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ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund

ELSSVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 1 Oct 2026
₹887.86-1.02%1 day
Return since launch
18.1%
52-week range
₹839.90 — ₹973.88
AUM
₹14,286 Cr

ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS equity fund from ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund with ₹14,286 Cr under management, launched in 1999. Over three years it has returned 1.6% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.79% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y-8.5%−4.6 pts-3.9%-7.6%
2Y-2.6%−0.5 pts-2.1%-3.1%
3Y1.6%−7.7 pts9.3%0.5%
5Y7.4%−1.7 pts9.1%6.9%
7Y11.4%−0.6 pts12.0%10.6%
10Y11.6%−0.4 pts12.1%10.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund-8.5%
Category-3.9%
3Y
Fund1.6%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund7.4%
Category9.1%

Since launch (9 Jul 1999): 18.1%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20259.9%+5.5 pts4.5%
202416.3%−4.0 pts20.3%
202323.2%−8.6 pts31.8%
20222.3%−1.1 pts3.5%
202133.7%−6.1 pts39.9%
202013.6%−5.1 pts18.7%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.79%

Expense ratio as on 24 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.46%
Brokerage
0.02%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.31%
Exit load
Entry load of 2.25% for investment less than Rs.5 crores SIP,an entry load of 2.25% will be levied.
Lock-in
3 years

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 TRI
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha0.594.67Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.881.08How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.480.67Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.650.90Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation13.8917.94How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity96.3%
  • Other3.7%

Market cap split

  • Large75.4%
  • Mid6.6%
  • Small18.0%
P/E
24.65
P/B
3.12

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial8.21%₹1,173 Cr+7.43%+7.75%+7.58%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial6.85%₹978 Cr+7.09%+6.40%+6.86%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial5.69%₹813 Cr+6.21%+6.16%+4.85%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.Services5.23%₹747 Cr+5.16%+4.51%+5.66%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy5.06%₹723 Cr+5.49%+5.35%+4.91%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Healthcare4.86%₹695 Cr+5.50%+6.40%+5.68%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.Automobile4.85%₹693 Cr+3.86%+4.23%+3.58%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction4.27%₹610 Cr+4.90%+4.88%+4.11%
OthersOthers3.75%₹535 Cr-0.17%-0.14%-0.17%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.Automobile3.52%₹503 Cr+3.58%+3.85%+5.19%

Sectors

  • Financial26.5%
  • Services16.7%
  • Automobile12.8%
  • Energy9.0%
  • Healthcare8.7%
  • Construction5.9%
  • Others3.7%
  • Materials3.0%

