Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund
ELSSVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
- ₹405.30+0.47%1 day
- Return since launch
- 15.1%
- 52-week range
- ₹333.82 — ₹415.02
- AUM
- ₹13,458 Cr
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS equity fund from Quant Mutual Fund with ₹13,458 Cr under management, launched in 2000. Over three years it has returned 8.4% a year, against 10.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.14% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +11.3% against -0.7% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 13.2% | +13.1 pts | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2Y | 10.1% | +9.3 pts | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 3Y | 8.4% | −2.0 pts | 10.4% | 2.7% |
| 5Y | 13.1% | +3.3 pts | 9.7% | 8.4% |
| 7Y | 19.6% | +6.6 pts | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 10Y | 19.7% | +7.2 pts | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -1.5% | +2.0 pts | -3.5% | -3.6% |
| 3M | 0.9% | +1.5 pts | -0.6% | -1.0% |
| 6M | 18.6% | +9.4 pts | 9.2% | 8.2% |
| 1Y | 11.3% | +11.2 pts | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2Y | -1.2% | +2.1 pts | -3.3% | -3.9% |
| 3Y | 13.9% | +3.4 pts | 10.4% | 9.2% |
| 5Y | 13.5% | +3.8 pts | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| 7Y | 23.8% | +9.3 pts | 14.4% | 12.5% |
| 10Y | 18.5% | +5.9 pts | 12.5% | 10.9% |
Since launch (8 Mar 2000): 15.1%
Calendar-year returns
Category average46.9%
59.8%
12.3%
30.4%
9.2%
6.7%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.7% | +2.3 pts | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | −11.1 pts | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | −1.4 pts | 31.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +8.8 pts | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +20.0 pts | 39.9% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +28.3 pts | 18.7% |
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
2.14%
Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.46%
- Brokerage
- 0.08%
- Transaction charges
- 0.01%
- Statutory levies
- 0.59%
- Exit load
- 0%
- 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 2.60 | 4.67 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 1.11 | 1.08 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.56 | 0.67 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.93 | 0.90 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 18.20 | 17.94 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity92.5%
- Other7.5%
Market cap split
- Large76.7%
- Mid17.2%
- Small6.1%
- P/E
- 29.87
- P/B
- 4.00
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 9.85% | ₹1,326 Cr | +9.13% | +3.92% | — |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | Automobile | 9.54% | ₹1,283 Cr | +8.38% | +8.30% | +6.12% |
| Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | Healthcare | 8.49% | ₹1,142 Cr | +7.26% | +6.78% | +4.67% |
| Adani Power Ltd. | Energy | 7.70% | ₹1,036 Cr | +9.74% | +7.24% | +8.20% |
| Others | Others | 7.51% | ₹1,010 Cr | -0.14% | +13.07% | +0.03% |
| Adani Green Energy Ltd. | Capital Goods | 4.43% | ₹596 Cr | +5.21% | +3.62% | +1.97% |
| ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd. | Financial | 4.40% | ₹592 Cr | +2.21% | — | — |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 4.20% | ₹565 Cr | +3.86% | — | — |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | Energy | 4.13% | ₹555 Cr | +1.98% | — | — |
| Tata Power Company Ltd. | Energy | 4.12% | ₹555 Cr | +4.74% | +4.60% | +4.84% |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | Capital Goods | 3.87% | ₹521 Cr | +2.44% | — | — |
| DLF Ltd. | Construction | 3.45% | ₹464 Cr | +2.13% | +2.36% | +3.06% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 3.31% | ₹445 Cr | — | — | — |
| Premier Energies Ltd. | Energy | 3.14% | ₹423 Cr | +3.32% | — | — |
| Adani Enterprises Ltd. | Services | 2.73% | ₹368 Cr | +2.89% | +2.05% | +2.26% |
| LG Electronics India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 2.63% | ₹354 Cr | +0.62% | — | — |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 2.60% | ₹350 Cr | — | — | +1.50% |
| Capri Global Capital Ltd. | Financial | 2.41% | ₹324 Cr | +1.92% | +1.67% | +2.05% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | 2.01% | ₹271 Cr | — | — | +0.23% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 1.88% | ₹253 Cr | +8.80% | +9.02% | +9.31% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.43% | ₹193 Cr | — | +3.22% | — |
| Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.20% | ₹161 Cr | +1.04% | — | — |
| Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.87% | ₹118 Cr | +0.90% | +0.43% | +0.48% |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.77% | ₹104 Cr | — | — | — |
| Ventive Hospitality Ltd. | Services | 0.61% | ₹82.09 Cr | +0.66% | +0.80% | +0.86% |
| LTM Limited | Technology | 0.57% | ₹77.23 Cr | — | — | — |
| Welspun Living Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.47% | ₹63.58 Cr | +0.20% | +0.15% | +0.14% |
| Indus Towers Ltd. | Communication | 0.37% | ₹50.33 Cr | — | — | — |
| Life Insurance Corporation of India | Insurance | 0.35% | ₹46.84 Cr | — | +4.83% | +5.14% |
| Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. | Construction | 0.26% | ₹35.02 Cr | +0.32% | +0.30% | +0.45% |
| Krystal Integrated Services Ltd. | Services | 0.24% | ₹32.95 Cr | +0.23% | +0.27% | +0.31% |
| Embassy Developments Ltd. | Construction | 0.24% | ₹32.21 Cr | +0.24% | +0.26% | +0.43% |
| Juniper Hotels Ltd. | Services | 0.21% | ₹28.64 Cr | +0.20% | +0.24% | +0.33% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 7.80% | 0.00% | -7.80% |
