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Equity Scheme - ELSS

HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund

Regular Plan · Growth Option · HDFC Mutual Fund

Risk: Very High Risk ★★★★★ Morningstar
52W Low ₹1252.90 31 Mar 2026 52W High ₹1471.63 6 Jan 2026
₹1360.6370 NAV as of 4 Nov 2026 +0.68% day change
ISININF179K01BB8
Scheme Code101979
StructureOpen Ended Schemes
Fund HouseHDFC Asset Management Company Limited
AUM (avg. July - September 2026)₹12,131.91 Cr
Expense Ratio (as of 21 Oct 2026)1.76%
Min. InvestmentREFER SID
Inception Date31 Mar 1996
BenchmarkNIFTY 500 Index (Total Returns Index)
Portfolio Turnover20.63%
NFO PeriodNot available – Not available

Returns

1Y -6.32%
3Y +12.84%
5Y +12.76%
7Y +14.79%
10Y +12.68%
Since Inception +11.90%

Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.

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Rank in Category

PeriodThis FundCategory Avg.Rank
1W +4.27% +3.66% 21 of 51
1M +5.30% +2.01% 3 of 51
3M -3.00% -4.19% 19 of 51
6M +1.42% +0.64% 18 of 51
YTD -6.84% -3.56% 38 of 51
1Y -6.32% -3.78% 39 of 51
2Y +1.03% -0.72% 18 of 50
3Y +12.84% +9.36% 14 of 50
5Y +12.76% +8.11% 5 of 43
7Y +14.79% +13.01% 18 of 43
10Y +12.68% +8.61% 6 of 27
INCEPTION +11.90% — —

Ranked among: Equity Scheme - ELSS.

Rolling Returns

PeriodAverageBestWorstPositive PeriodsConsistency
3M +3.76% +78.93% -39.75% 64% 25%
6M +7.71% +105.07% -43.84% 66% 26%
1Y +16.06% +140.74% -56.03% 74% 30%
2Y +13.78% +68.75% -22.92% 81% 35%
3Y +14.05% +38.70% -11.55% 92% 41%
5Y +13.26% +32.61% -4.47% 99% 44%
7Y +12.68% +23.27% +5.04% 100% 44%
10Y +12.71% +19.75% +4.45% 100% 45%

Rolling returns show the average, best and worst outcome an investor would have seen entering at any point in the window.

NAV History

AUM Trend (₹ Cr, quarterly average)

Expense Ratio Trend

Portfolio · Sep 2026

Asset Allocation

  • Equity99.25%
  • Debt0.34%
  • Cash0.41%
  • Other0.00%

Market Cap Split

  • Large Cap78.44%
  • Mid Cap10.17%
  • Small Cap10.64%
  • Others0.75%

Fundamentals

FundCategory
P/E21.7824.15
P/B2.983.42
Price / Sales2.613.00
Price / Cash Flow15.8218.64
Dividend Yield (%)1.381.14
Holdings62
Top 5 Stocks32.86%
Top 10 Stocks50.58%
Top 3 Sectors50.95%

Holdings · Sep 2026

HoldingSectorWeightChange (1M)
ICICI Bank Banks 9.06% -0.26%
HDFC Bank Banks 7.87% +0.51%
Axis Bank Banks 6.56% +0.06%
Kotak Bank Banks 4.88% +0.29%
State Bank of India Banks 4.49% -0.15%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 4.45% +0.16%
Maruti Suzuki Automobiles 4.40% -0.26%
SBI Life Insurance Insurance 3.21% -0.04%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 2.94% +0.01%
Hyundai Motor India Automobiles 2.72% -0.04%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.64% -0.02%
Eternal Retailing 2.41% +0.10%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 1.88% -0.08%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 1.85% +0.12%
Britannia Industries Food Products 1.69% -0.03%
View all 64 holdings
Larsen & Toubro Construction 1.59% -0.01%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 1.55% +0.04%
Dr. Lal Path Labs Equity 1.52% +0.14%
Apollo Hospitals Equity 1.50% -0.03%
Bosch Auto Components 1.42% +0.01%
Interglobe Aviation Transport Services 1.37% +0.03%
Karur Vysya Bank Banks 1.30% +0.00%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.21% +0.04%
Jubilant FoodWorks Leisure Services 1.21% -0.02%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 1.17% +0.04%
Metropolis Healthcare Equity 1.16% -0.01%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.11% +0.02%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Insurance 1.10% +0.08%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 1.09% +0.06%
Star Health Insurance Insurance 1.07% +0.00%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Capital Markets 1.05% +0.09%
United Spirits Beverages 1.03% -0.03%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 1.02% +0.00%
Mphasis IT - Software 1.01% -0.05%
JSW Energy Power 0.97% +0.10%
Infosys IT - Software 0.96% -0.21%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.95% -0.01%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.86% -0.04%
PB FinTech Financial Technology (Fintech) 0.84% -0.51%
Chalet Hotels Leisure Services 0.81% +0.00%
360 One WAM Capital Markets 0.79% +0.06%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.75% +0.01%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.74% +0.00%
Havells Consumer Durables 0.73% -0.10%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.69% -0.03%
Cummins Industrial Products 0.68% —
Westlife Foodworld Leisure Services 0.59% +0.06%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.56% +0.09%
Birla Corporation Cement & Cement Products 0.56% +0.01%
LIC of India Insurance 0.53% +0.01%
TREPS - Tri-party Repo Reverse Repo / TREPS 0.47% —
Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.45% +0.01%
Cyient IT - Services 0.44% +0.00%
Cohance Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.42% +0.01%
738GOI2027 Debt 0.34% +0.02%
Popular Vehicles & Services Automobiles 0.31% -0.01%
Teamlease Services Commercial Services & Supplies 0.31% -0.02%
Rubicon Research Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.24% -0.01%
Tata Motors Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.17% -0.01%
JK Lakshmi Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.13% +0.00%
Bajaj Electricals Consumer Durables 0.12% -0.01%
Anthem Biosciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.07% -0.21%
SBI Funds Management Capital Markets 0.05% -0.01%
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets -0.06% —

