Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund
The fund seeks to build a high quality growth oriented portfolio to provide long term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equities.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #36 of 57 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: ELSS |
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| NAV | ₹502.01 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹1,281 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.85% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Bharath S |
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| Exit load | 0 |
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Performance & risk
| Sharpe ratio | 0.3 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.13% |
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| Max drawdown | -16.88% |
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| Alpha | -1.87 |
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| Beta | 0.91 |
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Over 5 years, captured 86.7% of Nifty 500's upside and 90.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 67.2% |
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| Mid cap | 13.0% |
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| Small cap | 19.8% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 25.3% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 41.6% |
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| Total holdings | 55 |
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| Index overlap | 41.4% |
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| Active share | 58.6% |
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Top holdings
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 6.8%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 6.5%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 4.2%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 4.1%
- State Bank Of India — 3.7%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 3.5%
- Larsen & Toubro Limited — 3.4%
- Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited — 3.3%
- Infosys Ltd — 3.3%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. — 2.9%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 29.1%
- Construction — 8.9%
- Software & Services — 8.0%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | -5.0% | Q4 (Bottom) | #46 of 52 |
| 2025 | 7.7% | Q1 (Top) | #9 of 51 |
| 2024 | 15.8% | Q3 | #35 of 51 |
| 2023 | 24.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #38 of 48 |