| Others | 2.46% | -0.24% | -2.71% |
| ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd. | 2.21% | 4.40% | +2.19% |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | 2.10% | 4.13% | +2.02% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.88% | +1.88% |
| Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. | 1.33% | 0.00% | -1.33% |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | 8.47% | 9.54% | +1.07% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 1.02% | 0.00% | -1.02% |
| LG Electronics India Ltd. | 1.68% | 2.63% | +0.95% |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.77% | +0.77% |
| Adani Green Energy Ltd. | 5.07% | 4.43% | -0.64% |
| Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 7.86% | 8.49% | +0.63% |
| LTM Limited | 0.00% | 0.57% | +0.57% |
| Adani Power Ltd. | 8.26% | 7.70% | -0.56% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | 2.83% | 3.31% | +0.48% |
| Tata Power Company Ltd. | 4.55% | 4.12% | -0.43% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 4.60% | 4.20% | -0.40% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.43% | +0.38% |
| Indus Towers Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.37% | +0.37% |
| SBI Funds Management Ltd. | 0.35% | 0.00% | -0.35% |
| Life Insurance Corporation of India | 0.00% | 0.35% | +0.35% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 10.19% | 9.85% | -0.34% |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 3.58% | 3.87% | +0.29% |
| Capri Global Capital Ltd. | 2.19% | 2.41% | +0.21% |
| Adani Enterprises Ltd. | 2.89% | 2.73% | -0.16% |
| DLF Ltd. | 3.31% | 3.45% | +0.14% |
| Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd. | 1.00% | 0.87% | -0.13% |
| Welspun Living Ltd. | 0.38% | 0.47% | +0.09% |
| Ventive Hospitality Ltd. | 0.65% | 0.61% | -0.04% |
| Premier Energies Ltd. | 3.12% | 3.14% | +0.03% |
| Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Ltd. | 1.22% | 1.20% | -0.02% |
| Juniper Hotels Ltd. | 0.20% | 0.21% | +0.02% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 1.99% | 2.01% | +0.02% |
| Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. | 0.25% | 0.26% | +0.01% |
| Krystal Integrated Services Ltd. | 0.24% | 0.24% | +0.01% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 2.61% | 2.60% | -0.01% |
| Embassy Developments Ltd. | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹2,116 Cr | 2.39% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 14.7% |
 Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund | ₹5,134 Cr | 2.09% | 16.6% | 12.5% | 18.1% |
 HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund | ₹4,229 Cr | 2.00% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 13.3% |
 WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund | ₹507 Cr | 2.59% | 4.3% | 7.3% | — |
 ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund | ₹463 Cr | 2.57% | 8.9% | 7.3% | 13.1% |
 JM ELSS - Tax Saver Fund | ₹248 Cr | 2.69% | 13.8% | 9.4% | 14.1% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme aims to generate capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity shares with growth potential. The secondary objective is to give dividend and other income.
Fund managers
- Ankit A PandeMr. Pande has done CFA and MBAPrior to joining Quant Mutual Fund he has worked with Infosys Finacle. Began his career in equity research in 2011.
- Ayusha KumbhatCFA Level III, BSc (Hons) in Economics, MSc in Behavioural & Experimental EconomicsShe is working with Quant Mutual fund as Research Analyst for the past 15 months, specializing in investment research.
- Sameer KateBachelor of Computer Science, MBA from IME Pune.Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he was working with Investec Capital and Kotak Securities,
- Sandeep TandonMr. Tandon has done MBA (Finance)Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Securities as Vice President, The Economic Times and IDBI AMC.
- Sanjeev SharmaMr. Sharma is a Commerce Graduate and PGDBA (Finance) from Symbiosis, Pune.He has total work experience of 17 years including 13 years of experience in the financial market. He specializes in identifying crucial inflexion points in securities.
- Varun PattaniMr. Pattani is an ACAPrior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he has worked with boutique PMS firm.
- Yug TibrewalB.M.S, CFA L1Yug is an investment professional with over 2 years of experience in dealing related activities
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months18.64% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹71,184 | 18.64% | |
| 1 year11.30% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,27,605 | 6.34% | |
| 3 years13.87% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,48,462 | 24.57% | |
| 5 years13.50% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8,59,918 | 43.32% |
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 Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
The NAV of Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund is ₹405.30 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
The expense ratio of Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund is 2.14% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
You can start a SIP in Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund given?
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund has returned 13.2% over 1 year, 8.4% over 3 years and 13.1% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Lock-in: 3 years. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the ELSS category.
Which fund house manages Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund is managed by Quant Mutual Fund, which runs 30 schemes with ₹95,314 Cr under management.