Sector Allocation · Sep 2026

View all 28 sectors
  • Retailing 2.41%
  • Power 2.06%
  • Capital Markets 1.89%
  • Aerospace & Defense 1.73%
  • Food Products 1.69%
  • Construction 1.59%
  • Auto Components 1.42%
  • Transport Services 1.37%
  • Cement & Cement Products 1.14%
  • Beverages 1.03%
  • Consumer Durables 0.85%
  • Financial Technology (Fintech) 0.84%
  • Diversified FMCG 0.75%
  • Personal Products 0.74%
  • Industrial Products 0.68%
  • IT - Services 0.44%
  • Commercial Services & Supplies 0.31%
  • Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.17%

Risk Metrics

Standard Deviation

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 13.37 15.31 Low Volatility
3Y 12.53 15.06 Low Volatility
5Y 12.77 14.95 Low Volatility
What is this?

Annualized population standard deviation of daily denomination-adjusted NAV returns, multiplied by sqrt(252). Values require a full timeframe of NAV history.

Sharpe Ratio

PeriodFundCategory
1Y -0.92 -0.64 Below Average
3Y 0.50 0.25 Above Average
5Y 0.53 0.20 Above Average
What is this?

Annualized Sharpe ratio calculated from month-end NAV returns using the latest available FBIL Overnight MIBOR rate as the risk-free rate. For schemes with less than three years of history, the 3Y value uses since-inception data. Applied risk-free rate: 5.73% (published 2026-10-28).

Sortino Ratio

PeriodFundCategory
1Y -0.58 -0.25 Below Average
3Y 1.50 0.95 Above Average
5Y 1.45 0.83 Above Average
What is this?

Annualized from daily NAV returns using a 0.00% minimum acceptable return; downside deviation includes only returns below this target.

Beta

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 0.89 0.97 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
3Y 0.87 0.96 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
5Y 0.86 0.95 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
What is this?

This value gives idea about how volatile fund performance has been compared to similar funds in the market. Lower beta implies the fund gives more predictable performance compared to similar funds in the market.

Compare With Peers

Scheme 1Y3Y5YSince Inception
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund
Regular Plan · IDCW Option
+7.29% +14.05% +12.86% +6.96%
BANK OF INDIA MID CAP TAX FUND SERIES 1
Direct Plan · IDCW
+5.64% +14.68% +11.35% +13.71%
JM ELSS - Tax Saver Fund
Regular Plan · IDCW Option
+1.79% +14.74% +11.28% +8.95%
BANK OF INDIA MID CAP TAX FUND Series 2
Direct Plan · IDCW
+1.69% +13.49% +10.51% +17.18%
WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund
Direct Plan · IDCW Option
+0.68% +16.26% — +16.99%
HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
+0.17% +15.10% — +14.46%
BANK OF INDIA ELSS TAX SAVER FUND
Regular Plan · IDCW
-0.32% +11.18% +9.76% +6.87%
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund
Regular Plan · Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option
-0.70% +10.74% +10.15% +5.94%
Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series III
Regular plan · Growth
-0.77% +9.49% +13.59% +13.22%
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
-0.97% +12.17% +9.28% +14.54%

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About This Scheme

Investment Objective

To generate capital appreciation / income from a portfolio, comprising predominantly of equity & equity related instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Stated Asset Allocation

Equity and Equity Related Instruments: 80% - 100%; Money market instruments, Other liquid instruments and Units of Mutual Fund*: 0% - 20% *Units of Domestic Mutual Fund shall include Overnight Funds, Liquid Funds Money Market Mutual Funds, Gold ETF and Silver ETF. Further, other liquid instruments shall include cash, bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, Government Securities, Treasury bills, Repo on Government securities and any other instruments as specified by SEBI from time to time. For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website

Exit Load

NIL

Fund Managers

FM 1 -Mr. Amar Kalkundrikar , FM 2 - Mr. Gopal Agrawal

FM 1 - Fund Manager of the scheme, FM 2 - Fund Manager for Overseas Investment

Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Data is sourced from AMFI and fund houses via FinAPI and may lag official figures.

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