Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 149570ISIN: INF173K01HZ7MUTF_IN: SUND_ELSS_TAX_1N4LHF5Sundaram Mutual FundELSS funds
Formerly Principal Tax Savings Fund
NAV ₹501.5153down ₹1.39 (0.28%)
NAV for 30 Oct 2026, against 29 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular IDCW ₹358.0808 · Direct IDCW ₹480.2669 · Regular Growth ₹465.8194, −0.28%
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹1,212 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 1.78%25 Oct 2026
- P/EP/E. What the fund pays for each rupee of yearly profit its companies earn: the total value of its shares divided by those companies' last four quarters of profit, each in proportion to what the fund holds. The profit leaves out one-off items (exceptional items and businesses sold or demerged), so one company's one-off gain cannot pull the fund's P/E down. A loss-making company lowers the profit. Shown when at least 80% of the fund's shares are counted. P/E in the glossary
- 22.930 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- Very HighAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 5530 Sep 2026
- Offer openedNew fund offer opened. The day the fund's new fund offer opened for investors to apply; units are allotted when it closes. New fund offer opened in the glossary
- 1 Jan 1996
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 30 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). Trailing return: how it is worked out | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.99% | +1.98% | +2.20% | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −1.26% | −1.30% | −0.75% | 21 of 49 | −1.91% | −3.5% to −0.3% |
| 3 months | −6.55% | −6.68% | −6.05% | 34 of 49 | −5.64% | −6.7% to −4.1% |
| 6 months | −5.54% | −5.79% | −2.83% | 48 of 49 | −1.80% | −3.4% to +0.3% |
| 1 year | −10.84% | −11.34% | −7.34% | 47 of 49 | −5.26% | −8.1% to −4.3% |
| 3 years | +7.98% | +7.39% | +10.21% | 44 of 48 | +10.52% | +8.9% to +13.0% |
| 5 years | +7.63% | +7.03% | +8.80% | 41 of 45 | +10.29% | +8.9% to +12.3% |
| 10 years | +11.53% | +10.93% | +12.51% | 25 of 29 | +12.63% | +11.9% to +14.1% |
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹58,086 at the NAV of 30 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of ELSS funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 1 Nov 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −5.94% | −2.03% |
| 3 years | +7.41% | +9.50% |
| 5 years | +8.32% | +9.04% |
| 10 years | +11.31% | +12.76% |
| Since launch | +12.71% | +12.99% |
Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Nifty 500 TRI
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2014, +50.1%; lowest year to Dec 2018, −8.3%Above the benchmark in 9 of 12 years
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 30 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,12,432₹1,12,426 after stamp duty | −11.55% | −11.56% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,53,331₹3,53,313 after stamp duty | −1.21% | −1.22% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,91,819₹6,91,784 after stamp duty | +5.64% | +5.64% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹21,14,374₹21,14,324 after stamp duty | +10.92% | +10.92% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013165 instalments | ₹16,50,000 | ₹41,06,400₹41,06,350 after stamp duty | +12.37% | +12.37% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 30 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year3,156 windows−33.3%+17.5%+94.9%82.9%
3 years2,668 windows−7.0%+15.5%+33.8%96.7%
5 years2,175 windows+0.2%+15.0%+28.4%100.0%
10 years943 windows+11.3%+15.2%+18.8%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.54 ptsA year, on 25 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 1.78%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 2.30%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.82%, Mar 2023.Direct plan lowest 1.52%, Dec 2025.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 1.41% | 1.88% |
| Brokerage | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.33% | 0.40% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 25 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Exit load, in the fund house's words
No exit load shall be levied for switch-out from Direct Plan to Regular Plan or from Regular Plan to Direct Plan. However, any subsequent switch-out or redemption of such investment from Regular Plan/ Direct Plan shall be subject to exit load based on the original date of investment in the Direct Plan/ Regular Plan. No exit load shall be levied for switching between Options under the same Plan within the Scheme. Switch of investments between Plans under a Scheme having separate portfolios, will be subject to applicable exit load. No exit load shall be charged for switches between the option under the same PlanMoreLess
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹500
- Minimum top-up
- ₹500
- Minimum redemption
- ₹500
- SIP
- Accepted
- SIP minimum
- Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly: Rs. 500
- SIP instalments, at least
- Minimum Six installments
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- 3 years
- SIP dates
- Any Day (1st to 31st), Weekly (All Working days)
As listed for this plan on 31 Oct 2026.
How Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund is taxed
Each purchase, including each SIP instalment, is locked in for 3 years, so gains are always long-term and taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year. Under the old tax regime only, up to ₹1.5 lakh a year invested can be deducted from taxable income, a limit shared with EPF and life insurance premiums.
IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.
Rules in force from 23 Jul 2024, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹1,279 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 6.1%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
Largest ₹1,395 Cr, quarter to Dec 2025.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹1,434 Cr, Sep 2024.Lowest ₹302 Cr, Mar 2020.
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month. Large, mid and small cap in the glossary | Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI BankBanks | Large cap5th | 6.44% | 78.05 | 5,90,500 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| HDFC BankBanks | Large cap2nd | 5.78% | 70.05 | 9,88,500 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Axis BankBanks | Large cap15th | 4.42% | 53.58 | 4,37,000 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Kirloskar Oil EnginesIndustrial Products | Small cap323rd | 3.73% | 45.19 | 1,96,140 | Dec 2023 |
| Bharti AirtelTelecom - Services | Large cap3rd | 3.72% | 45.15 | 2,57,000 | Apr 2024 |
| State Bank of IndiaBanks | Large cap4th | 3.58% | 43.37 | 4,52,000 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Larsen & ToubroConstruction | Large cap8th | 3.47% | 42.05 | 1,11,828 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Reliance IndustriesPetroleum Products | Large cap1st | 3.39% | 41.13 | 3,46,500 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Kotak Mahindra BankBanks | Large cap16th | 3.27% | 39.62 | 9,50,000 | Oct 2024 |
| InfosysIt - Software | Large cap9th | 2.86% | 34.68 | 3,48,828 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| UltraTech CementCement & Cement Products | Large cap22nd | 2.35% | 28.49 | 26,000 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Mahindra & MahindraAutomobiles | Large cap14th | 2.22% | 26.97 | 91,418 | Mar 2025 |
| EternalRetailing | Large cap37th | 2.17% | 26.32 | 8,22,500 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| Force MotorsAutomobiles | Small cap292nd | 1.97% | 23.88 | 14,000 | Dec 2021or earlier |
| IndusInd BankBanks | Mid cap152nd | 1.82% | 22.04 | 2,44,500 | Dec 2022 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| TREPS | 2.38% | 28.84 |
| Cash and Other Net Current Assets | −0.22% | −2.67 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 6.44%ICICI Bank
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 24.09%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 40.65%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 37.0Taken over 97.84% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Indian shares97.84%
- Cash and receivables2.16%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Large, mid and small cap
- Large cap63.09%Category 50.29%
- Mid cap15.85%Category 18.21%
- Small cap21.01%Category 30.48%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.05% of the fund. Category is the average of 51 ELSS funds.
Sector allocation
Sector weight. The fund's shares grouped by the business each company is in, less the futures sold on them, each group as a share of the fund's net assets. Sector weight in the glossary16sectors
- Financial Services32.59%Category 29.60%
- Capital Goods11.17%Category 9.71%
- Automobile And Auto Components7.53%Category 7.87%
- Information Technology6.39%Category 5.55%
- Consumer Services5.90%Category 5.55%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels4.77%Category 3.43%
- Construction4.53%Category 2.39%
- Healthcare4.32%Category 8.89%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods3.84%Category 3.90%
- Telecommunication3.72%Category 2.90%
- Construction Materials3.35%Category 1.42%
- Services2.55%Category 2.22%
- Power2.46%Category 2.20%
- Consumer Durables2.08%Category 3.63%
- Realty1.36%Category 1.21%
- Metals & Mining1.22%Category 2.15%
- Sector not known0.05%Category –
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 51 ELSS funds. Category average. The sector's weight, less the futures sold on it, averaged over the 51 ELSS funds that disclosed a portfolio for Sep 2026. A fund holding none of the sector counts as 0.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services13 companies | 32.59% | 33.08% | 31.21% | 31.58% | 31.45% | 29.86% | 29.71% | 29.79% | 29.75% | 29.35% | 29.87% | 31.11% | |
