ELSS · Equity

HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund

HDFC Asset Management Company Limited

Benchmark

Nifty 500 TRI

Riskometer

Very High

Size

₹14,994 cr

Allotted

31 Mar 1996

Holdings as of

30 Sep 2026

HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is a elss fund of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited with ₹14,994 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 500 TRI) in 3 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.20% a year. Amar Kalkundrikar has managed it for 0.9 years.

Has HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, in 3 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; −8.90% over the last year against −4.30%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year

Period	Fund	Nifty 500 TRI	Ahead
1 month	−2.74%	−3.60%	—
3 months	−4.18%	−5.03%	—
6 months	−2.39%	−1.83%	—
1 year	−8.90%	−4.06%	−4.84 pts
3 years	+11.65%	+9.27%	+2.38 pts
5 years	+12.19%	+8.00%	+4.19 pts
10 years	+12.75%	+12.69%	+0.06 pts
Since start from 1 Jan 2013	+13.56%	—	—

Valarth price history to 13 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 500 TRI) in 3 of 4 periods.

Period	Direct	Regular	Benchmark	Ahead	Rank
1y	−8.90%	−9.44%	−4.30%	−4.60	🔒
3y	+11.63%	+10.96%	+9.33%	+2.30	🔒
5y	+12.18%	+11.50%	+8.24%	+3.94	🔒
10y	+12.74%	+12.04%	+12.73%	+0.01	🔒

Ahead in points a year · its rank among ELSS funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Oct 2016 to 13 Oct 2026

Fund 326Nifty 500 TRI 327

₹100 put in at the start of Oct 2016 would be ₹326 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹327 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.

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What does HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund cost?

1.20% a year on the direct plan, 1.76% on the regular plan; 13 of 21 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan

1.20% a year

Category median 1.10%

Regular plan

1.76% a year

Category median 2.29%

Gap

0.56 points

for the same holdings

13 of 21 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.

Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Schemes - ELSS- Tax Saver Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?

Amar Kalkundrikar, since 8 Dec 2025; Gopal Agrawal, since 1 Sep 2026.

Amar Kalkundrikar

0.9 years

since 8 Dec 2025

Gopal Agrawal

0.1 years

since 1 Sep 2026

Benchmark as filedNIFTY 500 Index (Total Returns Index)

Exit load

NIL

From 2 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 14 Sep 2026; as on 13 Oct 2026

What does HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund hold?

64 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 50.6% of the fund, the largest ICICI Bank Ltd. at 9.1%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026

Equity99.2%Debt0.3%Cash0.4%Other0.0%

Holdings

61 shares

Top ten

50.6%

of the fund

Effective holdings

27.4

spread, as if equal-weighted

Matched to our table

100%

of the equity

Five largest

% of fund

ICICI Bank Ltd.9.06%

HDFC Bank Ltd.£7.87%

Axis Bank Ltd.6.56%

Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited4.88%

State Bank of India4.49%

Five largest industries

% of fund

Banks34.4%

Automobiles10.9%

IT - Software6.00%

Insurance6.00%

Telecom - Services4.50%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists

Large Cap79.1%Mid Cap10.2%Small Cap10.7%

How does HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.

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Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

Moves with its indexnot an index tracker

Nearest to the Nifty 50: 46% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).

Active share 46.3%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund65.5% the same

39 shared holdings

HDFC Focused Fund62.1% the same

21 shared holdings

HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan59.8% the same

31 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?

Amar Kalkundrikar (manager) since 8 Dec 2025; Gopal Agrawal (manager) since 1 Sep 2026.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?

1.20% a year on the direct plan and 1.76% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +11.63% a year over 3 years against +9.33% for its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.