 5 months | 3 years 7 months | 1 | >20 | |
| Sameer Kate | Fund manager | 21 years | 9 months | 9 months | >20 | |
| Sanjeev Sharma | Fund Manager | 20 years | 9 years 1 month | 9 years | >20 | |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Mr Neelesh Surana | CIO | 17 years & 11 months | 17 years & 11 months | 10 Years | 2 |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Dinesh Balachandran | Head of equity | 24 years + | 13 years & 9 months | 9 years | 5 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | Mr Rohit Singhania | Co-head Equities and fund manager | 26 Years | 20 years 3 months | 21 Years | 5 |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Mr.Deepak Gupta | Head of Research & Senior Fund Manager – Equity | 31 years | 1 year | 1 year | 10 |
| Mr. Satish Ramanathan | Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Equity | 32 years | 5 years 11 months | 1 year | 9 | |
| Mr. Asit Bhandarkar | Senior Fund Manager – Equity | 23 Years | 19 years | 4 years | 10 | |
| Ms. Ruchi Fozdar | Fund Manager – Fixed Income | 12 Years + | 2 years 7 months | 1 year | 16 | |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Mr Alok Singh | CIO | 25 Years + | 13 years 8 months | 4 years | 5 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Mr. Ashish Naik | Fund Manager | 18 years + | 16 years 4 months | 2 years | 4 |
| Mr. Shreyash Devalkar | Head Of equities | 23 year + | 9 years 1 month | 2 years | 8 | |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | Mr Rakesh Shetty | Fund manager Fixed income | 20 yeasr + | 3 years 1 month | 3 years | >20 |
| Mr Ajay Khandelwal | Fund manager | 17 Years + | 2 years 1 months | 2 years | 15 | |
| Mr Atul Mehra | Fund manager | 17 Years + | 12 years | 1 years | 15 |
Portfolio :Â
| Fund Name | Strategy | Top Sectors( %) | Top Stock( %) | Allocation( %) | No of Stocks | Portfolio Churn( %) |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver Reg (G) | Blend Growth and value | Financial : 42.41 Consumer disc : 18.09 Technology : 9.99 Healthcare : 9.41 Materials : 6.08 | HDFC bank : 9.53 ICICI Bank : 8.61 Axis bank : 8.60 Maruti Suzuki : 5.18 Sbi life : 5.12 | Large cap: 81.34 Mid cap : 7.63 Small cap : 5.59 Cash : 5.14 Debt : 0.3 REIT : 0 | 54 | 27.22 |
| Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Value and quality | Financial : 43.37 Technology : 18.63 Consumer disc : 13.17 Healthcare : 5.08 Materials : 4.93 | HDFC : 8.89 ICICI bank : 6.68 TCS : 4.78 Infosys : 4.73 SBI : 4.58 Hero : 4.09 | Large cap: 67.91 Mid cap :22.98 Small cap : 0 Cash : 9.11 Debt : 0 REIT : 0 | 30 | 15.65 |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Growth and Quality | Energy & utility : 28.59 Financial : 24 Industrial : 11.52 Consumer Disc : 9.58 Material : 7.13 | L&T : 9.46 Reliance : 9.34 Adani Power: 7.92 Jio Fin: 7.32 Samvardhana Motherson : 6.37 LIC: 4.94Â | Large cap: 86.63 Mid cap :9.41 Small cap : .70 Cash : 3.25 Debt : 0 REIT : 0 | 36 | 132.14 |
| Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Growth & Quality | Financial : 34.25 Technology : 15.50 Consumer disc : 11.37 Healthcare : 10.12 Industrial : 8.80 | HDFC : 9.57 ICICI : 4.84 Axis : 4.29 Infosys : 3.93 SBI : 3.89 ITC : 3.82 | Large cap: 72.16 Mid cap :22.72 Small cap : 3.56 Cash : 0 Debt : 1.56 REIT : 0 | 76 | 126.98 |
| SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Value and growth blend | Financial : 28.8 Energy & Utility : 13.4 Technology : 12.01 Materials : 11.73 Consumer disc : 9.57 | HDFC bank : 8.88 Reliance : 5.27 TATA Steel : 3.57 ICICI bank : 3.14 Cipla : 2.88 ITC : 2.83 | Large cap: 65.77 Mid cap :19.52 Small cap : 8.20 Cash : 6.38 Debt : 0.13 REIT : 0 | 72 | 19.46 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg Fund (G) | Growth and value blend | Financial : 38.11 Technology : 14.47 Healthcare : 9.64 Energy & Utility : 9.52 Consumer disc : 9.07 Materials : 8.18 | SBI : 6.52 Infosys : 6.48 HDFC : 6.39 Axis : 6.11 ICICI : 5.34 Airtel :3.40 M&M : 3.08 | Large cap: 73.47 Mid cap :22.70 Small cap : 3.08 Cash : 0.75 Debt : 0 REIT : 0 | 62 | 34.22 |
| JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Growth & Quality | Financial : 26.72 Industrial : 17.51 Technology : 14.18 Consumer disc : 13.17 Healthcare : 8.85 Materials : 7.64 | HDFC : 4.33 Reliance : 3.54 L&T : 3.53 ICICI : 3.36 Maruti : 2.86 One97Com : 2.76 | Large cap: 51.60 Mid cap :34.10 Small cap : 13.08 Cash : 1.22 Debt : 0 REIT : 0 | 50 | 92.75 |
| Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg (G) | Growth and Quality | Financial : 25.46 Industrial : 16.78 Material : 13.76 Energy & utility : 9.81 Consumer disc : 9.11 Consumer staple : 6.03 | Vedanta : 4.92 SBI : 4.39 ICICI : 3.84 Hindustan aero : 3.47 Acutass Chemical 3.45 Airtel : 3.41 ITC : 3.32 | Large cap: 65.49 Mid cap :15.34 Small cap : 14.18 Cash : 4.69 Debt : 0.30 REIT : 0 | 53 | 72.10 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund (G) | Growth & Quality | Financial : 29.53 Technology : 15.61 Consumer disc : 12.51 Industrial : 11.30 Healthcare : 9.07 Material :8.47 | HDFC : 7.55 ICICI : 5.88 Airtel : 4.75 Bajaj Finance : 4.43 Infosys : 3.56 L&T : 2.64 | Large cap: 84.65 Mid cap :13.57 Small cap : 0.22 Cash : 0.17 Debt : 1.39 REIT : 0 | 97 | 46.29 |
| Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Reg(G) | Growth, Quality & Volatility | Industrial : 24.06 Consumer disc : 17.57 Financial : 17.44 Technology : 12.48 Materials : 9.49 Energy & Utility : 7.6 | Eternal : 6.31 MCX : 5.31 Waree Energies : 4.43 Kaynes Tech: 4.30 Amber tech : 4.28 Prestige Estate : 4.16 | Large cap: 39.07 Mid cap :55.74 Small cap : 5.02 Cash : 0.17 Debt : 0 REIT : 0 | 31 | 53.33 |
Conclusion :
This fund category is a prime example of a behemoth fund falling from its peak. Which proves the point: just chasing the best fund may not be the best choice. Also you need an advisor who can help you find the best fund.
As always please discuss with your wealth manager or advisor the funds listed and find the best suited fund. As the funds also go through cycles as they invest into stock market and have a strategy in place.
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Simran Kaur
November 25, 2025Great list — thanks for sharing the top ELSS funds for FY 2025-26. Very useful for long-term tax saving + growth.
admin
November 25, 2025Yes Every year i analyse ELSS which could be included in your portfolio based on various parameters, For more understanding you can reach us
Manish Choudhary
November 25, 2025Nice breakdown. I like that ELSS gives both tax benefits (via 80C) and potential for equity returns.
admin
November 25, 2025Yes, ELSS provides a great tax saving option along with benefit of investing in equity
Chaitanya Boora
November 25, 2025Good reminder about the 3-year lock-in period, that’s one advantage ELSS has over many other 80C options.
admin
November 25, 2025Yes out of all investment option ELSS does offer an early exit , but since you are investing in a equity linked instrument it is advised that you should not consider it for 3 years , a minimum horizon of 5 years or even more i advised while investing in a Equity based product.
Brijesh Choudhary
November 27, 2025Really helpful that you highlighted funds with strong 5-year returns. According to ET, some ELSS funds are giving up to ~30% in 5-year CAGR.
admin
November 27, 2025This data was compiled on 15 November 2027, the CAGR returns have been shown for all 3 years/ 5 years/ 7 years/10 years trailing returns blog as on 15 November 2027
Himanshu Varma
November 27, 2025Thanks for pointing out the risk. ELSS is equity-oriented, so it’s not just a fixed-income tax-saving tool.
admin
November 27, 2025Yes that is very important difference to understand!!!
Dheeraj Gupta
November 28, 2025I appreciate the clear comparison of funds, helps decide which ELSS suits my risk appetite and tax goals.
Darshdeep Singh
November 28, 2025Good call on using SIP for ELSS. Investing regularly can make it easier to stay invested and ride out market ups and downs.
Aviraj Sharma
December 1, 2025Very timely post, with the new tax regime discussions, I was wondering how much ELSS still makes sense for tax-saving. This helps a lot.