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L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW

An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From L&T Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹32.5541
▲ 0.75% today
As of 24 Nov 2022 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹92.4k
▼ ₹7.6k loss · -7.6% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.25 L
▲ ₹24.7k gain · 7.6% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.08 L
▲ ₹7.9k gain · 1.5% / year

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

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹2.08 L
Gain / loss+₹27.5k
XIRR (annualised)9.59%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹2.09 L
Projected gain*+₹29.3k
*at this fund's historical rate of 9.59% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 76 other funds in Equity Scheme - ELSS

Same plan
1-year return
-7.57%median 2.11% (-9.68%)
Rank #75 of 77Beats 3% of peers
3-year return
7.62%median 9.72% (-2.10%)
Rank #72 of 77Beats 7% of peers
5-year return
1.54%median 9.16% (-7.62%)
Rank #64 of 77Beats 0% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
21.48%median 13.76% (+7.72%)
Rank #74 of 77Less risky than 4% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-48.56%median -35.12% (-13.44%)
Rank #5 of 77Less risky than 95% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 7 years were positive.

+1%
2016
+32%
2017
-15%
2018
-3%
2019
+10%
2020
+23%
2021
-8%
2022
Best year
2017 · 31.97%
Worst year
2018 · -14.77%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
21.5%

The value swings roughly 21% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-48.56%

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

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW against other elss funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-7.57%
CAGR — 3 years7.62%
CAGR — 5 years1.54%
CAGR — since launch5.79%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)20.62%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)21.48%
Max drawdown — 1 year-24.33%
Max drawdown — 3 years-37.49%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.68
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.05

Fund info

Fund house
L&T Mutual Fund
Category
Equity Scheme - ELSS
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
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ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
119418
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 2,435 daily prices

About L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW

L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is a Equity Scheme - ELSS offered by L&T Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the elss category — An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.

The current NAV of L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is ₹32.5541 (as of 24 Nov 2022). Historically, it has delivered -7.56% over the last year, 7.62% CAGR over 3 years, 1.54% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 21.5% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 48.6%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW?+

The latest NAV of L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is ₹32.5541 as of 24 Nov 2022, up 0.75% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW?+

L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has delivered 1-year return -7.56%, 3-year CAGR 7.62%, 5-year CAGR 1.54%, since-inception CAGR 5.79%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW belong to?+

L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is categorised as Equity Scheme - ELSS. An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.

How risky is L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 21.5%, L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

What is the lock-in period for L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW?+

L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is an ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) with a 3-year lock-in on each individual investment. Every SIP installment is locked separately for 3 years from its purchase date — the January 2024 units unlock in January 2027, February 2024 units in February 2027, and so on.

Is L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW a direct plan?+

L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW?+

L&T Tax Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 2,435 daily NAV observations.

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.