SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct
An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From Sahara Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.
What ₹1 lakh would have become
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 7 years were positive.
Price over time
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 16% 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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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- Sahara Mutual Fund
- Category
- ELSS
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Dividend
- ISIN (Growth)
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- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 120290
- First price on record
- 1 Jan 2013 · 1,783 daily prices
About SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct
SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct is a ELSS offered by Sahara Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Dividend 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 SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct is ₹12.8794 (as of 3 Apr 2020). Historically, it has delivered -28.55% over the last year, -8.09% CAGR over 3 years, -1.90% 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 16.4% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 35.1%. 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 SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct?+
The latest NAV of SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct is ₹12.8794 as of 3 Apr 2020, down 0.08% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct?+
SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct has delivered 1-year return -28.55%, 3-year CAGR -8.09%, 5-year CAGR -1.90%, since-inception CAGR -2.56%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct belong to?+
SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct is categorised as ELSS. An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.
How risky is SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 16.4%, SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct sits in the "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 SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct?+
SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct 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 SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct a direct plan?+
SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct?+
SaharaTax Gain-Dividend- Direct has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 1,783 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.