| Capital Goods6 companies | 11.17% | 10.52% | 10.14% | 10.83% | 10.17% | 9.22% | 8.35% | 7.46% | 6.80% | 6.17% | 6.14% | 5.91% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components5 companies | 7.53% | 7.65% | 7.71% | 7.03% | 6.12% | 5.08% | 5.45% | 5.74% | 5.22% | 5.37% | 6.17% | 6.98% | |
| Information Technology4 companies | 6.39% | 6.88% | 8.03% | 6.99% | 7.70% | 7.33% | 9.60% | 8.75% | 10.86% | 10.13% | 9.85% | 6.33% | |
| Consumer Services4 companies | 5.90% | 5.81% | 5.14% | 4.70% | 4.82% | 4.94% | 5.25% | 5.09% | 4.83% | 5.15% | 5.17% | 4.90% | |
| Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels2 companies | 4.77% | 4.80% | 5.06% | 5.01% | 5.97% | 7.52% | 8.13% | 7.71% | 5.63% | 6.21% | 6.19% | 6.03% | |
| Construction2 companies | 4.53% | 4.53% | 4.15% | 4.43% | 4.39% | 3.46% | 3.16% | 3.65% | 3.35% | 3.67% | 3.64% | 3.63% | |
| Healthcare3 companies | 4.32% | 4.90% | 5.74% | 5.93% | 4.46% | 4.16% | 5.17% | 6.49% | 6.66% | 7.15% | 6.69% | 6.15% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods3 companies | 3.84% | 3.68% | 4.40% | 4.34% | 4.31% | 4.56% | 5.71% | 5.69% | 5.85% | 8.26% | 8.47% | 8.61% | |
| Telecommunication1 company | 3.72% | 3.62% | 4.09% | 3.89% | 3.89% | 3.92% | 4.05% | 4.07% | 4.26% | 4.39% | 4.35% | 4.29% | |
| Construction Materials2 companies | 3.35% | 3.34% | 4.68% | 4.65% | 4.68% | 4.67% | 4.63% | 4.92% | 4.52% | 4.11% | 3.54% | 3.67% | |
| Services2 companies | 2.55% | 2.59% | 2.62% | 2.68% | 2.40% | 2.44% | 2.32% | 2.19% | 2.12% | 2.17% | 2.39% | 2.47% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 0
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 10.74% of the fund before
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 3
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 2
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 50
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 0.00%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 2.90%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cipla | Sold out | – | 0.74% | −0.74 pts | −67,800 |
| Infosys | Trimmed | 2.86% | 3.30% | −0.44 pts | −25,000 |
| Tata Steel | Added | 1.22% | 0.99% | +0.23 pts | +1,10,000 |
| IDFC First Bank | Trimmed | 0.95% | 1.05% | −0.11 pts | −1,65,000 |
| Swiggy | Added | 1.25% | 1.20% | +0.06 pts | +62,000 |
| Thermax | Added | 1.70% | 1.74% | −0.04 pts | +3,500 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ICICI Bank | 7.09% | 6.53%Cut | 5.92%Cut | 5.94%Cut | 6.04% | 6.02% | 5.76% | 5.87% | 6.34% | 6.54% | 6.68% | 6.44% |
 HDFC Bank | 8.74%Cut | 8.84% | 8.76% | 7.80%Cut | 7.44% | 6.99% | 6.89%Added | 6.82% | 7.34%Added | 6.80% | 5.45%Cut | 5.78% |
 Axis Bank | 3.85% | 3.96% | 3.96% | 4.44% | 4.48% | 4.29% | 4.28% | 4.45% | 4.59% | 4.15% | 4.42% | 4.42% |
 Kirloskar Oil Engines | 1.40% | 1.56% | 1.71% | 1.71% | 2.03% | 2.20% | 2.57% | 2.99% | 3.62% | 3.31% | 3.20% | 3.73% |
 Bharti Airtel | 4.29% | 4.35% | 4.39% | 4.26% | 4.07% | 4.05%Cut | 3.92% | 3.89% | 3.89% | 4.09% | 3.62%Cut | 3.72% |
 State Bank of India | 3.57% | 3.69% | 3.73% | 4.25% | 4.09%Cut | 3.89%Added | 3.87% | 3.59% | 3.77% | 3.73% | 3.73%Cut | 3.58% |
 Larsen & Toubro | 3.63% | 3.64% | 3.67% | 3.35%Cut | 3.65% | 3.16%Cut | 3.46%Added | 3.61% | 3.62% | 3.40% | 3.52% | 3.47% |
 Reliance Industries | 4.76% | 4.98% | 5.02% | 4.32%Cut | 4.31% | 4.49%Cut | 4.37% | 3.62%Cut | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.44% | 3.39% |
 Kotak Mahindra Bank | 2.86% | 2.86% | 2.98% | 2.88% | 2.92% | 2.84% | 2.81% | 2.89% | 2.91% | 2.86% | 3.10% | 3.27% |
 Infosys | 3.28% | 3.95%Added | 4.02%Cut | 4.25% | 3.36% | 3.69% | 3.18% | 3.21% | 2.92%Added | 3.26% | 3.30% | 2.86%Cut |
 UltraTech Cement | 2.31% | 2.22% | 2.27% | 2.54% | 2.54% | 2.45% | 2.41% | 2.45% | 2.37% | 2.48% | 2.32%Cut | 2.35% |
 Mahindra & Mahindra | 2.23% | 2.38% | 2.37% | 2.28% | 2.25% | 2.28%Added | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.19% | 2.40% | 2.34% | 2.22% |
 Eternal | 1.25% | 1.44%Added | 1.34% | 1.48%Added | 1.33% | 1.51%Added | 1.49% | 1.55% | 1.61% | 1.82% | 2.10%Added | 2.17% |
 Force Motors | 1.77% | 1.77% | 2.05% | 1.99% | 2.53% | 2.30% | 2.15% | 2.16% | 2.03% | 1.93% | 1.91% | 1.97% |
 IndusInd Bank | 1.37% | 1.47% | 1.49% | 1.60% | 1.71% | 1.53% | 1.70% | 1.74% | 1.74% | 1.88% | 1.93%Added | 1.82% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.
Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year
- TurnoverPortfolio turnover. How much of the portfolio the fund bought or sold over the last year, as a share of its assets, as the fund house states it. Portfolio turnover in the glossary
Highest 65.5% in Jan 2022
Risk ratios
NAV to 30 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of ELSS funds (48 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary14.55%
11.66%Lowest16.48%Average22.02%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossary9.86%
7.37%Lowest10.36%Average13.97%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary0.16
−0.02Lowest0.36Average0.83Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary0.22
−0.02Lowest0.53Average1.31Highest
Against Nifty 500 TRI
BetaBeta. How much the fund's monthly return moved for each 1% move in its benchmark: 1 moves with it, below 1 moves less. Beta in the glossary0.90
0.70Lowest0.96Average1.20Highest
AlphaAlpha. The yearly return the fund made beyond what its beta to the benchmark accounts for. Alpha in the glossary−1.76 pts
−5.93 ptsLowest+0.80 ptsAverage of 30 funds+10.52 ptsHighest
R-squaredR-squared. The share of the fund's monthly movement that its benchmark's movement explains, from 0 to 100. R-squared in the glossary95.6
68.0Lowest89.8Average98.1Highest
CorrelationCorrelation. How closely the fund's monthly returns moved in step with its benchmark's, from minus 1 (always opposite) to 1 (always together). Correlation in the glossary0.98
0.82Lowest0.95Average0.99Highest
Upside captureUpside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark rose, as a percentage of the benchmark's return in those months. Upside capture in the glossary87.0%
72.8%Lowest101.6%Average148.9%Highest
Downside captureDownside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark fell, as a percentage of the benchmark's fall in those months. Downside capture in the glossary91.9%
67.7%Lowest92.2%Average119.2%Highest
Information ratioInformation ratio. The fund's return above its benchmark, divided by how much that difference varied, as stated by the fund house. Information ratio in the glossaryTo 30 Sep 2026−0.68
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −15.30% | 2 Jan 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | Not yet |
| 3 years | −15.89% | 27 Sep 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 29 Oct 2025 |
| 5 years | −16.66% | 17 Jan 2022 | 20 Jun 2022 | 9 Sep 2022 |
| 10 years and since Jan 2013 | −40.49% | 23 Jan 2018 | 23 Mar 2020 | 18 Nov 2020 |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 months | Very High | Very HighNifty 500 TRI |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharath S | Jun 2025 | −5.06%a year | −2.86% | −2.21 pts | 21.6% | 9.6% | 4 | ₹13,060 Cr |
| Rohit Seksaria | Jan 2022 | +7.69%a year | +8.66% | −0.97 pts | 14.8% | – | 17 | ₹22,090 Cr₹13,994 Cr alone |
| Shalav SaketOverseas Securities | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundaram Aggressive Hybrid FundBharath S | Jan 2022 | +7.25%a year | – | – | ₹8,793 Cr |
| Sundaram Flexicap FundBharath S | Jul 2024 | −0.39%a year | −1.21% | +0.82 pts | ₹1,837 Cr |
| Sundaram Value FundBharath S | May 2026 | −5.55%over 168 days | −4.60% | −0.96 pts | ₹1,217 Cr |
| Sundaram Services FundRohit Seksaria | – | – | – | ₹4,999 Cr | |
| Sundaram Small Cap FundRohit Seksaria | Nov 2022 | +16.84%a year | +16.03% | +0.81 pts | ₹4,107 Cr |
| Sundaram Multi Asset Allocation FundRohit Seksaria | – | – | – | ₹3,205 Cr | |
| Sundaram Multi Cap FundRohit Seksaria | May 2026 | −2.83%over 168 days | −4.62% | +1.79 pts | ₹2,901 Cr |
| Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities FundRohit Seksaria | Jan 2022 | +13.25%a year | +7.91% | +5.34 pts | ₹1,614 Cr |
| Sundaram Consumption FundRohit Seksaria | Feb 2026 | −3.41%over 241 days | −5.74% | +2.34 pts | ₹1,408 Cr |
| Sundaram Equity Savings FundRohit Seksaria | Jan 2022 | +8.50%a year | – | – | ₹943 Cr |
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver FundFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund | 52.32% | 21 |
| Canara Robeco ELSS - Tax Saver FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund | 48.85% | 23 |
