Top 5 ELSS SIP Mutual Funds in 5 Years: Rs 25,000 monthly SIP in No. 1 fund has grown to Rs 40 lakh; know details

Top Tax Saver Mutual Funds: Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) is a category of equity mutual funds that offers tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax. With the last date (July 31, 2024) to file an income tax return (ITR) approaching fast, the importance of tax saving options such as ELSS comes to the fore. A tax payer can save up to Rs 1.50 lakh in a financial year on deposits in ELSS. Another benefit of investing in ELSS mutual funds is that, unlike many tax-saving schemes that have a lock-in period of five years or more, ELSS funds have a three-year lock-in period. A majority of fund managers keep ELSS funds large-cap heavy, providing stability to them over mid- and small-cap mutual funds. Many of the ELSS mutual funds in the last five years have not only worked as a Section 80C tax saving component for tax payers, but they have also given annualised SIP returns of up to 41 per cent. As per Value Research data, the ELSS mutual fund category has given a CAGR of 41.31 per cent in the one year, 20.40 per cent in the three years, and 20.58 per cent in the five years. We take you through the performance of five such ELSS funds in this write-up. Also know the value of the Rs 25,000 monthly SIP in each of the funds in the five-year period. 

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