Instruments

  • Repo3.7%
  • Net Current Assets0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
company:196860.00%0.72%+0.72%
Infosys Ltd.1.72%1.13%-0.59%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.27%1.78%-0.49%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.0.68%0.18%-0.49%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.64%1.11%+0.47%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.1.00%0.60%-0.41%
HDFC Bank Ltd.7.22%6.85%-0.37%
Shilpa Medicare Ltd.0.88%1.24%+0.36%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.1.44%1.77%+0.33%
Akums Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.64%0.33%-0.32%
Axis Bank Ltd.5.38%5.69%+0.31%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.1.95%2.23%+0.29%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.25%0.00%-0.25%
NTPC Ltd.3.40%3.20%-0.19%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.3.70%3.52%-0.18%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.4.43%4.27%-0.17%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.5.07%5.23%+0.16%
REC Ltd.1.20%1.04%-0.16%
PI Industries Ltd.1.14%0.99%-0.16%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.5.01%4.85%-0.16%
Eternal Ltd.1.76%1.91%+0.15%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.88%1.73%-0.14%
TBO Tek Ltd.0.97%1.11%+0.14%
Reliance Industries Ltd.5.18%5.06%-0.12%
Astra Microwave Products Ltd.1.14%1.02%-0.12%
Varroc Engineering Ltd.0.13%0.02%-0.11%
ICICI Bank Ltd.8.10%8.21%+0.11%
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd.0.67%0.77%+0.10%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.77%0.87%+0.10%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.93%0.84%-0.09%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.79%0.88%+0.09%
Others0.12%0.04%-0.09%
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.1.22%1.14%-0.08%
Wockhardt Ltd.0.51%0.44%-0.07%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.1.05%0.99%-0.06%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.0.31%0.36%+0.06%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.0.76%0.71%-0.05%
State Bank of India1.50%1.55%+0.05%
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd.0.04%0.00%-0.04%
Brainbees Solutions Ltd.0.12%0.08%-0.04%
Sundram Fasteners Ltd.0.33%0.37%+0.04%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.17%1.13%-0.04%
Syngene International Ltd.1.02%1.06%+0.04%
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.0.37%0.33%-0.04%
PNC Infratech Ltd.0.04%0.00%-0.04%
Voltas Ltd.0.36%0.32%-0.04%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.1.30%1.27%-0.03%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.0.71%0.74%+0.03%
V-Mart Retail Ltd.0.64%0.67%+0.03%
UPL Ltd.0.38%0.35%-0.03%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.59%0.56%-0.03%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.72%0.70%-0.03%
Page Industries Ltd.0.19%0.17%-0.02%
Updater Services Ltd.0.19%0.21%+0.02%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.0.17%0.19%+0.02%
Inox India Ltd.0.16%0.18%+0.02%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.0.17%0.15%-0.02%
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.0.29%0.31%+0.02%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.02%
Sagility Ltd.0.22%0.24%+0.02%
Trent Ltd.0.45%0.43%-0.02%
Biocon Ltd.0.09%0.08%-0.02%
Tega Industries Ltd.0.25%0.27%+0.02%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.01%
Westlife Foodworld Ltd.0.11%0.13%+0.01%
Aarti Industries Ltd.0.19%0.21%+0.01%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.01%
PVR Inox Ltd.1.36%1.35%-0.01%
Redtape Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.4.88%4.86%-0.01%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.09%0.10%+0.01%
PDS Ltd.0.72%0.73%+0.01%
DLF Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.01%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.16%0.17%+0.01%
Rolex Rings Ltd0.03%0.04%+0.01%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.21%0.22%+0.01%
Tata Steel Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
International Gemological Institute Ltd.0.18%0.18%-0.01%
Britannia Industries Ltd.0.20%0.20%-0.01%
JSW Cement Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
Kusumgar Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Arvind Fashions Ltd.0.50%0.50%0.00%
TeamLease Services Ltd.0.07%0.08%0.00%
Havells India Ltd.0.22%0.22%0.00%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.52%0.52%0.00%
Power Mech Projects Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Indusind Bank Ltd.0.46%0.46%0.00%
Gufic Biosciences Ltd.0.03%0.03%0.00%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹2,116 Cr2.39%3.3%6.5%12.9%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹5,134 Cr2.09%10.1%10.0%16.4%
HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund₹4,229 Cr2.00%0.3%6.0%11.6%
WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹507 Cr2.59%-0.8%5.3%—
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹463 Cr2.57%1.1%4.4%11.3%
JM ELSS - Tax Saver Fund₹248 Cr2.69%6.1%6.7%12.3%
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About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing approximately 90 per cent of the investments in equity instruments, while the balance 10 per cent would be a parked in debt and money market instrument and cash ( Including-money at call).

Fund managers

  • Mittul KalawadiaMr. Kalawadia is a B.Com. from Mithibai College, M.Com. from University of Mumbai and CA. from ICAI.He has been associated with ICICI Prudential since 2012.
  • Priyanka KhandelwalMs. Khandelwal is Chartered Accountant and Company SecretaryShe has been Working with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund Since October 2014.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months3.38% absolute₹60,000₹62,0283.38%
1 year−5.87% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,16,252−3.12%
3 years9.26% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,16,33915.65%
5 years8.14% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,42,45923.74%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?
The NAV of ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is ₹887.86 as on 1 Oct 2026.
What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?
The expense ratio of ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is 1.79% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?
You can start a SIP in ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund given?
ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund has returned -8.5% over 1 year, 1.6% over 3 years and 7.4% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?
Lock-in: 3 years. Exit load: Entry load of 2.25% for investment less than Rs.5 crores SIP,an entry load of 2.25% will be levied..
How risky is ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?
ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the ELSS category.
Which fund house manages ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?
ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is managed by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, which runs 109 schemes with ₹11,76,218 Cr under management.