UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From UTI Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 13% 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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Head-to-head comparisons
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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- UTI Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - ELSS
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF789F01TD2
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF789F01TE0
- Fund code
- 120714
- First price on record
- 2 Jan 2013 · 3,364 daily prices
About UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Equity Scheme - ELSS offered by UTI 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 UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹53.5238 (as of 2 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.00% over the last year, 9.24% CAGR over 3 years, 6.57% 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 13.0% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 41.9%. 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 UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
The latest NAV of UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹53.5238 as of 2 Sep 2026, down 0.63% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return -0.00%, 3-year CAGR 9.24%, 5-year CAGR 6.57%, since-inception CAGR 8.77%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+
UTI ELSS Tax Saver 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 UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.0%, UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
UTI ELSS Tax Saver 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 UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+
UTI ELSS Tax Saver 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 UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,364 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.