What is the NAV of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

₹1,427.85 per unit as of 19 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

1.19% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.

How large is HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

₹14,949 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the ELSS category.

How risky is HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Equity with a three-year lock and a Section 80C deduction attached.

What are the 5-year returns of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

12.09% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a ELSS average of 9.18%. Past returns do not predict future returns.

What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

11.5% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 21.6% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.

Who manages HDFC ELSS Tax saver?

Dhruv Muchhal, managing this fund for 3.3 years.

HDFC ELSS Tax saver

HDFC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedELSSRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

₹1,427.85

as of 19 Oct 2026

HDFC ELSS Tax saver is an open-ended ELSS scheme from HDFC Mutual Fund managing ₹14,949 crore (as of 30 Sept 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹1,427.85 as of 19 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 1.19% a year. Managed by Dhruv Muchhal. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio: 1.19% / yr; as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size: ₹14,949 crore; as of 30 Sept 2026
Exit load: None
SIP available: Yes
Launched: 31 Mar 1996
ISIN: INF179K01YS4

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 19 Oct 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index

Oct 2021Oct 2026

HDFC ELSS Tax saver

₹182

+82% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

ELSS average

₹158

+58% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

Window	Fund	Category avg	Gap
3 months	-4.21%	-4.44%	+0.23
6 months	-3.89%	-1.88%	-2.01
1 year	-9.90%	-5.08%	-4.82
3 years (CAGR)	11.89%	9.75%	+2.14
5 years (CAGR)	12.09%	9.18%	+2.91

No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y): 0.42
Sharpe ratio (5Y): 0.57
Sortino ratio (3Y): 0.59 vs category 0.39
Standard deviation (3Y): 14.17%
Beta (3Y): 0.87
Alpha (3Y): 2.49%
Deepest fall (5Y): -14.23%

Distance below its own peak

Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high – how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.

Deepest fall

-14.2%

Right now

-10.5% below peak

Sept 2023Deepest: -14.8%Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark in 58% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: NIFTY 500 Index, name shown only.

Where the money actually is

Equity

99.3%

Bonds

0.3%

Cash

0.4%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 30 Sept 2026.

What it owns

64 positions · top 10 = 50.6%

Market-cap mix

Large 78.5%Mid 10.1%Small 10.7%Other 0.8%

as of 30 Sept 2026

Holdings by sector

Financial Services(6 in top 10)42.8%
- ICICI Bank Ltd9.06%
- HDFC Bank Ltd7.87%
- Axis Bank Ltd6.56%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd4.88%
- State Bank of India4.49%
- SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd3.21%
Consumer Cyclical(2 in top 10)17.6%
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd4.40%
- Hyundai Motor India Ltd2.72%
Healthcare8.2%
Industrials6.8%
Technology(1 in top 10)5.9%
- HCL Technologies Ltd2.94%
Basic Materials4.5%
Communication Services(1 in top 10)4.5%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd4.45%
Consumer Defensive4.2%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 30 Sept 2026. Portfolio turnover 20.6% vs category 34.7% a year.

The businesses it owns

P/E (trailing): 21.8 vs category 23.1
P/B: 3.0 vs category 3.2
Dividend yield: 1.4% vs category 1.2%
Net margin: 17.6% vs category 17.6%
Earnings growth: 12.1%
Avg market cap: ₹2.56 lakh crore

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months: −₹468 cr
Net flow, 3 months: −₹199 cr

as of 30 Sept 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: ₹1,427.85 per unit as of 19 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: 1.19% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: ₹14,949 crore under management as of 30 Sept 2026, in the ELSS category.
How risky is HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Equity with a three-year lock and a Section 80C deduction attached.
What are the 5-year returns of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: 12.09% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a ELSS average of 9.18%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: 11.5% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 21.6% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages HDFC ELSS Tax saver?: Dhruv Muchhal, managing this fund for 3.3 years.

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Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (NIFTY 500 Index) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.