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SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund

ELSSVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹414.78-1.60%1 day
Return since launch
12.2%
52-week range
₹391.37 — ₹457.30
AUM
₹31,735 Cr

SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS equity fund from SBI Mutual Fund with ₹31,735 Cr under management, launched in 2007. Over three years it has returned 1.9% a year, against 10.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.86% 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-9.0%−7.5 pts-1.5%-3.3%
2Y-3.6%−3.9 pts0.3%-0.8%
3Y1.9%−8.4 pts10.3%2.5%
5Y11.7%+2.0 pts9.7%8.3%
7Y15.7%+2.7 pts13.0%11.6%
10Y14.7%+2.2 pts12.5%11.3%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund-9.0%
Category-1.5%
3Y
Fund1.9%
Category10.3%
5Y
Fund11.7%
Category9.7%

Since launch (7 May 2007): 12.2%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.6%+2.2 pts4.5%
202427.8%+7.5 pts20.3%
202340.0%+8.2 pts31.8%
20226.9%+3.5 pts3.5%
202131.0%−8.8 pts39.9%
202018.9%+0.2 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

1.86%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.34%
Brokerage
0.07%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.44%
Exit load
0%
Lock-in
3 years

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
BSE 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
Alpha2.714.67Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.971.08How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.620.67Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.810.90Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation15.3017.94How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity96.9%
  • Debt0.1%
  • Other2.9%

Market cap split

  • Large66.8%
  • Mid17.2%
  • Small16.0%
P/E
23.96
P/B
3.02

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial7.79%₹2,472 Cr+8.94%+7.74%+3.46%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial6.70%₹2,126 Cr+5.93%+4.23%+2.39%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial6.27%₹1,991 Cr+2.91%+4.44%+9.09%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy3.93%₹1,248 Cr+4.81%+4.89%+5.11%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.Services3.09%₹982 Cr———
OthersOthers2.94%₹928 Cr+0.02%-1.50%-0.58%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.89%₹917 Cr+2.99%—+0.36%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.Financial2.88%₹913 Cr+0.74%+0.78%—
Torrent Power Ltd.Energy2.15%₹682 Cr+2.57%+2.73%+2.30%
Cipla Ltd.Healthcare2.11%₹670 Cr+2.15%+2.56%+3.24%

Sectors

  • Financial34.5%
  • Energy9.3%
  • Automobile8.4%
  • Services7.3%
  • Healthcare7.3%
  • Metals & Mining5.4%
  • Technology4.4%
  • Materials4.0%

