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Equity: ELSS funds

What are Equity: ELSS funds?

Funds Included	All Fund Returns (3Y annualised)	Top 5 fund Returns (3Y annualised)
42	18.56%	23.99%

This fund category is an example of Equity Scheme funds.

These funds mainly invest in equity i.e. shares and equity-related instruments. They are suitable for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation and willing to tolerate short-term market volatility. Equity funds may focus on specific sectors, investment styles, or market capitalizations. Investors with a high risk appetite and long investment horizon may consider investing in equity funds.

Trailing returns for Equity: ELSS funds

These are average returns over the indicated period.

Monthly trailing returns:

Returns	Sep-2025	Aug-2025	Jul-2025	Jun-2025
Value	0.95%	-1.78%	-2.16%	3.45%

Quarterly trailing returns:

Returns	2025Q3	2025Q2	2025Q1	2024Q4
Value	-2.99%	10.31%	-6.02%	-5.61%

Yearly trailing returns:

Returns	2024	2023	2022	2021
Value	20.94%	29.01%	2.94%	33.8%

Fundwise SIP and SWP returns

Rolling SIP returns

Fund	Any 1Y SIP	Any 3Y SIP	Any 5Y SIP
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.8%	15.36%	15.84%
Canara Robeco ELSS Tax Saver	14.81%	14.68%	16.15%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.85%	19.86%	21.15%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.58%	17.82%	18.09%
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.13%	15.63%	16.4%
Nippon India Tax Saver Fund	12.55%	17.91%	16.96%
Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.47%	16.16%	15.9%
HDFC Long Term Advantage	16.35%	14.84%	14.77%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver	15.9%	17.45%	18.04%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.96%	19.24%	19.73%
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.31%	12.73%	15.32%
Bank Of India ELSS Tax Saver	20.16%	17.92%	19.82%
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.04%	14.66%	12.46%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.57%	17.01%	17.22%
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.92%	18.22%	18.64%
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund	14.29%	17.21%	17.39%
LIC MF ELSS Tax Saver	17.55%	15.11%	15.58%
Invesco India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.85%	17.1%	17.22%
JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.35%	19.08%	18.92%
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.42%	14.88%	14.63%
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.02%	16.05%	16.51%
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.33%	14.29%	15.73%
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.85%	25.25%	31.66%
Tata ELSS Fund	14.95%	18.01%	17.11%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund	19.09%	19.8%	17.93%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.09%	17.83%	19.84%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.29%	15.33%	15.2%
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.94%	18.54%	20.83%
Mahindra Manulife ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.19%	20.11%	20.66%
Groww ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.7%	16.87%	15.42%
Shriram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.22%	14.2%	14.92%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	23.1%	22.01%	23.56%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	20.86%	20.59%	24.52%
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.78%	15.59%	0%
Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.1%	19.18%	0%
Whiteoak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund	33.16%	22.01%	0%
Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.02%	0%	0%
HSBC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	32.02%	0%	0%
360 One ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	13.32%	0%	0%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	10.46%	0%	0%
NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme	5.7%	0%	0%
Bajaj Finserv ELSS Tax Saver Fund	0%	0%	0%

Rolling SWP returns

Fund	Any 1Y SWP	Any 3Y SWP	Any 5Y SWP
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.4%	11.67%	11.59%
Canara Robeco ELSS Tax Saver	12.02%	15.15%	14.83%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.18%	16.84%	15.67%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.13%	13.04%	11.52%
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.27%	12.98%	13.09%
Nippon India Tax Saver Fund	11.05%	12.09%	9.65%
Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.61%	13.1%	12.51%
HDFC Long Term Advantage	11.54%	11.48%	12.9%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver	13.83%	13.18%	10.78%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.57%	15.78%	15.78%
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.28%	12.77%	11.33%
Bank Of India ELSS Tax Saver	16.43%	19.01%	17.62%
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.76%	11.9%	11.27%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.29%	14.16%	11.74%
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.65%	15.11%	15.35%
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund	12.63%	13.08%	12.95%
LIC MF ELSS Tax Saver	14.52%	12.6%	12.23%
Invesco India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.85%	14.45%	14.24%
JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.16%	15.51%	15.67%
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.97%	13.36%	13.27%
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.41%	12.41%	12.07%
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.69%	13.02%	13.1%
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.58%	19.12%	19.25%
Tata ELSS Fund	13.18%	13.93%	13.91%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.82%	15.25%	14.34%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.82%	13.49%	14.04%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.95%	11.07%	10.8%
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.7%	17.44%	17.57%
Mahindra Manulife ELSS Tax Saver Fund	9.12%	11.6%	12.26%
Groww ELSS Tax Saver Fund	8.32%	10.92%	11.28%
Shriram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.63%	14.24%	14.65%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.08%	23.03%	24.06%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	20.79%	16.14%	14.86%
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.2%	16.56%	0%
Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.3%	21.7%	0%
Whiteoak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund	35.45%	23.43%	0%
Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.43%	0%	0%
HSBC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	34.78%	0%	0%
360 One ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	18.89%	0%	0%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	19.15%	0%	0%
NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme	21.63%	0%	0%
Bajaj Finserv ELSS Tax Saver Fund	0%	0%	0%

