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Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund

ELSSVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹66.31+0.58%1 day
Return since launch
13.5%
52-week range
₹57.51 — ₹67.14
AUM
₹821 Cr

Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS equity fund from Union Mutual Fund with ₹821 Cr under management, launched in 2011. Over three years it has returned 4.9% a year, against 11.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.62% 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
1Y5.5%+4.9 pts0.6%6.0%
2Y4.4%+0.1 pts4.3%3.9%
3Y4.9%−6.6 pts11.4%4.6%
5Y9.3%−0.4 pts9.8%9.3%
7Y12.7%−0.7 pts13.3%12.1%
10Y13.0%+0.1 pts12.9%11.8%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.5%
Category0.6%
3Y
Fund4.9%
Category11.4%
5Y
Fund9.3%
Category9.8%

Since launch (8 Nov 2011): 13.5%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20254.3%−0.1 pts4.5%
202416.7%−3.6 pts20.3%
202326.4%−5.4 pts31.8%
20221.5%−1.9 pts3.5%
202135.9%−4.0 pts39.9%
202021.6%+2.9 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

2.59%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.98%
Brokerage
0.08%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.53%
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
Alpha-0.884.34Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.931.03How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.260.55Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.330.76Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation14.8717.53How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.9%
  • Debt0.1%
  • Other1.0%

Market cap split

  • Large55.1%
  • Mid22.7%
  • Small22.3%
P/E
29.85
P/B
3.76

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial7.17%₹58.84 Cr+5.68%+5.05%+5.59%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.92%₹40.40 Cr+5.72%+5.44%+7.72%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial3.18%₹26.12 Cr+2.65%+1.90%+1.60%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication3.08%₹25.30 Cr+3.11%+2.98%+3.34%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.46%₹20.18 Cr+3.52%+4.49%+3.55%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.10%₹17.28 Cr+2.22%+2.49%+3.12%
JSW Infrastructure Ltd.Services2.08%₹17.06 Cr+1.80%——
Eternal Ltd.Services2.05%₹16.86 Cr+1.03%+0.81%+0.70%
Gabriel India Ltd.Automobile1.98%₹16.28 Cr+2.76%+2.25%+3.20%
One 97 Communications Ltd.Services1.97%₹16.15 Cr+1.20%+0.98%+0.50%

Sectors

  • Financial27.4%
  • Capital Goods11.1%
  • Services9.3%
  • Automobile8.6%
  • Healthcare7.0%
  • Technology5.5%
  • Construction5.4%
  • Metals & Mining5.1%

