Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 09-04-2025

₹ 48.27

-1.2%

1D

Inception Returns

16.7%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
16487 people have invested ₹ 9.9Cr in Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 21 January, 2015. The fund is managed by Ajay Khandelwal. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth has ₹3817 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.

Returns

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 16.66% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 0.91%, 19.08% and 25.83% respectively.

Holdings

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services, Tech, Real Estate, Basic Materials, Health. Its top holdings are Trent Ltd, Eternal Ltd, Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares, Kaynes Technology India Ltd

Taxation

As it is a elss (tax savings) mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 500.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. There is a lock in period for Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth of 3 Years

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.72%
Benchmark
Nifty 500 TR INR
AUM₹3817 Cr
Inception Date21 January, 2015
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹500/₹500
Exit Load0%
Lock In3 Years
TurnOver
73.88%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

INDmoney Rank for Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth

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66% Performance
16% Risk Management
66% Cost
11 out of 23 among elss (tax savings)
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Outperformed benchmarks during bull run
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5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Highly volatile within category
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Poor track record of protecting capital in bear phase
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Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly

Trailing Returns

as on (09-Apr-25)

Period
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
elss (tax savings)
1M
-2%
0.4%
-1.3%
3M
-20.5%
-6.6%
-10%
6M
-22.4%
-13.7%
-14.8%
1Y
0.9%
-2.7%
-1.2%
3Y
19.1%
9.9%
11.7%
5Y
25.8%
22.3%
22.7%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 98.4%

  • Debt & Cash 1.6%

Mid cap
38.8%

Small cap
29.6%

Large cap
27%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Industrial
30.7%
Consumer Cyclical
23.2%
Financial Services
18.3%
Tech
12.3%
Real Estate
6.9%
Basic Materials
6.5%
Health
2%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
10.69%
-13.01%
-14.39%
Nifty 500
7.25%
-7.88%
-4.01%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 10.69% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 3.44% in Mar'25
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 3.4K Cr
₹ 3.9K Cr
₹ 4.4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 3.4K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 471.2 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 36.1% to 42.4%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 36.1% to 42.4%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 22% to 26.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 22% to 26.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 30.1% to 27.5%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 30.1% to 27.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.5% to 1.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.5% to 1.8%

Top 3 Sectors in February were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services

Feb'25
Industrial
31%
Consumer Cyclical
23%
Financial Services
18%
Jan'25
Industrial
33%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
Financial Services
17%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
0.91%
19.08%
25.83%
16.66%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Plan Growth
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Plan Growth
8.64%
16.1%
27.28%
17.55%
HDFC ELSS TaxSaver -Direct Plan - Growth Option
HDFC ELSS TaxSaver -Direct Plan - Growth Option
6.71%
19.12%
28.07%
14.92%
SBI Long Term Equity Fund Direct Growth
SBI Long Term Equity Fund Direct Growth
1.89%
20.74%
29.02%
16.04%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
Bharat Dynamics Ltd
Bharat Dynamics Ltd
12.5%
PTC Industries Ltd
PTC Industries Ltd
7.6%
Fund
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
No of Holdings
35
33
32
Top 5 Company Concentration
25%
23.7%
27.6%
Company having highest exposure
Zomato Ltd (6.5%)
Trent Ltd (6.3%)
Trent Ltd (6.9%)
No of Sectors
7
7
7
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
91.5%
91.9%
91%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (30.7%)
Industrial (32.9%)
Industrial (32.4%)
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Ajay Khandelwal
Ajay Khandelwal
Fund Manager of Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth, since 11 December 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited - Portfolio Managers
Total AUM
₹83.69K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited,Motilal Oswal Tower,,Plot#1043 TPS-IV,Gokhale Road South (behind Parel ST. Depot),,Prabhadevi,
Phone
+912239804263
Website
mfservice@motilaloswal.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 5 years, Quant ELSS Tax Saver Growth Option Direct Plan has given 34.75% return, outperforming this fund by 8.93% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (elss (tax savings)). Its expense ratio is 0.72% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.3%.
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In the last 3 years, SBI Long Term Equity Fund Direct Growth has given 20.74% return, outperforming this fund by 1.66% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 10.8% moving from 0.65 to 0.72.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 12.1% growth in AUM moving from 3.40K Cr to 3.81K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 8.64% return, outperforming this fund by 7.73%.

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 16.66% since inception which is more than its category average return of 13.87%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 98.36% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 1.64% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3817 Cr

AUM size ₹3817 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹3817 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4742 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.72%

Expense Ratio 0.72%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.72% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.41%
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Frequently Asked Questions for Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth is ₹48.27 as on 09-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 09-Apr-2025.
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-2%
-2%
6 Month Returns
-22.37%
-22.37%
1 Year Returns
0.91%
0.91%
3 Years Returns
68.84%
19.08%
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0.72% as on March 2025
₹3817 Cr as on March 2025
Trent Ltd(5.93%), Eternal Ltd(5.24%), Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares(4.44%), Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Ordinary Shares(4.31%), Kaynes Technology India Ltd(3.7%) as on March 2025
Industrial(32.95%), Consumer Cyclical(21.12%), Financial Services(16.53%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
7.1
7.76
2.99
As on March 2025
The alpha for Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty 500 TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
1.4
1.14
0.99
As on March 2025
The Beta for Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
0.3
0.86
1.24
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
27.2
19.26
17.83
As on March 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.28 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.98 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Ajay Khandelwal is the fund manager of Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth is 0%