Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund

ELSS Tax SaverEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹32.2972

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹5.5K Cr

Expense ratio

0.54%

1Y returns

-7.75%

cat -1.72%

3Y CAGR

+12.18%

cat 12.95%

5Y CAGR

+14.15%

cat 12.58%

Std deviation 3Y

+11.41%

cat 15.47%

In plain English

Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS Tax Saver scheme from PPFAS. The portfolio is ~97% in equities. Long-run track record: about 14.2% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is below the equity average — drawdowns are usually shallower. Worst historical drawdown: -30% in Mar 2020, recovered in 4 months. Mandatory 3-year lock-in. Wrong fit if you need access sooner.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹32.2972

Last 1Y

-6.96%

Jul 25Min ₹30.02 · Max ₹35.22 · 244 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-29.5%

Peak ₹11.19 on 13 Feb 2020 → trough ₹7.89 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 21 Jul 2020

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-14.7%

Peak ₹35.22 on 23 Oct 2025 → trough ₹30.02 on 31 Mar 2026 (5 months down).

Not yet recovered

Jun 2022

-12.0%

Peak ₹20.03 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹17.62 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 17 Aug 2022

Mar 2025

-10.9%

Peak ₹34.10 on 26 Sept 2024 → trough ₹30.38 on 4 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 6 Jun 2025

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

5 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
0.54% — well below typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹5.5K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 55.1% — diversified across sectors.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	-1.60%	-1.21%	52/ 55
1M	+4.24%	+6.78%	51/ 55
3M	-3.66%	-0.40%	47/ 55
6M	-7.35%	-2.61%	51/ 54
YTD	-7.00%	-2.27%	51/ 54
1Y	-7.75%	-1.72%	54/ 54
2Y	+5.57%	+4.55%	29/ 54
3Y	+12.18%	+12.95%	39/ 52
5Y	+14.15%	+12.58%	22/ 47
7Y	—	+12.47%	—
10Y	—	+14.00%	—

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity96.80%
Debt0.17%
Cash3.03%

By market cap

Large cap71.12%
Mid cap2.06%
Small cap13.64%
Others13.18%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹1.58 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

56.35%

Top 5 stocks

34.74%

Top 3 sectors

55.06%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—8.03%
1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—7.93%
2
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd
—7.73%
2
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd
—7.68%
3
Coal India Ltd
—7.04%
3
Coal India Ltd
—7.03%
4
Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd
—6.45%
4
Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd
—5.86%
5
ITC Ltd
—5.59%
6
Maharashtra Scooters Ltd
—5.15%
5
ITC Ltd
—5.09%
6
Maharashtra Scooters Ltd
—4.99%
7
ICICI Bank Ltd
—4.67%
7
ICICI Bank Ltd
—4.58%
8
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
—4.16%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio17.7524.09-6.34
P/B ratio2.073.29-1.22
Price / Sales3.372.96+0.41
Price / Cash Flow11.6418.13-6.49
Dividend yield3.26%1.23%+2.03
Return on equity (ROE)16.91%16.61%+0.30

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
9.3411.4111.0617.2615.4714.47
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-1.130.480.73-0.400.450.49
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-1.280.711.18-0.500.670.75
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.690.700.690.960.960.94

Peers in ELSS Tax Saver

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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Available plans & options

PlanOptionFull nameISIN

DirectGrowthParag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund- Direct GrowthINF879O01100
RegularGrowthParag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund- Regular GrowthINF879O01092

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