Instruments

  • Repo2.3%
  • Net Receivables0.6%
  • Treasury Bills0.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
HDFC Bank Ltd.7.90%6.27%-1.63%
company:53290.00%1.43%+1.43%
company:57670.00%1.28%+1.28%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.5.52%6.70%+1.18%
Tata Steel Ltd.2.04%0.86%-1.18%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.0.00%1.03%+1.03%
Lupin Ltd.1.45%0.45%-1.00%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.0.15%1.08%+0.93%
company:171090.00%0.81%+0.81%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.1.65%0.88%-0.77%
ICICI Bank Ltd.8.44%7.79%-0.65%
company:207700.00%0.64%+0.64%
company:134010.00%0.56%+0.56%
GAIL (India) Ltd.1.49%0.96%-0.53%
company:83720.00%0.50%+0.50%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd.0.94%0.51%-0.43%
State Bank of India1.46%1.04%-0.42%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.22%0.62%+0.40%
company:82900.00%0.38%+0.38%
Prism Johnson Ltd.0.34%0.00%-0.34%
Others0.30%0.63%+0.33%
Torrent Power Ltd.2.46%2.15%-0.31%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.30%0.00%-0.30%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.90%1.18%+0.28%
AIA Engineering Ltd.2.11%1.88%-0.23%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.3.05%2.88%-0.17%
Sheela Foam Ltd.1.00%0.84%-0.16%
company:50850.00%0.15%+0.15%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.1.15%1.01%-0.14%
Bosch Ltd.0.57%0.70%+0.13%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.87%1.75%-0.12%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.2.77%2.89%+0.12%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.1.86%1.98%+0.12%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.3.20%3.09%-0.11%
Tata Motors Ltd.1.08%1.19%+0.11%
TVS Holdings Ltd.1.22%1.12%-0.10%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.66%0.57%-0.09%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.1.38%1.47%+0.09%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.0.54%0.63%+0.09%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.0.73%0.81%+0.08%
company:171040.00%0.08%+0.08%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.1.01%0.94%-0.07%
Pitti Engineering Ltd.0.31%0.38%+0.07%
Rallis India Ltd.0.10%0.03%-0.07%
Cipla Ltd.2.17%2.11%-0.06%
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.1.09%1.03%-0.06%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.41%0.47%+0.06%
Shree Cement Ltd.0.52%0.47%-0.05%
Sanofi India Ltd.0.05%0.00%-0.05%
Grindwell Norton Ltd.1.24%1.20%-0.04%
JSW Energy Ltd.0.77%0.73%-0.04%
Sundaram - Clayton Dcd Ltd.0.75%0.79%+0.04%
United Breweries Ltd.0.54%0.50%-0.04%
Thermax Ltd.0.16%0.12%-0.04%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.0.44%0.41%-0.03%
Bharat Forge Ltd.1.00%0.97%-0.03%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.1.49%1.52%+0.03%
Cummins India Ltd.0.65%0.62%-0.03%
Delhivery Ltd.0.90%0.87%-0.03%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.0.49%0.52%+0.03%
Medplus Health Services Ltd.0.89%0.86%-0.03%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.99%1.02%+0.03%
Gujarat Energy Ltd.0.31%0.28%-0.03%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.10%1.13%+0.03%
Reliance Industries Ltd.3.96%3.93%-0.03%
Asian Paints Ltd.1.35%1.33%-0.02%
Britannia Industries Ltd.1.24%1.22%-0.02%
Eicher Motors Ltd.0.57%0.59%+0.02%
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.51%0.49%-0.02%
Heidelberg Cement India Ltd.0.36%0.38%+0.02%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.0.44%0.46%+0.02%
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd.0.43%0.41%-0.02%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.1.68%1.70%+0.02%
JSW Cement Ltd.0.48%0.46%-0.02%
Infosys Ltd.0.93%0.95%+0.02%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.27%0.26%-0.01%
Berger Paints India Ltd.0.51%0.50%-0.01%
Biocon Ltd.0.54%0.53%-0.01%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.0.50%0.49%-0.01%
Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.1.73%1.74%+0.01%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.33%0.32%-0.01%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.1.93%1.94%+0.01%
Solar Industries India Ltd.0.07%0.08%+0.01%
Angel One Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Bank Of Baroda0.56%0.56%0.00%
GSPL Transmission Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Manpasand Beverages Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.12%0.12%0.00%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Tata Communications Ltd.0.87%0.87%0.00%
The South Indian Bank Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
Timken India Ltd.0.16%0.16%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 Cr2.38%9.0%8.9%14.6%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹5,134 Cr2.08%17.2%12.9%18.3%
HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund₹4,229 Cr1.99%5.7%8.3%13.2%
WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹507 Cr2.59%2.8%7.1%—
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹463 Cr2.57%6.8%6.9%12.9%
JM ELSS - Tax Saver Fund₹248 Cr2.69%12.5%9.3%14.1%

About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks capital appreciation through investments in equities, cumulative convertible preference shares and fully convertible debentures and bonds. The scheme was converted into an open-ended plan in November 1999.

Fund managers

  • Milind AgrawalB. Tech.- Mechanical Engineering, PGDM - Finance, CFAPrior to joining SBI Mutual Fund he had worked with Goldman Sachs Services Pvt. Ltd. and Vadilal Enterprises Ltd.
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 months1.56% absolute₹60,000₹60,9361.56%
1 year−4.28% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,17,254−2.29%
3 years12.40% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,37,89821.64%
5 years13.39% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,57,28642.88%

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 SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
The NAV of SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund is ₹414.78 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
The expense ratio of SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund is 1.86% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
You can start a SIP in SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund given?
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund has returned -9.0% over 1 year, 1.9% over 3 years and 11.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Lock-in: 3 years. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the ELSS category.
Which fund house manages SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund is managed by SBI Mutual Fund, which runs 80 schemes with ₹12,81,381 Cr under management.