Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan
An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From Principal Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 6 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 21% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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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Fund info
- Fund house
- Principal Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - ELSS
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
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- ISIN (Growth)
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- ISIN (Div re-invest)
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- Fund code
- 119489
- First price on record
- 2 Jan 2013 · 2,211 daily prices
About Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan
Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan is a Equity Scheme - ELSS offered by Principal Mutual Fund under the Direct. 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 Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan is ₹338.5400 (as of 30 Dec 2021). Historically, it has delivered 31.53% over the last year, 17.53% CAGR over 3 years, 17.20% 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 20.9% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 40.5%. 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 Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan?+
The latest NAV of Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan is ₹338.5400 as of 30 Dec 2021, up 0.01% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan?+
Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan has delivered 1-year return 31.53%, 3-year CAGR 17.53%, 5-year CAGR 17.20%, since-inception CAGR 16.41%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan belong to?+
Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan 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 Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 20.9%, Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan 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 Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan?+
Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan 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 Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan a direct plan?+
Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio).
How old is Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan?+
Principal Tax Savings Fund - Direct Plan has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 2,211 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.