Instruments

  • Repo1.4%
  • Treasury Bills0.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Coforge Ltd.1.30%0.49%-0.81%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.0.00%0.64%+0.64%
Cipla Ltd.0.40%0.00%-0.40%
CarTrade Tech Ltd.0.00%0.39%+0.39%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.0.66%0.28%-0.38%
Max Financial Services Ltd.1.53%1.17%-0.36%
Gabriel India Ltd.2.32%1.98%-0.34%
Engineers India Ltd.0.70%1.02%+0.32%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.43%0.12%-0.31%
RBL Bank Ltd.0.81%1.11%+0.30%
HDFC Bank Ltd.4.64%4.92%+0.28%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.77%1.50%-0.27%
BSE Ltd.0.00%0.26%+0.26%
ICICI Bank Ltd.7.42%7.17%-0.25%
JSW Infrastructure Ltd.1.87%2.08%+0.21%
Axis Bank Ltd.3.01%3.18%+0.17%
LTM Limited0.65%0.81%+0.16%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.1.41%1.56%+0.15%
Others-0.26%-0.40%-0.14%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.1.25%1.38%+0.13%
Varun Beverages Ltd.0.81%0.93%+0.12%
Shriram Finance Ltd1.92%1.80%-0.12%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.0.65%0.76%+0.11%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.1.57%1.68%+0.11%
LG Electronics India Ltd.1.33%1.44%+0.11%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.1.64%1.53%-0.11%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.32%1.43%+0.11%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.1.31%1.42%+0.11%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.99%3.08%+0.09%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.1.17%1.08%-0.09%
Solar Industries India Ltd.1.88%1.79%-0.09%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.0.85%0.93%+0.08%
Aether Industries Ltd.1.15%1.23%+0.08%
Jindal Steel Ltd.1.73%1.81%+0.08%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.1.14%1.06%-0.08%
State Bank of India1.93%1.85%-0.08%
One 97 Communications Ltd.1.90%1.97%+0.07%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.80%0.73%-0.07%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.0.87%0.80%-0.07%
Eternal Ltd.1.98%2.05%+0.07%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.0.68%0.62%-0.06%
Infosys Ltd.0.78%0.72%-0.06%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.1.05%1.11%+0.06%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.0.98%0.92%-0.06%
KSB Ltd.0.51%0.57%+0.06%
Aarti Industries Ltd.1.25%1.20%-0.05%
Gokaldas Exports Ltd.0.80%0.75%-0.05%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.0.75%0.80%+0.05%
Mphasis Ltd.0.88%0.83%-0.05%
The Federal Bank Ltd.1.00%0.95%-0.05%
Grindwell Norton Ltd.0.88%0.92%+0.04%
ITC Ltd.0.47%0.51%+0.04%
UNO Minda Ltd.1.45%1.41%-0.04%
Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.0.18%0.22%+0.04%
Reliance Industries Ltd.2.49%2.46%-0.03%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.1.01%0.98%-0.03%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.1.07%1.04%-0.03%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.53%0.50%-0.03%
Tata Steel Ltd.0.44%0.47%+0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.2.13%2.10%-0.03%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.1.31%1.33%+0.02%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.1.80%1.78%-0.02%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.0.57%0.59%+0.02%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.0.60%0.58%-0.02%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.0.51%0.49%-0.02%
Schaeffler India Ltd.0.64%0.66%+0.02%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.0.68%0.66%-0.02%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.1.12%1.10%-0.02%
company:201330.02%0.00%-0.02%
AIA Engineering Ltd.0.94%0.95%+0.01%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.0.54%0.53%-0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.1.40%1.39%-0.01%
Cummins India Ltd.1.01%1.00%-0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.74%0.75%+0.01%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.1.25%1.26%+0.01%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.71%0.70%-0.01%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.99%1.00%+0.01%
JSW Energy Ltd.1.67%1.68%+0.01%
KRN Heat Exchanger And Refrigeration Ltd.0.50%0.49%-0.01%
Shiprocket Ltd.0.49%0.50%+0.01%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.96%0.97%+0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.93%0.94%+0.01%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.0.40%0.40%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.03%0.03%0.00%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.0.64%0.64%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹2,088 Cr2.35%8.8%8.1%13.5%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹4,890 Cr2.07%8.1%8.8%16.0%
HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund₹3,974 Cr1.98%8.0%7.9%12.9%
Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹857 Cr2.46%6.6%7.2%11.9%
WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹481 Cr2.60%10.8%8.6%—
JM ELSS - Tax Saver Fund₹240 Cr2.66%10.6%7.7%13.1%
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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 to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing substantially in a portfolio consisting of equity and equity related securities.

Fund managers

  • Sanjay BembalkarMr. Bembalkar has done B.Com, M.Sc. (Accounting and Finance), ACA, CFA Charterholder.Prior to joining Union Mutual Fund, he has worked with Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd, LIC Mutual Fund, Quantum Advisors Pvt. Ltd and Autonomous Research LLP
  • Vinod MalviyaMr. Malviya has done Bachelors of Management Studies, Masters in Financial Management and CFA (Level-III cleared)Prior to joining Union Mutual Fund, he was associated with Florintree Advisors Pvt. Ltd., East India Securities Ltd. and Amit Nalin Securities Pvt. 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 months4.26% absolute₹60,000₹62,5564.26%
1 year−0.46% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,19,701−0.25%
3 years10.07% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,21,77317.16%
5 years8.76% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,54,98025.83%

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 Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
The NAV of Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund is ₹66.31 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
The expense ratio of Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund is 2.62% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
You can start a SIP in Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund given?
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund has returned 5.5% over 1 year, 4.9% over 3 years and 9.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Lock-in: 3 years. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the ELSS category.
Which fund house manages Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund is managed by Union Mutual Fund, which runs 30 schemes with ₹28,977 Cr under management.