SIP and SWP returns with step-up

Rolling SIP returns with 10% step-up

Fund	Any 1Y SIP	Any 3Y Step-up SIP	Any 5Y Step-up SIP
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.8%	15.36%	15.32%
Canara Robeco ELSS Tax Saver	14.81%	14.64%	17.68%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.85%	19.86%	19.72%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.58%	17.55%	16.66%
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.13%	15.55%	15.8%
Nippon India Tax Saver Fund	12.55%	17.69%	14.1%
Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.47%	16.13%	14.96%
HDFC Long Term Advantage	16.35%	14.87%	12.94%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver	15.9%	17.69%	15.37%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.96%	19.19%	18.53%
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.31%	12.58%	16.41%
Bank Of India ELSS Tax Saver	20.16%	17.7%	19.75%
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.04%	14.67%	12.35%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.57%	16.82%	16.26%
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.92%	18.19%	17.69%
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund	14.29%	17.21%	15.61%
LIC MF ELSS Tax Saver	17.55%	15.16%	15.24%
Invesco India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.85%	16.92%	16.6%
JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.35%	18.96%	18.45%
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.42%	14.9%	13.95%
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.02%	15.83%	16.53%
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.33%	14.24%	15.51%
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.85%	24.77%	31.55%
Tata ELSS Fund	14.95%	17.85%	17.57%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund	19.09%	19.81%	18.5%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.09%	17.73%	19.34%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.29%	15.23%	15.13%
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.94%	18.45%	20.61%
Mahindra Manulife ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.19%	20.14%	18.97%
Groww ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.7%	16.88%	15.99%
Shriram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.22%	14.09%	19.11%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	23.1%	21.93%	21.81%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	20.86%	20.31%	20.27%
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.78%	15.4%	0%
Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.1%	18.89%	0%
Whiteoak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund	33.16%	21.73%	0%
Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.02%	0%	0%
HSBC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	32.02%	0%	0%
360 One ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	13.32%	0%	0%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	10.46%	0%	0%
NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme	5.7%	0%	0%
Bajaj Finserv ELSS Tax Saver Fund	0%	0%	0%

Rolling SWP returns with 10% step-up

Fund	Any 1Y SWP	Any 3Y Step-up SWP	Any 5Y Step-up SWP
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.4%	11.85%	10.65%
Canara Robeco ELSS Tax Saver	12.02%	15.41%	15.08%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.18%	16.83%	14.72%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.13%	13.38%	11.07%
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.27%	13.24%	12.35%
Nippon India Tax Saver Fund	11.05%	12.19%	7.48%
Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.61%	13.35%	12.13%
HDFC Long Term Advantage	11.54%	11.81%	13.88%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver	13.83%	13.32%	9.43%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.57%	16.17%	15.2%
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.28%	12.96%	10.83%
Bank Of India ELSS Tax Saver	16.43%	19.11%	16.48%
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.76%	11.99%	11.89%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.29%	14.16%	10.85%
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.65%	15.4%	15.15%
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund	12.63%	13.34%	12.1%
LIC MF ELSS Tax Saver	14.52%	12.79%	12.47%
Invesco India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.85%	14.64%	14.45%
JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund	15.16%	15.63%	15.71%
Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.97%	13.46%	14.05%
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.41%	12.71%	12.26%
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.69%	13.13%	12.58%
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.58%	19.17%	17.27%
Tata ELSS Fund	13.18%	14.26%	13.33%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund	14.82%	15.4%	14.42%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.82%	13.77%	13.84%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.95%	11.32%	11.06%
Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund	16.7%	17.66%	18.32%
Mahindra Manulife ELSS Tax Saver Fund	9.12%	11.8%	10.49%
Groww ELSS Tax Saver Fund	8.32%	11.27%	11.95%
Shriram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.63%	14.42%	15.91%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.08%	23.23%	26.2%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	20.79%	16.29%	25.09%
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund	17.2%	16.74%	0%
Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.3%	21.97%	0%
Whiteoak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund	35.45%	23.69%	0%
Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund	22.43%	0%	0%
HSBC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	34.78%	0%	0%
360 One ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	18.89%	0%	0%
Navi ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund	19.15%	0%	0%
NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme	21.63%	0%	0%
Bajaj Finserv ELSS Tax Saver Fund	0%	0%	0%

Note:N.A. in returns indicate that the fund does not have sufficient history.

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Note: NAVs and returns updated on 02-Nov-2025.

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