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HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From HDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit

₹1,504.52

▼ 0.50% today

As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns

Invested 1 year ago

₹98.9k

▼ ₹1.1k loss · -1.1% / year

Invested 3 years ago

₹1.49 L

▲ ₹49.3k gain · 14.3% / year

Invested 5 years ago

₹2.03 L

▲ ₹1.03 L gain · 15.2% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness

12.4%

The value swings roughly 12% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever

-44.14%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

Technical details (for the pros)

CAGR — 1 year-1.15%

CAGR — 3 years14.29%

CAGR — 5 years15.19%

CAGR — since launch14.16%

Volatility — 1 year (annualised)12.70%

Volatility — 3 years (annualised)12.41%

Max drawdown — 1 year-14.81%

Max drawdown — 3 years-14.81%

Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.57

Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.62

Fund info

Fund house: HDFC Mutual Fund
Category: Equity Schemes - ELSS- Tax Saver Fund
Plan: Direct
Option: Growth
ISIN (Growth): INF179K01YS4
ISIN (Div re-invest): —
Fund code: 119060
First price on record: 1 Jan 2013 · 3,364 daily prices

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.