| Navi ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index FundNavi Mutual Fund | 47.54% | 17 |
| DSP ELSS Tax Saver FundDSP Mutual Fund | 46.22% | 19 |
| Axis ELSS Tax Saver FundAxis Mutual Fund | 46.16% | 23 |
| UTI - Master Equity Plan Unit SchemeUTI Mutual Fund | 45.60% | 21 |
| HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 45.46% | 22 |
| Shriram ELSS Tax Saver FundShriram Mutual Fund | 44.71% | 21 |
| Groww ELSS Tax Saver FundGroww Mutual Fund | 42.56% | 23 |
| UTI ELSS Tax Saver FundUTI Mutual Fund | 42.26% | 18 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Overlap with the fund house's other funds
| Sundaram Flexicap FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 97.77% |
| Sundaram Value FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 58.33% |
| Sundaram Large Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 48.42% |
| Sundaram Dividend Yield FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 39.35% |
| Sundaram Multi Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 39.13% |
| Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 32.28% |
| Sundaram Focused FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 32.19% |
| Sundaram Large and MidcapSundaram Mutual Fund | 29.87% |
| Sundaram Multi-Factor FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 26.99% |
| Sundaram Services FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 26.99% |
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund dividend history
IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts
Every payout
| IDCW payout. Rupees paid out per unit to holders on the record date; the money comes out of the fund, so the plan's NAV falls by the same amount. IDCW payout in the glossary | IDCW yield. A payout as a share of the plan's NAV on the record date, before the NAV fell by the amount paid. IDCW yield in the glossary | NAV before | NAV after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | ₹21.955 | 4.14% | ₹530.4076 | ₹510.0550 |
The one payout since 30 Apr 2026.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
Fund details
Objective
To build a high quality growth-oriented portfolio to provide long-term capital gains to the investors. The scheme aims at providing returns through capital appreciation.
Asset allocation
- Equity and Equity Linked Instruments: 80-100%;
- Debt securities (*including securitised debt) and Money market instruments: 0-20%
Type of scheme
An open ended scheme with attributes in accordance with Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005 notified by Ministry of Finance
- Benchmark
- Nifty 500 TRI
- Second benchmarkSecond benchmark. An additional index the fund house chose to compare the fund with, beside the first benchmark, which every fund of its category shares. Second benchmark in the glossary
- Nifty 500 TRI
- Risk level at launch
- Very High Risk
- New fund offer
- 1 Jan 1996 to 31 Mar 1996
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹500
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 149570 | INF173K01HZ7 | SUND_ELSS_TAX_1N4LHF5 | 2 Jan 2013 |
| Regular Growth | 149569 | INF173K01361 | SUND_ELSS_TAX_1X7XCAP | 3 Apr 2006 |
| Direct IDCW | 149571 | INF173K01NN1 | SUND_ELSS_TAX_867W8I | 12 Sep 2017 |
| Regular IDCW | 149572 | INF173K01NM3 | SUND_ELSS_TAX_W19NIW | 12 Sep 2017 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- Sundaram Aggressive HybridSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Sundaram Arbitrage FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Sundaram Balanced Advantage FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Sundaram Banking and PSU Debt FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI Sundaram Mutual FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Trustee Reports - Trustee ReportSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Trust Accounts - Trust AccountsSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Equity Fund - Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Equity Fund - Sundaram Mid Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- FY 25-26Sundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap Equity, Debt, Hybrid - Sep 2026Sundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026