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Taurus

Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund

ELSS Tax SaverEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹193.9100

As of 1 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹70.06 Cr

Expense ratio

1.54%

1Y returns

-5.31%

cat -1.72%

3Y CAGR

+11.86%

cat 12.95%

5Y CAGR

+11.80%

cat 12.58%

Std deviation 3Y

+14.44%

cat 15.47%

In plain English

Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS Tax Saver scheme from Taurus. The portfolio is ~92% in equities with 8% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 11.8% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -35% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 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)

₹193.9100

Last 1Y

-6.55%

Jul 25Min ₹173.84 · Max ₹208.68 · 202 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-35.0%

Peak ₹88.14 on 19 Feb 2020 → trough ₹57.25 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 6 Nov 2020

Feb 2016

-21.4%

Peak ₹58.17 on 7 Aug 2015 → trough ₹45.70 on 25 Feb 2016 (7 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 20 Jul 2016

Aug 2013

-21.0%

Peak ₹39.52 on 21 Jan 2013 → trough ₹31.21 on 28 Aug 2013 (7 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 24 Mar 2014

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-16.7%

Peak ₹208.68 on 29 Oct 2025 → trough ₹173.84 on 31 Mar 2026 (5 months down).

Not yet recovered

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.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    1.54% — significantly above category norm.

  • AUM size

    ₹70 Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 57.2% — 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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+0.12%-1.21%17/ 55
1M+8.26%+6.78%27/ 55
3M+2.03%-0.40%17/ 55
6M-2.66%-2.61%33/ 54
YTD-2.71%-2.27%36/ 54
1Y-5.31%-1.72%52/ 54
2Y+3.53%+4.55%45/ 54
3Y+11.86%+12.95%40/ 52
5Y+11.80%+12.58%38/ 47
7Y+12.83%+12.47%39/ 46
10Y+13.86%+14.00%21/ 32

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity92.20%
  • Cash7.80%

By market cap

  • Large cap69.50%
  • Mid cap3.79%
  • Small cap11.76%
  • Others14.95%

Concentration

Holdings

29

Avg market cap

₹1.49 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

61.05%

Top 5 stocks

34.47%

Top 3 sectors

57.20%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    ITC Ltd

    8.52%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    7.87%
  • 1

    ITC Ltd

    7.81%
  • 2

    Net Receivable / Payable

    7.80%
  • 3

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    7.36%
  • 3

    Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd

    7.06%
  • 4

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    6.83%
  • 4

    Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd

    6.73%
  • 5

    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd

    6.67%
  • 5

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    6.54%
  • 6

    Pace Digitek Ltd

    6.04%
  • 7

    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd

    5.99%
  • 8

    Divi's Laboratories Ltd

    5.92%
  • 9

    Indian Energy Exchange Ltd

    5.85%
  • 6

    Divi's Laboratories Ltd

    5.75%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio18.4124.09-5.68
  • P/B ratio3.033.29-0.26
  • Price / Sales3.352.96+0.39
  • Price / Cash Flow13.3518.13-4.78
  • Dividend yield2.05%1.23%+0.82
  • Return on equity (ROE)20.06%16.61%+3.45

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    12.2714.4413.0617.2615.4714.47
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.700.390.47-0.400.450.49
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.930.600.72-0.500.670.75
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.930.880.820.960.960.94

Peers in ELSS Tax Saver

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

Available plans & options

PlanOptionFull nameISIN
  • DirectGrowthTaurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthINF044D01CG6
  • DirectIDCW PayoutTaurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal optionINF044D01CH4
  • RegularGrowthTaurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan - GrowthINF044D01AC9
  • RegularIDCW PayoutTaurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal optionINF044D01997